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SOUTH episode

Season 18 Episode 2

From elaborate costumes of New Orleans masking societies to mosaic stained glass in Miami, the vibrant artist community rebuilding after Hurricane Helene, the episode demonstrates the resilience and creativity of the American South. Featuring Ato Ribeiro, the Osceola-Zepeda family, Vicki Essig, Sebastian Duncan-Portuondo, Shaka Zulu (Golden Feather Hunters), and Edward Buckner (Red Flame Hunters).

Aired: 11/12/26
Extras
SOUTH explores craft artists who are building an inclusive and hopeful future.
NORTH investigates the impact of the northern landscape on craft artists
Fiber artist L'Merchie Frazier uses her art to tell the untold African American stories
Silversmith Ubaldo Vitali makes original work and restores historical silver
Artist Bisa Butler's quilt portraits based on Gordon Parks' photographs
Watch a preview of WEST, celebrating the continuum of heritage and handmade in the American west.
Watch a preview of EAST highlighting diverse expressions behind modern craft in the eastern region
IAIA student Whisper Crow Dog & IAIA alumni on Terran Last Gun on ledger art
Meet engravers and silversmiths at the silversmithing traditional cowboy arts symposium
Lost wax casting silver horses and crab candleholders at Ubaldo Vitali's studio
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