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The Spector Craft Prize supports the next generation of American makers.

The Emerging Artists Award honors five exceptional artists with seven years or less of studio practice through a $10,000 grant, mentorship, and professional development.

Apply by March 1, 2026 at spectorcraftprize.org.

Credits: Photography and video courtesy of Pierre Le Hors, featuring Nicole Cherubini’s work “2” from her exhibition “Hotel Roma” at Friedman Benda. Photography courtesy of Salon 94 Design and ©️Jaiik Lee. Video courtesy of R & Company.

Meet Abby Bangser—Founder of Object & Thing and Advisory Board Member for the Spector Craft Prize. With a curatorial vision shaped by her time at Frieze, Bangser has long been interested in dissolving the boundaries between art and design. Through @object_thing, she creates a platform where material, form, and idea are considered on equal footing—foregrounding makers whose practices challenge hierarchy and expand the language of contemporary craft. @abbybangser

Meet Abby Bangser—Founder of Object & Thing and Advisory Board Member for the Spector Craft Prize. With a curatorial vision shaped by her time at Frieze, Bangser has long been interested in dissolving the boundaries between art and design. Through @object_thing, she creates a platform where material, form, and idea are considered on equal footing—foregrounding makers whose practices challenge hierarchy and expand the language of contemporary craft. @abbybangser

Meet Abby Bangser—Founder of Object & Thing and Advisory Board Member for the Spector Craft Prize. With a curatorial vision shaped by her time at Frieze, Bangser has long been interested in dissolving the boundaries between art and design. Through @object_thing, she creates a platform where material, form, and idea are considered on equal footing—foregrounding makers whose practices challenge hierarchy and expand the language of contemporary craft. @abbybangser

Meet Abby Bangser—Founder of Object & Thing and Advisory Board Member for the Spector Craft Prize. With a curatorial vision shaped by her time at Frieze, Bangser has long been interested in dissolving the boundaries between art and design. Through @object_thing, she creates a platform where material, form, and idea are considered on equal footing—foregrounding makers whose practices challenge hierarchy and expand the language of contemporary craft. @abbybangser

Meet Lisa Perry—Founder of Onna House and Advisory Board Member for the Spector Craft Prize. A designer and collector with a distinctly modernist eye, Perry has shaped a world where art, design, and living are in constant dialogue. Through @onnahouse, she foregrounds women artists and reframes craft as both discipline and language—expanding its place within contemporary culture and the home. @lisaperrystyle

Meet Lisa Perry—Founder of Onna House and Advisory Board Member for the Spector Craft Prize. A designer and collector with a distinctly modernist eye, Perry has shaped a world where art, design, and living are in constant dialogue. Through @onnahouse, she foregrounds women artists and reframes craft as both discipline and language—expanding its place within contemporary culture and the home. @lisaperrystyle

Meet Lisa Perry—Founder of Onna House and Advisory Board Member for the Spector Craft Prize. A designer and collector with a distinctly modernist eye, Perry has shaped a world where art, design, and living are in constant dialogue. Through @onnahouse, she foregrounds women artists and reframes craft as both discipline and language—expanding its place within contemporary culture and the home. @lisaperrystyle

Meet Lisa Perry—Founder of Onna House and Advisory Board Member for the Spector Craft Prize. A designer and collector with a distinctly modernist eye, Perry has shaped a world where art, design, and living are in constant dialogue. Through @onnahouse, she foregrounds women artists and reframes craft as both discipline and language—expanding its place within contemporary culture and the home. @lisaperrystyle

We are honored to welcome Zoe Fisher to the Spector Craft Prize Advisory Board. She is Director of Salon 94, one of New York’s most respected galleries, known for championing artists working at the edges of categories—where art, design, craft, and the decorative arts converge. With a sharp curatorial sensibility and deep engagement across the contemporary art world, she plays a central role in shaping how artists and makers are recognized and valued beyond conventional boundaries. @zoealexanderfisher

We are honored to welcome Zoe Fisher to the Spector Craft Prize Advisory Board. She is Director of Salon 94, one of New York’s most respected galleries, known for championing artists working at the edges of categories—where art, design, craft, and the decorative arts converge. With a sharp curatorial sensibility and deep engagement across the contemporary art world, she plays a central role in shaping how artists and makers are recognized and valued beyond conventional boundaries. @zoealexanderfisher

We are honored to welcome Zoe Fisher to the Spector Craft Prize Advisory Board. She is Director of Salon 94, one of New York’s most respected galleries, known for championing artists working at the edges of categories—where art, design, craft, and the decorative arts converge. With a sharp curatorial sensibility and deep engagement across the contemporary art world, she plays a central role in shaping how artists and makers are recognized and valued beyond conventional boundaries. @zoealexanderfisher

We are honored to welcome Zoe Fisher to the Spector Craft Prize Advisory Board. She is Director of Salon 94, one of New York’s most respected galleries, known for championing artists working at the edges of categories—where art, design, craft, and the decorative arts converge. With a sharp curatorial sensibility and deep engagement across the contemporary art world, she plays a central role in shaping how artists and makers are recognized and valued beyond conventional boundaries. @zoealexanderfisher

We are honored to welcome Jeffrey Gibson to the Spector Craft Prize Advisory Board.

