
(Front) Sasha Baskin, Jenny’s Departure. Jacquard and hand-woven cotton, silk, and rayon, rosette overshot patterning, natural dye, screenshot from “The Bachelor” (season 22).
Slow / Make
On view in the Staenberg Gallery
January 17 – February 28, 2025
Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Fridays, open until 8:00 PM
Is Slow Craft Still Relevant Today?
In the studios of Craft Alliance and other craft schools and centers, students and artists dedicate themselves to making by hand – embracing slow, meticulous work with techniques used for hundreds of years. But with the increasing accessibility of post-industrial and digital processes that aid in completing and creating artwork, is the slow, method-heavy practice of craft still relevant today? Slow/Make explores making and craft at the intersections between the hand and technology.
Curated in collaboration with Crossroads Preparatory School, whose Fifth Day students investigate this idea and pose questions to answer through studio experiences, artist discussions, and studio visits.
Exhibiting Artists:
Sasha Baskin
Pierce Haley
Rena Wood
C. Pazia Mannella
Emily Cobb
Wanda Sullivan
Moraa Nyaribo
Katja Toporski
Maia Leppo
Related Events
Craft Chat w/ Moraa Nyraibo
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January 26, 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Free Family Saturday
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February 1, 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Pierce Haley Demo & Interaction Installation
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February 1, 1:00 – 4:oo PM
Creative Play & Storytime / Craft Experience Tours
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TBA
Member Social: Rena Wood Demonstration
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February 21, 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Exhibition Reception + Third Friday
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February 21, 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Creative Play & Storytime | Craft Experience Tours
Dates coming soon!: In conjunction with this thought-provoking exhibition, we’ll have Creative Play & Storytime from 10:00 – 11:30 AM and Craft Experience Tours from 2:00 – 4:00 PM. These events will give families the opportunity to engage with and learn more about the stunning pieces in the exhibition. For updates, please sign up for our newsletter.


Craft Alliance’s exhibition series is funded in part by Peggy & Mark Holly, Jackie Levin & Michael Rubin, the Missouri Arts Council, the Regional Arts Commission, and