Exhibition Dates: July 19-August 30, 2025
Opening Reception: Friday, July 25, 2025, 5:30-8:30pm
Duck to Water is a curated exhibition that convenes regional and national artists with a fresh approach to contemporary craft rooted in traditional processes. Their works in clay, collage, fiber, jewelry, and wood demonstrate skilled application of materials with an intuitive hand. Like ducks to water, these artists achieve an effortlessness in their work that can only be arrived at through years of training and mastery of their respective media. The result is an exhibition that buzzes with alluring tactility and a playful spirit.
Curated by Jessica Todd, Gallery Manager, Florida CraftArt
Exhibiting Artists: Kyra Connolly (St. Petersburg, FL), Nikki Couppee (Oakland, CA), Mikhail Gubin (St. Petersburg, FL), Babette Herschberger (St. Petersburg, FL), Jib Projects (Tampa, FL), Cynthia Mason (St. Petersburg, FL), Douglas Molinas Lawrence (Knoxville, TN), Heidi Parkes (Milwaukee, WI), Janelle Young (Tampa, FL), and Rebecca Zweibel (St. Petersburg, FL).
This exhibition is generously sponsored by Jeannine Hascall.
In conjunction with Duck to Water, there will be a special exhibition in the Florida CraftArt retail gallery pop-up space!
Heat & Hammer
Heat & Hammer brings together six regional artists to provide a pop-up exhibit focusing on metal as a crafting material. The selected invited artists all intentionally transform the material in a way that presents a beautiful, finely crafted product. This pop-up shop explores the myriad of ways metal can be pushed as a material while showcasing each artist’s unique voice. Heat and Hammer will be on view from July 19th to August 30th in the Florida CraftArt pop-up space.
Curated by Zoe Wood, Gallery Assistant Manager, Florida CraftArt
Exhibiting Artists: Samantha Freeman (Ocala, FL), Dominice Gilbert (St. Petersburg, FL), Oliver Hampel (Naples, FL), Emilie Pritchard (Panama City, FL), Eric Folsom (Gulfport, FL), and Gabriel Ramos (Tampa, FL).
Questions? Contact gallery@floridacraftart.org or call 727-821-7391.
Contact Liz Cooper for sponsorship opportunities at liz@floridacraftart.org or 727-821-7391.