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It’s about time someone exposed Houston’s museum district gift shops for what they really are: a too-well-kept shopping secret, the ultimate resources for one-of-a-kind items

This is the first time we’ve come across the term “cat juice” in our 100 Creatives profile series. It’s the name of both a local

Standing in the doorway to the opening of “SPRAWL,” Houston Center for Contemporary Craft’s newest group exhibition, is no different than standing at the opening

  This October the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) unveils a group exhibition featuring sixteen emerging and mid-career artists whose works grapple with the

Visual artist Christina Carfora spent some time in Indonesia during 2009 and 2010. Some of her work since then is a direct result of her

Although artist Christina Carfora will be enrolled at University of Houston-Clear Lake this fall, she will not be attending classes. Her education will be in

Like a crop of freshly commenced baccalaureates, the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft’s 2012 residents paraded their year-in-the-making works through the Midtown gallery Friday evening.

In the opening passage of Bruce Norris’ Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Clybourne Park, which proved a season highlight at the Alley Theatre, Bev

Perhaps you’ve caught them at work in their studios at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft over the past year or so. Now you can

If you think museums are just temples of quietude where one tiptoes through halls decked with priceless paintings — think again. The institutions of Houston’s

Anna Walker, curator at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, shows us ceramic and sculptural objects, all created digitally using open-source computer programs and 3-D

Authorship. Originality. These are some, but of course not nearly all, of the things that usually come to mind when considering art — the conceit

A plumb bob isn’t something you’d usually see on display to admire. The typically acorn-shaped weight is used behind the scenes, by the likes of

No one likes being told what to do, but what if the instruction comes in the form of an invitation? That very question is addressed

Five emerging and midcareer artists make up the Artist Residency Program at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Each artist receives a monthly stipend, studio

If you’re looking for arty calendars, magnets or glossy coffee-table books, museum gift shops have always been a good place to start. But these days,

Unbeknownst to Jim Crane, or at least according to his wife Franci Crane, the owner of the Houston Astros has been supporting the Houston Center

Fans of one-of-a-kind artisan crafts would have been in collecting heaven at the “Crafting A Legacy” spring luncheon. Donae Chramosta (aka The Vintage Contessa) was

For a short time, Houston will have the opportunity to view dozens of exhibits by national and international artists in venues from major museums to

Craft artist Janice Jakielski talks with Bob Stevenson of KUHF’s The Front Row, about Constructing Solitude, her solo exhibition at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.