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

Scandinavia’s Celebratory Fat Tuesday Buns with Nichole Accettola

presented by
American Swedish Institute
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Saint Paul, MN
Virtual Online Event
Virtual Workshops + Courses
Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman, Jenev Studio, Los Angeles, 1954-1955. Photo by Milton Lipton, courtesy of the Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman Estate

Partners in Design: a dialogue and documentary screening

presented by
Craft Contemporary
Sunday, January 25, 2026
Los Angeles, CA
Exhibitions + Shows Screenings Talks + Conferences
Promotional poster, Carol Sauvion – Keynote Lecture, 2-24-2026, 6:30p, Aztec Student Union Theater @ SDSU. Mark Markley (Sauvion Portrait), Craft in America (logo), Kerianne Quick, Poster Design

Keynote Speaker, Carol Sauvion

presented by
San Diego State University, School of Art and Design
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
San Diego, CA
Talks + Conferences
Snake and turtle patterns on Inkle Loom band. Annie MacHale

Reptile-Inspired Patterns on the Inkle Loom with Annie MacHale

presented by
Fiber Arts on 4th
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Los Ranchos, NM
Workshops + Courses
Introduction to Acanthus. American Swedish Institute

Introduction to Acanthus

presented by
American Swedish Institute
Jan 13, 2026 -
Feb 3, 2026
Minneapolis, MN
Workshops + Courses
Highland School. Vesterheim

Lost and Found: Norwegian-American Fiddle Tunes – Favorites from Bill Sherburne and the Highlandville Dance

presented by
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Decorah, IA
Virtual Online Event
Virtual Workshops + Courses
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
"In the Shells", 2019 – 2025 , paper, reed, UV coating, variable sizes. Courtesy of the Artist

Peregrination: Xiaojing Yan 闫晓静

presented by
Contemporary Craft
Feb 6, 2026 -
May 2, 2026
Pittsburgh, PA
Exhibitions + Shows
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