ü[[KHC Newsletter]] # November news --- <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><img src="https://storage.mlcdn.com/account_image/442815/m6xSCm0uoibc8ogX0Vb1D4jeSRsE5VAdc5Z3gRCi.png" alt="" width="540"></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Mongolia nomadic tent show in <em>Nomads: Life on the Move</em> by Kinchoi Lam</p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><h2>Knowledge House for Craft</h2><p>Dear consortium members, Knowledge House for Craft’s friends and advocates!<br></p><p dir="ltr">This is our fifth newsletter: The roving editors of this fifth issue greet you, and hope the following offerings meet your interest.</p><p dir="ltr">The Knowledge House has grown from an informal gathering to an active knowledge-building and sharing platform, with a <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc3NjIwMjM3MjEsXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiJlNDc3MzhmNDE0MjY4MjZjIn0" data-link-id="104261407762023721">board</a>, a growing network of <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc3NjcyNjY2MDQsXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiJiMmEyMGY5ODJhM2ZjZjJiIn0" data-link-id="104261407767266604">member associations</a>, and consortium participants.</p><p dir="ltr">Our <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc3NzI1MDk0ODcsXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiJlNDExZGNjYjBhMWY2ZGFiIn0" data-link-id="104261407772509487">manifesto </a>has guided our activities to date. The <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc3Nzc3NTIzNjksXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiI2Mzc4Y2E2YmU3MWQ4MmFmIn0" data-link-id="104261407777752369">vault </a>is a place where a dynamic group of volunteers store articles related to craft and provide House guests with a summary of its key points.</p><p dir="ltr">As a collective that coalesced during the pandemic, we look forward to gathering in person for the very first time at the <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc3ODE5NDY2NzcsXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiI3ZWNmOGM5NjE0MTAzZjRjIn0" data-link-id="104261407781946677">ICAS 13</a> event in Surabaya, July 2024. You are invited to join us as contributors or collaborators to the two projects the Knowledge House for Craft has submitted to the event:</p><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">A <em>Roundtable</em> to further discuss our common interest in building a dynamic repository, including an annotated bibliography, on the value of the crafts. Contact us to indicate your interest to participate in the discussion and/or the bibliography (details to follow).</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">An <em>Exhibition</em> to display craft objects that embodies the human experience in urbanisation, conflicts and various causes of migration/ movement. Contact us for more information and to participate as an exhibitor.</p></li></ul><p dir="ltr">The round table and exhibition tackle the topics of knowledge transmission, and craft practices in situations of crisis and/or displacement. These topics are very close to us. We hope they will meet with your own interests, and provide a point of convergence for the different members of the KHC. We will share in our forthcoming newsletters different entry points into these projects<br></p><p dir="ltr">Best regards from the roving editorial team,</p><p dir="ltr">Laila Al Hamad (Kuwait), Ben Lignel (Montreuil), Sharon Tsang-de Lyster (Hong-Kong)<br></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><table role="presentation"><tbody><tr><th><a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc3ODcxODk1NTksXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiI3YWIwNTI2NWFhNmNlZGUyIn0" target="_self" data-link-id="104261407787189559">Visit</a></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table><h2>New to our Vault</h2><p></p><p dir="ltr">Recent additions to our <span><a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc3OTEzODM4NjQsXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiIzZGFkNGUwNTYxZWYyNzdlIn0" target="_blank" data-link-id="104261407791383864">vault</a></span> include:</p><p dir="ltr">Authors:</p><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Trevor Marchand</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Susan Luckman</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Indrasen Vencatachellum</p></li></ul><p dir="ltr">Additions to our organisation network:</p><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Craft Research</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Haptic &amp; Hue</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Museum for Wood and Art</p></li></ul><p dir="ltr">Claims as part of the Value of Craft Project</p><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Claim - Craft is sustainable</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Claim - Craft enhances creativity</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Claim - Craft is an important contribution to the economy</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Claim - Craft provides employment at a time of de-growth</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Claim - Craft encourages greater care of the environment</p></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> ## Activities from the network members **Kevin Murray** participated in a craft summit at the Cheongju International Craft Biennale. His paper _“A place in the book of mankind”: Global structures of local identity_ can be found [here](https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc3OTU1NzgxNzAsXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiIwZjZmMjM5ZDNlNTNiY2U5In0). **Rebecca Hannon**, co-director of the [Alfoldy Craft Institute at NSCAD University](https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc4MDA4MjEwNTMsXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiIwZTU2MDFkZmVjNWI0M2MwIn0) in Halifax, Nova Scotia will be giving a free online talk as part of a series of presentations exploring color-based research in a variety of fields by the [Colour Research Society of Canada (CRSC)](https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc4MDYwNjM5MzQsXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiJkMTY3YjYwNDc1NjBiMTc0In0) . Rebecca's talk weaves together threads of warning coloration and mimicry found in the natural world into the phenomena of "_Dazzle Camouflage_" used on ships during WWI, explored through contemporary adornment. <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table><h2>Suggested readings/ films</h2><p></p><p dir="ltr">In view of our recent discussion on Craft &amp; ChatGTP, <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc4MTAyNTgyMzksXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiJkY2UxZTQ2NGJhNjU0MDM1In0" data-link-id="104261407810258239"><strong>The Original Luddites &amp; their War on Machines</strong></a> from ABC Radio National’s Late Night Live Programme may be of interest, especially as it centres around the textile arts &amp; weaving.