• “Ceramics in the Environment” Opening Reception

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

    Enjoy refreshments and explore site-specific ceramic sculptures in "Ceramics in the Environment," created by students from the MFAH’s Glassell School of Art and inspired by the Craft Garden’s flora and fauna. While you’re at HCCC, enjoy these other activities during our Day of Clay! You’ll find artist demonstrations, exhibitions, and unique holiday shopping at this …

    Free
  • Noontime Talk: Queer Parenthood

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

    In conjunction with our current exhibition, "Designing Motherhood," join HCCC for a lunchtime discussion on the evolving concepts of queer parenthood and reproductive health, exploring personal stories and societal shifts. This event will take place in person and on our Facebook Live page.

    Free
  • Resident Artist Talks: Gbenga Komolafe and Adam Whitney

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

    Join HCCC for talks by our current resident artists, Gbenga Komolafe (fiber) and Adam Whitney (metal). Discover the artistic processes of working craft artists and learn about the artists’ works of art, influences, and materials. After the talk, visit the resident’s open studios to learn more about their tools and explore their work up close! …

    Free
  • Noontime Talk: Infrastructures of Care

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

    In conjunction with our current exhibition, "Designing Motherhood," explore the unseen and underappreciated infrastructures of care that support families and communities, including caregiving roles and resources. HCCC Curator + Exhibitions Director Sarah Darro will be in conversation with exhibiting artists Alicia Eggert and Martha Poggiolo, attorneys Regá Richardson Waggett and Gordon Waggett, Taeshaun Walters with …

    Free
  • Craft Community Day

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

    Join HCCC for a free festival highlighting local artist guilds and community groups! Visitors of all ages are invited to: –Watch craft demonstrations by a variety of Houston-area artist guilds and community groups –See the exhibitions on view: Designing Motherhood, In Residence: 17th Edition, and Ceramics in the Environment –Visit the resident artists’ studios –Enjoy …

    Free
  • Hands-on Houston: Punch Needle Patch

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

    Join current resident artist Stephanie Bursese and Houston Center for Photography (HCP) for a hands-on creative experience exploring the intersection of photography and textiles! Choose from a selection of images taken by Stephanie Bursese, and experiment with embroidery using a punch needle. Participants will take home a unique, textured patch that can be added to …

    Free
  • Lecture by Sonya Clark

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

    Join HCCC for a lecture by the celebrated fiber artist Sonya Clark during the opening weekend of her solo exhibition, “We Are Each Other,” co-presented by Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC).

    Free
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    Fashionable Fabric Jewelry Workshop

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

    Join current resident jewelry artist Dongyi Wu in making fashion-inspired jewelry. Dongyi incorporates garment-making skills and fashion elements into her jewelry, which explores the relationship between human bodies and their surroundings. In this workshop, participants will learn how to construct and transform fabric and basic metal materials into wearable jewelry, as they build connections between …

    $80 – $95
  • Hands-on Houston: Fold-Formed Leaf Necklace

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

    Join metalsmith and former resident artist Edward Lane McCartney to learn fold-forming! Using a hammer and mallet, shape a stunning copper leaf by folding the metal and forming the edge to create an organic texture and curve. Once the hammering is complete, the copper can be unfolded to reveal a leaf-like form. Finish your piece …

    Free
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    Asher: Off the Wall Spring | Summer Collection

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

    Join us at Asher: Off the Wall to celebrate the vibrant colors of all craft media! Inspired by the hues of the season, our 2025 Spring | Summer Collection will showcase a fresh variety of jewelry, wearables, ceramics, paper goods, and more, featuring works from a newly curated group of Asher artists. See the full …

    Free
  • Hands-on Houston: Prayer Pouches

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

    Join us for a celebration of Sonya Clark’s Beaded Prayers Project, her longest-running collaborative artwork! Learn simple sewing techniques to create two sealed beaded packets containing a wish, hope, dream, blessing, or prayer on a piece of paper encased in cloth and adorned with at least one bead on the outer surface. HCCC will add …

    Free
  • Resident Artist Talks: Atisha Fordyce, Macon Reed, & Dongyi Wu

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

    Join HCCC for talks by current resident artists Atisha Fordyce (fiber), Macon Reed (fiber), and Dongyi Wu (metal). Discover the artistic processes of working craft artists and learn about the artists’ works of art, influences, and materials. After the talk, visit the residents’ open studios to learn more about their tools and explore their work …

    Free
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    Ebru (Turkish Paper-Marbling) Workshop

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

    Discover the beauty and craft of the Turkish art of ebru paper-marbling with local ebru and watercolor artist Shaheen Rahman! Known for its exquisite and traditional patterns painted on the surface of water with specialized tools and transferred to paper, ebru’s origins date back over 500 years to Silk Road production of this art. Participants …

    $45 – $55
  • Hands-on Houston: Mini Basket Weaving

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

    This month, learn the art of basket weaving with former resident artist and Lone Star Weaver Molly Koehn! Basketry is an ancient craft that relies on simple tools and natural materials, some of which are grown and harvested right here in our Craft Garden, where the activity will take place. Get inspired by the variety of …

    Free
  • Lecture: How Do Craft Museums Make History?

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St, Houston, TX, United States

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft presents a lecture by eminent craft scholar Namita Gupta Wiggers, offering insights from her forthcoming book, Which Craft? How Craft Exhibitions Make History. Drawing on her years as Director and Chief Curator at Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, Oregon and research conducted as a Smithsonian American Art Museum Institution Senior …

    Free
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