Hungry Purse, Allyson Mitchell
- Thursday, April 16, 2015
- 6:00pm – 8:00pm
- The Royal Canadian Legion, 227 McDermot Ave
Craft has been categorized in various ways: functional craft, non-functional craft, DIY craft, fine craft, women’s work, etc. It has also been considered less valuable and important than art. These categorizations, as well as the long-standing Craft vs. Art debate, can be daunting—making will go on, and maybe its categorization does not matter?
That said, there is a plethora of fascinating curatorial and academic writing about these topics that situate craft as an exciting part of contemporary art. This Theory and Beer will be exploring one such text, the chapter “Amateur” by Glen Adamson, from his 2007 book, Thinking Through Craft.
Reading: Glen Adamson, Thinking Through Craft, Chapter 5, “Amateur”
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Jennifer Smith is a Métis curator, writer and arts administrator from Treaty One territory. She has curated exhibits and video programs for the Manitoba Craft Council, Video Pool Media Arts Centre, Open City Cinema, MAWA, the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library, and the Winnipeg Arts Council; in 2018 she was the Indigenous Curator in Residence at aceartinc.