Mint members are invited to enjoy a special tour with Annie Carlano, senior curator of Craft, Design, and Fashion, as well as a chance to meet the collectors, Lorne Lassiter and Gary Ferraro.

Craft Across Continents features more than 50 objects from the Lassiter/Ferraro private collection and is presented in a domestic-like setting to underscore the theme of enjoying life through living with art. The exhibition includes glass, ceramics, bamboo, and textile contemporary objects by artists from around the globe.

Free for members.

Mint members get a first look at the exhibition Craft Across Continents — Contemporary Japanese and Western Objects: The Lassiter/Ferraro Collection before the exhibition opens to the public at 11 AM.

Craft Across Continents features more than 50 objects from the private collection of Lorne Lassiter and Gary Ferraro. The exhibition will be presented in a domestic-like setting to underscore the theme of enjoying life through living with art.

Enjoy free museum admission and activated spaces for the public opening of the exhibition Craft Across Continents — Contemporary Japanese and Western Objects: The Lassiter/Ferraro Collection.

Noon-1 PM: Coffee, tea, and cookie bar in Queen’s Room Level 5.

1–2 PM: Japanese art expert Joe Earle will show how practice-based considerations of material and technique have interacted with local traditions and global movements to produce one of the world’s most dynamic craft ecosystems. The leaders of today’s Japanese craft scene come from varied backgrounds including hands-on training in time-honored centers of the ceramic and bamboo industries, education in multidisciplinary art colleges, or long periods of residence abroad.

2:15–3 PM and 3:30–4:15 PM: Join in an in-gallery conversation with Annie Carlano, senior curator of Craft + Design and Fashion at The Mint Museum, and collectors Lorne Lassiter and Gary Ferraro. Brand Gallery Level 4. Please RSVP as space is limited.

RSVP here for the 2:15 PM in-gallery conversation.

RSVP here for the 3:30 PM in-gallery conversation.