Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Marks 25th Anniversary with Silver-Focused Exhibition 'A Material Inheritance'
The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new exhibition titled "A Material Inheritance," showcasing a range of artistic expressions through silver. Open until January 30, 2027, the exhibition features free admission and includes works by artists such as Moussa Albaka, Shane R. Hendren, and alumni Edward Lane McCartney and Jaydan Moore. The collection spans traditional metalsmithing, jewelry making, and innovative uses of glass and ceramics. Key pieces include Adam Whitney's "Unknown Echo" and Leah Ying Lin's "Oumuamua Dream," highlighting silver's pivotal role in various artistic and scientific advancements.
Key facts
- The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the exhibition 'A Material Inheritance.'
- The exhibition is on view through January 30, 2027, at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.
- Admission is free.
- Artists featured include Moussa Albaka, Shane R. Hendren, Edward Lane McCartney, Jaydan Moore, Leah Ying Lin, Anjali Srinivasan, and others.
- McCartney and Moore are alumni of the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft's Artist Residency Program.
- The exhibition presents works spanning traditional metalsmithing and jewelry making as well as experimental glass, ceramic, and kinetic media practices.
- Silver's optical and metallurgical properties enabled advances in mirror-making, photography, and scientific instrumentation.
- Notable works include Adam Whitney's 'Unknown Echo' (2023), Jaydan Moore's 'TRACES #2' (2025), Anya Kivarkis's 'Untitled' (brooch) (2005), and Leah Ying Lin's 'Oumuamua Dream' (2024).
Entities
Artists
- Moussa Albaka
- Shane R. Hendren
- Edward Lane McCartney
- Jaydan Moore
- Leah Ying Lin
- Anjali Srinivasan
- Adam Whitney
- Anya Kivarkis
- David Hunter Hale
- Mike Bray
- Bob Mackie
- Cher
- Carol Burnett
- Edith Head
- Mitzi Gaynor
- Vincent Delieuvin
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Raphael
- Titian
- Tintoretto
- Veronese
- Jacquemus
- Tanya Weddemire
- Clive Davis
- David Hockney
- John Galliano
- Marc Jacobs
Institutions
- Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
- Artist Residency Program
- Colossal
- Rimowa
- Faber-Castell
- Museum Ludwig
- Hong Kong Fashion Fest
- Centrestage
- Louvre
- National Museum of the Château de Compiègne
- Television Academy
- Langosteria
- Cheval Blanc
- Studio MUKA
- DRIFT
- Serpentine
- Crystal Bridges
- Tiffany & Co.
- GPHG
- The Met
- Pierre Frey
- Marc Jacobs Beauty
- Armory Show
Locations
- Houston
- United States
- Las Vegas
- Hong Kong
- China
- Paris
- France
- Compiègne
- Miami
- Santa Monica
- Caribbean
- Milan
- Italy