Contemporary craft

In celebration of National Craft Month, ArtsvilleUSA presents Reawakening, featuring nature-inspired works by Western North Carolina craft artists.

Using recycled materials, Claire Krüeger creates colorful textiles that reflect her passion for geology, botany, and the communities she’s called home...

Founded by Asheville sculptors Melissa Engler and Graeme Priddle, The Kitagawa School nurtures the relationship between craft, creativity, and the lan...

Toronto-based crafter Olivia Mae Sinclair discusses her ‘sloppy’ cloth-book confessionals and their ability to transform past traumas into shared cath...

Our sixth exhibition of 2024, Soul Meets Body, explores the world of wearable art, which celebrates craft and acknowledges its close relationship with...

On today’s podcast episode, host Scott ‘Sourdough’ Power discusses the renewed appreciation for creative expression and its implications for our futur...

Using upcycled materials, mixed media artist Nieko McDaniel explores a life-long fascination with ‘lowbrow’ art forms like graffiti, comic books, and...

In her first solo museum exhibition, Virginia Beach artist Heather Beardsley debuts new mixed-media work from the evolving ‘Strange Plants’ project.

Playful yet purposeful, Dre McLeod’s abstract tapestries are a nod to her Appalachian roots and make the argument for craft as fine art.

Based on original photographs of the artist’s current and former neighborhoods, Rosa Leff’s cut-paper designs are created from a single sheet of paper...

Created from wax and wool, Jess Self’s figurative sculptures tap into Eastern philosophy and the psychoanalytic writings of Carl Jung.

East meets West in Eunsuh Choi’s delicate glass pieces, which narrate the artist’s creative journey from Asia to the Americas.