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: Exhibitions + Shows
Join HCCC Curator + Exhibitions Director Sarah Darro for a tour of the new exhibition, Clutch City Craft, offering behind-the-scenes insight into the makers, materials, and stories shaping Houston’s vernacular—from the infrastructures beneath our feet to the technologies that carry us beyond Earth.
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Kick off Go Texan Day and rodeo season at the opening reception of Clutch City Craft, an exhibition surveying the makers and material traditions that have shaped Houston.
Come with your finest Houston western wear—boots, buckles, hats, grillz, and low riders are encouraged!—for a chance to take home prizes.
Opening reception from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, with western wear judging beginning at 7:00 PM. The evening will also feature open studios by the newest resident artists.
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The 2026 Project Threadways Symposium explores the power of making through the theme of Regeneration.
Presentations, workshops, and exhibitions center cotton, from soil to shelf to symbol—who grows it, how it is nurtured, who benefits in the global marketplace, and its generational legacy.
Speakers explore power and representation in the supply chain, connect craft and culture, and showcase pioneers restoring health and humanity to the world’s most ubiquitous fiber.
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Wayne Art Center is pleased to announce Art Quilt Elements 2026, an international juried exhibition of contemporary fine art quilts. This biennial show features the work of 55 artists from 22 states and two international locations including Australia and Luxenberg.
The exhibition will run from March 23 through April 25, 2026, and be on display in the Davenport, Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith and Vidinghoff Galleries.
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‘Clutch City Craft‘ explores the craft traditions and material cultures that have made Houston a powerhouse of making.
Named after the city’s hard-won nickname, the exhibition traces a material journey from civic infrastructure and SLAB car culture to bespoke western wear, grillz, and aerospace innovation, revealing how skilled craftsmanship underpins Houston’s industrial strength, cultural identity, and extraordinary concentration of working artists.
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Featuring works in fiber, clay, and glass—among the oldest artistic mediums—the exhibition highlights how contemporary artists push tradition forward through experimentation, innovation, and bold imagination.
Sculptural textiles, expressive ceramics, and dynamic glass works blur the boundaries between craft and contemporary art, revealing how these materials continue to serve as vital platforms for creative inquiry.
https://www.sausalitocenterforthearts.org/fiber
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Come see how cloth was woven before the Industrial Revolution! This demo will feature a 4-shaft counterbalance floor loom. Watch this hand-operated device in action while learning about the unique tools and vocabulary used in traditional weaving. Participants will then have the opportunity to join our instructor in operating the loom.
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A juried, touring exhibition, “Art Quilters Celebrate Independence,” will feature artwork by Studio Art Quilt Associates–Pennsylvania (SAQA-PA) in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States.
It premieres in Philadelphia, the cradle of liberty, at Moore College of Art & Design during the summer of 2026. Between forty and fifty innovative art quilts and quilted artworks will explore the broad meaning of independence and freedom of expression.
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The human body is essential to craft. This genre of art is rooted in physical labor, tactile knowledge, and material intimacy, and the resulting pieces are often intended to protect our bodies or to assist in nourishing them.
Building on that foundation, this exhibition presents works made of wood, ceramics, glass, textiles, and sweetgrass, and foregrounds their bodily resonance in terms of method of making as well as subject matter.
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Inspired by a curious mix of childhood fishing memories and social commentary, the work created by Ann Morton for this show uses the materiality of fishing line, hooks and sinkers, combined with assorted detritus that is then employed in hand weavings and assemblages. The graphics of nautical warning flags and imaginary fishing lures are metaphorical nods to the lures and navigational challenges we all experience as human beings.
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Featuring works from Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum’s permanent collection, the show highlights the breadth of materials — ceramics, fiber, wood, metal, glass and even more unconventional substances — used by contemporary American artists.
By weaving together these varied mediums, the exhibition tells an inclusive and multifaceted story of craft as an essential form of artistic expression within the broader context of American art history.
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The museum celebrates 250 years of American Craft by honoring and uplifting the artistic contributions made by United States veterans.
Featured in this exhibition are two local veteran artists Jim Covarrubias and David Murrieta.
Covarrubias, a Vietnam War Army veteran, has built a prolific career as an artist and storyteller.
Murrieta, a Marine Corps Reserve veteran of Operation Desert Storm, is known for his Arizona murals and work as an educator.
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Sound has always been a form of human expression through rituals, ceremonies and storytelling.
Throughout time, artists have used sound to embellish their artwork. However, it was in the 20th century that a new medium, sound art, emerged as experimental composers and visual artists took advantage of new sonic technologies.
As we celebrate 250 years of American craft, this exhibition explores the intersection of sound and craft.
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In Shadow Piece(s): Chance-Based Responses in Clay, seven ceramic artists—Maggie Adams, Alexis C. Brunkow, E.C. Comstock, Tomo Ingalls, Vanessa Romo, Jennifer Schumacher Waller, and Kurt Tomerlin—respond to a single set of written instructions: Shadow Piece (1963) by Japanese Fluxus artist Meiko Shiomi. Originally conceived as a poetic performance score, Shadow Piece invites a meditation on the presence and movement of shadow in space and time.
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Join us in celebrating the achievements of our 2024 – 25 Early Career Artist Grant Recipients.
Northern Clay Center administers several grant programs designed to support artists in the early stages of their careers through residencies, grants, and education. This exhibition features the work of Jessica Hernandez, Hannah Kautto, and Anastasia Speer.
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