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Sanborn Mills Farm Main Campus. Sanborn Mills Farm

Sanborn Mills Farm is a working, living farm and heritage craft school where history is practiced, and skills are passed hand-to-hand.  Here, work is the archive and use is preservation — tradition shaping the future.

Loudon,
NH
Craft School
Fiber Metal Other Paper Wood
A student working on finger weaving. Annalise Christensen

The American West Heritage Center, a working farm and museum in the Bear River Heritage Area, is holding a class every month this year that focus on teaching traditional skills.

Classes will include hand crafts like blacksmithing, finger weaving, and bow making and are open to the public, but do require a registration and materials fee.

Wellsville,
UT
Workshops + Courses
Fiber Metal Mixed Media Other Paper Wood
Front Exterior of the Gibbes Museum of Art. Thomas Photographers

The Gibbes enriches lives through art. We are committed to telling the story of Charleston’s ever-changing landscape and its people. Including historical, modern, and contemporary works, our collection spans 350 years and features some of the country’s most celebrated artists.

With world-class rotating exhibitions and a dynamic visiting artist residency program, there’s so much to see inside. Set in the heart of downtown Charleston, the Gibbes is a southern museum with a global perspective.

Charleston,
SC
Museum
Clay Fiber Glass Metal Mixed Media Other Paper Wood
Jessica Wohl: I Dreamed You Were Here, exhibition detail. Artist: Jessica Wohl. Installation photography: John Dooley.

The Hunter Museum of American Art collects, preserves, and presents American art and connects the community through inspiring educational and visitor-focused experiences for all.

With its iconic campus, exceptional collection of American art, and engagement with the community, the Hunter is an essential space where everyone is welcome to experience creativity, connect, and share ideas.

Chattanooga,
TN
Arts/Cultural Organization Museum
Clay Fiber Glass Metal Mixed Media Other Paper Wood
The Studio Door • Art Gallery and Artist Studios (San Diego, CA). Courtesy of The Studio Door

The Studio Door is a contemporary art gallery and working-studio hub located in San Diego’s Hillcrest neighborhood, the city’s recognized LGBTQ Cultural District. Founded in 2014, the gallery presents a year-round exhibition program alongside 17 on-site artist studios, positioning itself as both a site of presentation and an active center of artistic production.

The Studio Door is committed to visibility, access, and sustained artistic practice, supporting artists working across media with a particular emphasis on process, material knowledge, and craft. Its programming includes thematic group exhibitions, spotlight presentations, and juried shows that bring together emerging and established artists from Southern California and beyond.

In addition to exhibitions, The Studio Door engages with community, business, and cultural partners through workshops, talks, and creative venue experiences. The gallery serves as a platform for artists while contributing to the broader cultural and economic life of San Diego through collaboration, education, and creative exchange.

San Diego,
CA
Gallery
Clay Fiber Glass Metal Mixed Media Paper Wood
A hand holds a piece of jewelry by Lori Talcott from Jewels of the Underworld, presented by Sienna Patti at NYCJW25. Photo: Simon Leung

NYC Jewelry Week is a cultural platform dedicated to the celebration of jewelry. We are a hybrid hub, delivering jewelry culture directly to our audience through content, events, strategic initiatives, and an annual jewelry week, in support of our mission — jewelry for all.

Want to learn how to be a more conscious consumer? Or discover your new favorite designer? We provide our community with insider access to the world of jewelry, offering exciting opportunities throughout the year to engage, discover, and shop culminating in our annual jewelry week each November.

We believe that everyone has a relationship to jewelry, and our platform was founded to promote this shared love of all things jewelry. From the admirers and adorners, to the trendsetters and trailblazers, to the collectors and creators, to the brands and businesses, and everyone in between — whatever you love about jewelry, the NYCJW platform is here to feed your curiosity.

This year’s annual NYC Jewelry Week runs November 16-22, 2026. Explore our website to see what else we are up to throughout the year.

New York,
NY
Arts/Cultural Organization
Clay Fiber Glass Metal Mixed Media Other Paper Wood
Gallery, "The Art of Mending," 2022. Brick Store Museum

Founded by American artist Edith C. Barry in 1936, the Brick Store Museum ignites personal connections to local history and arts through exhibitions, education and programs illustrating the human experience in Kennebunk and the southern Maine region. For 90 years, the Museum has inhabited a campus of five historic buildings, including an 1825 dry goods store built of brick (hence our name!).

The Museum presents a blend of history and art exhibitions and related programming for all ages and learning levels; including arts workshops led by regional teaching artists. The Museum offers a hands-on learning gallery for young visitors, a contemporary arts gallery, and six main galleries to explore. The Museum is located in the heart of downtown Kennebunk, providing a gateway to engaging with the seacoast region and its deep history and artistic heritage.

