Come participate in the annual Rawhide Gathering in Woodruff, Utah!

Held every year by acclaimed local maker Dan Ames, this gathering draws people from around the country for three days of braiding.

Everyone is welcome to come and participate or just observe, but please reach out to Dan Ames for more details.

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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.

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THE NATURAL WORLD is a cross-disciplinary exhibition featuring eight artists, pairing clay and glass with painting to explore material, process, and the environment.

Curated by ceramic artist Pierre Bounaud, the exhibition foregrounds craft through earth-based materials shaped by heat and transformation.

Paintings curated by Laura Green offer a visual counterpoint, expanding the dialogue between tactile form and painterly interpretation of the natural world.

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Established in 1934 and celebrating over 90 years of excellence in fashion education, The School of Fashion Design (SFD) is the only educational institution in New England dedicated exclusively to the study of hand-crafted apparel design and construction.

We value the fine craft of a well-made garment and believe that fashion design is a learned skill that can be mastered through education and disciplined practice.

Renowned for our teaching expertise and technical rigor of our professional skills training, SFD is a private, nonprofit studio school offering our signature Certificate in Fashion Design. SFD also offers year-round creative workshops in various textile arts, as well as a High School fashion program.

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What makes embroidery radical? Using decorative stitching to create an image conveying social or political justice. Learn how artists have used stitching and textiles to get their messages heard and choose your own image/message to hand stitch an art piece to take home, suitable for framing.

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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.

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In this workshop, you’ll learn the art of Shibori, a Japanese hand-dyeing technique that produces beautiful patterns in fabric in a range of blues using Indigo dye.

Four different patterns will be taught – you’ll choose two techniques to prep your fabrics:

• One 8″x72″ silk scarf and One 11″x60″ scarf
• Two 18″x18″ cotton pillow covers w/zippers
• One large cotton tote bag w/pocket 19″x17″x9.5″

Participants will also be dying peace flags to contribute to the Mill to Mill Peace Flag Project.

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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.

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Join educators worldwide February 14-16, 2026 for collaborative learning focused on 5th grade – the golden year of childhood.

Teachers of handwork, music, movement, languages, class teachers & homeschoolers gather to explore beauty, rhythm & balance. 5th graders stand between dreamy imagination & awakening clarity – a moment of grace.

Deepen your subject work while discovering connections that weave all disciplines together. This in online conference.

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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.

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Experience Violet, a powerful exhibition by Drawing & Painting AiR Lydia Cash that bridges painting and music through themes of healing and self-expression.

Each work draws from her upcoming album, inviting viewers into a vulnerable, intuitive, and deeply personal process.

Visit the exhibition February 2–28 and join us February 27 for an artist talk and live musical performance.

Artist talk : Feb 27, 2026 5 PM
RSVP HERE

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The Workhouse Arts Center is a vibrant 55-acre arts campus housed in a former historic prison. We offer art classes, exhibitions, and artist studio spaces for 70+ working artists, as well as professional theater and music performances, historic tours, and seasonal family-friendly experiences. We strive to harness the power of the arts to engage, heal, and inspire communities through creativity, cultural enrichment, historic preservation, and positive social impact.

2026 commemorates the 25th anniversary of the closure of the Washington DC Corrections Office’s Lorton Correctional Complex (1910-2001). The Workhouse Arts Center is located on 55 acres of the former 3,500-acre prison and is home to the Lorton Prison Museum, dedicated to sharing the 91-years of this former Washington DC prison’s history, including events of the women’s suffrage movement.

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Join HCCC Curator + Exhibitions Director Sarah Darro for a tour of the new exhibition, Clutch City Craft, offering behind-the-scenes insight into the makers, materials, and stories shaping Houston’s vernacular—from the infrastructures beneath our feet to the technologies that carry us beyond Earth.

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Kick off Go Texan Day and rodeo season at the opening reception of Clutch City Craft, an exhibition surveying the makers and material traditions that have shaped Houston.

Come with your finest Houston western wear—boots, buckles, hats, grillz, and low riders are encouraged!—for a chance to take home prizes.

Opening reception from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, with western wear judging beginning at 7:00 PM. The evening will also feature open studios by the newest resident artists.

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Explore the beauty of botanical color in this natural dyeing workshop.

Using common and sustainable materials—dandelion flowers, black walnut hulls, and onion skins—you’ll learn how to extract earthy hues and apply them to natural fibers. Participants will gain hands-on experience with dye preparation, fabric mordanting, and simple dyeing techniques.

All materials are provided, and you’ll leave with your own naturally dyed scarf and the knowledge to continue experimenting at home.

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