We are thrilled to announce that Jennifer Scanlan is joining the James Renwick Alliance for Craft as our new Executive Director, effective July 8th. Jennifer brings to the job over two decades of experience in the arts, with a particular emphasis on contemporary craft.

"As we begin this new chapter, Jennifer’s thoughtful leadership and passion will strengthen JRACraft’s dedication to contemporary American craft and enhance our programs and other initiatives," says JRACraft Board President, Rebecca Ravenal. 
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Prior to joining JRACraft, Jennifer served as the Deputy Director at Craft Alliance in St. Louis, MO, where she made substantial contributions to the organization's growth and outreach efforts. Her career includes pivotal positions such as Curatorial and Exhibitions Director at Oklahoma Contemporary, and Associate Curator at the Museum of Arts and Design.

Jennifer has also worked internationally as an independent curator and consultant on exhibitions, public art projects, and publications. She has taught courses in Contemporary Craft and Craft History at Courtauld Institute of Art Summer School in London, and at Parsons The New School for Design. Jennifer earned a BA in art history and Italian from Vassar College and an MA in the history of decorative arts, design, and culture from the Bard Graduate Center. 

"I am delighted to begin my new role as Executive Director of the James Renwick Alliance for Craft. As the organization commences a new stage, I'm eager to build on their renowned history of programming and initiatives in the craft field.  And of course, I am looking forward to wonderful conversations with the JRACraft community. I hope to see many of you soon at an upcoming program or event!" - Jennifer Scanlan

Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Jennifer Scanlan as our new Executive Director!

If you wish to reach out to Jennifer and congratulate her on her new role you can email her at [email protected].

We are excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2024 Chrysalis Award in Glass! The Chrysalis Award was created by the James Renwick Alliance for Craft to promote and inspire US-based emerging craft artists. We define "emerging" as someone early in their professional artistic career, with no regard to age, who has completed a four-year academic program or equivalent training within the past five years and who has not been curated into an exhibition at a major institution such as the Renwick Gallery. The ideal candidate demonstrates excellence in their work and a commitment to developing in unique and dynamic ways.
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The awardee will be selected by an independent panel 
of jurors who are recognized experts in each year's field 
of focus.

The awardee will receive a $5,000 unrestricted award, a one-year membership to JRACraft, and the opportunity to give a formal presentation about their work at a JRACraft event. The 2024 Chrysalis Award is generously made possible by JRACraft members Susan and Fred Sanders, and Ginat Mirowski and Stephen Wintermeyer. ​

JRACraft Day is a showcase and sale featuring artists who are members of the James Renwick Alliance for Craft.

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Apply to display and sell your work at the 17th Annual JRACraft Day! This event features craft artists working in a variety of media, including in ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, and wood. 
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Applicants are required to submit the application form and contract, a 50-100 word bio, and three photos of representative work by the deadline.  Details on the requirements for applications and the terms and conditions of participation are included in the application form.
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SNAG x San Diego Conference, June 5-8
51st Conference of the Society of North American Goldsmiths
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, https://snagmetalsmith.org 

American Craft Fest, June 8-9
Union Depot, St. Paul, MN, https://www.craftcouncil.org ​

Theatrical Arts of Aisa, April 6 – November 2024
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL, https://www.artsbma.org 

Exquisite Creatures, March 16 – July 29
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, https://crystalbridges.org

Tricia Wright: The Naturalist, April 27 – October 13
Arkansas Museum of Fine Art, Little Rock, AR, https://arkmfa.org 

The Gilded Age, opens June 7
Lightner Museum, St. Augustine, FL, www.lightnermuseum.org

Akihiro Mashimo: Take Akari: Bamboo Lights, June 13 – September 22
Musha Ningyō: Avatars of the Samurai, April 27 – October 15
Intangible Treasures, online
Morikami Museum, Delray Beach, FL, https://morikami.org 

Tradition Interrupted, May 4 – July 28
Florida Contemporary 2023-24, October 14 – June 30, 2024
The Baker Museum, Naples, FL, www.artisnaples.org

Crafting Play, May 17 – July 16
Florida Craft Art, St. Petersburg, FL, www.floridacraftart.org

Chris Gustin & Nancy Train Smith: The Fluidity of Perception, Jan.17 – May 19
Switzer Gallery, Pensacola, FL, https://visualarts,pensacolastate.edu 

Bark Rhythms, May 6 – August 16
Rbt. C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, Atlanta, GA, www.paper.gatech.edu

Al Dente: The Design of Pasta, Opens April 11 – September 1
Museum of Design Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, https://www.museumofdesign.org 

Square Foot, May 7 – June 29
Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance Center, Chamblee, GA, https://fiberartsalliance.org 

Commie Staros: Sunken City, February 9 – June 24
Holly Hedry, Watermarks, February 28- June 24
SACD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA, https://www.scamoa.org 

Creep Show, September 11 – November 1
Ripple Effect, April 19 – June 17
Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, www.nolaclay.org

Louisiana Contemporary 2024, August 13 – October 13
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA, https://ogdenmuseum.org

Envisioning Japan, thru October 27
Rebellious Spirits, March 1 – January 5, 2025
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA, www.noma.org

Fierce Planets: Studio Art Quilt Associates, April 28 – July 28
One Stitch at a Time, Southern Vernacular Quilts, March 21 – June 23
LSU Museum, Baton Rouge, LA, www.lsumoa.org

The Work of Their Hands, February 23 – October 20
Thomas Sayre: Four Walls, April 6 – February 16, 2025
Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC, https://cameronartmuseum.org

Renewal, April 3 – May 25
Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, NC, https://www.paqa-south.org 

Hillside & Smithfield: The Tale of Two Potteries, February 10 – June 15
North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC, https://ncpotterycenter.org

