Join artist Beau McCall for an open bar and evening workshop creating unique doll themed necklaces using buttons. Participants will learn to transform these everyday objects into eye-catching Barbie-themed jewelry pieces, inspired by the MAD exhibition Barbie®: A Cultural Icon. MAD will provide all the necessary materials. All skill levels welcome!

Design Happy Hour invites the public ages 21 and up to enjoy an open bar of wine and beer while exploring design techniques with some of the city's most exciting makers and creatives. All activities take place in the Museum’s studio classroom. 

About the Artist

Beau McCall—enthusiastically proclaimed by American Craft magazine as “The Button Man”—creates wearable and visual art by applying clothing buttons onto mostly upcycled fabrics, materials, and objects. McCall’s work is held in the permanent collections of numerous public institutions and by private individuals, including the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD). McCall is currently on view in MAD’s exhibition, OUT of the Jewelry Box. In 2024, he launched his nationally touring retrospective exhibition Beau McCall: Buttons On at Fuller Craft Museum (Brockton, MA) and an accompanying exhibition catalog featuring contributions from curators at the Victoria & Albert Museum (UK); Getty Research Institute; Charles H. Wright African American Museum (Detroit); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Peabody Essex Museum; the Leslie Lohman Museum of Art (NYC); and more. His works have been featured in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, The Boston Globe, NBC, CBS, FOX 5, and more.