MakeSpeak

Biannual Boston event: 7 seven-minute presentations on craft. Choreographed by the Commonwealth of Craft. Next event on 4/6/17 at North Bennet Street School.

[The Eliot School for Fine & Applied Arts @eliotschool]

Join us for therapeutic art-making, gelatin-printing, zine & button making, fun with fibers and more. Sat 1/7 at 6PM https://t.co/Cma7VGT6D6

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Check out our FB page to watch Larry Unger demonstrate using the #JawHarp played at the #MakeSpeak event last week https://t.co/MuYAznToVR

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Thanks to everyone who came out to #MakeSpeak at @MassArt to discuss #WhyCraftNow. Thanks to our sponsors @Ascopemagazine + #MilkRowStudio

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If someone lost a dark blue/black hat at @MakeSpeak last night it's waiting for you at @MassArt Public Safety #makespeak

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"Your path can be your own in this world of craft." - Alison Croney, @eliotschool

#MakeSpeak #creativity #beunique

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Remember: "We don't do what we do without other people." - Emily Zilber, @mfaboston

#collaborate #engage #MakeSpeak

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@StonybrookArts @MassArt @ArtsinBoston @JulieBurros couldn't do it without you all!

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Who is one person YOU would want to collaborate with and why? (If our speakers have to answer, so do you! 😉)

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"If we don't teach kids to do it, they're not going to know it" - Alison Croney speaks about how craft makes math and science tangible. https://t.co/DJyHP3T7ge

[The Eliot School for Fine & Applied Arts @eliotschool]

Kids don't come to school w #scissor skills today. #MakeSpeak @MakeSpeak @FABLabs4America

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"Craft activism brings craft out of the museums and into the community." - Beth McLaughlin, @fullercraft

#MakeSpeak #Communityart

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We agree too, Emily.

#MakeSpeak #craft #museums #fineart

[L. Seidling @LPSeidling]

Why does craft matter in fine art museums? It helps museums be "places for learning, comparison and extended thought" #makespeak @makespeak

[Society of A+C @Societyofcrafts]

"...to create something with your hands and mind, that was really a stopping point for me to reflect." -FF @MakeSpeak #makespeak

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Craft helps children reframe questions, collaborate, experiment, and become well-rounded thinkers & makers. - Alison Croney, @eliotschool

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"Manufacturing is worthy of adoration." - Dr. Ezra Shales, @MassArt

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Early experiences with weaving & clay modeling helped Fabio J. Fernandez invest in himself and art.

#startyoung #makespeak

[N. Bennet St School @NBSSboston]

"Next year my son won't re-enlist, he'll join me at NBSS + together we'll build a family business." student/veteran Jerry Arends #makespeak

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Thanks, Beth, for reminding us how craft is making us more interested + responsible consumers.

#makespeak #create @fullercraft

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Our dependence on tech has"... sparked a collective yearning for the handmade" - Beth McLaughlin, @fullercraft

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We just learned what Jerry Arends of @NBSSboston looked like before his beard & before woodworking changed his life. #innovation #makespeak