A painter and sculptor, Gibson draws on his Mississippi Choctaw and Cherokee heritage, weaving Indigenous craft traditions with abstraction and popular culture. His work challenges boundaries between fine art and craft, high and low, and past and present. A MacArthur Fellow, his work is held in major collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the National Gallery of Art. His perspective—shaped by identity, material, and meaning— is invaluable. @jeffrune

We are honored to welcome Jeffrey Gibson to the Spector Craft Prize Advisory Board.

A painter and sculptor, Gibson draws on his Mississippi Choctaw and Cherokee heritage, weaving Indigenous craft traditions with abstraction and popular culture. His work challenges boundaries between fine art and craft, high and low, and past and present. A MacArthur Fellow, his work is held in major collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the National Gallery of Art. His perspective—shaped by identity, material, and meaning— is invaluable. @jeffrune

We are honored to welcome Jeffrey Gibson to the Spector Craft Prize Advisory Board.

A painter and sculptor, Gibson draws on his Mississippi Choctaw and Cherokee heritage, weaving Indigenous craft traditions with abstraction and popular culture. His work challenges boundaries between fine art and craft, high and low, and past and present. A MacArthur Fellow, his work is held in major collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the National Gallery of Art. His perspective—shaped by identity, material, and meaning— is invaluable. @jeffrune

We are honored to welcome Jeffrey Gibson to the Spector Craft Prize Advisory Board.

A painter and sculptor, Gibson draws on his Mississippi Choctaw and Cherokee heritage, weaving Indigenous craft traditions with abstraction and popular culture. His work challenges boundaries between fine art and craft, high and low, and past and present. A MacArthur Fellow, his work is held in major collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the National Gallery of Art. His perspective—shaped by identity, material, and meaning— is invaluable. @jeffrune

We are honored to welcome Elissa Auther to the Spector Craft Prize Advisory Board. She is Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and William and Mildred Ladson Chief Curator at the Museum of Arts and Design, the leading U.S. institution dedicated to contemporary craft, design, and art. A scholar and curator whose writing and exhibitions have shaped critical discourse around craft, fiber, and the decorative arts, she brings to the Spector Craft Prize an expert understanding of what American craft is, where it has been, and what it is becoming. @eauther

We are honored to welcome Elissa Auther to the Spector Craft Prize Advisory Board. She is Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and William and Mildred Ladson Chief Curator at the Museum of Arts and Design, the leading U.S. institution dedicated to contemporary craft, design, and art. A scholar and curator whose writing and exhibitions have shaped critical discourse around craft, fiber, and the decorative arts, she brings to the Spector Craft Prize an expert understanding of what American craft is, where it has been, and what it is becoming. @eauther

We are honored to welcome Elissa Auther to the Spector Craft Prize Advisory Board. She is Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and William and Mildred Ladson Chief Curator at the Museum of Arts and Design, the leading U.S. institution dedicated to contemporary craft, design, and art. A scholar and curator whose writing and exhibitions have shaped critical discourse around craft, fiber, and the decorative arts, she brings to the Spector Craft Prize an expert understanding of what American craft is, where it has been, and what it is becoming. @eauther

We are honored to welcome Elissa Auther to the Spector Craft Prize Advisory Board. She is Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and William and Mildred Ladson Chief Curator at the Museum of Arts and Design, the leading U.S. institution dedicated to contemporary craft, design, and art. A scholar and curator whose writing and exhibitions have shaped critical discourse around craft, fiber, and the decorative arts, she brings to the Spector Craft Prize an expert understanding of what American craft is, where it has been, and what it is becoming. @eauther

We are honored to welcome the 2026 Spector Craft Prize Advisory Board. Eighteen leading voices across art, design, and craft come together to reflect the expanding field of contemporary making—its histories, its boundaries, and its future.

