Center for Craft Creativity and Design Inc

Founded in 1996, the Center for Craft is a national 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the field of craft through fostering new ideas, funding craft scholarship, and backing the next generation of makers, curators and critics. The Center has developed a strong national reputation as a significant resource for artists, museums, academic researchers, university students and arts organizations. Each year, The Center administers over a quarter million dollars in grants to those working in the craft field. craftcreativitydesign.org

OUR VISION 

We envision a thriving national craft field built on a deep understanding of the history of craft, lively critical discourse, thoughtful making, and a strong next generation.

THREE FOCUS AREAS:

NEXT GENERATION
Valuing and cultivating the voice of the next generation by providing unrestricted grants to promising undergraduate seniors and by placing internships in prominent institutions.  We make a concentrated effort to invite emerging perspectives in the development, participation, and evaluation of programs.

CRAFT RESEARCH
Recognizing the importance of craft research by providing financial support to graduate students, scholars, and faculty with an effort to expand research and publications within the United States.  The broad goal is to create a supportive climate within academia for future artists, curators, and faculty to study craft history, theory and criticism.  CCCD is the only organization in the United States functioning as a catalyst for scholarly research in craft.

NEW IDEAS
Providing leaders with an opportunity to listen and respond to the needs of the craft field through our annual Craft Think Tank. We convene to spur learning, to provoke new ideas, to collaborate, and to appreciate voices from within and outside the craft community. This strengthens our professional networks and provides opportunities to produce programs across institutions and disciplines to stimulate conversations and critical thinking.