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Skateboarding the Canyons, Plains, and Asphalt-banked Schoolyards of Coastal Los Angeles in the 1970s

In-person and online talk with scholar Lorne Platt on the evolution of skateboarding environments in suburban developments. Platt’s studies focus on urban history, city planning, and cultural geography.

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Skateboarders using peripheral urban areas for skating. Images courtesy of Hugh Holland (M and B Photo)
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Craft in America Center
8415 W 3rd St 
Los Angeles, 
CA 
90048
Virtual
Cary Schwarz, Tooled Leather Saddle. Courtesy of the artist

Cowboy Craft: Traditional Art of the West

Craft in America Center
Jun 13, 2026 -
Sep 12, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows Virtual
Marques Marzan, Serendipity. Courtesy of the artist

Marques Hanalei Marzan: Entwine

Craft in America Center
Jun 13, 2026 -
Sep 12, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows Virtual
Salted Memory: Crystallization as Material and Method. Courtesy of Craft Contemporary

Salted Memory: Crystallization as Material and Method

Craft Contemporary
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Family Workshop: Dyeing with Plants with Vero Mendoza. Courtesy of Craft Contemporary

Family Workshop: Dyeing with Plants with Vero Mendoza

Craft Contemporary
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Maker Night: tierra Papermaking Lab with Frida Cano. Courtesy of Craft Contemporary

Maker Night: tierra Papermaking Lab with Frida Cano

Craft Contemporary
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Nothing Wasted: Recycled Clay in Practice. Craft Contemporary

Nothing Wasted: Recycled Clay in Practice

Craft Contemporary
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Maker Night: Recycled Fabric Portraits with Mahdiyyah Muhammad. Craft Contemporary

Maker Night: Recycled Fabric Portraits with Mahdiyyah Muhammad

Craft Contemporary
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Sculpting with Nature: Hike and Sculpt with Evelyn Hernández. Craft Contemporary

Sculpting with Nature: Hike and Sculpt with Evelyn Hernández

Craft Contemporary
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Craft Lab: California Poppy Seed Soil Balls. Craft Contemporary

Craft Lab: California Poppy Seed Soil Balls

Craft Contemporary
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Family Workshop: Everything is Sacred~ Soil Memory Pendants with Monica Moreno. Craft Contemporary

Family Workshop: Everything is Sacred~ Soil Memory Pendants with Monica Moreno

Craft Contemporary
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Sea Shore. Mary Price

Sea Shore & Lazy Susan Basketry Workshop

Los Angeles Basketry Guild
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Lola's Designer Tote. Mary Price

Lola’s Designer Tote Basketry Workshop

Los Angeles Basketry Guild
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Beau Compton, silver. Courtesy of Beau Compton

Cowboy Art Talk #1: Wilson Capron, Carol Gessell, Ernie Marsh and John Willemsma

Craft in America Center
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Talks + Conferences Virtual
Handwork book cover. Courtesy of Phaidon & Monacelli and Craft in America

Book Signing and Celebration

Craft in America Center
Saturday, August 1, 2026
America's 250th Celebrations + Gatherings
Forms of Family: Akio Nukaga & Ayano Shioya. Images courtesy of Tsutsumi Yano and Starnet Record in Mashiko, Japan.

Forms of Family: Akio Nukaga & Ayano Shioya at Heath Los Angeles

Heath Ceramics
Jul 24, 2026 -
Jul 25, 2026
Artist Open Studio Celebrations + Gatherings Exhibitions + Shows Talks + Conferences Workshops + Courses