Join us as we celebrate the opening of the Materials & Applications x Craft Contemporary Summer 2025 Installation, Light Gauge by Departamento del Distrito, along with Craft Contemporary’s new indoor exhibitions, Ether: Aromatic Mythologies and the air we share, as well as the IAO Olfactory Storylab Maker-In-Residence.

Guests enjoy early access to the projects, celebratory summer solstice craft activities, and summery refreshments. This event marks the public opening of Light Gauge and will include a special introduction and walkthrough of the installation led by the designers. The Materials & Applications x Craft Contemporary Courtyard is a partnership between the two institutions exploring craft through art and architecture. M&A presents an annual installation and related public programs every summer in the courtyard of Craft Contemporary.

Event Details:

Exhibitions Open House: 12 - 5 pm
All-ages courtyard craft activity: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Materials & Applications Director remarks and Light Gauge Walkthrough with the Artists: 4 pm

This event is free and open to the public, and all are welcome. We will be collecting donations at the door for CHIRLA (The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights).

Starting Summer of 2025, Craft Contemporary will present a series of exhibitions interpreting the varied interactions between craft and the natural elements: air, water, earth, and fire. The exhibitions will highlight sustainability, accessibility, and connect visitors to the universal rhythms of the Earth. Significantly, these exhibitions will tell a new story of Craft in a contemporary world as we work together to heal global wounds through creativity and making.

Beginning with the element of air, we are excited to invite you to celebrate the start of summer and the opening of the Materials & Applications x Craft Contemporary Summer 2025 Project and Craft Contemporary's Summer/Fall exhibitions.

Enjoy the new exhibitions, drop-in crafts, summery refreshments, and the arts community!