Apprenticeships: Because You Can’t Google This Stuff @WyomingPBS
Apprenticeships: Because You Can’t Google This Stuff  @WyomingPBS
Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In a world dominated by mass production, some skills can't be learned from a screen. They have to be passed down, from one pair of hands to the next. Join master coppersmith Ben Caldwell and University of Wyoming art professor Ashley Hope Carlisle as they work to pass on the traditions of metalworking and other heritage crafts to a new generation of artists. Is it possible to keep these dying arts alive? Discover the soul of handmade art and the importance of the master-apprentice relationship in a digital age.

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