The Craft in America Center presents “The Spotlight: Functional Lighting and Illuminated Sculpture” through Aug. 20.

(photo courtesy of the Craft in America Center)

Lighting design requires multidisciplinary creativity and finesse that falls somewhere between art and engineering. Most people directly engage with lights by merely flipping a switch. Yet, the ephemeral force that lights emit revolutionizes how people experience their environment.

The exhibition will focus on lighting designs that are sculptural art objects. The lamps and lighting in the exhibition transform spaces through their primary functional capacity, but also through the elegance and intrigue they bring to domestic and commercial environments.

The exhibition focuses on lighting of fine craftsmanship melded with design mastery and conceptual innovation.

Participating artists include Garry Knox Bennett, Evan Chambers, David D’Imperio, Mia Hall, Po Shun Leong, Julie Moringello, Neptune Glass, Marcus Papay, Christopher Poehlmann, Stephen White, Hongtao Zhou and more. Zhou’s “Energy Wood Lamp” is pictured.

A series of lectures by leading artists in the field of functional lighting design will accompany the exhibition; dates are forthcoming. The Craft in America Center is located at 8415 W. Third St. For information, call (323)951-0610, or visit www.craftinamerica.org.