Maker-in-Residence featuring Piece by Piece and Vince Skelly
Craft Contemporary is pleased to announce its new Maker-in-Residence program with Los Angeles–based non-profit organization Piece by Piece and Southern California artist and sculptor Vince Skelly. Visitors will be able to interact, ask, and sometimes collaborate with the makers as they experiment with materials and processes, pushing the boundaries of contemporary craft. The residency will…
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SPANISH TRANSLATION (EXHIBITION) ARTIST BIO (ENG + SPA) The 2024-2025 CCF Fellowship for Visual Artists Exhibition the air we share The 2024-2025 CCF Fellowship for Visual Artists Exhibition will feature a selection of artworks by Joseph D. Valencia spanning from performance to photography, painting, and installation by the 2024-25 cohort of artists from the California Community…
Read MoreMaterial Curiosity by Design: Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman
Material Curiosity by Design explores the prolific careers of midcentury designers Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman in dialogue with select works by three contemporary artists. Celebrated for their vibrant contributions to California modernism, the Ackermans partnered for decades on bold designs that brought warmth to midcentury interiors. Showcasing their ceramic, textile, mosaic, wood, and metal creations…
Read MoreEther: Aromatic Mythologies
SPANISH TRANSLATION ARTIST BIOS (ENGLISH + SPANISH) Ether: Aromatic Mythologies will be Craft Contemporary’s first scent-based art exhibition that presents a selection of olfactory-centric installations. Curated by Saskia Wilson-Brown, the exhibition explores mythologies from various parts of the world in a narrative tapestry that transcends time and place. “The artists in this exhibition all share…
Read MoreLight Gauge
SPANISH TRANSLATION Commissioned and produced by Materials & Applications, Light Gauge is an architectural installation by the international design and research practice Departamento del Distrito that will function as a zone of performance, encounter, and cooling, mediated by two photovoltaic space frames that levitate above the Craft Contemporary Courtyard. Informed by adaptable industrial systems and…
Read MoreIAO Olfactory Storylab Maker-in-Residence
SPANISH TRANSLATION The [Untold] Story of Craft Beginning in June 2025, Craft Contemporary will present a series of exhibitions interpreting the varied interactions between craft and the natural elements: air, water, earth, and fire. The exhibitions will highlight sustainability, accessibility, and connect visitors to the universal rhythms of the Earth. Significantly, these exhibitions will tell…
Read MoreAmanda Maciel Antunes: I’ve Got To Tell You Something Now
Antunes creates durational work as a means to relate and understand the world we live in. I’ve Got To Tell You Something Now, which consists of a film, an object, and an artist book, functions as a portrait of an action of resistance, and an appeal to the intention of memory and stillness. The artist…
Read MoreRamekon O’Arwisters: HOUSE OF
Rooted in the exploration of traditional textile and craft practices, the work of multimedia artist Ramekon O’Arwisters reflects his lived experiences as a Black and Queer man in the United States. Growing up in the de facto segregated Jim Crow South of the 1960s and 1970s and later moving to San Francisco during the pivotal…
Read MoreAhree Lee: Home Maker Space
Home Maker Space is an immersive exploration of the most recent work by Korean American artist Ahree Lee. TEXTILE 1.0 combines weaving, video, and electronic textiles to imagine the kind of technology we might have in our homes if technology had evolved differently in the 20th century. The modular steel structure is based on the…
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