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

Family Handcraft at Home: Kroting

presented by
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School
Feb 1, 2026 -
Feb 28, 2026
Virtual Online Event
Virtual Workshops + Courses
Dawn Chorus 2. Molly Elkind

Paper Weaving with Watercolors with Molly Elkind

presented by
Fiber Arts on 4th
Feb 13, 2026 -
Feb 14, 2026
Los Ranchos, NM
Workshops + Courses
Floor Loom. Shafer Historical Museum

Interactive Weaving Demonstration

presented by
Moses Lake Museum & Art Center
May 15, 2026 -
Jan 15, 2026
Moses Lake, WA
Exhibitions + Shows
Living with Craft artwork on display. Wayne Art Center

Wayne Art Center – Living with Craft

presented by
Wayne Art Center
Dec 6, 2025 -
Jan 24, 2026
Wayne, PA
Exhibitions + Shows
Preston Singletary and Joe David, Dancing Wolf Headdress. Preston Singletary and Joe David, Dancing Wolf Headdress, 2014, kiln-formed, sand-carved glass, cedar bark, 16” x 30” x 12”. Image courtesy of Preston Singletary, Photograph by Russell Johnson, © Preston Singletary.

Clearly Indigenous

presented by
Mingei International Museum
Jun 27, 2026 -
Sep 20, 2026
San Diego, CA
Exhibitions + Shows
Norwood Viviano, “Recasting Houston” (detail), 2019. Kiln-cast glass. 14 x 14 x 13 inches. Photo by Tim Thayer/RM Hensleigh.

Clutch City Craft

presented by
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Feb 28, 2026 -
Aug 8, 2026
Houston, TX
Exhibitions + Shows
Lisa Alvarado, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, Talismans for a Theater of Resilience (process image), 2025. Carlos Avendaño

Lisa Alvarado: Talismans for a Theater of Resilience

presented by
The Fabric Workshop and Museum
Sep 25, 2025 -
Apr 12, 2026
Philadelphia, PA
Exhibitions + Shows
Untitled. Oriya Mahmodi

Origins

presented by
Visions Museum of Textile Art
Oct 24, 2026 -
Jan 16, 2027
San Diego, CA
Exhibitions + Shows
Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, Cloved Oval, copper and brass. Courtesy of Sienna Patti

On Purpose: Myra Mimlitsch-Gray

presented by
School of Art and Design, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Jan 20, 2026 -
Mar 29, 2026
Little Rock, AR
Exhibitions + Shows Talks + Conferences
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