Waste Not, Want Not: Craft in the Anthropocene brings together contemporary artworks created from previously existent materials to reimagine craft in the shadow of the twenty-first century. Utilizing second-hand discards or industrially manufactured materials, artists transform refuse into highly crafted forms. Exhibited objects speak to the unique and impending challenges of the current age, simultaneously blurring the distinctions between industrially made commodities and the traditional realm of handcraft. Together, the works reveal how artists are employing craft techniques and knowledge to reimagine the role of the artist in the twenty-first century—and how reuse is just one facet of a desperately needed response to our current era.
Exhibiting artists:
Amber Cowan
Lee Davignon
Alysia Fischer
Susie Ganch
Tamara Kostianovsky
Laura Petrovich-Cheney
LaRissa Rogers
MJ Tyson
Ann Weber
This exhibition was made possible with the support of The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation.
In the Press:
American Craft: Happenings
Artscope: Reimagining Waste Through Art: Repurposed Inspiration at Fuller Craft
This exhibition was featured on radio WATD, on television on WCVB-Cityline, and in the print issue of South Shore Home, Life & Style.