Citizens of Craft

The Season 2 Finale of the Citizens of Craft: The Podcast, featuring glass artist and Blown Away contestant, Benjamin Kikkert, and ceramist and Editor of Musing About Mud, Carole Epp, explores the manifesto statement, "Vases are people, too." Hosted by Maegen Black. Special Segment with Joan Bruneau. Sponsored by Tucker's Pottery.Learn more about the Citizens of Craft movement at citizensofcraft.ca

Featuring Allison Green, textile artist and nature enthusiast, and Tamika Knutson, Indigenous jeweller and artist, this episode explores the manifesto statement "You are not automated, manufactured, or cloned... You weren’t made in a factory, so you prefer not to bury your life with things that are."

This episode features Brendan Tang, ceramicist, and our first international speaker, Matt Durran, UK-based glass artist. Guest speakers explore the manifesto statement, “You believe in 10-digit technology… You connect more strongly with things made by a pair of hands – the original 10-digit machine." Learn more about this podcast and the Citizens of Craft movement at citizensofcraft.ca.

Featuring Melanie Egan of the Harbourfront Centre and Brigitte Clavette, jeweller, metal artist, and instructor at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, this episode explores the manifesto statement "Cookie cookie butter doesn't cut it... In today's world, you appreciate that Craft brings different cultures and perspectives into your space." This episode has been generously sponsored by the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design.

Featuring guest speakers Leo Kowolik, editor of Studio Magazine, and Sage Paul, Indigenous fashion designer, this episode explores the Citizens of Craft manifesto statement "One size should not fit all... You prefer objects that mirror your individual taste, rather than fit some monster demographic." Special segment with author Leanne Praine. Sponsored by Studio Magazine."

Featuring award-winning mixed media artist, Peter Powning, and Director of the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective, Clayton Windatt, this episode explores the manifesto statement, "While we all march to different drums, we move together".Learn more about this series now at citizensofcraft.ca/podcast

This episode features textile artist, Monika Kinner-Whalen, and mixed media artist, Seema Goel. They share the history of their own craft skill development and discuss our new-age of mass manufacturing. There are fewer things we need to make for our own use... However, we’re not far away from the time when he had to make everything by hand - the memory of this remains.Learn more about this movement and its manifesto at citizensofcraft.ca

"Objects Should Inhabit, Not Intrude", features glass artist and educator, Natali Rodrigues, and fine craft collector, Hilary West. Learn the benefits of craft in our living and working spaces, and hear how these two enthusiasts came to love the handcrafted. Learn more about this series at citizensofcraft.ca/podcast

This episode of "Citizens of Craft: The Podcast", highlighting the manifesto statement, “We value the unique and enduring”, features Inuk curator and academic, Heather Igloliorte, and mixed media artist, Michael Massie, whose work reflects his mixed Inuit, Métis, and Scottish heritage.

This episode of "Citizens of Craft: The Podcast", featuring contemporary jeweller, Kari Woo, and historian, curator, and writer, Dr. Sandra Alfoldy, highlights the manifesto “You are not a lemming. You’re not a follower; you trust your own tastes and live by them.”