April 28 – May 31, 2017 “Current Student Work” opened at the Messler Gallery of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine on Friday, April 28. The exhibition, which runs through May 31, features furniture and furnishings by participants in the school’s flagship Nine-month Comprehensive course. The students range in age from 25-65 and…
January 20 – April 5, 2017 A juried exhibition of work by Center for Furniture Craftsmanship alumni and Fellows opened at the Messler Gallery on Friday, January 20 and will run through April 5, 2017. The 21 pieces on display, selected from 70 submissions, embody the combination of lively design and technical virtuosity for which…
September 23, 2016 – January 4, 2017 “DC Current,” which showcases woodworkers from the renowned Smithsonian Craft Show, opened at the Messler Gallery of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport on Friday, September 23, 2016. “Bringing the best of the Smithsonian to Midcoast Maine is a great way to show our career-track students and…
June 10 – September 14, 2016 “New Work by Faculty,” an exhibition of furniture, turned objects, carving, and sculpture in wood, has opened for the summer at the Messler Gallery of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport. The exhibition runs through September 14th, 2016. All 29 makers represented in the exhibition are current-year instructors…
April 15 – May 25, 2016 “Current Student Work” opened at the Messler Gallery of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine on Friday, April 15. The exhibition, which runs through May 25, features furniture and furnishings by participants in the school’s flagship Nine-Month Comprehensive course. The students range in age from 25-60 and…
January 22 – April 6, 2016 Maine Wood is a juried, biennial exhibition designed to showcase the breadth, creativity, and excellence of Maine’s woodworking community. For 2016 the Center received 90 submissions from 45 Maine artists and artisans. “This is our fifth biennial,” says Peter Korn, Executive Director of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, “and…
September 25, 2015 – January 6, 2016 “Contemporary Wood Design,” a national exhibition showcasing a new generation of furniture makers, opened at the Messler Gallery of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport on Friday, September 25, 2015. “Every generation brings fresh perspectives to the fabrication of the shared world,” says Center director Peter Korn.…
June 12 – September 16, 2015 “New Work by Faculty,” an exhibition of furniture, turned objects, carving, and sculpture in wood, has opened for the summer at the Messler Gallery of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport. The exhibition runs through September 16th, 2015. All 24 makers represented in the exhibition are current-year instructors…
April 17 – May 27, 2015 “Current Student Work” features furniture and furnishings by participants in the school’s Nine-Month Comprehensive course. The students come from variety of backgrounds, from recent college graduations and military service, to previous careers in health care, agriculture, biochemistry, and interaction design. The Lead Instructor for the course is Aled Lewis,…
January 23 – April 5, 2015 “Beautility” celebrates otherwise ordinary objects—such as buckets, bicycles, boats, and brooms—that achieve beauty through fitness to purpose and conscientious construction. Some, such as the hand-tied brooms of Appalachian artist Brenda Harman, are beautiful in their authenticity and simplicity. Others, such as Max Gunawan’s “Lumio” multifunctional LED lamp, employ the…