Tradition/Innovation: American Masterpieces of
Southern Craft and Traditional Art

January 23 through May 15, 2010

JCSM is host to a traveling survey exhibition of contemporary craft and traditional art produced in the southeastern United States, and is the only venue in Alabama. Organized by the Southern Arts Federation, Tradition/Innovation: American Masterpieces of Southern Craft and Traditional Art features fifty-eight of the region’s master artists working in ceramics, glass, fiber arts, basketry, woodworking, metal-smithing, book arts, and other traditionally “utilitarian” media. Featuring more than 100 objects, the exhibition provides a sweeping view of modern craft, with examinations of the importance of community and culture, innovation and evolution, and the imprint of place.