Ohio Designer Craftsmen
Fine art & craft, art exhibitions, education and more
Starts Sunday, March 24th - Ends Thursday, March 28th We've received so many amazing donations for our online auction! Find treasures and support the Ohio Craft Museum at the same time by bidding on beautiful paintings, pottery, jewelry and more—all proceeds support programming here at the museum! Start bidding with website the link below
Learn basic leather crafting skills with Elaine Coifman of Branch Line Leather! Participants will choose from 5 different projects and complete up to 3 during the class. Click the link below for registration SESSION FULL
Make this cute bunny embroidery with artist Amy Hipple! Learn five basic stitches that can be used for many other projects in the future. Amy Hipple is a former art teacher and the OAEA Outstanding Art Teacher of the Year for 2017. She has also worked with Highlights for Children, COSI, and the Columbus Zoo, and her work was […]
Mark Nafziger and Lisa Orr are the presenters at this year's Functional Ceramics Workshop. In 1977, Phyllis Blair Clark and the College of Wooster Art Department hosted the “Wooster Workshop,” with artists Ginny and Tom Marsh as demonstrators. A total of 35 students attended. That workshop—and the accompanying exhibition—expanded over the years thanks to Clark’s […]
Learn how to bring a sunrise/sunset landscape painting to life using value and color temperature with illustrator and author Tadgh Bentley. Participants will use acrylic paints on canvas. $45 class fee includes all supplies. Click website link below for registration SESSION FULL
May 25, 4:00–8:00pm Visit the Ohio Craft Museum booth for Tie-Dye Butterflies! Directons: Spanning from High Street to Third Street, Columbus Commons is an easy place to find, an easy place to park, and with a variety of special events and programming, it’s an easy place to enjoy. Park address: 160 S High Street, Columbus, OH […]
We will once again be hosting two silent auctions at the Ohio Craft Museum in one of the gift shop rooms during our “Best of 2024” exhibition, proceeds will go towards funding our education program. Items made and generously donated by artist members can be bid on in two auctions: Auction 1: May 5–31 Auction 2: June […]
Come Create with us at COSI, 11-5pm. Indigo - The Creative Power of Plants! Discover how indigo dying combines art + science and make a bandana that is uniquely you. No registration required for this free event For more info, click the event website link below
Opens Sunday, May 5th - Closes Saturday, July 6th Now in its 41st year, Ohio Designer Craftsmen's annual juried members' exhibition, “The Best of...,” features works in all fine craft media by established and emerging artists. Regarded as a significant exhibition of fine craft, “The Best of 2024” showcases contemporary functional, sculptural and decorative approaches […]
This lectures was so popular, we are a having a second session! Curious about the connection of what’s growing on top to what’s happening underneath? Well, so was studio artist Marcia Armstrong. Learn how the intersection of science and art becomes a scientific discovery that transforms into a creative visual expression. Advanced registration in required […]
Visit the Ohio Craft Museum booth to create Tie-Dye Butterflies! No registration required.
Join local woodworking artist Mike Krall to make a fun summer daisy using wood cookies, glue, paint and lots of extra embellishments! REGISTRATION FULL