This fall, HCCC will premier Soundforge, a work two years in the making. In the fall of 2009, while he was an artist-in-residence at HCCC, metalsmith Gabriel Craig began collaborating with Houston-based music composer Michael Remson. Their project, Soundforge, will be an interactive, multimedia installation that explores forging metal as both a means of fabrication and an act of percussion. Continue Reading »
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Metalsmithing
What is your favorite piece in the exhibit “Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard”?
Posted May 13, 2011 in Blog
With the closing of Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard at the end of the month, we decided to ask the staff to share their favorite pieces from this expansive exhibition, which is comprised of Gralnick’s work from the past seven years. Continue Reading »
Insight into Commonplace Artist Barbara Smith’s Keys
Posted March 31, 2011 in Blog
Barbara Smith has work in the current Artist Hall exhibition, Commonplace: Objects by Barbara Smith & Ryan Takaba, which ends Sunday, April 3, 2011. Smith recently received her MFA in Metal from State University of New York-New Paltz. Continue Reading »
Metalsmith Lisa Gralnick Speaks about “The Gold Standard”
Posted March 10, 2011 in Blog
Earlier this month, Houston Public Radio, KUHF, broadcast Bob Stevenson’s interview with artist and metalsmith, Lisa Gralnick, on their daily arts show, “The Front Row.” Continue Reading »
Q & A with Nora Atkinson, Curator of “Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard” – Part II
Posted February 10, 2011 in Blog
Nora Atkinson, Curator at Bellevue Arts Museum in Bellevue, Washington, curated the current major exhibition, Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard, at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Continue Reading »
Q & A with Nora Atkinson, Curator of “Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard” – Part I
Posted February 3, 2011 in Blog
Nora Atkinson, Curator at Bellevue Arts Museum in Bellevue, Washington, curated the current major exhibition, Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard, at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Continue Reading »
Introducing Our New Artists-in-Residence: Kristi Rae Wilson
Posted November 5, 2010 in Blog
Kristi Rae Wilson is a mixed media artist who has returned to her hometown of Houston after being away for seven years. She received her BFA from Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, TX before earning her MFA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Continue Reading »
Introducing Our New Artists-in-Residence: Lisa Wilson
Posted October 28, 2010 in Blog
Lisa Wilson is a metalsmith and jewelry designer who creates a range of work, from sculptural objects to one-of-a-kind jewelry. Continue Reading »
Former Artist-in-Residence is “The Pro Bono Jeweler: Houston”
Posted October 20, 2010 in Blog
Former artist-in-residence at HCCC, Gabriel Craig, recently released his latest video piece “The Pro Bono Jeweler: Houston.” He created these performances as part of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston exhibition Hand+Made: The Performative Impulse in Art and Craft. Gabriel is a metalsmith, writer, and craft activist. You can see more of his work on his website or read his writing on his blog https://www.conceptualmetalsmithing.com/.
