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“Against the Grain” exhibition Florida CraftArt

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Against the Grain cele­brates the time­less art of wood­work­ing while pushing the bound­aries of tradi­tion. This inno­v­a­tive exhi­bi­tion high­lights cutting-edge concepts, contem­po­rary tech­niques, and the evolv­ing rela­tion­ship between func­tion and form.
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Against the Grain

Septem­ber 13-October 25, 2025

Florida CraftArt, 501 Central Avenue, St. Peters­burg, FL 33701

Appli­ca­tion via Call​forEn​try​.org: https://artist.callforentry.or…

VISION

Florida CraftArt announces Against the Grain, a hybrid invi­ta­tional and open-call exhi­bi­tion cele­brat­ing the time­less art of wood­work­ing while pushing the bound­aries of tradi­tion. This inno­v­a­tive exhi­bi­tion high­lights cutting-edge concepts, contem­po­rary tech­niques, and the evolv­ing rela­tion­ship between func­tion and form. Against the Grain will present a stun­ning array of furni­ture, sculp­ture, util­i­tar­ian objects, and more. Each piece reveals the unique beauty of wood as a medium and the bound­less creativ­ity that skilled hands and metic­u­lous crafts­man­ship can achieve.

Curated by Tampa-based furni­ture maker and artist Kurt Raschke, the exhi­bi­tion will be on view at Florida CraftArt in the heart of down­town St. Peters­burg, Florida, show­cas­ing contem­po­rary wood artists from all over the nation.

ABOUT THE CURATOR

Kurt Raschke is a Tampa, Florida-based furni­ture maker and artist. He holds a BFA in three-dimen­sional art from Georgia State Univer­sity and completed a furni­ture-making inten­sive program at the Center for Furni­ture Craft­man­ship in Maine to hone his wood­work­ing skills. He currently serves on the Board of Direc­tors of the Friends of the Florida School of Wood­work in Tampa.

Kurt’s furni­ture and sculp­tural work have been exhib­ited nation­ally. His work is based on tradi­tional tech­niques while creat­ing modern designs. He loves to add fun, quirky touches to coun­ter­act the seri­ous­ness often asso­ci­ated with art. Kurt also teaches wood­work­ing classes, takes on appren­tices, and, on occa­sion, is recog­nized in public for his wood­work­ing product videos.

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3 works

SUBMIS­SION DEAD­LINE: Friday, July 18 at 11:59pm MT 

APPLI­CA­TION: https://artist.callforentry.or…