Craft is a category of art or art movement represented by several artists such as Candace Hicks, Dominique Muñoz and Grace Sachi Troxell. Across 5 recent stories, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and Inverness Museum and Art Gallery have covered Craft.
Image: Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, Edinburgh
The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock will open 'Material Nature: Gifts from the John and Robyn Horn Collection' on August 15, presenting more than 70 sculptural works drawn from a craft collection assembled by John and Robyn Horn.
The exhibition runs from 18 August to 3 October 2026 in the First Floor Craft Showcase. The showcase will continue with Lois Walpole from 5 October to 28 November, followed by Laura Cunningham from 30 November to 23 January 2027.
Image: Katie Mongoven, ‘Pair of Chinese Blue and white Porcelain Small Gourd Bottle Vase 0131252025’, 2025. Seed beads, viscose, cotton thread, silk thread, found ceramic vessels, 8.5 × 3.5 × 11 in. Photo courtesy of the artist. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston
The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft has opened ‘In Residence: 19th Edition,’ an exhibition featuring work by the eight artists selected for the institution’s 2025–2026 Artist Residency Program.
The Nagano Prefectural Art Museum has opened ‘NAM Collection 2026, Part II’, a presentation centred on recent acquisitions by contemporary artists Yoichi Umetsu and Hideki Nakazawa.
The National Gallery of Modern Art in Bengaluru has highlighted Channapatna craft at its Art & Craft Experience Centre, framing the tradition as part of a hands-on presentation of making and material knowledge.
Image: Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock
Image: Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, Edinburgh
Image: Katie Mongoven, ‘Pair of Chinese Blue and white Porcelain Small Gourd Bottle Vase 0131252025’, 2025. Seed beads, viscose, cotton thread, silk thread, found ceramic vessels, 8.5 × 3.5 × 11 in. Photo courtesy of the artist. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston
Image: Nagano Prefectural Art Museum
Image: National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru
