Center for Craft Names 2026 Archive Fellows, Four $5,000 Grants for Underrepresented Craft Histories

Key facts

• The Center for Craft announced four 2026 Craft Archive Fellows, each receiving a $5,000 honorarium.
• The fellowship supports archival research on underrepresented and non-dominant craft histories in the United States, including feminist, queer, Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and intersectional approaches.
• Fellows' research will be published by Hyperallergic in September 2027 and presented in a virtual program hosted by the Center for Craft.
• The selection panel included Lakshmi Rivera Amin of Hyperallergic, Carla-Mae Crookendale of Virginia Commonwealth University, and Faythe Levine of Women's Studio Workshop.
• The 2026 fellows are Sadé DuBoise (Tigard, Oregon), Shahini Fakhourie (Miami), Margie Merritt (Washington, DC), and Sarah Weston (St. Louis).
• Shahini Fakhourie received the Sara Clugage Award, Margie Merritt received the Ayumi Horie Award, and Sarah Weston received the Gallaher Family Award.
• Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina, the Center for Craft has awarded more than $11 million in grants and fellowships over 30 years.
• In 2028, the Center for Craft will open the Center for Craft Community Library and Archives, combining American Craft Council holdings with its existing collections.