</p><p dir="ltr">Simon Winchester’s <strong><em>Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic</em></strong> is an encyclopedic perspective on the encyclopedic drive in knowledge production in both Eastern and Western civilisations. It can be mined for many interesting insights, such as “The design of Gutenberg’s type was a modified version of the handwriting most widely used for the formal documents of the day, which, because its strong vertical and horizontal lines give the finished page the look of a woven material, is known as textura.” While very readable, it doesn’t provide an overarching theory for the knowledge project. You’ll need a Foucault for that.</p><p dir="ltr"><strong><em>Garland magazine</em></strong>’s issues for 2024 have been announced, which are inspired by the spatial framework for contemporary jewellery developed in the Art Jewelry Forum publication Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective. The four spaces are street, land, table and temple. This is part of a broader agenda to acknowledge the creative value of work that occurs outside the gallery. More info: <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc4MTU1MDExMjAsXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiI4OTEzNGRkNDFlYTgxYTViIn0" data-link-id="104261407815501120">https://garlandmag.com/2024-together/</a><br></p><p dir="ltr"><strong><em>A Light that Never Goes Out (</em></strong><strong><em>燈火闌珊)</em></strong> is a film on the radiant neon signs once served as icons of Hong Kong’s prosperity and vitality. However, such signs have gradually disappeared over the years, along with the craftsmen who spent decades mastering the craft of blowing neon lights. In this 2022 film, director Anastasia Tsang revives this long-time tradition in her poignant directorial debut, telling the touching story of a widow who discovers secrets her late husband Bill buried within his neon lights workshop. While reminiscing about Bill, she sets out to fulfill his final wish of recreating a famous demolished neon sign with the help of Bill’s young protégé. Trailer: <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc4MTk2OTU0MjUsXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiIwYzllZWFiZjg2ZDU0YWY1In0" data-link-id="104261407819695425">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HKLwurI8_g</a></p><p dir="ltr"><strong>New Works Competition and Exhibition 2023</strong> at the Japan Folk Crafts Museum is on display from 10-24 December, 2023. Dedicated to the pursuit of handicrafts quality for today and the future, the Museum sponsors an annual competition, display, and sale of handmade objects by craftspeople. Anyone can participate in the competition. The categories are: ceramics, textiles (weaving and dyeing), wood work, lacquered ware, metal, bamboo, straw, glass, paper, and others. More info: <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc4MjU5ODY4ODIsXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiIxODQ1YTg3YjcyNjZiZWZjIn0" data-link-id="104261407825986882">https://mingeikan.or.jp/schedule/2023-2024/?lang=en</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table><h2>Opportunities for the network</h2><p></p><p dir="ltr"><strong>CRAFTED REALITIES - A Deep Dive into NFT Artistry in the Metaverse </strong>symposium by Danish Crafts &amp; Design Association</p><p dir="ltr">Date: 1 November 2023<br></p><p dir="ltr">What significance do AI, the metaverse and NFT have for contemporary crafts and design? Join us at the Biennale symposium as we explore the potentials and challenges of these new tools. Presentations will be in English, streamed, and recorded. Moderator: Anne Louise Bang, ph.d. textile designer, researcher, VIA University College</p><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc4MzMzMjY5MTUsXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiJkMDYxZDc3OTkwMjM4ZDlhIn0" data-link-id="104261407833326915">https://formkraft.dk/en/symposium-crafting-realities/</a></p><h3 dir="ltr"><strong>EMKP 2023/2024 Grant Call for Applications</strong></h3><p dir="ltr">Deadline: 7 January 2024</p><p dir="ltr">The Endangered Material Knowledge Programme (EMKP) gives grants to support the documentation and digitisation of material knowledge systems that are under threat and in danger of disappearing. The EMKP offers three different grants schemes: Small Documentation, Large Documentation, and Legacy Digitisation. Documentation grants provide funding to document living material knowledge systems and practices in danger of disappearing. Small Documentation Grants can be up to 12 months with a maximum award of £20,000. Large Documentation Grants can be up to 24 months with a maximum award of £100,000. Legacy Digitisation Grant, used to digitise collections or materials relating to endangered material knowledge, can be up to 12 months with a maximum aware of £20,000, and can be applied for separately or together with a documentation grant. <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc4Mzg1Njk3OTYsXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiJkZTBkMmFmMzJiMzgxODVlIn0" data-link-id="104261407838569796">https://www.emkp.org/grants/</a></p><p dir="ltr">RSVP for Q&amp;A webinar happening in November and December <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc4NDQ4NjEyNTMsXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiI0NGNjOTk4MWZjMDVkMWZjIn0" data-link-id="104261407844861253">here.</a></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td>Knowledge House for Craft 6 Blyth Street, Brunswick<br>Australia<table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><table role="presentation"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td></td><td><p>You received this email because you signed up on our website or made a purchase from us.</p><table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc4NTExNTI3MTAsXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiI2YTEwZWRkMDM5ZWY1ZDVmIn0" data-link-id="104261407851152710" data-link-type="unsubscribe">Unsubscribe</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjoxMDQyNjE0MDc4NTc0NDQxNjcsXCJyXCI6MTA0MjYxNDA5NzE2NTY5MjIyfSIsInMiOiI3NzI0YzY5ODEyYTVjNzU5In0" target="_blank" data-link-id="104261407857444167"><img width="100" alt="Sent by MailerLite" src="https://assets.mlcdn.com/ml/logo/sent-by-mailerlite.png"></a></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table>