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Maker Night: tierra Papermaking Lab with Frida Cano. Courtesy of Craft Contemporary

Join Craft Contemporary’s Senior Curator Frida Cano for a hands-on workshop creating handmade paper from recycled waste, experimenting with natural tints from clay, spices, and soil.

These one-of-a-kind papers become museum collectibles that share insights about the artists and our current exhibition tierra, connecting craft with storytelling.

$12 public / members free. Outdoors.

Los Angeles,
CA
Workshops + Courses
Paper
Arts Schools Network 2026 Conference in San Diego, California. San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts

Connect with arts education leaders from across the country at the Arts Schools Network Conference, the premier national gathering dedicated to innovation, excellence, and leadership in arts learning.

Through inspiring presentations, interactive workshops, performances, networking opportunities, and artistic, cultural, and educational outings attendees explore transformative practices that support student success and strengthen arts-centered schools and programs.

San Diego,
CA
Talks + Conferences
Mixed Media Paper
Fiber Arts. Fine Arts Center
The Arts Schools Network is a nonprofit connecting and supporting leaders and educators of arts schools through focused professional development, peer exchange, and industry insight, strengthening institutions and advancing arts education.

Houston,
TX
Arts/Cultural Organization
Clay Fiber Glass Metal Mixed Media Paper Wood
Grotta House, Living room. Tom Grotta

Widely published  home that was specifically designed to accommodate the Grotta’s and their extensive museum quality collections of mainly mid-century modern craft and design.

New Vernon,
NJ
Other
Clay Fiber Metal Mixed Media Paper Wood
1934 League Fair at Crawford House. Unknown photographer, 1934

As the country celebrates the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, the League is about to launch preparations for its 100th anniversary in 2032.

With the Annual Craftsmen’s Fair used as the touchstone event to link the decades, enjoy the work and images of the League of the past through the present day. This exhibition uses photography from our archives and craft from our Permanent Collection Museum to bring history to life.

Concord,
NH
America's 250th Exhibitions + Shows
Clay Fiber Glass Metal Mixed Media Paper Wood
Teacher Training Flyer. Waldorf Handwork Educators

Our two-year Online International Handwork Teacher Development Program gives you the foundations, projects, and pedagogy to thrive as a Waldorf handwork teacher – in any setting, anywhere in the world.

Meeting one weekend a month on Saturdays and Sundays, we work our way through grades 1-8, exploring the essence of handwork and its place within the broader Waldorf curriculum.

Now accepting applications for September 2026. Tuition assistance available.

International
Virtual
Other Talks + Conferences Virtual Workshops + Courses
Clay Fiber Mixed Media Other Paper Wood

Children arrive in our classrooms with diverse ways of learning, sensing, and engaging. What looks like distraction or resistance often carries a deeper story.

This July, join an international community of educators to explore neurodiversity, sensory processing, and inclusive Waldorf teaching – and find new ways to meet every child’s journey.

Discover practical handwork projects and strategies, including classroom sensory kits and adaptive stitching projects, and more!

International
Virtual
Talks + Conferences Virtual Workshops + Courses
Fiber Mixed Media Paper Wood
Conference Flyer. Waldorf Handwork Educators

Explore the full arc of Waldorf handwork, grades 1–8. Join us online this June for a practical overview of the what, how, when, and why of teaching handwork at every grade level.

Conference Highlights

  • All-new 2026 content
  • Beginning-of-year projects for every grade
  • Skills that build progressively across all eight grades
  • Fresh projects — no repeats from last summer

Open to anyone teaching in a Waldorf-inspired setting. Basic handwork skills required.

International
Virtual
Other Talks + Conferences Virtual Workshops + Courses
Clay Fiber Mixed Media Other Paper Wood
Independence for Whom? A Women's Caucus for Art exhibition at Workhouse Arts Center. Women's Caucus for Art

As we mark the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence, The Women’s Caucus for Art posed artists the question and call: Independence for Whom?

This juried show features 46 works by 37 artists across the country, amplifying women’s voices, celebrating stories of independence, and using art to inspire transformative changes.

The show is hosted at the Workhouse Arts Center, a former prison which held suffragists in 1917 and played a pivotal role in the fight to pass the 19th Amendment.

