A celebration of Miles Davis’ 100th birthday with a focus on his groundbreaking album, Milestones.

Works of fine craft created to honor the legend and the legacy of jazz by Renee Wormack-Keels, Chief Baba Shango Obadina, Bruce Robinson, Larry Allen, Beverly Whiteside, William Agnew, Angelica Pozo, Lou Frederick, Lydia Thompson, Wendy Kendrick, Marvin Whistler, Kendall Glover, Cynthia Lockhart, Renee Hearn and Kelly & Kyle Phelps.

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Formerly known as the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage’s African American Craft Initiative, the renamed African African American Craft Alliance, brings craft artisans, makers and organizations together to encourage the vitality of African American craft, support efforts to document and present African American work, strengthen networks, and increase access to opportunities and resources.

The African American Craft Alliance began in 2020 as an Initiative of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage to address the needs of the African American craft community through workshops, network building, documentation, and public programming. Beginning in 2024, the work has continued and expanded  as the African American Craft Alliance, supported by the Folk Education Network Alliance and working in partnership with a network of African American craft artists, regional and national craft organizations to support the needs and promote the visibility and vitality of African American craft and artists/craftpersons.

The AACA was  founded by textile artist scholar, Fulbright specialist, and Smithsonian curator alumnus, Dr. Diana Baird N’Diaye.

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What does it mean to be ikčé – to be common/ordinary?  In Lakota and Dakota thoughts, this term is often invoked to express humility, interconnectedness, and the foundation of everyday life. Lakota/Dakota artists and co-curators Molina Two Bulls, Graci Horne, Layli Long Soldier, Clementine Bordeaux, and mary v. bordeaux have engaged in dialogue with relatives, elders, culture bearers, and peers, gathering stories and insights that shape their creative responses.

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Celebrate the holidays and the 250th anniversary of American independence at the Red Mill Museum Village’s annual Festival of Trees. This year, each tree reflects on 250 years of America—through history, culture, and visions of the future.

The festival opens with the Winter Village holiday market, featuring artisan vendors, festive food, and Hands-On History demonstrations in blacksmithing, candlemaking, spinning, and more.

Proceeds support the museum’s preservation and educational programs.

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This special edition of Scholastic Art will explore the art and craft that have defined the United States since its birth. We’ll examine major themes, symbols, and artistic movements that have responded to and inspired American history.

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Scholastic Art is a classroom magazine for middle and high school students. It is designed to inspire creative self-expression through the exploration of art history and contemporary art. This resources makes art relevant and accessible to students with teen-friendly texts that span movements, eras, and cultures.

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In honor of MICA’s Bicentennial, the College will be holding a one-of-a kind celebration – the Fete of Lights gala will be an explosion of creativity – lighting up the community through art installations, lighting design, costuming and performance including a runway of artistic expression.

The Fête of Light is one of the most frequently remembered events and legendary for its inventive costumes and creative atmosphere and interior design of the space.

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Maryland Institute College of Art is a nationally and internationally recognized art and design institution with a deep commitment to the City of Baltimore and to the importance of the arts in advancing the cultural and economic development of the region.

The College enrolls 1700+ students in undergraduate, graduate and continuing studies classes in programs in art and design. MICA is celebrating its bicentennial in 2026 – and is working with the broad community to activate our commitment outlined in our mission to: EMPOWER students to forge creative, purposeful lives and careers in a diverse and changing world. THRIVE with Baltimore. MAKE the world we imagine.

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The Tyler School of Art and Architecture educates and inspires students to be active participants in society with the highest aspirations for creative and social achievement, individual expression, scholarly discovery and innovation.

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The House of Welcome Cultural Arts Center is part of the House of Welcome, the first longhouse built on a U.S. College Campus. Our work as a public service center is to support and promote Native arts and cultures and engage with Indigenous cultures throughout the world.

We support studio arts specifically in fiber art and carving on our Indigenous Arts Campus which includes a fiber arts studio and a carving studio complex. The work includes college classes, short and long term arts workshops and residencies, locally. We also support a artist workshop program in Native American communities in a four state region including Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. We provide grant support to colleges and universities who are seeking to improve or begin work in a similar fashion with Tribal artists from Tribal communities within their own service regions.

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The Woodlands Arts Council (TWAC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to enriching our region through cultural and educational programming that encourages, supports, and promotes the visual, performing, and literary arts.

As the producer of signature events—including the award-winning The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival, the Texas Fine Craft Show, and the Young Makers Market, TWAC creates meaningful opportunities for people of all ages to celebrate, experience, and be inspired by creativity.

TWAC fulfills its mission through impactful year-round initiatives, including student art scholarships, microgrants, public art projects, and educational outreach programs. Over the past 20 years, the organization has reinvested more than $1.7 million into the community, thanks to the generosity of its community.

TWAC also operates a gallery open free of charge alongside a vibrant calendar of special events and programs throughout the year.

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Materials to Masterpiece invites visitors to explore the journey of traditional craft, from humble raw materials to refined works of art.

The exhibition reveals the transformation of natural resources by the hands of master craftsmen. Unfinished pieces will be featured alongside finished work to illuminate the process, skill, artistry, and vision behind each creation.

The League will showcase collaborations with traditional craft education programs in New Hampshire as a part of this exhibition.

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A jury session is a formal and rigorous evaluation for membership with the League of NH Craftsmen. League jurors not only demonstrate technical expertise but exemplify the “Spirit of the Maker” through their work, and serve as ambassadors for this historic organization.

Setting the Standard is a recurring exhibition featuring work from the League’s jurors. Masters in their respective media categories, these craftsmen represent the high standards of the organization in the work they produce.

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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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Ballroom culture imagined through 19th-century Pre-Raphaelite paintings is central in Jamie Vasta’s exhibition, House of Roses.

Known for her contemporary figurative works made entirely of bombastic bits of glitter and a little glue, Vasta reimagines art history with a queer lens.

The glitter portraits draw inspiration from the bearing, and metaphor in Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Rousing and restaged with queer identities in full bloom, Vasta’s fictive family are gorgeous, tattooed and costumed

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