“Breaking Ground: Innovative Craft" Opening Reception at HandMade in America

March 8 - Opening Reception for “Breaking Ground: Innovative Craft" at HandMade in America, 125 South Lexington Ave., Suite 101,  Asheville NC.  Breaking Ground: Innovative Craft features the work of WNC craft artists who are pushing the boundaries of their medium in unexpected ways. The exhibit features 26 works in clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood or mixed media.  The pieces in this exhibit illustrate a balance of craft processes and unique ideas, combining tradition with innovation.

Juror Kathryn Gremley, Director of the Penland Gallery and Visitors Center, has curated and installed exhibits at the Penland Gallery since 1996. She is an accomplished juror and curator, specifically in regards to craft mediums. With her discerning eye, Breaking Ground: Innovative Craft promises to be just that.

The exhibit continues through May 31, 2013.

Friday Deadline for Innovative Craft Exhibition Entry

The call for Breaking Ground: Innovative Craft closes this Friday, February 15, so if you haven’t yet submitted your application, do it now.

 

You won’t want to miss the opportunity to put your work in front of juror Kathryn Gremley, director of the Penland Gallery and Visitors Center. Since 1996, Kathryn has curated and installed over 70 invitational exhibitions and 144 instructor exhibits at the Penland Gallery.

• Off-sight projects include Penland: Mind, Hand, Materials at SOFA Chicago, 2004
• Iron: A New Vocabulary, an exhibition of contemporary iron, 2004-05
• Identity: Narrative Explorations by Four Penland Artists, at the Milton Rhodes Center in Winston-Salem, 2010
• 0-60: The Experience of Time Through Contemporary Craft at the North Carolina Museum of Art and Penland School, 2013 (curatorial assistance).

 

If you would like to learn more about the exhibition,  click HERE   For general questions or information, contact  828.252.0121 x 321 or at randerson@handmadeinamerica.org