CraftForms 2024, 29th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft
December 7, 2024 – January 25, 2025
Showcasing works in basketry, ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, wood and 3-D printing.
December 7, 2024 – January 25, 2025, Free and Open to the Public
Monday–Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Closed on Sundays and Holidays
CraftForms 2024 Preview Party
Friday, December 6, 2024, 6 - 10:00 pm
Help us celebrate CraftForms 2024 and catch the first glimpse of selected works while enjoying culinary delights by Catering by Design, fine wines, festive martinis, sculpted ice luge carved by Ice Sculpture Philly, and live jazz music by Phyllis Chapelle and Dave Posmontier. Juror Jo Lauria will present $10,000 in awards at the CraftForms awards ceremony.
CraftForms 2024 Juror
ABOUT THE JUROR
Jo Lauria – Curator, Writer, Educator
Jo Lauria is a Los Angeles-based curator, author, and educator. Her forward thinking advocacy for the handmade has been rewarded with a lifetime of acclaimed projects. A specialist in craft, design, and decorative arts, Lauria is currently Adjunct Curator of the American Museum of Ceramic Art (Pomona, CA) and Faculty at Otis College of Art and Design. Many know her from her teniure as Curator of Decorative Arts at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
As curator/organizer, her more than 25 national touring exhibitions and museum-based surveys showcase her sensitivity towards the integrity of materials, her respect for the undervalued and marginalized including female and senior makers, and her zest for creative interplay. As author, her significant publications in her field include over twenty survey books and monographs, a similar number of articles and reviews, as well as nearly fifty lectures and symposia. Her most recent publication is a monograph on modernist architect William F. Cody with coauthors Catherine Cody and Dr. Don Choi: Master of the Midcentury, The Architecture of William F. Cody (Monacelli Press, September 2021).
Her honors include the American Ceramic Circle Book Award for Ralph Bacerra: Exquisite Beauty and the Silver Muse Award from the American Association of Museums for the documentary Color and Fire, about the artists in LACMA’s 20th Century ceramic collection. An Honorary Lifetime Member of the National Council for Education of Ceramic Art (NCECA), she is also Vice President of the Board for The Marks Project.
Her philosophy is to do projects that make her quiver, that bring out the connections and visions in creative minds, and that pay forward through a combination of collaboration and mentorship. She received degrees from Yale, Loyola Marymount and OTIS College of Arts and Crafts.
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