(Los Angeles, CA) The second season of the Emmy nominated, Peabody Award-winning hi-def series, CRAFT IN AMERICA, airs nationwide on PBS, Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 8-10PM.
Over two dozen special advance screenings and viewing parties will be held across the nation, beginning September 15th, culminating in communal viewings of the national broadcast on Oct 7th. Artists and production team members will be on hand at most events.
Sept 15 Los Angeles “Origins” episode screening at the Pacific Design Center
Sept 16 Boston “Process” episode screening at WGBH
Sept 22 Kansas City “Process” screening at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Sept 29 Charleston, SC “Origins” screening hosted by American College of Building Arts
Sept 30 Houston “Process” screening at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Sept 30
& Oct 1 Asheville, NC Preview screenings at the Fine Arts Theater
Oct 1 New York City “Process” screening at 92Y Tribeca
Oct 3 Columbus, OH PBS premiere viewing party at the Ohio Craft Museum
Oct 5 Phoenix “Origins” screening at the Heard Museum
Oct 6 Berea, OH “Process” screening at Baldwin-Wallace College
Oct 6 Santa Fe “Origins” screening at New Mexico Museum of Art
Oct 7 Los Angeles PBS premiere viewing party at Craft in America Study Center
Oct 7 North Carolina More than 15 viewing parties across the state
North Carolina PBS premiere viewing parties include a Gala Event at the Umstead Hotel & Spa in Cary and North Carolina Pottery Center Patron Parties in Edenton, Wilmington, Fayetteville, Asheboro, Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Pittsboro and Asheville. Additional viewing parties will be held at Pottery Guilds in Wilmington, Raleigh, Durham, Seagrove, Asheville and Charlotte.
For information on artists featured in each episode or those attending events, or for more details on screenings, please contact Craft in America: info@craftinamerica.org or (310) 659-9022.
