2008 – Houston Center for Contemporary Craft https://crafthouston.org Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) is a nonprofit arts organization founded to advance education about the process, product and history of craft. HCCC’s major emphasis is on objects of art made primarily from craft materials: clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood or found/recycled materials. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:47:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://crafthouston.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/hccc-fav-1-76x76.png 2008 – Houston Center for Contemporary Craft https://crafthouston.org 32 32 Hot Glass, Cool Collections / Environments = Form + Space https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/hot-glass-cool-collections-environments-form-space/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:16:43 +0000 https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/hot-glass-cool-collections-environments-form-space/ Hot Glass, Cool Collections offers a glimpse inside 12 of Houston’s best private glass collections. The exquisite works on view represent the many styles and techniques of the Studio Glass Movement—including hand-blown, kiln-worked, torch-worked and cold-worked glass. The show includes over 60 pieces by such masters as Dale Chihuly, Harvey Littleton, Dante Marioni, Richard Marquis, William Morris, Michael Schunke, Preston Singletary, Paul Stankard, Lino Tagliapietra, Toots Zynsky and many more.

Environments = Form + Space features imaginative installations by three emerging glass artists, Matthew Eskuche, Amy Rueffert, and Pablo Soto, who present new and expansive ways to define the discipline of glass. Emphasizing the importance of form over function and the relationship between objects and the spaces they occupy, the show explored the unique environments created by nontraditional glass forms, while pushing the boundary between contemporary art and craft.

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Unifying Threads: Art Quilts by Beyond the Borders https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/unifying-threads-art-quilts-by-beyond-the-borders/ https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/unifying-threads-art-quilts-by-beyond-the-borders/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:15:56 +0000 https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/unifying-threads-art-quilts-by-beyond-the-borders/ Unifying Threads showcases beautiful art quilts by the contemporary art-quilt group, Beyond the Borders. The Houston-area group has been meeting for over nine years on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Quilt ‘N’ Sew in Katy, Texas. Their goal is to embrace creativity, while coloring outside the lines of traditional quilting. Juried by HCCC’s Curator of Fine Craft, Gwynne Rukenbrod, the show includes 24 pieces, ranging from large-scale traditional-style quilts to postcard-sized quilt collages that demonstrate a wide variety of themes and techniques.

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Warren MacKenzie: Legacy of an American Potter https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/warren-mackenzie-legacy-of-an-american-potter/ https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/warren-mackenzie-legacy-of-an-american-potter/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:15:41 +0000 https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/warren-mackenzie-legacy-of-an-american-potter/ Warren MacKenzie: Legacy of an American Potter presents a comprehensive retrospective of seminal works by Warren MacKenzie, a true master of 20th Century ceramic art. Representing various styles, forms and approaches to the art of clay, the exhibition sheds new light on the life and work of one of America’s foremost studio potters.

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Inspired: Students of Warren MacKenzie https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/inspired-students-of-warren-mackenzie/ https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/inspired-students-of-warren-mackenzie/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:14:41 +0000 https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/inspired-students-of-warren-mackenzie/ Inspired: Students of Warren MacKenzie showcases the work of seven contemporary artists who have studied with, and been inspired by, master ceramist Warren MacKenzie. Over 35 pots, vases, bowls and teapots by artists Waybe Branum, Tim Crane, Jan McKeachie Johnston, Randy Johnston, Mark Pharis, Michael Simon and Sandy Simon reveal contemporary functional pottery at its best.

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Out of the Box: Pushing the Boundaries of the Glass Bead https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/out-of-the-box-pushing-the-boundaries-of-the-glass-bead/ https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/out-of-the-box-pushing-the-boundaries-of-the-glass-bead/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:14:20 +0000 https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/out-of-the-box-pushing-the-boundaries-of-the-glass-bead/ Stop by the Artist Hall to see the latest traveling exhibition from the International Society of Glass Beadmakers. Twenty-nine works produced by 26 artists were selected for this juried show. The artists were challenged to “think outside the box” and create a glass bead montage to fit within a 6 x 6 x 6 inch cube. The resulting works are breathtaking in their range of creativity, color, technique, and subject matter and demonstrate the diversity of glass beads as a creative medium.

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In Residence: Works by 2007 Artists-in-Residence https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/in-residence-works-by-2007-artists-in-residence/ https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/in-residence-works-by-2007-artists-in-residence/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:13:59 +0000 https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/in-residence-works-by-2007-artists-in-residence/ In Residence includes new and recent works by 2007 Artists-in-Residence Tara Conley, Jessica Jacobi, Deborah Kirkpatrick, Lauren McEntire, Greg Rubio, Carole Smith, Colleen Toledano and Lotus Witt.

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CraftTexas 2008 https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/crafttexas-2008/ https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/crafttexas-2008/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:13:34 +0000 https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/crafttexas-2008/ Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is proud to present one of its most popular shows, CraftTexas 2008, the fifth in a series of juried exhibitions showcasing the best in Texas-made contemporary craft.

Eighty-four objects made from clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood or found/recycled materials were selected from a pool of over 370 submissions (the largest number received in the show’s history). Works range in style from traditional to cutting-edge contemporary and were judged on criteria such as technical proficiency, creative and inventive use of medium and innovation in style and/or concept. Juror Jane Sauer described the entries for CraftTexas 2008 as “the strongest body of work that I have ever seen in a regional show—truly amazing and outstanding.”

CraftTexas 2008 was juried by a talented and nationally recognized panel of jurors: Kate Bonansinga, Director of the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts and Assistant Professor of Art at the University of Texas at El Paso; Harlan Butt, metalsmith and Regents Professor of Art at the University of North Texas; and Jane Sauer, fiber artist, sculptor and owner of Jane Sauer Gallery (formerly Thirteen Moons Gallery) in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Craft in America—Expanding Traditions https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/craft-in-america-expanding-traditions/ https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/craft-in-america-expanding-traditions/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:13:12 +0000 https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/craft-in-america-expanding-traditions/ Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is honored to present Craft in America: Expanding Traditions, a multi-faceted journey into the origin and continuation of craft traditions. Beginning with the Industrial Revolution, this ground-breaking exhibition explores the many cultures and movements that have contributed to the development and refinement of American craft during the last two centuries. Integrating the various media of handcrafted furniture, ceramics, fiber and textiles, basketry, glass, wood, jewelry and metal, the exhibition represents a broad base of craft makers, including traditional craft makers, designer craftsmen of the Arts & Crafts Movement, the artists of the Work Progress Administration programs of the 1930s, post-World-War-II studio-craft pioneers and contemporary studio-craft artists. Craft in America: Expanding Traditions celebrates these skilled artists and recognizes their works as important pieces of history linking us to the very soul and essence of American culture.

Comprising a three-part PBS television series, a touring museum exhibition, an illustrated book and a comprehensive website, Craft in America: Expanding Traditions is a national phenomenon. HCCC is proud to be one of only seven U.S. venues chosen to host this landmark exhibition.

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Flights of Fancy https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/flights-of-fancy/ https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/flights-of-fancy/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:12:49 +0000 https://crafthouston.org/exhibition/flights-of-fancy/ Flights of Fancy is a collection of imaginative art dolls from the minds and hands of the Texas Association of Original Doll Artists. Each piece is a one-of-a-kind costumed sculpture, designed and created by an individual artist. Some art dolls are made entirely of cloth, but many are mixed media, created from almost any combination of polymer or air-dry clay, porcelain, wood, fiber or natural materials. Individual styles range from realistic to abstract.

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