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American Craft Council

Also Known As ACC · American Crafts Council Name used 1969-1979, before the organization's 1979 renaming to American Craft Council.

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The national nonprofit for craft in the United States, founded by the philanthropist Aileen Osborn Webb. It publishes American Craft magazine, runs flagship craft shows and awards, and its library and archives are a primary record of the American studio craft movement.

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Founding Year
1943 1
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 1
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The Council's College of Fellows spans clay, glass, metal, fiber, wood and jewellery, the breadth of American studio craft rather than one discipline.

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1. American Craft Council (Wikipedia)
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American Crafts Council (1969-1979)
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