This week on Spotlight On Maryland Gina Crash was joined via phone by Andrea Specht, Executive Director of the American Craft Council, and in studio by Amy Blair, a jewelry non-metal artist and owner of Sun Ah Blair Jewelry and a participant in the ACC's American Craft Made Baltimore now in its 49th year at the Baltimore Convention Center February 20-22, 2026. It's the largest juried craft show on the East Coast.
The American Craft Council, (ACC), has been championing American craft and its makers for 80+ years. As a nationwide, membership-based nonprofit, they leverage the transformative possibilities of craft through storytelling, resources for artists, and unique experiences to bring makers and appreciators together like at American Craft Made Baltimore. Their official mission is: The ACC fosters livelihoods and ways of living grounded in the artful work of the human hand, creating a more joyful, humane and regenerative world. ACC is committed to justice, inclusiveness and equity.
To find out more about the American Craft Council and to purchase tickets for American Craft Made Baltimore, visit craftcouncil.org. You can also follow them on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Click the media player below to listen to the interview and find out more about the American Craft Council and local American Craft Made Baltimore participant Amy Blair's work and inspiration.