Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, a nationwide Semiquincentennial initiative to showcase the importance of the handmade both throughout our history and in contemporary life.
Pewabic's National Historic Pottery building in the snow. Photographer Amanda Rogers, Courtesy Pewabic Pottery

Holiday Showcase

presented by
Pewabic Pottery
Nov 6, 2025 -
Dec 28, 2025
Detroit, MI
Virtual Online Event
Celebrations + Gatherings Marketplaces + Festivals Virtual
Watch live glassblowing demos by renowned glass artists. Photo courtesy of Pilchuck Glass School

Pilchuck Glass School’s Annual Spring Tours

presented by
Pilchuck Glass School
Apr 22, 2026 -
Apr 26, 2026
Stanwood, WA
Artist Open Studio Other
Enjoy live stringband music on the Blacksmith Stage during the Stringband Music & Arts Festival at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Kirk Jordan

Stringband Music & Arts Festival

presented by
Ozark Folk Center State Park
Oct 9, 2026 -
Oct 10, 2026
Mountain View, AR
Celebrations + Gatherings
Detail of "Quilled Jacket with Shirt and Trousers" by Joe Savage, Porcupine quills, trade beads, buckskin, sinew, basswood bark fibers, natural dyes, brass button bases, woven, stitched, edged, sewn, ric rac quillwork. Joe Savage

Handwork: Mni Sota

presented by
Textile Center
Apr 14, 2026 -
Jul 11, 2026
Minneapolis, MN
Exhibitions + Shows Marketplaces + Festivals
American Craft Fest St. Paul. Carina Lofgren

American Craft Fest St. Paul

presented by
American Craft Council
Jun 13, 2026 -
Jun 14, 2026
St Paul, MN
Exhibitions + Shows Marketplaces + Festivals
Stay tuned for the May/June 2026 issue of Scholastic Art featuring 250 years of American art and craft. Image courtesy of Scholastic Art.

Celebrating 250 Years of American Art

presented by
Scholastic Art
Friday, May 1, 2026
Virtual Online Event
Other Virtual
Stacey Ann Rekkedahl – Modern Day Norwegian Trunk. Vesterheim

Past/Present/Future of Folk Art

presented by
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School
Jul 11, 2025 -
Jan 11, 2026
Decorah, IA
Exhibitions + Shows
WEM Artist-in-Residence Kelly Cobb examining a handwoven and embroidered cotton skirt by Letty Esherick. Wharton Esherick Museum

Working at a Joyous Creative Thing: Weaving, Making, and Material Culture in Letty Esherick’s Legacy

presented by
Wharton Esherick Museum
Sep 18, 2025 -
Dec 28, 2025
Malvern, PA
Exhibitions + Shows
Faceted stones. Justin K Prim

Faceting Bootcamp with Justin K Prim

presented by
Brooklyn Metal Works
Feb 9, 2026 -
Feb 20, 2026
Brooklyn, NY
Workshops + Courses
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