CONTEMPORARY CRAFT CENTER

Friday, January 15 | 12pm - 1PM 
​$50 PER HOUSEHOLD
ONLINE EVENT | Limit: 30 guests

Jan 15, 2021 |
Glass artist Dean Allison, the 2018 JRA Chrysalis Awardee, takes us to explore the new Contemporary Craft center in Pittsburgh, PA. Contemporary Craft has been presenting work in craft materials by international, national, and regional artists since 1971. This September they opened their stunning new home in a bold new building with three studios and an expansive 2,500 sq. ft gallery. Their inaugural exhibition is a solo show by the renowned artist known as Swoon, known for her large-scale cut paper and hand printed street installations. Join Dean and the JRA as we explore this new beacon for craft together.

*All proceeds from this event support the James Renwick Alliance. 

Dean Allison is a studio artist working with portrait sculpture and the figure with glass. In 2018, he relocated his studio to Pittsburgh PA. He received his Masters of Art, Visual Arts in glass from The Australian National University in Canberra in 2010 and a B.S. in Studio Arts from Illinois State University in 2001. He has worked at The Northlands Creative Glass Center in Scotland, The Canberra Glass Works in Australia, Chicago Hot Glass, Pilchuck Glass School. He has taught at The Penland School of Crafts, The Pittsburgh Glass Center, The Bullseye Glass Factory in Portland OR and The Glass Furnace in Istanbul Turkey.