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Second Round of Innovation Grants Recognizes Craft Artists Seeking to Impact Communities

OSTON – July 19, 2023 – The Society of Arts + Crafts (the Society) announced today a second round of awards in its Craft Innovation Jumpstarter Grant program to two artists: from Marblehead, Mass., whose work with salvaged wood aims to encourage playfulness in craft; and from Wakefield Mass., who practices and reimagines the art of leather bookmaking. The mini-grants, made possible by the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation, support artists looking to pursue new directions and ideas, and are

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