In 2026, the Museum’s contemporary art gallery, the Bauman Center, will host rotating exhibitions of York County artists presenting their work in a variety of media such as fiber, glass, metal and wood.

Kennebunk,
ME
Arts/Cultural Organization Museum
Clay Fiber Glass Metal Mixed Media Paper Wood
Randy Stromsoe in his studio. Courtesy of Craft in America

Join us for a rare and interactive program with acclaimed silversmith Randy Stromsoe.

Randy will share insider stories about California’s silver past and his apprenticeship in the shop of legendary metalsmith Porter Blanchard. He will then offer consultation, Antiques Roadshow-style, into audience members’ silver curios with a focus on care, condition, and repair.

Attendees are encouraged to bring beloved heirlooms and treasures for tips on care.

Los Angeles,
CA
Talks + Conferences
Metal
Peters Valley Campus, Office Building. Raechel Bihler, Development Manager & Registrar

Peters Valley enriches lives through learning, appreciation, and practice of fine crafts.

The making of fine crafts is a kind of exploration, which relies on an integration of heart, head, and hands. Peters Valley encourages and facilitates this exploration in everything we do.

We are a vibrant community, bringing together established and emerging artists from around the globe. Coming together to make things makes us better artists, able to learn from each other, and to evaluate our own efforts in a wider context.

We provide studio-based educational workshops for life-long learners who have the opportunity to benefit from working with nationally and internationally-recognized artists.

We steward the creative process from start to finish, focusing on process to strengthen creative ability. We believe creativity is both personal and communal, often sparked by new places and diverse artistic perspectives.

Peters Valley is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Layton,
NJ
Craft School Gallery
Clay Fiber Glass Metal Mixed Media Other Paper Wood
Work on display at Cohab.Space in High Point, North Carolina. Bill Green Photography

Making Whole is an addiction recovery program designed within the framework of a traditional woodworking apprenticeship.

Our program is built on a simple premise: the mentor–student relationship can break through the ego barriers of addiction. Once trust is established, apprentices begin building studio-quality objects while rebuilding themselves. The work becomes training for sustainable sobriety and for a life strong enough to hold its own weight.

In our shop, beautiful and enduring things are made. Furniture and objects are crafted from wood, metal, concrete, leather—whatever the work demands.

But the products are not the point. They are the artifacts—the proof—of a deeply transformative process.

Asheville,
NC
Other
Metal Mixed Media Wood
Shae Bishop, "Duck," 2026. Ceramic, underglaze; 7 x 14 x 16 in. Image provided by artist

This exhibition invites the viewer to discover how objects worn on the body express personal stories, cultural lineage, and intimate narratives.

Through an abundant array of materials and techniques, these works bridge fine craft traditions with contemporary perspectives, revealing how adornment becomes a visual language that shapes identity. Each work serves as an invitation to reflect on the personal journey behind its creation, fostering a deeper connection between maker and viewer.

Kansas City,
MO
Exhibitions + Shows
Clay Fiber Glass Metal Mixed Media Wood
Tools by James Austin, Gould and Thomas Latané. Courtesy of Craft in America

Gain insights into contemporary blacksmithing and how it is informed by its historical precedents.

This second of two Tool Talks related to Tools of the Trades: American Handmade Implements and Devices will feature exhibiting blacksmiths, James Austin, Seth Gould, and Thomas Latané. These toolmaking masters will trace their career pathways and provide insight into the state of modern American handmade tools.

Followed by a panel discussion. Register for the webinar.

Los Angeles,
CA
Virtual
Talks + Conferences Virtual
Metal
Tools by Spencer Hamann, William Robertson, Brien Beidler. Courtesy of Craft in America

Tools of the Trades artists Brien Beidler, Spencer Hamann, and William Robertson will present on their individual practices of book binder, luthier and tool historian/miniaturist respectively, sharing about how their toolmaking dovetails with their current studio practices and how they continue and build upon historical traditions.

A panel discussion will follow. Register for the webinar.

Los Angeles,
CA
Virtual
Talks + Conferences Virtual
Metal Wood
Auburn Postmark Center for the Arts. Image courtesy of Postmark Center for the Arts

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.

Auburn,
WA
Exhibitions + Shows
Clay Fiber Glass Metal Mixed Media Other Paper Wood
Work by Genevieve Flynn. Images provided by artist

Visit the Belger Crane Yard Gallery to see a FREE demo with award-winning silversmith Genevieve Flynn!

Flynn will showcase her Repoussé process, discuss how she uses a Hydraulic Press in her practice, and explain how she creates her work from sketchbook to final piece.

Shop her work in the gallery collection, Sparkle and Shine, on view February through March.

Kansas City,
MO
Other Talks + Conferences Workshops + Courses
Metal