Craft Contemporary is a non-collecting art museum that presents six-nine artistically diverse exhibitions per year, which give voice to emerging local artists who create contemporary art from traditional craft materials and processes. Craft Contemporary coordinates over 90 multigenerational public programs per year, many of which are hands-on workshops led by professional artists and instructors. Based on the assumption that everyone has experience with making something, the museum aims to connect individuals with artists through intimate, hands-on experiences with materials and processes that lead to creative expression for beginners to experts.

Our core public programs (about 7 per month) include:

-A monthly Maker Night featuring a guest artist and designed to create community through making
-A monthly Craft Lab Family Workshop with a visiting artist-educator
-Half-day and day-long skill-based workshops such as natural dyeing, blacksmithing, and printmaking
-Gallery walkthroughs with the exhibition curator(s)
-Art talks with exhibiting artists, poets, or community partners

Additionally, we offer ongoing programs for specialized audiences by application:
-K-12 school tours with art-making activities to Title 1 schools in Los Angeles both in-person and online with support for transportation and free access to museum family programs
-20-week afterschool teen studio program where students work with one exhibiting artist and learn about careers in the arts
-10-week workshops for adults over 55 years in partnership with Seeding Vitality in the Arts (3 series offered annually)

To increase accessibility for low-income audiences, we offer free admission every Sunday.