Every fall this premier Nashville event celebrates and supports handmade American crafts at Centennial Park.  Shop one-of-a-kind, finely crafted artwork directly from juried, award-winning artists from across the country.  Meet the artists and learn what inspires them. Discover how they transform raw materials into fine crafts.

In addition to the high-quality crafts, visitors enjoy hands-on activities in our Kids’ Tent, local food vendors, and demonstrations from professional artists.

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The Best of Tennessee Craft exhibition is a state-wide, juried, biennial exhibition presented by Tennessee Craft, the most visible and respected craft organization in the State. The exhibition celebrates contemporary and traditional crafts and showcases the high standard of excellence and design among Tennessee craft artists.

We are honored to be partnering with the Art Museum of the University of Memphis for this prestigious biennial event.

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On July 18-19, 2026, the American Craft Council will launch National Craft Open Studios Weekend — a first-of-its-kind, nationwide celebration inviting the public into the creative spaces of more than 1,500 craft artists across the country.

This two-day event will offer guests a rare glimpse into the processes, tools, and inspiration that shape how handmade works are made, and provide artists critical support in their sales season.

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PBS Utah, licensed to The University of Utah, is the sole PBS station for the state, providing viewers with access to quality educational, arts, and entertainment programs 24 hours a day, on four broadcast channels and online. PBS Utah airs national PBS programming in addition to award-winning, locally produced documentaries and series.

Recognized as one of the leading public television stations in the country, PBS Utah is committed to serving the Utah community through diverse local productions, K-12 educational programs, and community engagement. PBS Utah works to provide the people of Utah and surrounding areas with relevant programming and services while upholding core values of independence, representation, integrity, education, and innovation.

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Intuit Art Museum (IAM) champions the diverse voices of self-taught art, welcoming both new and familiar audiences.

Located in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, Intuit is a premier museum of self-taught art. IAM collects and exhibits work by artists who often work outside the mainstream due to societal, economic, or geographic barriers that have prevented them from pursuing formal training in the arts. Yet, they have developed a sustained artistic practice.

The museum’s mission is grounded in the ethos that the instinct to create is universal, and the arts must embrace, represent and be accessible to all.

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This professionally juried-exhibition highlights South Carolina’s contemporary craft scene as part of the national Handwork 2026 initiative.

Featuring 10–12 artists working in fiber, ceramics, wood, and mixed media, the show emphasizes both heritage and innovation. Many of the works will be created specifically for this exhibition, underscoring the ongoing evolution of craft practices in the state.

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Carletta Carrington Wilson merges poetry, collage, and installation to explore memory, ancestry, and the power of objects.

Based in the Pacific Northwest, she uses fabric and found materials as portals to the past, linking personal and collective histories. Her work reclaims generational knowledge through image and text, navigating time, identity, and place. Each piece becomes a site of remembrance, where hand, memory, and material converge to create meaning.

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Get away to the Ozark Holidays Craft Show for high-quality, handcrafted gifts directly from the artisans who created them.

Find more than 30 resident and guest artisans set up throughout the Ozark Folk Center State Park Craft Village on Saturday, November 28, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Village is home to master crafters dedicated to perpetuating fine Ozark craftsmanship. Escape the holiday fuss and find a handmade treasure. Admission is free for the show.

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Stringband Music & Arts Festival

Retreat to the Ozarks for two days of handcrafted arts and fun at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas.

Festival admission includes entry to the Craft Village and Herb Garden daily (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.).

Explore 19 artisan shops featuring live craft demonstrations, including wood carving and weaving, alongside old-time stringband music.

Music shows are held nightly at the Ozark Highlands Theater. Enjoy the finest of Ozark traditions!

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Join us for a Handcrafted Evening in the Park at the Ozark Folk Center Craft Village on Friday, July 17, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The Village shops will be open for quiet visits with working crafters. See demonstrations of fine Ozark craftsmanship: ironwork, wood carving, weaving, copper flame painting, and more.

Admission is free. Buy items directly from the makers. Enjoy a summer evening!

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Ruiz-Healy Art presents a two-person exhibition by artists Jennifer Ling Datchuk and Consuelo Jimenez Underwood in both our San Antonio, Texas, and New York City locations. Both artists use traditional crafts—weaving and ceramics, respectively—to tackle issues of intersectional and multicultural identity.

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The Craft Village at the Ozark Folk Center State Park is a community of working artisans dedicated to showcasing the Ozark craft traditions of the past, present, and future.

Open from March through November, the village is a place where craftspeople focus on creating, demonstrating, and selling their unique handmade items. Visitors can witness the daily production of high-quality functional art, from pottery and knife making to wood carving and printing. This active working environment supports a rare level of artistic freedom, allowing artisans to earn a living directly from their talent and passion.

While the primary focus is on creation and sales, the village honors its original vision as a teaching center. Classes and apprenticeships are available for those with the aptitude and desire to learn these traditional skills. The Craft Village remains a supportive community that values hard work and welcomes all to experience and appreciate the beauty of Ozark craftsmanship.

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Founded in San Antonio, Texas, in 2006, Ruiz-Healy Art represents an international roster of artists, emphasizing Latino/a creators and Texas-based artists. Biculturalism and discussions of identity are important aspects for several artists we work with.

In the spring of 2019, we opened a gallery space in the Upper East Side of New York City that works in tandem with the gallery in San Antonio as a platform to disseminate the artist’s work. The continuous investments in these underrepresented areas have remained a longstanding signature of the gallery program.

The gallery is recognized for its success in placing works by our artists in prestigious museum collections ranging from the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the LA County Museum of Art, McNay Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and many others.

We are proud, long-standing members of the IFPDA.

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Lillstreet Art Center is an art school, art gallery, and artist studio space in Chicago, Illinois. We offer classes and workshops in Ceramics, Metalsmithing & Jewelry, Textiles, Printmaking, Digital, and Drawing & Painting. Founded in 1975, Lillstreet is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year!

We provide a creative retreat from the noisy world around us, where you can relax, find inspiration, enjoy meditative creative time, make friends, and reach your artistic goals. We foster a community where artists of all backgrounds, ages, and skill levels can learn together. We promise good vibes in the studio and a supportive space to explore your practice and learn new skills.

Through our annual Artist-in-Residence program, we offer career opportunities and workspace for emerging to mid-career artists. We remove barriers to art education through our growing Scholarship Programs and Free Visiting Artist Program. We are committed to giving back to the art community and beyond, with a portion of our profits going to local humanitarian organizations monthly.

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The Annual Juried Contemporary Craft exhibition highlights the finest in contemporary crafts from around the country, our annual crafts exhibition has become a benchmark of innovation and quality produced within traditional craft forms such as ceramics, fibers, basketry, metals, wood, glass, jewelry, papermaking and book arts.

About the Juror: Born in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, Andres Payan Estrada is currently the senior curator at the Rubin Center for the Visual Arts in El Paso, TX.

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