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Handwork 2026: Northwest Designer Craftartists

NWDC artists take center stage at the Postmark Center for the Arts in this juried exhibition celebrating contemporary craft and design.

NWDC is proud to have Barbara Matilsky as juror, bringing over thirty years of curatorial experience from the Queens Museum of Art in New York City and the Whatcom Museum in Bellingham, Washington.

Medium: 
Clay, Fiber, Glass, Metal, Mixed Media, Other, Paper, Wood
Auburn Postmark Center for the Arts. Image courtesy of Postmark Center for the Arts
Jul 11, 2026 - Oct 10, 2026
Postmark Center for the Arts
20 Auburn Ave 
Auburn, 
WA 
98002
"Trompe l'oeil" by Matthew X. Curry. Wood & paper collage. Matthew X. Curry

Matthew X. Curry: Curry-osity Killed the Matt | Introspective & Retrospective

The Gallery at Grace
Sep 6, 2026 -
Nov 1, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows
Sheep to Shawl Festival. Kirkman House Museum

Sheep to Shawl

Kirkman House Museum
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Marketplaces + Festivals
Art in the Park Festival 2026. Art in the Park Festival, Allied Art Association

Art in the Park Festival 2026

Allied Arts Association
Jul 24, 2026 -
Jul 25, 2026
Artist Open Studio Celebrations + Gatherings Exhibitions + Shows Marketplaces + Festivals Other Workshops + Courses
Dan and Raya Friday Exhibit - Publicity Flyer. Courtesy photo, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts

Dan and Raya Friday: Ancestral Inspired Glasswork

Bainbridge Arts & Crafts
Jun 5, 2026 -
Jun 28, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows
Charles M. Carrillo in his booth at Traditional Spanish Market, Santa Fe, NM, July 2025. Courtesy Maryhill Museum of Art

New Mexican Retablos with Charles M. Carrillo

Maryhill Museum of Art
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Talks + Conferences
Wa'paas weaving class at Maryhill Museum of Art. Courtesy Maryhill Museum of Art

Wa’paas basket weaving workshop with Chestina Dominguez

Maryhill Museum of Art
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Flag Market Basket. Moses Lake museum & Art Center

Flag Market Basket

Moses Lake Museum & Art Center
Saturday, July 11, 2026
America's 250th Workshops + Courses
Wa'paas weaving class at Maryhill Museum of Art. Courtesy Maryhill Museum of Art

Wa’paas basket weaving workshop with Chestina Dominguez

Maryhill Museum of Art
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Stan Peterson, Horseplay, 2025, hand-carved basswood with milk paint and graphite, 25½" x 11" x 6". Courtesy of the artist

Stan Peterson: Horsing Around

Maryhill Museum of Art
Jul 1, 2026 -
Aug 31, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows
Every-day items like this placemat become things of striking beauty in Susan's hands. Here she has embellished her fabric collage with embroidery, buttons, and other detailing. Photo by V. Reinke

Susan Lick: Playful & Practical Fabric Creations

The Gallery at Grace
Mar 1, 2026 -
Apr 27, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows
Chestina Dominguez leading a wa'paas weaving class at Maryhill Museum of Art. Courtesy Maryhill Museum of Art

Wa’paas basket weaving workshop with Chestina Dominguez

Maryhill Museum of Art
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Kirkland Arts Center. Image courtesy of Kirkland Arts Center

Handwork 2026: Wood and Clay in the Northwest

Northwest Designer Craftartists
Oct 1, 2026 -
Nov 1, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows
Naturally Dyed Fibers. Moses Lake Museum & Art Center

Natural Dyes: Crafting Color from Nature

Moses Lake Museum & Art Center
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Floor Loom. Shafer Historical Museum

Interactive Weaving Demonstration

Moses Lake Museum & Art Center
May 15, 2026 -
Jan 15, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows
Beading Supplies. Moses Lake Museum & Art Center

Open Beading

Moses Lake Museum & Art Center
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Locally sourced pine needles. Moses Lake Museum & Art Center

Pine Needle Basketry for Beginners

Moses Lake Museum & Art Center
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Allied Arts Gallery at the Park. Courtesy of Gallery at the Park

Handwork 2026: Shaped in the Northwest

Northwest Designer Craftartists
Mar 31, 2026 -
May 1, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows
Banana Bam! Designed by Macay Fischer (age 8), made by Museum of Glass Hot Shop Team. Banana Bam!, 2007. Blown and hot-sculpted glass with applied bits; 7 x 15 1/2 x 6 inches. Collection of Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington. Sponsored by Republic Parking Northwest, Inc. Photo by Russell Johnson and Jeff Curtis.

Kids Design Glass: The First Generation

Museum of Glass
Nov 4, 2025 -
Dec 31, 2025
Exhibitions + Shows
Vittorio Costantini. Entomological Specimens. Vittorio Costantini (Italian, born 1944). Entomological Specimens. Hot-sculpted glass. The George R. Stroemple Collection, A Stroemple/Stirek Collaboration.

Field Notes: Artists Observe Nature

Museum of Glass
Nov 4, 2025 -
Dec 31, 2025
Exhibitions + Shows
Watch live glassblowing demos by renowned glass artists. Photo courtesy of Pilchuck Glass School

Pilchuck Glass School’s Annual Spring Tours

Pilchuck Glass School
Apr 22, 2026 -
Apr 25, 2026
Artist Open Studio Other