Why Make? Episode 76: Haystack at 75 - An Experiment in Community and Education

Today we’re sharing a piece we are calling “Haystack at 75 - An Experiment in Community and Education” in celebration of the school's 75th year. A conversation with Haystack executive director Perry Price. We talk about the history of Haystack and the iconic campus that is perched on a cliff above the Atlantic Ocean. Why it still calls itself a school of craft and not art. How the craft school experience differs from an academic institution and finally how has Haystack approached teaching technology. So take a listen, breath in the salt air and hear the sound of the waves pounding the cliffs below Haystack.You can listen to it here and on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

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Haystack campus in Deer Isle, Maine, aerial photo courtesy of OPAL Architecture / Research /

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Students move their looms onto the deck outside the Fiber studio to enjoy the sunshine on the Haystack campus, 2023. Image courtesy of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.

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View of the Metals studio overlooking Jericho Bay, 2023. Image courtesy of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.

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Resident artists gather and collaborate in the Fab Lab during Open Studio Residency, photo by Dan Rajter, 2023. Image courtesy of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.