CraftNOW’s annual fall fundraiser, CraftBLAST! was held at the Globe Dye Works on October 17, 2024. The evening was filled with fine craft, live craft demonstrations and jazz music, local libations, and delightful food.

The online auction featured 37 contributions from the city’s talented artists and organizations, showcasing the thriving craft community. Participating artists are offered the chance to retain 50% of the proceeds from their auctioned items, however, many have chosen to generously donate their entire share. Guests were entertained by live music from Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance, and watched live craft demonstrations from Holtzman Iron, Kate Crankshaw Glass and Tuft the World. VIP guests toured the studio and gallery of Bertrand Productions, home of artists Stacey Lee Webber and Joe Leroux. The event raised over $22,000 for operations and programming.

Globe Dye Works hosts a dynamic community of maker spaces, providing artisans, entrepreneurs, and creatives with an inspiring environment to innovate, collaborate, and bring their projects to life. Globe Dye Works was established in 1865 along the Little Tacony Creek (now Torresdale Avenue) in Frankford by Richard Greenwood and William Bault. The Greenwood family ran the business, dyeing and winding yarn in the same buildings until 2005.

CraftNOW Philadelphia spotlights the artists and institutions that make up Philadelphia’s thriving craft community through this online auction.

Artists and organizations have been invited to retain 50% of auction proceeds, and many have generously chosen to donate their contribution in full.

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