Claire Oliver Gallery is located in Central Harlem in a four-story brownstone. For 34 years, Claire Oliver Gallery has showcased and celebrated important artwork, with a focus on work by underrepresented communities, which transcends and challenges the traditional art historical canon. Our forward-thinking program and exclusive commitment to the primary market allows for an intensive focus that has nurtured and grown the careers of our artists.

Many of the gallery’s artists have been included in The Venice Biennale, The Whitney Biennial, and biennales in Sydney, Pittsburgh, and Lyon. Our Gallery’s artists have exhibited works in major international museums including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, Center Georges Pompidou, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, and The Los Angeles County Museum of Art amongst many others.

Claire Oliver Gallery artists are included in the permanent collections of many important museums worldwide including MoMA, The Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Tate Britain, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The State Hermitage Museum, and many many others. Gallery artists have received prestigious fellowships including Fulbright, Guggenheim, USArtist, and National Endowment for the Arts.

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Open and free to the public since 1974

The Torpedo Factory Art Center is home to the nation’s largest collection of working artists’ open studios under one roof.

An Alexandria landmark for over 50 years, it’s the highlight of the Potomac Riverfront.

Find artists actively creating work in a wide variety of media–including painting, ceramics, photography, jewelry, stained glass, fiber, printmaking, and sculpture–in over 70 artists’ studios and 10 art galleries. Observe the creative process and ask questions.

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The Alabama Craft Guild exists to inspire connection, cooperation, and the exchange of knowledge among Alabama artisans and all who value hand-made craft, working together to preserve and promote fine and traditional craft in Alabama.

We seeks to foster a broad appreciation for both historic and contemporary craft practices while supporting their continued preservation. Through our efforts, ACG encourages artisans to explore creative, personally expressive design using both traditional and modern craft media.

We emphasize the importance of recognizing craft not only for its functional use but also for its aesthetic significance. By promoting high standards of design and craftsmanship, ACG supports ongoing growth, skill development, and artistic excellence within the craft community.

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Brookfield Craft Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, founded in 1952 and incorporated in 1954 “to teach and preserve the skills of fine craftsmanship, and to enable creativity and personal growth through research and craft education.”

Our mission is to expand our reach and enhance our support for the artistic community, providing opportunities for individuals of all backgrounds to explore creative expression. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment where creativity can thrive at every stage of one’s journey.

We offer classes in blacksmithing, metalworking, jewelry, fiber arts, glass, ceramics, woodturning, drawing, painting, printmaking, photography and expanded digital media. In addition to our educational programming, our gallery and retail shop showcases the works of regional artists.

Beyond advocating for the arts and community building, we play an active role in local historical preservation, economic development, and an enhanced way of life for all those engaged in our diverse offerings of programs, classes, and events.

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Gather with other makers for a friendly and productive evening! Makers Night is a monthly opportunity every third Thursday for anyone interested in craft to work in community in our Berglund Studio Classroom. Bring a project to work on and any tools you need, and be ready to share conversation, tips and questions.

Free; no advanced registration required.

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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.

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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.

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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.

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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.

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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.

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Gather with other makers for a friendly and productive evening! Makers Night is a monthly opportunity every third Thursday for anyone interested in craft to work in community in our Berglund Studio Classroom. Bring a project to work on and any tools you need, and be ready to share conversation, tips and questions.

FREE; no advanced registration required.

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Make a pair of custom-designed fused glass beachinspired plates that evoke the beauty, fun, and allure of the beach year-round.

Students will learn the fundamentals of glass design, cutting, decorating, fusing, and slumping by creating a pair of 6″ fused glass plates, in time for summer. No previous experience necessary.

Suitable for ages 18+. $75 ($65 ASI member) + $45 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Gather with other makers for a friendly and productive evening! Makers Night is a monthly opportunity every third Thursday for anyone interested in craft to work in community in our Berglund Studio Classroom.

Bring a project to work on and any tools you need, and be ready to share conversation, tips and questions. FREE

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Every discipline is formed, shaped, and re-formed by the texts that constitute its discourse. Craft history is still a nascent discipline, and the texts that describe its boundaries and centers are both significant and yet still hungry for better company.

Each week in this course, we will discuss a few key texts that have impacted craft history, and point towards what could come next.

The course requires active participation and will be shaped like a friendly, conversational book club.

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Discover 250 years of American glassmaking. Immigrant craftsman and entrepreneurs initially focused production on the necessities—primarily windows and bottles. Regardless, glassblowers found opportunities to “play” in the factory.

This course will examine how the demand for skills and opportunities for creativity evolved with technology and design trends. Special emphasis is placed on the origins of the American Studio Glass movement and the shift from factory to studio.

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