{"podcast":{"title":"Clever with Amy Devers","slug":"clever-with-amy-devers-50760","podcast_index_feed_id":50760,"rss_url":"https://rss.acast.com/clever","website_url":"http://www.cleverpodcast.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61b7709a16956261f5e950ae/1781540192806-b43eb219-7c56-4256-a9ea-0aa70f8e0e59.jpeg","author":"Amy Devers","episode_count":352,"summary":"Clever is an award-winning, independent podcast that offers a window into the humanity behind the design of the world around us. In each episode, designer Amy Devers has candid and revealing conversations with the visionaries, culture-makers, and creative forces who shape our world and inform our society. Through a disarming mix of raw candor and honest shop-talk, Clever peels back the layers to unearth the gritty, authentic and sometimes surprising details of their creative paths. Clever Confidential is Clever’s offshoot series where we dig into the lesser told stories of the darker side of design; the shadowy, sometimes sordid, tales hiding under a glossy top coat of respectable legacy. Visit our website: cleverpodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T14:20:04.844805+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clever-with-amy-devers-50760"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 237: Curator Alyssa Velazquez on Craft-itarianism: Community Action Through Craft","slug":"ep-237-curator-alyssa-velazquez-on-craft-itarianism-community-action-through-craft","published_at":"2026-04-14T04:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clever-with-amy-devers-50760/ep-237-curator-alyssa-velazquez-on-craft-itarianism-community-action-through-craft","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clever-with-amy-devers-50760","url":"https://www.cleverpodcast.com/blog/alyssa-velazquez-curator-craft-itarianism","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/clever/e/69dd0ecc2cfb2f5bcb9b1963/media.mp3","summary":"Curator Alyssa Velazquez grew up with theater as her first form of community—a foundation that continues to shape her curatorial work. Her current exhibition at Center for Craft, Craft-itarianism: Community Action Through Craft, explores how craft can add joy, distribute resources, and foster community among at-risk and marginalized people. Velazquez brings a unique interdisciplinary approach to her curatorial practice at Carnegie Museum of Art, pulling from past work in art preservation, acting, and scenic design. Alyssa teaches us that the act of making can form resource generation within communities that need life-affirming support, and that craft methodologies—from job training to art therapy to social enterprise—can be applied to create meaningful social change. Images and more from Alyssa Velazquez on our website ! Special thanks to our sponsor! Wix Studio is a platform built for all web creators to design, develop, and manage exceptional web projects at scale. Clever is hosted & produced by Amy Devers , with editing by Mark Zurawinski, production assistance from Ilana Nevins and Anouchka Stephan, and music by El Ten Eleven . SUBSCRIBE - listen to Clever on any podcast app! SIGN UP - for our Substack for news, bonus content, new episode alerts VISIT - cleverpodcast.com for transcripts, images, and 200+ more episodes SAY HI! - on Instagram & LinkedIn @cleverpodcast @amydevers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Curator Alyssa Velazquez grew up with theater as her first form of community—a foundation that continues to shape her curatorial work. Her current exhibit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3422,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/clever-with-amy-devers-50760/episodes/ep-237-curator-alyssa-velazquez-on-craft-itarianism-community-action-through-craft/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clever-with-amy-devers-50760/ep-237-curator-alyssa-velazquez-on-craft-itarianism-community-action-through-craft.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}