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WHO WE ARE |
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Houston
Center for Contemporary Craft is a nonprofit organization founded to
advance education about the process, product and history of craft. HCCC's
major emphasis is on objects of art made primarily of fiber, metal, glass,
clay and wood.
HCCC provides a much-needed venue for
exhibition, retail and studio space to support the work of local and
national artists and to serve as a resource for artists, educators and the
community at large.
After more than two years of careful planning by a
nine member Board of Directors and Advisory Council of 24 local and
national members, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft opened its doors
in the fall of 2001 with an inaugural exhibition, Defining Craft I:
Collecting for the New Millennium, from the collection of the American
Craft Museum in New York.
As a resource for both artists and educators,
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft offers the community at-large a
unique opportunity to experience the excitement of the handmade through
workshops, gallery talks, studio demonstrations and educational outreach
programs.
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LOCATION |
4848 Main Street, Houston,
TX 77002
Located in the Museum District, 2 blocks south of
Hwy. 59, the 11,350 square foot building offers over 3,000 square feet of
museum quality exhibition space, nearly 1,000 square feet of retail space,
and six artist studios.
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DIRECTIONS |
Click here for a
map and driving directions to the Craft Center, courtesy of Yahoo! Maps.
Come the back way from Montrose Boulevard. Turn east
on Chelsea. Turn left on Travis. Our parking lot will be on
the right-hand side where Travis dead ends. Enter through our back
door.
Take the METRORail from downtown or Reliant
Stadium. We are three blocks south of the Wheeler
Station. For more information on the METRORail, please click
here.
From Hwy 59 South: Take the Main Street
Exit. Right on Main, right on Rosedale (at Texas State
Optical). Parking is on your right on Travis.
From
Hwy 59 North: Take the Fannin Street exit, Right on Southmore
Boulevard, right Main Street, left on Rosedale (at Texas State
Optical). Parking is on your right on Travis.
From Hwy
288: Take the Southmore Boulevard exit. West on Southmore
Boulevard to Main Street, right on Main Street, left on Rosedale (at Texas
State Optical). Parking is on your right on Travis.
From
Hwy 45: Take Hwy 45 to Hwy 288 South. Exit Southmore
Boulevard. West on Southmore Boulevard to Main Street, right on Main
Street, left on Rosedale (at Texas State Optical). Parking is on
your right on Travis.
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PARKING |
Free and
handicap accessibile parking is available directly behind the building on
Travis Street off of Rosedale. There is limited parking in front of
the building on Main Street.
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ACCESSIBILITY |
 Accessible entrance is located in the rear of the
building (parking lot). |
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ADMISSION |
Free and open
to the public. Donations are gratefully accepted. |
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HOURS |
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00
AM -5:00 PM
Sunday 12:00 NOON - 5:00
PM
Closed Sundays during July and
August
Monday
CLOSED
HCCC is closed on the following
holidays:
Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and the week of
December 25, 2009 - January 1, 2010.
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TOURS |
Group tours
are available by appointment for both adults and school age
children. Please contact Jason Kishell at 713.529.4848 x112
or email jkishell@crafthouston.org.
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RETAIL |
Asher Gallery
highlights national and local craft artists, and features fine
one-of-a-kind objects for sale. See above for hours of
operation. To be considered for gallery sales click here for guidelines. For more information call
713.529.4848 x201 or email ssippel@crafthouston.org.
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VOLUNTEERS |
HCCC is
always looking for new volunteers! Our wonderful team of volunteers
includes docents, retail assistants, administrative assistants and much
more! If you are interested in applying to become an HCCC volunteer,
please click here for an application
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STAFF |
Julie Farr
Executive
Director
713.529.4848 Ext. 103
jfarr@crafthouston.org
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Mary Headrick
Communications
Director
713.529.4848 Ext. 107
mheadrick@crafthouston.org
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Gwynne Rukenbrod
Curator of Fine
Craft
713.529.4848 Ext. 104
grukenbrod@crafthouston.org
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Jason
Kishell
Education Director
713.529.4848 Ext. 112
jkishell@crafthouston.org
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Suzanne
Sippel
Retail Manager
713.529.4848 Ext. 201
ssippel@crafthouston.org
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Nyala
Wright
Associate Director
of Fundraising
713.529.4848 Ext. 101
nwright@crafthouston.org
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Randall
Dorn
Facilities & Operations Manager
713.529.4848 Ext.
109
rdorn@crafthouston.org
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BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Phyllis Childress, President
Sara Morgan,
Founding President
Paula Arnold, Vice President
Tom Perry,
Secretary
Grant Hester, Treasurer
Libby Cagle
Heidi
Gerstacker
Steve Hempel
Frank Hevrdejs
Irene
Johnson
Melanie Lawson
Victoria Lightman
Jennifer
LeGrand
Barbara Marcus
Libbie Masterson
Carrin
Patman
Barbara Paull
Omar Perez
Gika Rector
Robert H.
Schwartz
Ashley L. Wehrly
Clint Willour |
ADVISORY
COUNCIL
Lynn Baird
Jennifer Barnds
Gracie
Cavnar
Franci Crane
Carolyn Dahl
Nanette Finger
Pam
Glosserman
Nancy & Oliver Goldesberry
Cece
Goldstone
Sharon & John Hoffman
Thomas Irven
Jim
Keller
Anne Lamkin Kinder
Linda Lewis
Kathy Poeppel &
Richard Moiel
Michael Morgan
Carol Straus
Cindi
Strauss
Kay Tabor
Ellie Totz
Debbie Wetmore
Sandie
Zilker |
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Official Airline of Houston Center for
Contemporary Craft
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is funded in part
by grants from The Brown Foundation; Houston Endowment, Inc.; the
City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance; Texas
Commission on the Arts; the Wortham Foundation; and Windgate
Charitable Foundation.
HCCC education and outreach
programs are funded in part by The Clayton Fund and The Simmons
Foundation.
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