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The Stockholm Manifesto
adapted from a lecture by Damon Crain presented at
Curating Craft Conference | Stockholm

Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, Stockholm, Sweden
October 4, 2023

Curating Craft is an international one-day conference bringing together craft artists and aiming at strengthening the field of curating contemporary crafts. The 2023 conference opens the fifth annual Stockholm Craft Week and is organized by The Swedish Crafts Centre (Konsthantverkscentrum) in collaboration with NNCA – Nordic Network of Crafts Associations.

Curating Craft took place on at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, in Stockholm, and the panelists include renowned representatives from the Nordic countries and the USA.

Below you will find an essay version of the lecture given by Damon Crain, president and founder of Culture Object in New York.