Whitfield Lovell: Passages, June 29 – September 22
Sinichi Sawada: Agents of Clay, April 27 – August 11
Objects of Affection, April 27 – February 16, 2025
Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, https://www.mintmuseum.org 

Glass Pioneers May 11 – August 3
Bascom Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC, https://www.thebascom.org

Preserves, Innovators, & Rescuers of Culture in Chiapas, and
Robell Awake & Charlie Ryland: Hammer and Hope, November 17 – July 13, 2024
Center for Craft, Asheville, NC, www.centerforcraft.org

Counter/Balance: Gifts from John 7 Robyn Horn, October 4 – July 29, 2024
Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC, www.ashevilleart.org

Haywood Professional Crafts Program, May 11 – September 18
Hand Over Matter, May 24 – August 19
Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC, www.southernhighlandguild.org

Rachel Kedlinger & Michelle Kwiecien | Relic Forest, April 30 – June 8
Between Dreams & Reality: bespoke footwear, March 26 – May 25
Penland School of Art, Penland, NC, www.penland.org

Sergio Hudson: Focused on the Fit, November 18 – June 30
Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC, https://www.columbiamuseum.org

Morgan Lugo: It’s All Relative, April 21 – July 7
Breaking Out, February 18 – September 8
Metal Museum, Memphis, TN, www.metalmuseum.org

Shahpour Branfman: Winter in Paradise, May 30 – August 25
Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN, https://fristartmuseum.org 

Art Deco Glass, May 24 – September 2
Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN, https://www.huntermuseum.org 

Workshop Instructors, May 6 – September 3
Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN, www.tntech.edu/fine-arts/craftcenter/

Tools as Art, May 3 – August 4
Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN, https://knoxart.org 

Georgina Treviño: La Fuente del Deseo, and
Disclosure: The Whiteness of Glass, May 25 – August 24
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX, www.crafthouston.org, 

Excellence in Quilts III, May 2 – September 31
Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange, TX, https://www.texasquiltmuseum.org 

De la Torre Borthers: Upward Mobility, thru September 15
Orly Genger: Stomping Ground, thru October 27
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX, https://mcnayart.org 

Samurai Spirit, thru January 16, 2025
Age of Armor, February 16 – May 12
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX, www.samuseum.org    

Quilt Acquisitions 1830-1930, February 20 – September 20
Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, https://www.depts.ttu.edu/mmuseumttu/ 

Alicia Eggert: All the Light You See, April 13 – July 7
Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX, www.amset.org

25th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, April 19 – June 23
San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX, https://www.samfa.org 

Art Nouveau: The Triumph of Nature, April 13 – July 14
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, VA, https://www.themsv.org 

Sarah Curran: Textile Portraits, March 31 – June 27
Andi Cullins: Code Switch, and
Quilters’ Save Our Stories, April 3 – June 15
Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg, VA, www.vaquiltmuseum.org

Early Days: Indigenous Art from Canada, May 24 – September 1
Fantastic Creatures from the Venetian Lagoon, February 23 – August 18
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, https://chrysler.org

2024 NCECA Multicultural Fellowships, March 30 – August 17
Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia, Richmond, VA, https://blackhistorymuseum.org 

Annual Residents’ Exhibition, May 24 – June 23
Visarts, Richmond, VA, www.visarts.org 

Theaster Gates: Wonder Working Power, thru January 1, 2025
Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, VA, https://vmfa.museum

Patrice Renee Washington: Tendril, and
Murrmur: Blurs and Senses, February 16 – June 9
Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, VA, https://icavu.org ​

Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Luanne Rimel, Nancy Newman Rice, Bryan Burk, March 29 – May 4
Year of the Dragon, February 9 - March 16
314-361-4100, www.duanereedgallery.com

Ferrin Contemporary, Cummington, MA,
Are We There Yet?
413-346-4004,www.ferrincontemporary.com

Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, PA    
Sasha Baskin: Mythos, and
Seth Michael Carlson: Mass Migrations, May 23 – July 15
215-247-1603, www.graverslanegallery.com

Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
Glass 52, May 4 – August 30
248-554-0590, www.habatat.com

Hawk Galleries, Columbus, OH    
Gallery Artists
614-225-9595, www.hawkgalleries.com

Jeffrey Spahn Gallery, Berkeley, CA     
415-519-2857, www.jeffreyspahn.com

Jewelerswerk, Washington, DC
Bettina Dittlmann, May 25 – June 14
202-337-3319, www.jewelerswerk.com

Joan B Mirviss Ltd, New York, NY
Layered Clay, May 1 – June 21
212-799-4021, www.mirviss.com

Lucy Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA
Dancing with Flowers, thru June 8
978-360-0279, www.lacostekeane.com
    
Lisa Sette Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Summer Exhibition, thru September 28
490-990-7342, www.lisasettegallery.com

Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA, 
Gallery Artists
617-876-2109, www.mobilia-gallery.com

Momentum Gallery, Asheville, NC
Heather Hietala, thru June 22
828.505.8550, www.momentumgallery.com

R & Company, New York, NY
Ashley Kicks: Manhattan Stones, and
Rogan Gregory: Elysian Dream, and
Four Rooms, April 25 – August 9
212.343.7979, www.r-and-company.com. 

Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Tobias Mohl, May 11 – June 29
416.418.3242, www.sandraainsleygallery.com

Sherrie Gallerie, Columbus, OH
Gallery artists
614-221-8580, www.sherriegallerie.com

Trax Gallery
Gallery artists
510-540-8729, www.traxgallery.com

Vetri Glass, Seattle, WA
Gallery Artists
206-667-9608, www.vetriglass.com

Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA& New York City, NY
Valerie Campos | Vortex, April 18 – June 14
215-923-7030, www.wexlergallery.com

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