Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026

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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

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Handwork: Handcrafted Objects that Made America

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Exhibitions & Events Marking America’s 250th

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,

America's 250th Exhibitions + Shows

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

presented by

Craft in America Center

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Los Angeles,

America's 250th Celebrations + Gatherings

Judith Schaechter, "Fine Example," 2000. courtesy Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center

Craft History Course: American Glass

presented by

James Renwick Alliance for Craft

Jun 1, 2026 -

Jul 29, 2026

Washington,

Virtual Online Event

America's 250th Other Virtual

Gertrude Knappenberger, Centennial Quilt, 1876, Cotton with cotton embroidery, 82 1/2 in. x 74 1/2 in. American Folk Art Museum, Gift of Rhea Goodman, 1979.9.1. American Folk Art Museum.

America 250: Common Threads

presented by

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Mar 14, 2026 -

Jul 27, 2026

Bentonville,

America's 250th Exhibitions + Shows

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