Betty Raphael Main MenuAn Evangelist for the ArtsRiverview Community Action CorporationA federally funded anti-poverty program operating in the boroughs of Oakmont and Verona of Pennsylvania.The StoreThe Store for arts and crafts and people-made thingsThe Sociable WorkshopContemporary CraftCyd Johnson7ce112606044a21de2784035b7d7703e921898a5
In-house artist workstation featuring Daniel Baxter's "Kreepy Dolls"
12017-11-15T09:58:59-08:00Contemporary Craft20plain5322402017-11-29T11:56:46-08:00 Today, the Store is housed in Contemporary Craft, located in the Strip District near downtown Pittsburgh. The Store still sells handcrafts made by local and nationally known craftspeople, and now shares space with a free gallery focused on social justice issues, bench rentals for people wishing to display their work, and an in-house artist who creates works at the front of the Store. Right now, the in-house artist is Daniel Baxter, who hand crafts unique "Kreepy Dolls."
Downstairs Contemporary Craft still has a workshop, though one quite different from the Sociable Workshop in the 70's. People from the community are invited to come in and pay take classes with craftspeople, and visitors keep the items they make rather than handing them over to be sold in the Store.
However, outreach still of vital importance to Contemporary Craft, it just has a different look. They have outreach programs working with schools, the Women's Shelter in downtown Pittsburgh, and retirement homes. To find out more about these programs and/or Contemporary Craft as a whole, visit their website-
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