Artist Vince Skelly will be on-site at Craft Contemporary as part of our Maker-in-Residence program. Visitors are invited to meet and speak with Vince, see pieces he has created, and view his on-site setup featuring woodworking tools and works in progress. Through conversation and demonstrations, Vince will share insights into his process exploring form, function,…

Transform your abandoned strainer, glass bowl, or metal basket into something that really shines! Get inspired by Jolie Ngo’s lamp on exhibition and create a unique lamp by experimenting with recycled materials to craft a functional and artistic lighting piece.  Workshop registration includes materials.

Ever wanted a little fairy throne of your own?  After a neighborhood tree walk and giving thanks to the trees, we’ll make our own fairy chairs with upcycled wood. Using Evelyn Ackerman’s whimsical miniature creations and Vince Skelly’s sustainable wood practice as inspiration, we’ll learn more about how to become more sustainable makers. Participants will…

Be among the first to experience CLAY LA 2026! This year marks the 9th edition of CLAY LA, Craft Contemporary’s signature ceramic marketplace and fundraiser. Bringing together emerging and established ceramic artists from across Los Angeles, CLAY LA invites visitors to meet and shop from some of the city’s most dynamic and innovative makers. Kick off…

Artist Vince Skelly will be on-site at Craft Contemporary as part of our Maker-in-Residence program. Visitors are invited to meet and speak with Vince, see pieces he has created, and view his on-site setup featuring woodworking tools and works in progress. Through conversation and demonstrations, Vince will share insights into his process exploring form, function,…

Archive your own magic through the quiet rituals of drawing and embroidery. In this workshop led by Folk Lounge founder Shagho, you’ll craft a Hero’s Journey Scroll—inspired by  The Epic of Gilgamesh—as a living record of your personal mythology. Together, we’ll give form to the unspoken, the overlooked, and the nearly forgotten stories that have shaped your path. This is conservation work of the most personal kind:…

Learn about Porfirio Gutiérrez’s practice as a multidisciplinary textile artist who has created a visual language to reinterpret Zapotec tradition. Participants will have the opportunity to support his work and ancestral knowledge, with a sale event focused on weavings dyed with plants from the 2025 fall harvest.  

Zapotec-American multidisciplinary textile artist Porfirio Gutiérrez will share the rich cultural history of harvesting and making cochineal dye and discuss how ancestral knowledge grounds his contemporary art practice. Participants will receive a range of materials to dip into the communal dye bath and learn more about how cochineal dye, derived from insects, reacts with different materials. Ages…

Join us for the Members-Only Opening Reception of Craft Contemporary’s upcoming exhibition, tierra.  Part of Craft Contemporary’s Clay Biennial series, tierra marks a reconsideration of the biennial’s conceptual and material parameters. This iteration expands its focus beyond ceramic and clay as a singular medium to encompass broader practices grounded in land and earth.  Be among the first to explore the new exhibition,…

Join us for the public Opening Reception of Craft Contemporary’s upcoming exhibition, tierra.  Part of Craft Contemporary’s Clay Biennial series, tierra marks a reconsideration of the biennial’s conceptual and material parameters. This iteration expands its focus beyond ceramic and clay as a singular medium to encompass broader practices grounded in land and earth.  Explore the new exhibition, meet the artists and curators,…