I Am Clay is the first exhibition to focus on figurative pottery from Acoma Pueblo.

The community-curated show examines historic Puebloan precursors to figuration in clay, and considers how tourism during the early 20th century helped shape the development of this practice.

Over 120 objects will narrate the story of the Acoma women artists at the heart of this tradition.

I Am Clay travels to Haak’u Museum at Acoma Pueblo in February 2027.

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This professionally juried-exhibition highlights South Carolina’s contemporary craft scene as part of the national Handwork 2026 initiative.

Featuring 10–12 artists working in fiber, ceramics, wood, and mixed media, the show emphasizes both heritage and innovation. Many of the works will be created specifically for this exhibition, underscoring the ongoing evolution of craft practices in the state.

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Costume Society of America’s 2026 symposium in Charlotte, NC will explore the cyclical nature of dress and textile history.

From ancient reuse driven by cost to today’s response to fast fashion waste, the practices of remake, recycle, and upcycle reflect enduring ingenuity. Rising interest in second-hand shopping and creative repurposing underscores a modern shift toward sustainability, reaffirming the historical and contemporary relevance of reuse, remake, and recycle in the clothing industry.

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Textile Center is kicking off the year celebrating Minnesota artists with the 2025 McKnight Fiber Artist Fellowship Exhibition, featuring new work by the 2025 fellowship recipients Christine Novotny of Grand Marais, a weaver and dyer, and Shannon Lucas Westrum of Bemidji, a basketry and mixed media artist.

Artist talks and reception for the artists: March 19, 5 – 7 pm, 2026, at Textile Center.

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Begun in 2018 and completed in 2020, John Paul Morabito unveils their series of religious tapestries with a subtle but explicit intervention, cloaking 15th- and 16th-century Renaissance paintings of Madonna and Child in flamboyant colors of drag—a Queer allegory turning sacred to Camp.

Morabito remediates devotional paintings by artists such as DaVinci and Botticelli with accentuated day-glow colors and a stigmata presentation shimmering with gold beaded fringe.

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NAN’s flagship annual event, Assembly for Embroiderers, brings stitchers of all levels together for exceptional classes, lectures, discussion forums, and artistic inspiration.

Held in conjunction with Assembly, The Exemplary is our celebrated needlearts exhibition showcasing original, adapted, and non-original works by stitchers at all stages of their journey.

Entrants do not need to be a NAN member to enter The Exemplary.

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Founded in 1799, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) is the nation’s oldest continuously operating museum, dedicated to celebrating creativity across time, place, and culture.

PEM’s Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026 audio tour curated by Paula Richter, features nearly 30 objects from six galleries. Spanning 500 years, the tour explores how handcraft—from colonial furniture to contemporary textiles—embodies artistry, identity, and the timeless value of making by hand.

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Join artist and Instructor James Johnson for a presentation about Tlingit history and the cultural significance of spoons.

Tlingit spoons are constructed from Dall sheep horn, mountain goat horn, and wood. James will talk about feeding our ancestors, cultural practice, and the meaning behind the designs.

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Join artist and designer Melanie Abrantes for a presentation about Japanese spoon carving, touching on the art and cultural significance on the spoons of Japan, Melanie will explain how she uses Japanese spoon carving techniques to make her own spoon designs. She will recount her own travels to Japan to work with a company who makes the tools for spoon carving. This presentation will be a great introduction to the art of Japanese spoon carving.

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Join artist and instructor Liesl Chatman for the first in a series of three cross-cultural webinars exploring spoon carving techniques from around the world. This webinar will explore the art and cultural significance of Norwegian spoon carving, using examples from the Vesterheim collection.

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Join artist historian Stephenie Anderson in a look at the traditional folk dress component referred to as “pockets”. During this presentation, Steph will show different pockets from Norway, around the world, and the Vesterheim collection. From bunad pockets to pockets for everyday use, she will lead us in a study of how pockets developed and how individuals showed their creativity through their stitches and fabrics.

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Maree Hampton is a knitting instructor for Vesterheim Folk Art School and one of the first recipients of a research grant from Vesterheim to study Norwegian knitting in Norway.

She will share what she learned in her month-long study in Norway, show images from her travels, highlight current trends in Norwegian knitting, and show how the experience has inspired her knitting, teaching, and more.

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