Porter Loves Clients: Contemporary Craft 🧶

Contemporary Craft was founded in 1971 and is one of our region's most storied arts institutions. They've done an incredible job of preserving and honoring the organization's history while evolving to meet the demands of craft artists and students of the moment.

While most of our work with them in the past and even now is photography-based, we really enjoyed the opportunity to work together on some web and social media stuff for their store.

Their whole operation is housed across a couple of beautiful buildings and run by people with a really passionate dedication to craft materials and all things handmade. And it should shock exactly zero people that we also love all things handmade!

What we love about working with Contemporary Craft:

They trust us. I think I've said before that we don't expect everyone who works with us to take everything we recommend at face value. But there is a particular joy in working with folks who respect our expertise.
INSPIRATION. There is art everywhere in their buildings, including artist-designed wallpaper in the bathrooms! The organization's age and prestige mean it works with some of the most accomplished craft artisans in the region and around the world. There's always something to ooh and aah over.
It attracts the best people. After working with them off and on for 15ish years, we've had nothing but positive, supportive, and respectful experiences with the different folks that work there. Friends have shown work in exhibitions there, participated in regional residencies, have their work for sale in the shop, and teach classes to spread their enthusiasm for craft. Every time we hear about or see someone new that we know and love connected to the organization, we think, “Yep, that tracks.”

We continue to be grateful for cultivating a community of clients and referrers that consistently brings us people and organizations that are an excellent fit. We take great pleasure in highlighting our clients whenever the opportunity arises, as we genuinely appreciate their work and support their goals.

Thank you for being a part of our community,

Sam + Nathan

8000 Westmoreland Avenue
Swissvale, PA 15218, United States