JRACRAFT TOUR NYC

5/17/2024

CRAFT AND DESIGN IN NEW YORK CITY
May 17 - May 20, 2024
$2,100 MEMBER | $2,225 NON-MEMBER
In Person event

Delight in the best of contemporary craft and design as NYCxDesign takes over Manhattan and beyond. Guided by independent curator Kathryn Hall Asaro, this trip will explore fine furniture, glass, ceramics, and jewelry with artists and leading tastemakers in the field. In four days, participants will enjoy a curator-led tour of Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within at the Noguchi Museum, an exclusive visit to the International Contemporary Fine Furniture Fair, and a special experience at UrbanGlass along with stops to several notable galleries, studios, and more.

Cost includes some meals, museum admission, ground transportation, and a $300 donation to JRACraft.

Hotel accommodations and transportation to and from New York City are not included. Our primary meeting place will be the Courtyard by Marriott Manhattan/Midtown West (461 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001). Book here through ICFF’s website to receive a special rate.

trip itinerary

friday, may 17 - manhattan

Welcome to New York City. We will kick off our trip in the afternoon by visiting the Gochman Family Collection, a private lending collection of contemporary art focusing on work by Indigenous and American artists. The group will then head to the Museum of Art and Design where Assistant Curator Lillian Sanford will provide a look at Sonya Clark: We Are Each Other and Anne Wilson: The MAD Drawing Room and Errant Behaviors. We’ll make stops at Friedman Benda to see Under Present Conditions and Heller Gallery to see Matthew Day Perez: Accumulation before ending our day with a special welcome meal.

saturday, may 18 - brooklyn

Visit Brooklyn Metal Works to see their latest exhibition, Spoons, and explore the metalsmithing studio. Afterwards, we will make our way to UrbanGlass for a look at their hot shop followed by a special sip and shop experience in their store. We’ll spend the rest of the afternoon visiting artist studios, including Leo Tecosky, Erica Rosenfeld, Tamara Kostianovsky, and a glass demonstration by Blown Away champion Deborah Czeresko.

sunday, may 19 - manhattan

We’ll begin our morning with a breakfast mixer with ICFF + WantedDesign Brand Director Odile Hainaut and The Furniture Society at the International Contemporary Fine Furniture Fair (ICFF) followed by a guided tour with New York-based writer and curator Adrian Madlener. We will depart for a jewelry-focused afternoon featuring Charon Kransen Arts, and the studio of jeweler and metalsmith Biba Schutz, ending with a toast at The Jewelry Library to see Keith Lewis: The Saddest Aisle. You will have the rest of the evening to explore on your own.

monday, may 20 - queens/manhattan

On our last day, we will travel to the Noguchi Museum for a tour of Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within, led by Curatorial Project Assistant Natalie Ginsberg. We’ll then head back to the city for a visit to see the latest exhibitions at R & Company with gallery owner Zesty Meyers to tour Ashley Hicks: Manhattan Stones, Rogan Greogry: Elysian Dream, and Four Rooms followed by a send-off lunch.

All cancellations must be made in writing to the James Renwick Alliance for Craft at [email protected] by April 15th. Refunds, less a cancellation fee of $150 per person and the non-refundable JRACraft contribution of $300 per person. No refunds will be made after this date except in the case of a medical emergency, in which case all funds less the cancellation fee, donation and incurred expenses by JRACraft will be refunded. In the case that JRACraft cancels the trip for any reason, a full refund will be issued.