Join HCCC and Lawndale for a day of free family fun, including artist demonstrations, hands-on activities, exhibitions, and tasty treats.

At HCCC, join us for Craft Community Day, featuring local artist guilds and community groups. Visitors of all ages are invited to see craft demonstrations, visit the resident artists’ studios, and view current exhibitions.

• Watch craft demonstrations by a variety of Houston-area artist guilds and community groups, including ClayHouston and Contemporary Handweavers of Houston.
• See the exhibitions on view: Escaping Earth: The Kinetic Work of Casey Curran, Drawn to the Work: Illustration and Craft in Conversation,and In Residence: 12th Edition.
• Visit the resident artists’ studios
• Enjoy food and refreshments from It’s a Wrap! food truck
• Enjoy all-natural ice pops from GoodPop

PARTICIPATING ARTIST GUILDS

ClayHouston
Contemporary Handweavers of Houston
Creativity Shell
Gulf Coast Woodturners
Houston Area Blacksmiths Association
Houston Bead Society
Houston Calligraphy Guild
Machine Knitting Club
Polymer Clay Guild
The Printing Museum and Houston Book Arts Guild
Rug Hookers
Texas Association of Original Doll Artists
Texas Basket Weavers Association
TXRX Labs
Woodworkers Club of Houston
Zine Fest

Double your fun by checking out Lawndale’s Family Day across the street. From 12 – 2 PM, Lawndale will offer hands-on activities inspired by their winter exhibitions, including Virginia Lee Montgomery’s SKY LOOP and Shawne Major’s Folie a Deux. Their galleries will be open from 11 AM – 5 PM.

Please note:  The HCCC parking lot will be blocked off for demonstrations, but street parking is available nearby.  Craft Community Day replaces Hands-on Houston in March.  HoH will resume in April!