EXHIBITIONS

For almost four years, multimedia artist Tibbie Dunbar collected plastic debris from the streets of Los Angeles, composing, and assembling them into small sculptures. The medium of plastic trash can be interpreted as political, but Dunbar’s work is not meant to be political. She finds there is a beauty in detritus. The shapes, colors, and material […]

Location Services presents perspectives on place through the lens of contemporary jewelry and objects. Furuhashi, Quick, and Thomloudis share a common interest in site, place, and origin. Coming to these shared subjects from three distinct perspectives, the artists construct a holistic view through crafted responses which are unequivocally individual. The exhibition demonstrates an explicit view […]

The Craft in America Center is pleased to present the first ever retrospective of Los Angeles artist Ferne Jacobs. Since the 1960s, Ferne Jacobs has been at the forefront of the revolution in fiber art. She has pioneered ways to create a new category of sculpture. Transforming materials and pushing boundaries, she builds solid structures […]

These two exhibitions are installed at Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 1.5 (Southwest) and are co-produced by Los Angeles World Airports and City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs L.A. Made Los Angeles has been an epicenter for the handmade in contemporary art since the mid 20th century. This grouping of sculptural objects is […]

Known for conveying her candid and prophetic take on contemporary life through playful and witty narratives in ceramics, the exhibition will include roughly 30 sculptures made over three decades. Ceramic Beacon will be the first significant survey of this respected Pasadena born and based artist’s work thus far.  Unequivocally tackling issues ranging from the housing […]

The Craft in America Center is pleased to present work included in and inspired by season 13 of the Craft in America documentary series. HARMONY bridges the art forms of music and craft, celebrating the joy of music and the creation of handcrafted instruments. JEWELRY explores the history, artistry, and impact of personal adornment. Virtual […]

The Craft in America Center is pleased to present a dynamic in-person and virtual exhibition of about fifty works made by fifteen artists and artist collectives from across the U.S. and Mexico, which focuses on the overlooked craft of handmade piñatas and piñata-based art objects. Piñatas, ubiquitous and often the focal point of parties and festive […]

This exhibition is installed at Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 1 (Southwest) and is co-produced by Los Angeles World Airports and City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Los Angeles has been an epicenter for craft in contemporary art since the mid 20th century. This grouping of sculptural objects is filled with revelations about […]

Craft in America Center is pleased to present a dynamic virtual exhibition of more than fifty mixed media works made by eleven artists from across the U.S. who depict the beauty of our seas and confront various ecological and human-generated threats. Making Waves focuses on artworks that celebrate and champion our oceans. These gathered objects […]

Craft in America Center is pleased to present a dynamic virtual exhibition of works made by 21 artists from across the U.S. to address key issues underlying the 2020 election and the American political landscape. The dynamic objects in this virtual exhibition address key issues underlying the 2020 election and the American political landscape. Employing […]

For this virtual exhibition, the Craft in America Center invited the public to create and share their own artistic vision of the future in the form of a flag that represents the character, aspirations, and ideals of their communities. This special project was inspired by the work of Victor De La Rosa and his Future Flags of America. […]

“In the entire entire vast experience of reviewing the work of traditional craftsmen in these two parts of the United States, so enormously diverse in tradition, in climate, in background, one was able to draw certain repeated and strong areas of similarity. First was the innate dignity of the disciplined artisan, whatever his root. Second […]