Date & Time
Saturday, November 3, 2012 11:00 am
to 3:00 pm
Venue
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Address
4848 Main Street. Houston, Texas 77002
Host

Drop in between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM
Free/No Registration Required

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is pleased to host the second annual HANDS-ON FAMILY FESTIVAL, a free community celebration. Families and visitors of all ages are invited to this fun day of indoor/outdoor activities. Enjoy hands-on craft activities, demonstrations by local artists, refreshments, and CraftTexas 2012, a juried exhibition featuring outstanding craft by Texas artists.

  • Craft Activities:  basket weaving, pattern design, felt purses
  • Artist Demos:  cold hammering (metal) by local metalsmith, John Barber; basket weaving by the Clear Lake Basket Weavers Guild; and woodturning by the Gulfcoast Woodturners Association
  • Craft Garden tours every half hour, starting at 11:30 AM
  • Snacks available for purchase from Ladybird food truck and Porch Swing Desserts
  • Beer sponsored by Karbach Brewing Co.

HANDS-ON FAMILY FESTIVAL is made possible by generous support from the Kinder Foundation, Michael and Mary Kay Poulos, and Kathrine G. McGovern.

 

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4848 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is located in the Houston Museum District, two blocks south of Highway 59, near Rosedale St. Visitors should park in the free parking lot located directly behind the building, off Rosedale and Travis Streets, and enter through the back entrance. 

Free Admission

OPEN TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 10 AM – 5 PM

4848 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is located in the Houston Museum District, two blocks south of Highway 59, near Rosedale St. Visitors should park in the free parking lot located directly behind the building, off Rosedale and Travis Streets, and enter through the back entrance. 

Free Admission

OPEN TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 10 AM – 5 PM

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