BOSTON, MASS.- To kick off its 125th anniversary year the Society of Arts + Crafts announces “CraftBoston: Jubilee,” a new online exhibition highlighting the best of contemporary craft from artists in New England and across the country. “Jubilee” artists (including those well-known to craft watchers and collectors, and some new to the industry) capture the celebratory nature of the show with high-quality, exuberant works in all mediums from jewelry, wearables, home decor, sculpture, functional pottery, glassware and more.
“Jubilee” debuted August 19, 2022 on the Society’s
CraftBoston website* and runs through October 16, 2022.
“Commitment to excellence in fine craft has been the bedrock of our organization for a century and a quarter,” says Society of Arts + Crafts Executive Director Brigitte Martin. “We’re paying homage to our roots in this exhibition that features fantastic expressions of fine craft. The emphasis for ‘Jubilee’ is on colorful, ecstatic expressions of artistry that represent the best of current American craft and acknowledge the 125-year journey that brought us here.”
Visitors can view and purchase pieces from all the featured “CraftBoston: Jubilee” artists -- in a wide range of price points, style, and materials. A few of the highlighted artists are:
● Textile artist Emily Williams, based in Newton, Mass., whose “art quilts” and fiber wall hangings blend traditional weaving and knitting techniques with abstract improvisation, artistic realism, and vibrant pops of color and pattern (l., top of page);
● South Korean metalsmith Youjin Um, whose intricately engineered sterling silver jewelry is based on the refracted hexagonal shapes created by a kaleidoscope, which Youjin likens to memory;
● Maine artist Meryl Ruth (r.), who works in ceramic and fiber to create whimsical, otherworldly teapots and decorative sculptures that combine fantasy and reality through contrasting textures, forms, and subject matter;
● Derrick TePaske, the former Chair of Communication Arts at Framingham State University whose simple, “low-tech” wood pieces with metal embellishments stands in stark contrast to his extensive background in digital production methods (r.); and
● Internationally acclaimed Canadian glass artist Eiko Emori, whose translucent glass vessels and sculptures are reminiscent of the sea, showing how colors can bend and change with the light.
