Friday 10:30AM - Jennifer Scanlon, Assistant Curator Museum of Arts and Design, NYC
Subject: The Meaning of Craft in a Changing World - Museum of Arts & Design Assistant Curator Jennifer Scanlan discusses the relevance of craft in an increasingly global, technology-driven society. This provocative lecture looks at current trends in the field--the persistence of tradition as well as the expansion of the field--and reflects on the future of craft.

Friday 1:30PM - Susan Levi-Goerlich, fiber artist
Subject: Stitched and Felted Impressions - Susan’s talk will include insight into the creative motivations that inspire her designs, as well as technical details involved in her labor intensive work. She will have works in progress for each of these fascinating and distinctly different techniques.