Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, a nationwide Semiquincentennial initiative to showcase the importance of the handmade both throughout our history and in contemporary life.
The Wheat Farmers. Shane Booth

Cyanotype

presented by
Visions Museum of Textile Art
Feb 14, 2026 -
Jun 20, 2026
San Diego, CA
Exhibitions + Shows
Jan weaving on a rigid heddle loom. Max Woltman

Craft in America Watch Party – “West”

presented by
Fiber Arts on 4th
Friday, January 9, 2026
Los Ranchos, NM
Screenings
"River’s Edge" by Shannon Lucas Westrum (left); "Roses in a Broken Vase" by Christine Novotny (right). Photo credit: Christine Novotny

McKnight 2025 Fiber Artist Fellowship Exhibition

presented by
Textile Center
Jan 13, 2026 -
Apr 4, 2026
Minneapolis, MN
Virtual Online Event
Exhibitions + Shows Talks + Conferences Virtual
Paper Patch Baskets. Annetta Kraayeveld

Paper Baskets With Annetta Kraayeveld

presented by
Fiber Arts on 4th
Mar 27, 2026 -
Mar 29, 2026
Los Ranchos, NM
Workshops + Courses
Exhibition Postcard. Christa Schoenbrodt

Tennessee Craft 2025 Member Exhibition

presented by
Tennessee Craft
Oct 27, 2025 -
Dec 19, 2025
Columbia, TN
Exhibitions + Shows
Winter Village Traditions. Red Mill Museum Village

2025 Winter Village & Festival of Trees

presented by
Red Mill Museum Village
Nov 29, 2025 -
Dec 22, 2025
Annandale, NJ
Celebrations + Gatherings Marketplaces + Festivals
Sample prepared by FWM Education. Carlos Avendaño

Traveling Tapestry Workshop

presented by
The Fabric Workshop and Museum
Friday, November 7, 2025
Philadelphia, PA
Workshops + Courses
Show floor of American Craft Made Baltimore 2025. Max Franz

American Craft Made Baltimore

presented by
American Craft Council
Feb 20, 2026 -
Feb 22, 2026
Baltimore, MD
Exhibitions + Shows Marketplaces + Festivals
Paula Bartron at the bench in the glass studio, University of California, Berkeley, 1971. Photo from the Marvin Lipofsky Papers, Rakow Research Library, MS-0185, Corning Museum of Glass. Courtesy of Corning Museum of Glass

Tough Stuff: Women in the American Glass Studio

presented by
Corning Museum of Glass
May 30, 2026 -
Jan 3, 2027
Corning, NY
Exhibitions + Shows
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Intuit Art Museum

Intuit Art Museum. Courtesy of Intuit Art Museum
Chicago,
IL
Arts/Cultural Organization Museum

Historic St. George’s Museum & Archives

Historic St. George's after the Benjamin Franklin Bridge was built - a mere 14 feet away. HSG Museum & Archives
Philadelphia,
PA
Museum

Ornament Magazine

HINGED GOLD GORGET from Kerala, India, of high karat gold and ruby, early 19th Century. Photograph by Robert K. Liu/Ornament
San Marcos,
CA
Arts/Cultural Organization Other

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School

Be inspired, share history, and create art through Vesterheim’s world-class collection, immersive Folk Art School, and engaging exhibits and programs, including 12 historic buildings. Vesterheim
Decorah,
IA
Arts/Cultural Organization Museum

PATRICIA SWEETOW GALLERY

Exhibition: A Chorus of Twisted Threads. photo: Patricia Sweetow Gallery
Los Angeles,
CA
Gallery

Art Complex Museum

Art Complex Museum. Lori LeDoux
Duxbury,
MA
Museum

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Winterthur Cecil Bedroom. courtesy of Winterthur
Winterthur,
DE
Arts/Cultural Organization

National Museum of Women in the Arts

National Museum of Women in the Arts, exterior, 13th Street side, 2023; Photo by John Mannarino
Washington,
DC
Museum

Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc.

SAQA Global Exhibition Fierce Planets (at Louisiana State University Museum of Art)
International
Arts/Cultural Organization Other

Wyoming Arts Council

Jim Jackson, leather carver from Sheridan, Wyoming. Josh Chrysler/Wyoming Folklife Collection
Cheyenne,
WY
Arts/Cultural Organization

Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+)

CERF+ Staff. AJS Photography
Brattleboro,
VT
Arts/Cultural Organization
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