Craft Capital Exhibitions
Exhibition spaces throughout Philadelphia present the most honored and innovative artists working today in wood, clay, fiber, metal, and glass. Each year CraftNOW highlights exhibits and events to correspond with the Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show in November showcasing Philadelphia as a destination for craft and making.
In the fall of 2019, the CraftNOW book launch for Craft Capital: Philadelphia’s Cultures of Making (with Schiffer Publishing) will place emphasis on the city’s current range of activity built upon its history. The exhibitions listed below will focus on this theme with the definition of “capital” interpreted broadly for its relation to place, economics, resources, and prominence among other viewpoints.
From October 10 – 12, CraftNOW welcomes the American Craft Council conference Present Tense to Philadelphia. Look for these exhibitions throughout the city through November and be sure to check each venue for individual dates and times before your visit.
Top image courtesy of Stacey Lee Webber
Art in City Hall
Crafting Narratives
Artspace 1241
Handywork by Twee
Bertrand Productions, Globe Dye Works, and Helen Drutt: Philadelphia
Then and Now 1950 – 2019
The Center for Art in Wood
Making a Seat at the Table
Center for Emerging Visual Artists
John Schlesinger
Cherry Street Pier
Acori Honzo, Carla J. Fisher and Sharif Pendleton
The Clay Studio
From Storage to Studio: The Clay Studio Resident Artists Explore The Philadelphia Museum of Art Collection
Fabric Workshop + Museum
Room for Living: Jacolby Satterwhite
Fleisher/Ollman
Mending and Repair in Response: Jesse Harrod and Lisi Raskin
Ceramics by Paul Swenbeck in Viewing Room
The Galleries at Moore
Jill Bonovitz: Visionary Women Award
Gravers Lane Gallery
June Lee: Today as the History of Tomorrow and Susan Green: Angels & Amulets
InLiquid
John Y Wind: The Women
National Liberty Museum
Destined for the Stars
Paradigm Gallery
Ulla-Stina Wikander
Pentimenti Gallery
Form over Function
Philadelphia Dumpster Divers at the Community Education Center
Randy Dalton’s Blue Grotto
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Off the Wall: American Art to Wear and Designs for Different Futures
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
Mosaic Visionary Art of Isaiah Zagar
PHL Airport
American Hats, Leila Cartier, The Clay Studio, Matty Geez, Don Miller, and Peter Park
University of the Arts
Domestic Landscape
Wayne Art Center
Craft Forms
Wexler Gallery
Wynorrific Times: Roberto Lugo and Mat Tomezsko
Wharton Esherick Museum
Leave a Light On: The 26th Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition
Masters of Craft: American Craft Council Fellows in Philadelphia
During CraftNOW’s inaugural year in 2015, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Center for Art in Wood and The Clay Studio honored 14 American Craft Council Fellows from Philadelphia who have had an enduring national impact through their works in wood, clay, fiber, metal, and glass.
Masters of Craft is documented, in its entirety, with a 160-page publication, including essays, artist profiles, and a full-color catalog of the included works. To purchase your hard copy today, email your request to info@centerforartinwood.org. You can also view the catalog free of charge online at the link below.