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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Berea College’s Student Craft program exists as part of the college’s Labor Program and is not part of a degree program. In addition to providing a tuition-free liberal arts education to all students, Berea College provides every student a work position. One hundred students have positions in Student Craft, where they learn about craft from start to finish, engaging in production, achieving quality control, selecting materials, managing deadlines and collaborating on design.

Craft students arrive with a wide variety of creative skills and experiences. Some have significant experience gained from family members, school, or community programs; others have their first formal exposure to a design-education experience after they arrive. Regardless of students’ background or academic major, staff provide them with the education, skills and tools needed to engage in the design and creation of hand-crafted objects in five areas: Weaving, Woodcraft, Broomcraft, Ceramics and Outreach. In addition, Student Craft supports fellowship and artist-in-residence programs and classes given by the Woodworking School at Pine Croft that spread the College’s commitment to craft beyond the Berea College community.  All of these elements combine to make Student Craft an offering like no other.

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The Clay Studio is proud to present Our Community, a biennial, open call exhibition that highlights the inspiring work being made by artists who are part of The Clay Studio as Students, Associate Artists, Interns, Staff, Board, and Teaching Artists.

The work on view encompasses the range of what inspires our artists, including: global cultures, traditional techniques, 3D printing, slip casting, installation art, humor, and political activism.

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Curated by Colette Gaiter, this exhibition offers a broad view of artists’ books by Black artists, combining words, images, and materials in both traditional and experimental ways. Some works share personal stories, others explore history and identity. These books challenge narrow views, honor past creators, and invite reflection on Black experiences—expanding the boundaries of book art through powerful and creative expression.

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Pratt Fine Arts Center, founded in Seattle’s Central District and named for civil rights leader Edwin T. Pratt, has been a creative hub for 50 years. Offering year-round, affordable classes and studios, Pratt supports artists of all ages and skill levels. Disciplines include glass, sculpture, jewelry, paper, and 2D media. This exhibition features work by Pratt students, instructors, board members, and staff, reflecting the center’s vibrant and inclusive arts community.

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Guest curators Robin Little Wing Sigo (Suquamish) and Miranda Belarde-Lewis (Zuni/Tlingit) present a survey of Indigenous craft artists from the Salish Sea region, spanning Washington and British Columbia.

Featuring both traditional and contemporary works, media include regalia, textiles, carving, ceramics, glass, and jewelry.

This marks BIMA’s fourth major Indigenous exhibition—an inspiring celebration of cultural knowledge, innovation, and living tradition.

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The Puget Sound region offers rich resources for craft artists.

This group exhibition features nominees from over 20 craft-based programs and organizations, including Pilchuck Glass School, Pratt Fine Arts Center, NAAM, Wing Luke Museum, Seattle Metals Guild, House of Welcome, Schack Art Center, BARN, Port Townsend School of the Arts, Northwest Designer Craftartists, and Hilltop Glass Program.

The show highlights emerging talent and challenges traditional craft boundaries.

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The Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection includes many examples of textile-based artworks. The include works made from cloth or books embellished with forms of stitching, embroidery, and mixed-media.

This group exhibition will include borrowed works as well as some commissioned to further expand BIMA’s collection in this area.

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Aimee Lee (Ohio) is an artist, writer, and leading advocate for Korean papermaking.

Her Fulbright research led to founding North America’s first hanji studio and writing Hanji Unfurled. A second Fulbright deepened her work with Korean papermaking masters.

Lee trains the next generation in her studio near Cleveland and worldwide.

This solo exhibition features works from the Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection and additional pieces by this internationally recognized artist.

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The Huntington Harbor Art Association and Huntington Beach Art Center have come together to highlight these local artists in The Magic of Color, Fiber and Form.

On display early 2026, dates TBD.

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Silver River Center for Chair Caning is making a big comeback in 2026!

Join us for an open house at our new location in Weaverville, NC. Saturday January 18, 2026 from 12-4pm.

We will be celebrating our new instructional book, The Woven Chair, and geeking out in our museum which is finally unpacked after a devastating flood in Fall 2024.

We will be launching community classes each month on a sliding scale to celebrate. 

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American Craft Fest is the summer’s best opportunity to discover craft from across the region.

Participate in fun hands-on activities for all ages led by local arts partners, shop handmade work by early career artists, and enjoy food and beverages from local vendors.

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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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The Art Complex Museum is pleased to present a two-person quilt exhibition featuring the work of Ann Brauer and Marge Tucker.

Though distinct in style, both artists push the boundaries of contemporary quilting—Brauer with her luminous, color-driven landscapes and Tucker with bold compositions that balance improvisation and structure. Together, their quilts celebrate innovation, craftsmanship, and the expressive power of fiber art.

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There is a continuum where beauty and function blend and diverge in the hands of the contemporary artist.

Even when traditional materials such as thread, fabric, wood, reed, and paper are used, these artists combine skill, imagination, and vision to meld their materials into compelling and beautiful art which resonates in today’s world.

Artists were invited to participate in this conversation between media to illustrate the continuum between beauty and functionality.

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