Wayne Center for the Arts to showcase Ohio Craft Museum’s Best of 2025

Wayne Center for the Arts is welcoming Best of 2025, a juried exhibition organized by the Ohio Craft Museum, to its Gault Gallery and Looney Workshop this fall.

Featuring contemporary fine crafts by 65 artists from across the state, the exhibition will be on view Aug. 28 through Oct. 23 and is free.

An opening reception will be held Thursday, Aug. 28 from 5-7 p.m. at Wayne Center for the Arts to meet local artists and celebrate the arrival of this exhibition in Wooster.

Juror Michele Tuegel, founding executive director of Florida Craftsmen Inc., selected 81 works in clay, glass, metal, wood, fiber and mixed media from nearly 400 entries. Sixteen artists received Awards of Excellence in Ohio Designer Craftsmen’s annual members competition.

“We are thrilled to bring Best of 2025 to our community,” said Sara Starr Brink, executive director of Wayne Center for the Arts. “This exhibition is an inspiring showcase of creativity, craftsmanship and innovation, and we’re proud to make it accessible to everyone.”

For more information visit www.WayneArtsCenter.org.