Announcing the 2026 Center for Craft Archive Fellows
The Center for Craft selected four fellows researching Indigenous artistry, Black stonework, Middle Eastern embroidery and weaving, and craft practices implemented by blind individuals for the 2026 cohort.
The Center for Craft has announced the 2026 Craft Archive Fellows, a program dedicated to advancing archival research on underrepresented and non-dominant craft histories in the United States. This year, four fellows were selected to receive a $5,000 honorarium to engage in innovative approaches to archival research. Their findings will be published by Hyperallergic in September 2027, reaching a national and international audience, and presented in a virtual program hosted by the Center for Craft.
The fellowship selections were made by a distinguished panel of experts, including Lakshmi Rivera Amin from Hyperallergic, Carla-Mae Crookendale from Virginia Commonwealth University, and Faythe Levine from Women’s Studio Workshop. The fellows for this year are:
1. Sadé DuBoise from Tigard, Oregon, focusing on Tlingit octopus bags and the transmission of knowledge.
2. Shahini Fakhourie from Miami, exploring SWANA identity through American warp embroidery.
3. Margie Merritt from Washington, DC, uncovering Black masonry and memorial craft in Tennessee.
4. Sarah Weston from St. Louis, examining tactile learning and craft networks in schools for the blind.
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