Making art accessible through craft.
Featured Exhibition
09.09.22 - 03.18.23
Transformation 11: Contemporary Works in Glass
Glass itself is a transformation: created when ordinary sand encounters extreme heat. In this breathtaking exhibition, glass is transformed again, this time by 17 contemporary artists from across the globe. The resulting work pushes the boundary of traditional craft techniques and takes glass from the realm of the ordinary to the extraordinary.
Featured Event
02.11.23 - 02.11.23
Community Day
Join us for a fun day of art and family-friendly, hands-on activities! Check out artist demos, make some art in our Studios, enjoy light snacks, and participate in a scavenger hunt or guided tour of our exhibition, "Transformation 11: Contemporary Works in Glass." Admission is free.
Contemporary Craft fosters the use of traditional craft materials such as ceramic, fiber, glass, metal and wood to make art. Our community honors the history and heritage of craft, while showcasing modern, exploratory work.
2.3.23
Crafts & Drafts: Embroidered Buttons with Mandy Wilson
2.4.23
Laser Engraving for Printmakers with Tressa Jones
2.4.23
Mini Metals: Intro to Metalsmithing with Kayla Staigvil
2.18.23
Cuttlefish Casting with Amanda Stumpf
2.18.23
Introduction to Encaustic Painting with Michele Randall
2.21.23
VIRTUAL: Mini Weaving – image of a shoe – with Jamie Boyle and Sarah Byrd
2.25.23
Freeform Crochet with Susan Swarthout
3.11.23
VIRTUAL: Four Seasons Workshop Series with Tiffany Budzisz
3.11.23
VIRTUAL: Spring Paper Landscape with Tiffany Budzisz
3.18.23
Visible Mending with Susan Swarthout
3.21.23
Enameling 1
3.21.23
Hand Built Ceramics Series with Taylor Mezo
New National Residency Program
Contemporary Craft is pleased to announce a new national artist residency program, beginning in Spring/Summer 2023. This program will offer both short-term and long-term residencies that include free housing and a monthly stipend.
The national residencies are open to artists who are non-Pittsburgh residents and work in craft mediums such as metalsmithing, jewelry, fibers, weaving, wood, encaustics, paper and book arts, small-scale ceramics, and small-scale woodworking.
Applications for both the short and long-term national residencies are due Wednesday, February 15 at 11:59 PM EST, with notifications sent on Tuesday, March 7.