Elissa Auther, Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and William and Mildred Ladson Chief Curator, Museum of Art and Design @eauther

Abby Bangser, Founder, Object & Thing @abbybangser

Liz Collins, Artist and Designer @lizzycollins7

Zoe Fisher, Director, Salon 94 @zoealexanderfisher

Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, Founder, Salon 94 @jeannegr

Jeffrey Gibson, Painter and Sculptor @jeffrune

Sarah Harrelson, Founder, Cultured Magazine @sarahgharrelson

Peter Lane, Ceramic Artist @peterlaneclay

Little Wing Lee, Interior Designer and Founder, Studio & Projects @studio.and.projects

Jeff Lincoln, Founder, Jeff Lincoln Art & Design @jefflincolnartdesign

Hannah Martin, Senior Design Editor at Architectural Digest @_h_mart_

Deborah Needleman, Basket Maker and Former Editor-in-Chief of T: The New York Times Style Magazine @deborahneedleman

Camille Okhio, Writer, Curator, Historian @cokhio

Grela Orihuela, Senior Vice President of Fairs, Design Miami @grelaorihuela

Lisa Perry, Founder, Onna House @lisaperrystyle

Brigette Romanek, Interior Designer and Founder, Brigette Romanek Studio @brigetteromanek

Abraham Thomas, Daniel Brodsky Curator of Modern Architecture, Design, and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art @abraham_thomas1977

Ari Wiseman, Partner, Wiseman Studio and Former Deputy Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation @ariwiseman

We are honored to welcome the 2026 Spector Craft Prize Advisory Board. Eighteen leading voices across art, design, and craft come together to reflect the expanding field of contemporary making—its histories, its boundaries, and its future.

Elissa Auther, Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and William and Mildred Ladson Chief Curator, Museum of Art and Design @eauther

Abby Bangser, Founder, Object & Thing @abbybangser

Liz Collins, Artist and Designer @lizzycollins7

Zoe Fisher, Director, Salon 94 @zoealexanderfisher

Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, Founder, Salon 94 @jeannegr

Jeffrey Gibson, Painter and Sculptor @jeffrune

Sarah Harrelson, Founder, Cultured Magazine @sarahgharrelson

Peter Lane, Ceramic Artist @peterlaneclay

Little Wing Lee, Interior Designer and Founder, Studio & Projects @studio.and.projects

Jeff Lincoln, Founder, Jeff Lincoln Art & Design @jefflincolnartdesign

Hannah Martin, Senior Design Editor at Architectural Digest @_h_mart_

Deborah Needleman, Basket Maker and Former Editor-in-Chief of T: The New York Times Style Magazine @deborahneedleman

Camille Okhio, Writer, Curator, Historian @cokhio

Grela Orihuela, Senior Vice President of Fairs, Design Miami @grelaorihuela

Lisa Perry, Founder, Onna House @lisaperrystyle

Brigette Romanek, Interior Designer and Founder, Brigette Romanek Studio @brigetteromanek

Abraham Thomas, Daniel Brodsky Curator of Modern Architecture, Design, and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art @abraham_thomas1977

Ari Wiseman, Partner, Wiseman Studio and Former Deputy Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation @ariwiseman

We are honored to welcome the 2026 Spector Craft Prize Advisory Board. Eighteen leading voices across art, design, and craft come together to reflect the expanding field of contemporary making—its histories, its boundaries, and its future.

Elissa Auther, Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and William and Mildred Ladson Chief Curator, Museum of Art and Design @eauther

Abby Bangser, Founder, Object & Thing @abbybangser

Liz Collins, Artist and Designer @lizzycollins7

Zoe Fisher, Director, Salon 94 @zoealexanderfisher

Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, Founder, Salon 94 @jeannegr

Jeffrey Gibson, Painter and Sculptor @jeffrune

Sarah Harrelson, Founder, Cultured Magazine @sarahgharrelson

Peter Lane, Ceramic Artist @peterlaneclay

Little Wing Lee, Interior Designer and Founder, Studio & Projects @studio.and.projects

Jeff Lincoln, Founder, Jeff Lincoln Art & Design @jefflincolnartdesign

Hannah Martin, Senior Design Editor at Architectural Digest @_h_mart_

Deborah Needleman, Basket Maker and Former Editor-in-Chief of T: The New York Times Style Magazine @deborahneedleman

Camille Okhio, Writer, Curator, Historian @cokhio

Grela Orihuela, Senior Vice President of Fairs, Design Miami @grelaorihuela

Lisa Perry, Founder, Onna House @lisaperrystyle

Brigette Romanek, Interior Designer and Founder, Brigette Romanek Studio @brigetteromanek

Abraham Thomas, Daniel Brodsky Curator of Modern Architecture, Design, and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art @abraham_thomas1977

Ari Wiseman, Partner, Wiseman Studio and Former Deputy Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation @ariwiseman

We are honored to welcome the 2026 Spector Craft Prize Advisory Board. Eighteen leading voices across art, design, and craft come together to reflect the expanding field of contemporary making—its histories, its boundaries, and its future.

