This year’s Young Artist Cohort spent 36 weeks in an intensive craft skill-building program to showcase pieces that shine as bright as the artist who created them. Each artist is inspired by something that sparks their creativity and drives them to enjoy making. Our curriculum concentrates on developing concepts and craft techniques to prepare students for post-secondary opportunities, highlighting the artists they are becoming, and showing how bright their futures are.

Study hall is often described as a place where students are encouraged to complete homework, study for upcoming examinations, and makeup missed assignments. Study Hall also becomes a place where we develop, a designated space and time for questions, explorations, and self-development. Explore selections from the Craft Alliance Ceramic Teaching Collection and Craft Library, as well as demonstrations, presentations, and hands-on stations.

The Unbirthday Party kicks off our 60th anniversary year with a topsy-turvy version of the beloved biennial teapot exhibition at Craft Alliance. The exhibition is inspired by Lewis Caroll’s books, in particular the Mad Hatter’s tea party in The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland and the “Unbirthday Party ” as described by Humpty Dumpty in Carroll’s sequel Through the Looking Glass (the two were merged into one in the 1951 Disney movie).

The exhibition is presented as an immersive experience, inviting visitors to be guests at a tea party in which the rules have all changed, and every day is an opportunity to celebrate your UnBirthday.