Please join MAD and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts for an evening with Corey Pemberton, artist and director of the nonprofit arts organization Crafting the Future. Pemberton will trace the unifying thread of human connection that interlaces and informs each of the three pillars of his current practice—glass making, painting, and community-oriented nonprofit work.

The Haystack Mountain School of Crafts is an international craft school located in Deer Isle, Maine. Founded in 1950 as a research and studio program in the arts, Haystack is a leader in the field of contemporary craft, with an award-winning campus designed by noted American architect, Edward Larrabee Barnes.  This talk is part of Haystack’s Distinguished Speaker Series, celebrating the 75th anniversary of Haystack’s founding and the power of craft in community.

About the artist

Corey Pemberton received a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2012. He has completed residencies at The Pittsburgh Glass Center (PA), Bruket (Bodø, NO), Alfred University (NY), and a Core Fellowship at the Penland School of Craft (NC). He has exhibited work at the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (CA), The Contemporary Museum of Art in Raleigh (NC), and has work in the permanent collections of The Museum of Arts and Design (NY), The Boston Museum of Fine Art (MA), and The Chrysler Museum of Art (VA).

Pemberton currently resides in Los Angeles, California, where he splits his time between the nonprofit arts organization Crafting the Future, painting, and his glass practice. He strives to bring together people of all backgrounds and identities, breaking down stereotypes and building bridges; not only through his work with Crafting the Future, but also with his personal artistic practice.