VIRTUAL: Needle Felted American Waterlily with Kari Roslund
Part of our Flower of the Month series, this workshop is presented in partnership with the Botanic Garden of Pittsburgh.VIRTUAL WorkshopDate: Tuesday, August 16Time: 6:30pm-8:30pmSeries: This workshop is part of our Needle Felted Flower of the Month series. To see all of the other flowers and to register for more than one workshop in the […]
Metals Meet-Up – August
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PABring your supplies and join other metal artists in Contemporary Craft's Metals Studio to enjoy an afternoon of making together!Meet-Up GroupDate: Thursday, August 18Time: 1pm-4pmJoin us on one Thursday of the month for Metals Meet-up day in the Metals Studio. The torches and kilns will be on and ready for whatever you would like to […]
Rabbit Laser Cutter Certification – August
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PAAfter this workshop you will be certified to rent time on Contemporary Craft's laser cutter!3-Hour WorkshopDate: Thursday, August 18 If you can't make this date, this workshop is offered the third Thursday of every month. You can see all of the dates here. Time: 6pm-9pmDescription: Students will work step by step through project designed to […]
Material Dialogue: Fibers as a Language
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PAPlease join us Saturday, August 20 from 10am - 11am for Material Dialogue: Fibers as a Language, a discussion with Camilla Brent Pearce and Stefanie Zito, Pittsburgh artists represented in the Fiberart International 2022 exhibition. Pearce and Zito will discuss how personal experiences inform their work and the role of fiber art as "a record […]
Pin and Pinback with Kattie Jones
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PADitch those boring clutch pins and learn to make a sleek and sexy pinback! I1-Day WorkshopDate: Saturday, August 20, 2022 Time: 10am-5pmDescription: Ditch those boring clutch pins and learn to make a sleek and sexy pinback! In this workshop students will explore the world of pinbacks! They will watch a small demonstration of assembling the […]
Embroidery Expanded with Visiting Artist Jennifer Moss
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PATBD2-Day WorkshopDate: Saturday, August 20 & Sunday, August 21Time: 10am-5pm each dayDescription: Students in this two-day workshop will learn or review basic embroidery stitches with a focus on the path of the needle and thread through the surface. We will discuss different traditional stitching methods, such as shasiko and blackwork, as well as additional techniques […]
Fiberart International 2022 Docent Tour
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PAJoin Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh Member Kirsten Ervin for a guided tour of the "Fiberart International 2022" exhibition. Since 1967, the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh has produced Fiberart International, a triennial juried exhibition open to artists worldwide. For this year's iteration, Fiberart International 2022 (FI2022), a total of 545 artists from 30 countries answered the […]
VIRTUAL: Dimensional Paper Sculpture Workshop with Tiffany Budzisz
Create your own 5" x 7" dragon paper sculpture.3-Hour VIRTUAL WorkshopDate: Saturday, August 27Time: 10am-1pmDescription: Create your own 5" x 7" dragon paper sculpture. In this workshop you will use scissors to cut out the provided paper pattern, then shape and glue the pieces together to create your sculpture. Artist Tiffany Budzisz will walk you […]
Spoon Carving with N. E. Brown
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PALearn how to carve a wooden spoon using the traditional hook knife tool.3-Hour WorkshopDate: Saturday, August 27, 2022 Time: 10am-1pmDescription: Students will learn how to carve a wooden spoon using the traditional hook knife tool, the bandsaw, and sandpaper. We will cover hot to use a hook knife, how to read the grain pattern of […]
Saturday Metals Open Studio – August
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PAJoin us the last Saturday in August for Open Studio time in the Metals Studio.Want to rent time in the Metals Studio but you're not available during the week? The last Saturday of the month is now reserved for Open Studio rental! Open Studio includes access to all of the tools and equipment in that […]
Contemporary Cloisonne Series with Jennie DiBeneditto
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PAExplore traditional cloisonne enameling techniques to create contemporary pieces!8-Part Series WorkshopDate: Tuesdays, September 6-October 25, 2022Time: 6pm-9pmDescription: Cloisonne is an alluring traditional artform using wires to create intricate designs and cells of color. In this class we'll explore traditional techniques to create contemporary pieces that can later be incorporated into jewelry or enjoyed as their […]
Metals Meet-Up – September
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PABring your supplies and join other metal artists in Contemporary Craft's Metals Studio to enjoy an afternoon of making together!Meet-Up GroupDate: Thursday, September 8Time: 1pm-4pmJoin us on one Thursday of the month for Metals Meet-up day in the Metals Studio. The torches and kilns will be on and ready for whatever you would like to […]
