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Artists’ Workbench Demonstrative Exhibition – Press Release

h exhibition. They will demonstrate how they create fine craft from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each week visitors can watch artists working and their work will be on display and for sale in the gallery.

Top artists exhibit and receive awards in Beyond Words: Celebrating Books as Art – Press Release

eyond Words: Celebrating Books as Art” opened June 10 at Florida CraftArt with 10 artists receiving awards. The show was judged by Robin Perry Dana, curator of ARTicles Gallery. She said, “The exhibition is a wonderful delight of the book arts field with works large and small, serious and playful.”

What is a Book? Beyond Words: Celebrating Books as Art – Press Release

Beyond Words: Celebrating Books as Art is a juried exhibition showcasing fine handcrafted work by 36 artists from Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee. The diversity of contemporary books as art is highlighted by the 75 pieces on exhibit at Florida CraftArt.

25th Annual Florida CraftArt Festival

The 25th Annual Florida CraftArt Festival on Saturday, November 19 and Sunday, November 20, is a destination for tourists and local visitors to enjoy a fun-filled, visually exciting Florida weekend. Collectors and art lovers will be delighted by the creations of one hundred of the nation’s best contemporary fine craft artists from twelve states.

The Artists of ArtLofts 2022 – Press Release

For Immediate Release May 12, 2022 The Artists of ArtLofts May 20 – May 31, 2022 18 artists from ArtLofts will present their work in Florida CraftArt’s Exhibition Gallery Florida CraftArt will present The Artists of ArtLofts in its Exhibition Gallery from May 20 to May 31. The 18 award-winning and emerging artists will present […]

Florida CraftArt and the Duncan McClellan Gallery presents Clearly Collaborative – Press Release

For Immediate Release Florida CraftArt and the Duncan McClellan Gallery presents: Clearly Collaborative: Masters of Craft meet a Master of GlassExhibition Dates: January 27 to March 11, 2023 Clearly Collaborative is an exhibition of original glass and multi-media sculptures created through an exceptional collaboration between nine multi-media master artists/makers and established glass master Duncan McClellan. “I […]

Beyond Words: Celebrating Books as Art

Florida CraftArt invites, new, mid-career, and established artists residing in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee to submit recent handmade artists’ books that represent a broad interpretation of the concept of “book” in new and unexpected ways.

Artists of ArtLofts 2022

Florida CraftArt will present The Artists of ArtLofts in its Exhibition Gallery from May 20 – May 31, 2022. The award-winning and emerging artists will present recent artwork which includes drawings, encaustic, glass, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography and sculpture.

Florida CraftArt Presents SAQA Regional Art-quilt Exhibit – Press Release

Art-quilts created by 29 members of the Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA). The show is a project of SAQA’s Florida Region, in cooperation with these Gulf regions: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. It will travel to five additional venues in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas through summer 2023.

Art of the Garden Show Artists Receive Awards – Press Release

Art of the Garden – Fine craft inspired by the natural beauty of gardens is a juried exhibition at Florida CraftArt showcasing the best of handcrafted work by 50 artists who created 92 pieces from delicate jewelry, fiber art, and ceramic garden sculptures. The exhibition was judged by Jennifer O. Rominiecki, President and CEO of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, who presented the awards.

Art of the Garden Show: Fine craft inspired by the natural beauty of gardens – Press Release

Art of the Garden is a juried exhibition of original art showcasing fine handcrafted work inspired by the natural beauty of gardens. The exhibition will be judged by Jennifer O. Rominiecki, President and CEO of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens since 2015.

Art of the Garden

Art of the Garden is a juried exhibition of original art showcasing fine handcrafted work inspired by the natural beauty of gardens. Fifty artists created 90 pieces from fiber art and delicate jewelry to ceramic garden sculptures.

Florida CraftArt Members’ Show 2022

Florida CraftArt Members’ Exhibition which will be held at the Florida CraftArt Gallery in St. Petersburg, Florida with a Virtual Opening Reception January 14, 6 p.m.

SAQA Quilt show: The Artist’s Question… Answered in Fiber

Creating a work of art begins with a question. The artist might ask: What idea is important for me to communicate? What concept do I want to explore? What emotions do I want to experience and evoke in the viewer? What interests me?

Artists receive awards at Florida CraftArt Members’ Show: Contemporary Craft at its Finest – Press Release

handcrafted work by Florida CraftArt members. Thirty-seven artists created 81 pieces from intricate jewelry to glass sculptures.”

Notice to members: Florida CraftArt is making two changes to the bylaws

Amendment to bylaws January 2022

Awards for the 24th Annual Florida CraftArt Festival – Press Release

Awards for the 24th Annual Florida CraftArt Festival
12 of the nation’s best contemporary fine craft artists presented with $10,000 in awards

Artists’ Workbench

August 19 – October 15, 2022 Sixteen Tampa Bay region artists will set up their workbench and studios in the Florida CraftArt Exhibition Gallery and demonstrate how they create fine craft.

24th Annual Florida CraftArt Festival 2021 features top artists – Press Release

The 24th Annual Florida CraftArt Festival on Saturday, November 20 and Sunday, November 21, is a destination for tourists and local visitors to enjoy a fun-filled, visually exciting Florida weekend. Collectors and art lovers will be delighted by the creations of one hundred of the nation’s best contemporary fine craft artists from twelve states.

Environmentally Engaged

Florida CraftArt presents the “Environmentally Engaged” exhibition and programming where artists express ideas about the environment, the impending effects of climate change, and human being’s relationship with the natural world. Visitors will be challenged to contemplate their connection to the earth through their actions.