The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design

Specialties

The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design is an independent 501©(3) nonprofit whose mission is to advance the understanding of craft by encouraging and supporting research, critical dialogue, and professional development. The Center administers national award programs, convenes national meetings, curates exhibitions, programs lectures and workshops, and sponsors international residencies.

The Center is home to Benchspace, a gallery and workshop for investigating contemporary practices of making in the shifting creative landscape of the 21^st century.

More than simply a place to display finished objects, this innovative flex space is about engaging in critical dialogue and pushing at disciplinary boundaries. Concerned with modes of production — how skill, process, materials, and ideas are assembled, Benchspace provides a valuable opportunity for artists, makers, designers, students, academics and the public to engage in collaborative practice.