Guild Council Program

Museum of Contemporary Craft greatly values our community’s ideas, interests and ingenuity. Our community space in The Lab is dedicated to exhibiting outstanding community artwork, as well as featured partnership projects.

Community Showcase

Connect with local craft guilds to see what current Portland crafters are creating. A different guild from our Guild Council Program is featured in our Community Showcase in the Lab every 4 to 6 weeks.

Columbia Fiberarts Guild (Formerly Columbia Stitchery Guild)
April 21–June 6, 2009
Visit the Columbia Fiberarts Guild web site.

The Community Showcase will feature work by Summer of Making instructors Susan Beal, Jess Beebe, Kim Lakin, Brenda Mallory and Denyse Schmidt from June 9 to July 19.

Call for Entry

Basketry of the Pacific Northwest
Submissions due 5 pm on Monday, June 29, 2009
Museum of Contemporary Craft seeks basketry submissions under 24 x 24 x 24 inches which have inspirational ties to a coveted object or image. This small juried show is open to Northwest basket makers, contemporary and traditional, for its Community Showcase, on view Tuesday, July 28 through Saturday, August 29, 2009 in The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft. Juried by Charissa Brock and held in conjunction with the National Basketry Organization, Inc.’s 2009 Convention, “Traditions & Innovations V,” July 28–August 2, 2009 at Portland State University.

Download a submission form

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Guild Council Circle Participants

Art in the Pearl Fine Arts and Crafts Festival
Portland Bead Society
Columbia Basin Basketry Guild
Columbia Fiberarts Guild (formerly Columbia Stitchery Guild)
Creative Metal Arts Guild
Guild of Oregon Woodworkers
Association of Northwest Weavers' Guild
Oregon Glass Guild
Oregon Potters Association
Portland Handweavers Guild
Portland Open Studios