Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, a nationwide Semiquincentennial initiative to showcase the importance of the handmade both throughout our history and in contemporary life.
Bob Trotman, American, born 1947; Person of Interest, 2008; Wood, tempera, wax; 24 x 24 x 16 in. Gift of Bob Trotman and the Kohler Foundation, Inc. CMA 2023.7. Image courtesy of the Columbia Museum of Art / Drew Baron

Body Matters

presented by
Columbia Museum of Art
Aug 22, 2026 -
Jan 3, 2027
Columbia, SC
Exhibitions + Shows
Entrance to special exhibition Woven in Wool: Resilience in Coast Salish Weaving at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Chris Snyder/Burke Museum

Woven in Wool: Resilience in Coast Salish Weaving

presented by
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Sep 13, 2025 -
Aug 30, 2026
Seattle, WA
Virtual Online Event
Exhibitions + Shows Virtual
"OBJECTS: USA 2020", 2020. Photo courtesy of R & Company

OBJECTS: USA

presented by
Museum of Craft and Design
Sep 5, 2026 -
Jan 10, 2027
San Francisco, CA
Virtual Online Event
Exhibitions + Shows Virtual
Kolrosed fish image on a wooden spoon with carving knives for kolroshing. American Swedish Institute

Finish Those Spoons! with Liesl Chatman

presented by
American Swedish Institute
Mar 11, 2026 -
Mar 25, 2026
Minneapolis, MN
Workshops + Courses
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
Makers Night at American Swedish Institute. American Swedish Institute

Makers Night 01/15/2026

presented by
American Swedish Institute
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Minneapolis, MN
Other
Pictured: Exhibition view, Fired in Revolution: Ceramics from the People’s Republic of China. Britney Liang for AMOCA

Museum Meet Cute @ AMOCA

presented by
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Pomona, CA
Celebrations + Gatherings Exhibitions + Shows
Ahree Lee, Binary System, 2022. Nylon and cotton weaving with digital projection, 72 x 70 x 30 inches. Photo: Tatiana Mata. Courtesy of the artist.

A Stitch & Glitch in Time

presented by
CSUN Art Galleries
Jan 20, 2026 -
Mar 12, 2026
Northridge, CA
Exhibitions + Shows
"blooms" by Carletta Carrington Wilson. Carletta Carrington Wilson, "blooms"

Carletta Carrington Wilson: Object Lessons

presented by
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Jul 3, 2026 -
Sep 20, 2026
Bainbridge Island, WA
Exhibitions + Shows
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