March 28–May 17, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 29, 6-8pm
Held in partnership with the Surface Design Association (SDA), this open call exhibition will feature work by SDA and Florida CraftArt members* in a gallery exhibition at Florida CraftArt. Selected works will build on the theme of Spaces Between and will be juried by Akiko Kotani.
*Applicants must be a member of either Florida CraftArt or Surface Design Association.
The call for entry is now closed. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by SDA by Monday, February 10, 2025.
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Vision
Amidst a world in flux, this exhibition will bring together works that cultivate a deeper understanding of in-between spaces and what it can mean to navigate through and reside within them. Edges, thresholds, and borders – whether cultural, environmental, psychological, or physical – can be rigid or fluid, impermeable or frayed. Incredible richness exists in places of overlap, and astonishing webs arise where gaps have been stitched over. The interstices are sites of transition, transformation, and sometimes the piecing together of a new home.
Highlighting work made with a fibers sensibility, including traditional and cross-disciplinary materials, techniques, and practices, as well as experimental processes and material innovation, this exhibition invites artists to reflect creatively on the spaces between.
Juror
Akiko Kotani received a BFA from the University of Hawaii near her birthplace of Waipahu, HI, and an MFA from Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA. Kotani’s work is held and exhibited in museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Baker Museum, Naples, FL; and the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio. During her career, she has received multiple prizes and honors.
Since her arrival in 2015 to the Tampa Bay area, Kotani’s work has appeared in 3 one-person shows, and she was honored as the 2019 Artist Laureate by Creative Pinellas, Largo, FL. Most recently, the Baker Museum, Naples, FL, selected her work for the Florida Contemporary 2021/22, along with two other Florida artists. In 2023, the installation Neon Forest was featured and won the prestigious “Florida Prize” at the Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL. Having had her work in two previous Skyways, her installation(s) will again be part of Skyway 2024/25 at The Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL. Kotani exhibited Midsummer Suite at the Saga Museum, Japan, and had a solo exhibition, Burst, at the Chihuly Collection, St Petersburg, FL, in 2025. She is represented by Leslie Curran Gallery, St Petersburg, 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.