Yesterday we had the great pleasure of touring the wonderful Fuller Craft Museum at 455 Oak Street in Brockton with Executive Director Erin McGough. Fuller Craft Museum is FREE for EVERYONE! Please visit their incredible collection, and check out their amazing expanded handmade holiday market for unique gifts! You can support local artists by gifting handmade ceramics, jewelry, hats, beautiful toys, decorative boxes, cards, accessories, and more all at the Fuller Craft Museum. Learn more at fullercraft.org
[Photo 1: Chris Cooney, Metro South Chamber of Commerce President & CEO; Erin McGough, Executive Director, Fuller Craft Museum; Emma Stratton, and Cathryn Schofield, Metro South Chamber Staff with specialty items crafted by local artists, for sale in the Fuller Craft extended gift store.]
[Photo 2: FCM Executive Director, Erin McGough giving a historic overview of the Fuller during our guided museum tour.]
[Photo 3: Anna Metacalfe, “Pop Up Pollinator Picnic”, 2016 – 2021. Porcelain, glaze, transfer prints.]
[Photo 4: “Food Justice: Growing a Healthier Community through Art” traveling exhibition organized by Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, on display in Brockton through April 23, 2023. Included exhibiting artists: Gavin Benjamin, George Bowes, Wendy DesChene, Michael Austin Diaz, Jason Forck, Joan Iversen Goswell, Holly Hanessian, Stefanie Herr, Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., Patty Kennedy-Zafred, Anna Metcalfe, Xena Ni, Mollie Ruskin, Jeff Schmuki, and Logan Woodle.]
[Photo 5: Xena Ni and Mollie Ruskin, “Transaction Denied”, 2019. Mixed media, paper receipts, manila folders, audio clips.]
[Photo 6: Natalia Arbelaez, “Colonizaciòn Española”, 2019. Terracotta majolica and luster.]
[Photo 7: Raven Skyriver, “Ascent”, 2020. Sculpted glass on metal stand.]
[Photo 8: Amy Genser, “Shifting” – a site specific one-of-a-kind sculptural installation, 2022. Mulberry paper and acrylic on mesh. On display in Brockton through December 2023.]
[Photo 9: Xenobia Bailey, “Bit by Bit, Little by Little”, 2000. Acrylic yarn, cotton yarn, and beads.]
[Photo 10: Soonran Youn, “Island No. 2”, 2000. Cotton and thread.]