What do you get when you cross fine craft with a GIF? Coby Unger has the answer! CraftBoston: Animal Attraction features two of his spectacular spinning zoetropes, handmade pre-film animation devices that give the illusion of an animal in motion, such as a swallow in flight. Tune in here or visit our YouTube channel to […]
Make way for felt ducklings! In this hands-on online workshop, you will learn how to craft your very own needle felted duckling. Needle felting is a technique of sculpting loose wool batting into a dense form using a specialized sharp, barbed needle. Agitating wool with the needle turns the wool into a dense felt. The […]
This demonstration is a HOOT! Join Sally Prangley to learn about crafting bird sculptures from her favorite materials, paper and wire. Tune in here or on our YouTube channel at 2PM ET on Thursday, May 26th. How to Watch: This demo will be viewable on our YouTube channel and right here on our […]
Celebrate your favorite critters from platypuses to playful bunnies with ceramicist Hannah Niswonger. A lifelong lover of pattern and images, Hannah views her work as "a celebration of the richness of the environment around us, and a call for protection of that diversity." Join us to learn about hand-painted ceramics in this online demonstration! Tune […]
Figurative ceramic sculptor Kyungmin Park opens her studio to share the process behind her expressive hand-built ceramics. Tackling topics from the restrictive psyche of adulthood and the imagination of childhood to anti-Asian racism, Kyungmin's work combines exquisite artistry with powerful emotional messages. Join us to learn about Kyungmin's process in this online demonstration! Tune in […]
Beauty, Form, and Gesture in one of the most esteemed art galleries in Boston and New England. About this event This special event, led by owner and art dealer Bernie Pucker, will introduce guests to the Gallery’s stunning collection of fine art ceramics including work by Hideaki Miyamura, Ken Matsuzaki, three generations of the Hamada […]
Newton-based artist Nancy Schön welcomes Society of Arts + Crafts members and friends to her studio space! Look forward to insightful stories about her life as an artist, mother, and grandmother; experiences she shares with a unique blend of warmth and charisma. Best known for the charming iconic landmark “Make Way for Ducklings” in the […]
About this event The Art Complex Museum is located in the historic town of Duxbury, MA, about 33 miles south of Boston, and serves as a regional art center housing the impressive collection of the Carl A. Weyerhaeuser family. Curator Craig Bloodgood will be hosting us as we explore the recently renovated building that features […]
About this event Join the Society of Arts + Crafts for a special guided tour of the outdoor exhibition, “THE GROUND WE WALK,” located at Riverway Park, Brookline (near the Longwood T stop on Chapel Street). The tour will be led by one of the exhibiting artists. Studios Without Walls is a Brookline-based collaborative group […]
Gain practical, pragmatic knowledge about copyrights, common e-commerce legal issues, trademarks, and how they affect your art and business with Mentor Program Speaker Douglas Sorocco, Esq.
Join us for an in-person studio visit and demo with Derrick Te Paske, sculptor, woodturner, mixed media artist, & professor. Space is limited; RSVP now to save your spot!
Learn how a self-taught machinist and metalworker created a self-sustaining career inventing a new craft medium with Mentor Program Speaker Chris Bathgate.
Join us for an in-person studio visit and demo with Sidney Hutter to explore merging high craft and functional lighting elements to create decorative, illuminated artistic statements. Space is limited; sign up now to save your spot!
Unfortunately, we have had to reschedule this event. Stay tuned for a new date coming in 2023.
Mentor Program Speaker Ulysses Grant Dietz reflects on his 37 years as Decorative arts curator at the Newark Museum and discusses his personal history, acquisition priorities, and curatorial goals.
Join the Society of Arts + Crafts for a special guided tour "Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love" with Peabody Essex Museum Curator of Fashion and Textiles Petra Slinkard.
Learn the history of the laws of fashion from Mentor Program Speakers Richard T. Ford, author and Professor at Stanford Law School, and Petra Slinkard, Fashion Curator at Peabody Essex Museum.
Learn how a self-taught machinist and metalworker created a self-sustaining career inventing a new craft medium with Mentor Program Speaker Chris Bathgate.
This event has been cancelled.
Join Mentor Program Speaker Michelle Millar Fisher to learn about “Craft Schools”, a multi-year project encompassing public programs, artwork acquisitions to expand the MFA’s contemporary craft collection, travel to meet artists across all 48 contiguous United States, and, ultimately, a publication framing modern-day craft as expansive, inclusive, and alive—inside and outside the walls of museums.