In 2020, CC relocated from The Strip District to its permanent location on Butler Street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
The organization offers exhibitions focusing on multi-cultural diversity and social justice.,[1] artist-led, hands-on workshops, and a store featuring handcrafted art objects by artists from across the United States.
[4] CC was founded in 1971 by Elizabeth Rockwell Raphael[5][6] in the belief that contemporary artists had new things to say with traditional materials, and that they needed wider opportunities to exhibit and sell their work.
[7] In 2010, CC was named a "Champion in Action" in the community arts category by Citizens Bank and WPXI-TV, and received a $25,000 grant for “offering cutting-edge exhibitions focused on multicultural diversity and non-mainstream art, as well as a range of classes and community outreach programs,” said Ralph J, Papa, Chairman of Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania.
This award recognizes an organization, institution, corporation, or individual who has made significant contributions to the field of craft with a minimum of 25 years of service.