Connectivity Symposium

On Thursday, November 7th, at Moore College of Art and Design, CraftNOW will host a symposium to provide a platform for critical discourse in contemporary craft. In 2024, CraftNOW presents the theme Connectivity, which explores family, community, and how craft connects us in an increasingly divided world. We will ask how individual makers, artists, and scholars first connected to craft and how it has shaped their lives, and look into how the world of craft connects to other practices and communities: design, media, science, and public health.

Patricia Wilson Aden is President & CEO of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, which leads, strengthens and amplifies the voices of 400+ member organizations that make up the region’s cultural community. Aden is an unwavering advocate for the arts and culture sector with more than 40 years of experience leading non-profit and cultural institutions, most recently as President of The Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee and as President & CEO of the African American Museum in Philadelphia.