Join HCCC Curator + Exhibitions Director Sarah Darro, Clutch City Craft exhibiting artists, and Houston-based aerospace craftspeople for a series of lightning-round presentations and a moderated discussion. This wide-ranging program will explore the often-overlooked role of hand craftsmanship in the history of aerospace research. Together, these speakers will reflect on and illuminate the skilled labor embedded within aerospace technological achievement.

Presentations will include:

–Exhibiting artist Mary Welch on her handwoven, NASA-commissioned upholstery for the preservation of Mission Control
–Artist, inventor, and space suit designer, Ted Southern, and garment designer and technical patternmaker, Katie Coble, of Paragon Space Development Corporation on the design and development of their conceptual prototypes
–Softgoods and engineering team members at Oceaneering International—including Samantha Mireles, Irnelia Torres, and Art Schlauch Jr.—on their work for NASA’s Artemis II mission

Installation view of “Clutch City Craft.” Photo by Graham W. Bell.