Craft in Common
August 29 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Craft in Common is a one-day convening focused on collecting, connoisseurship, and exploring one of today’s most transformative art forms: craft.
Headlining the day are artist and collector Robyn Horn, steadfast advocate for the arts and artists, and blacksmith Elizabeth Brim, whose sculptural ironwork has redefined the boundaries of a traditionally male-dominated craft.
Schedule:
- 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. / “Collecting That Matters”
- A conversation on collecting with Horn and Stefanie Kirkland, AMFA’s Windgate Foundation Curator of Contemporary Craft
- 12:00–1:30 p.m. / Lunch & Demonstrations
- Lunch is provided. Experience hands-on studio demonstrations in ceramics, wood, glass, metals, and more in AMFA’s Windgate Art School.
- 1:30–3:00 p.m. / Screening & Conversation
- Watch a screening of the documentary Iron Pearls featuring Brim and witness a conversation between Elizabeth Brim and Andy Moon, Director of AMFA’s Windgate Art School.
- 3:00–5:00 p.m. / A “Craft in Common” Happy Hour
- Enjoy drinks, light bites, and networking. Explore Material Nature: John and Robyn Horn Collection and other exhibitions on view in the Galleries.
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