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Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, a nationwide Semiquincentennial initiative to showcase the importance of the handmade both throughout our history and in contemporary life.
Handwork book cover. Courtesy of Phaidon & Monacelli and Craft in America

Handwork: Handcrafted Objects that Made America -Book Signing and Celebration

presented by
Craft in America Center
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Los Angeles,
CA
America's 250th Celebrations + Gatherings
Come join us for an exciting week of stitching, spinning, dyeing, and beading. With more to come! Emily Wroten

Spin Weave Week Celebration in collaboration with HGA

presented by
Arlington Weaves Etc
Oct 5, 2026 - 
Oct 9, 2026
Arlington,
VA
America's 250th Artist Open Studio
Pictured: “Joseph Vaughan with artwork for a war propaganda poster,” National Archives and Records Association. 1946. AMOCA

Fractured Foundations: 250 Years of American History

presented by
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Jun 27, 2026 - 
Nov 29, 2026
Pomona,
CA
America's 250th Exhibitions + Shows
A visitor engages with “Black Lives Matter,” by Deanna Tyson, part of “Visioning Human Rights in the New Millennium: Quilting the World’s Conscience,” organized by Carolyn Mazloomi, featuring the Women of Color Quilters Network and Friends, presented by the Fitton Center for Creative Arts, summer 2018. Courtesy of Fitton Center for Creative Arts

The Soul of Black Folks: 250 Years of Creativity, Leadership and Innovation

presented by
Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Women of Color Quilters Network
Jul 24, 2026 - 
Sep 12, 2026
Hamilton,
OH
America's 250th Celebrations + Gatherings Exhibitions + Shows
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