Elissa Auther, Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and William and Mildred Ladson Chief Curator, Museum of Art and Design @eauther

Abby Bangser, Founder, Object & Thing @abbybangser

Liz Collins, Artist and Designer @lizzycollins7

Zoe Fisher, Director, Salon 94 @zoealexanderfisher

Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, Founder, Salon 94 @jeannegr

Jeffrey Gibson, Painter and Sculptor @jeffrune

Sarah Harrelson, Founder, Cultured Magazine @sarahgharrelson

Peter Lane, Ceramic Artist @peterlaneclay

Little Wing Lee, Interior Designer and Founder, Studio & Projects @studio.and.projects

Jeff Lincoln, Founder, Jeff Lincoln Art & Design @jefflincolnartdesign

Hannah Martin, Senior Design Editor at Architectural Digest @_h_mart_

Deborah Needleman, Basket Maker and Former Editor-in-Chief of T: The New York Times Style Magazine @deborahneedleman

Camille Okhio, Writer, Curator, Historian @cokhio

Grela Orihuela, Senior Vice President of Fairs, Design Miami @grelaorihuela

Lisa Perry, Founder, Onna House @lisaperrystyle

Brigette Romanek, Interior Designer and Founder, Brigette Romanek Studio @brigetteromanek

Abraham Thomas, Daniel Brodsky Curator of Modern Architecture, Design, and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art @abraham_thomas1977

Ari Wiseman, Partner, Wiseman Studio and Former Deputy Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation @ariwiseman

Meet Warren Spector, Founder, Spector Craft Prize. Warren celebrates the power of craft, highlighting work that honors process, material, and the irreplaceable experience of making by hand.

Meet Warren Spector, Founder, Spector Craft Prize. Warren celebrates the power of craft, highlighting work that honors process, material, and the irreplaceable experience of making by hand.

Meet Glenn Adamson, Jury Chairman of the Spector Craft Prize for Emerging Artists. He is a curator, author, and scholar whose work has helped shape the global conversation around craft and material culture.

Meet Glenn Adamson, Jury Chairman of the Spector Craft Prize for Emerging Artists. He is a curator, author, and scholar whose work has helped shape the global conversation around craft and material culture.

Meet Glenn Adamson, Jury Chairman of the Spector Craft Prize for Emerging Artists. He is a curator, author, and scholar whose work has helped shape the global conversation around craft and material culture.

Meet Zesty Meyers, Co-founder, R & Company, and Spector Craft Prize Jury Member. Zesty champions makers who turn imagination into objects, explores contemporary craft, and gives back to the community. Craft is where creativity meets the tangible.

Meet Zesty Meyers, Co-founder, R & Company, and Spector Craft Prize Jury Member. Zesty champions makers who turn imagination into objects, explores contemporary craft, and gives back to the community. Craft is where creativity meets the tangible.

Meet Zesty Meyers, Co-founder, R & Company, and Spector Craft Prize Jury Member. Zesty champions makers who turn imagination into objects, explores contemporary craft, and gives back to the community. Craft is where creativity meets the tangible.

Meet Zesty Meyers, Co-founder, R & Company, and Spector Craft Prize Jury Member. Zesty champions makers who turn imagination into objects, explores contemporary craft, and gives back to the community. Craft is where creativity meets the tangible.

Meet Jen Padgett, Windgate Curator of Craft at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Spector Craft Prize Jury Member. Her passion for contemporary craft and the makers shaping the field brings valuable insight to this year’s Prize.

Meet Jen Padgett, Windgate Curator of Craft at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Spector Craft Prize Jury Member. Her passion for contemporary craft and the makers shaping the field brings valuable insight to this year’s Prize.

Meet Jen Padgett, Windgate Curator of Craft at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Spector Craft Prize Jury Member. Her passion for contemporary craft and the makers shaping the field brings valuable insight to this year’s Prize.

Meet Jen Padgett, Windgate Curator of Craft at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Spector Craft Prize Jury Member. Her passion for contemporary craft and the makers shaping the field brings valuable insight to this year’s Prize.

Meet Rosanne Somerson — Furniture Designer/Maker, President Emerita of the Rhode Island School of Design, and Spector Craft Prize Jury Member.

Meet Rosanne Somerson — Furniture Designer/Maker, President Emerita of the Rhode Island School of Design, and Spector Craft Prize Jury Member.

Meet Rosanne Somerson — Furniture Designer/Maker, President Emerita of the Rhode Island School of Design, and Spector Craft Prize Jury Member.