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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Transformation 11: Contemporary Works in Glass Opening Reception
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PAJoin us for the opening reception of Transformation 11: Contemporary Works in Glass, Contemporary Craft’s 2022 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize juried exhibition. The winning artist and their work will be announced and presented at the public opening of the exhibition, where they will receive a cash prize of $5,000. The exhibition features the work […]
Dialogue with the Artists
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PAJoin us in the gallery for an informal discussion with several artists featured in Transformation 11: Contemporary Works in Glass. The artists will discuss their practice, inspiration, and the new works they created for the 2022 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder's Prize. This event is FREE and open to the public. Pictured: Eriko Kobayashi, "Tumblepencil," 2022
Found Objects in Jewelry with Kayla Staigvil
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PABring found objects to incorporate into jewelry!1-Day WorkshopDate: Saturday, September 17, 2022 Time: 10am-5pmDescription: In this workshop, students will be encouraged to bring found objects of their own to incorporate into jewelry. This class will discuss a variety of ways that found objects can be repurposed and revitalized into a wearable object, such as a […]
Guided Tour of Transformation 11: Contemporary Works in Glass
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PAJoin Exhibition Coordinator Kate Dockery on a free guided tour of Transformation 11: Contemporary Works in Glass.This year, we celebrate the eleventh in the Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder's Prize Exhibition Series entitled Transformation. Rotating through a material focus in wood, small metals, ceramics, found materials, and glass, this internationally recognized juried exhibition showcases the contributions […]
VIRTUAL: Needle Felted Columbine 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, September 20Time: 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 […]
Immersion in Madder Root: Ancient Red Dye with Leah Patgorski
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PAGet to know madder root while we dye t-shirts and silk scarves.3-Hour WorkshopDate: Saturday, September 24, 2022 Time: 10am-1pmDescription: In this dyeing workshop, layered with history, we will get to know madder root while we dye t-shirts and silk scarves. During initial fiber preparations we will look at samples and images to gain understanding of […]
Saturday Metals Open Studio – September
Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, Pittsburgh, PAJoin us the last Saturday in September 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 […]
