Handmade Nation: the Rise of DIY Art, Craft, & Design
Speaker
Faythe Levine, Filmmaker
Date
Nov 2, 2009
Time
5:30 pm
Location
62 Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign
Sponsor
The Art Graduate Student Organization (AGSO), the Women's Resource Center, the School of Art + Design, Gender and Women's Studies, and the Department of Media & Cinema Studies
The screening and lecture will focus on the new wave of craft makers, artists, and designers from 15 American cities. This movement of artists, crafters, and designers recognize a marriage between historical techniques, punk, and DIY (do it yourself) ethos while being influenced by traditional handiwork, modern aesthetics, politics, feminism, and art. This event is free and open to the public.
