January 20 – April 19, 2023 “Turning It All Around: Turners in Collaborative Conversation,” is a stirring exploration of post-pandemic life through sculpture in turned wood and mixed media. The show’s curators are the highly regarded makers and teachers Beth Ireland, from St. Petersburg, FL and Kimberly Winkle, from Cookeville, TN. Ireland is Lead Instructor…
September 16, 2022 – January 7, 2023 “Successful Seating,” an international survey of outstanding wood chair designs, will be on display at the Messler Gallery of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, in Rockport, ME, from September 16, 2022 through January 7, 2023. The show’s curator is Peter Korn, who founded the Center and has been…
June 10 – September 7, 2022 The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship’s yearly exhibition New Work by Faculty opened for the summer on Friday, June 10th at the school’s Messler Gallery. The 24 woodworkers, designers, and artists represented are leaders in the fields of furniture making and design, woodturning, marquetry, and carving. The exhibition runs through…
April 22 – May 25, 2022 “Current Student Work” showcases furniture and furnishings created by students attending the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship’s flagship professional training, the Nine-month Comprehensive. Gallery hours are 9-5, Monday through Friday, and the public is warmly encouraged to visit. “If the proof is in the pudding,” says Tim Rousseau, the Comprehensive’s…
Take the Virtual Tour> January 21 – April 6, 2022 Maine Wood 2022 opened at the Messler Gallery at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship on Friday, January 21, 2022. The show runs through April 6, and visitors are warmly encouraged to attend. Maine Wood is a juried, biennial exhibition designed to showcase the breadth, creativity,…
September 17, 2021 – January 5, 2022 “Straight from the Heart,” a farewell exhibition curated by the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship’s outgoing founder and Executive Director, Peter Korn, has opened at the school’s Messler Gallery in Rockport, ME. The show runs through January 5, 2022 and visitors are most welcome. The exhibition is Korn’s homage…
June 11 – September 8, 2021 “New Work by Faculty,” an exhibition of contemporary wood furniture, furnishings, turnings, sculpture, and stringed instruments has opened for the summer at the Messler Gallery of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport. The show runs through September 8, 2021 and visitors are welcome. The 19 woodworkers, designers, and…
April 16 – May 26, 2021 “Current Student Work” showcases furniture and decorative objects created by participants in the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship’s flagship professional training, the Nine-Month Comprehensive. Ranging in age from 18-56, the students come from an array of backgrounds and professions. The latter include environmental engineering, information technology, contract construction, biochemistry, cabinet…
January 22 – April 7, 2021 A juried exhibition of work by alumni of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship opened at the Messler Gallery in Rockport, Maine on Friday, January 22. The show is open to the public through April 7, 2021. The 22 pieces of original, contemporary woodwork on display were winnowed from 85…
September 18, 2020 – January 6, 2021 A striking exhibition of artist-made mallets and balls, Out of Bounds: The Art of Croquet, will be on view at the Messler Gallery of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, in Rockport, ME, from September 18, 2020 – January 6, 2021. Curators of the smashing exhibition are Jennifer-Navva Milliken,…