Crafting the Future Artist Talk

Join us for this free artist talk with our Crafting the Future resident artists.

Mark DeShields, a glass artist based in Asheville, NC.
Ian Shishido was born and raised on the island of Oahu. Glass has become his vessel to venture beyond the blue horizon with the intent of sharing his craft.
Ian Solomon, an Emmy award winning interdisciplinary artist, journalist & organizer from Detroit, Michigan.
Aya Oki, a Japanese artist currently nomadically traveling whose work explores the dialogue between herself and the materiality of molten glass.

Crafting the Future provides artists of color access to transformative opportunities in order to build a future free from systemic barriers to success.