Lorton,
VA
America's 250th Celebrations + Gatherings Exhibitions + Shows
Clay Fiber Metal Mixed Media Other Paper Wood
Weeklong demonstrations include printmaking, leatherwork, pottery, blacksmithing, chainsaw carving, handpan creation, and more. Additional daily demonstrations feature traditional and contemporary crafts including quilting, lace making, weaving, basketmaking, cyanotype printing, cast pewter, and decorative botanical printing. Windwood Productions, LLC

This 9-day celebration connects visitors with hundreds of master craftsmen from across New Hampshire and New England.

Explore nearly two hundred sales booths featuring fine craft in every medium, shop curated exhibitions, experience engaging demonstrations, and enjoy live music and delicious food.

Newbury,
NH
Celebrations + Gatherings Exhibitions + Shows Marketplaces + Festivals Workshops + Courses
Clay Fiber Glass Metal Mixed Media Other Paper Wood
2026 Heath Ceramics Vintage Market, San Francisco. Heath Ceramics

The Good Flea returns to Heath’s San Francisco Tile Factory for a weekend of vintage discovery. Explore thoughtfully curated collections of furniture, ceramics, books, records, artwork, apparel, and rare design objects sourced by curators and creative leaders from around the world.

Alongside exceptional finds, visitors can connect with the people behind the collections, encounter pieces from Heath’s own design history, and discover objects rarely found in traditional vintage markets.

San Francisco,
CA
Marketplaces + Festivals
Clay Fiber Glass Metal Mixed Media Other Paper Wood
SoCal SoCraft Event Description. Kerianne Quick

Explore San Diego through the institutions, artists, craftspeople, and designers who make our craft community. Each weekend in July, a different neighborhood will be activated through interactive craft programming.

Enjoy exhibitions, tours, workshops, demonstrations, make-and-takes, and shop artisan crafts at the most vibrant craft organizations in the region. In conjunction with Handwork 2026.

  • July 11 – Balboa Park
  • July 12 – La Jolla
  • July 18 – Liberty Station
  • July 18/19 – City Heights/Balboa Park
  • July 25 – College Area SDSU

Google Map Link with event info: https://maps.app.goo.gl/sw3B8Td5gzERXaai7

San Diego,
CA
Artist Open Studio Exhibitions + Shows Talks + Conferences Workshops + Courses
Clay Fiber Glass Metal Mixed Media Paper Wood
American Craft Fair. Fuller Craft Museum

Fuller Craft Museum is partnering with Worcester Center for Crafts to present the American Craft Fair on June 13–14, 2026!

This two-day celebration of creativity will feature handcrafted work by talented artists from across the region, plus studio classes, live demonstrations, food trucks, and music. It’s a vibrant weekend designed to connect makers and the community through the power of craft.

American Craft Fair
June 13-14, 2026
10 AM – 4 PM both days
455 Oak Street, Brockton, MA

Brockton,
MA
Celebrations + Gatherings Exhibitions + Shows Marketplaces + Festivals
Clay Fiber Glass Metal Mixed Media Other Paper Wood
Allied Craftsmen of San Diego Logo

Established in 1947 with 9 original members, the Allied Craftsmen of San Diego remains one of the oldest continuously operating craft guilds in the country.

Since its inception, ACSD has consistently attracted the finest craft artists of the region and, over the years, has been a literal “who’s who” of cutting-edge modern craft artists. Today, with over 50 members, the Allied Craftsmen of San Diego proudly carries forward the tradition of innovation and excellence in contemporary craft that was started more than 75 years ago.

San Diego,
CA
Arts/Cultural Organization
Clay Fiber Glass Metal Mixed Media Paper Wood
Beast Feast Event Poster. Image Courtesy of Anna Wagner and Hoofprint Press

Join us for Our Printmaking & Book Art’s AiR, Anna Wagner, for her exhibition, Beast Feast:

  • Open June 20 to July 31 in the Annex Gallery.

Anna Wagner’s solo show, BEAST FEAST, is a study of the bloody economy of the animal/human world. In Anna’s intaglio prints and sculpture, the act of consumption is central. Her subjects reevaluate human/imal experiences: Does not the intimacy of the carnivore and her prey bleed through the boundary separating sacrificial violence and love?

Chicago,
IL
Exhibitions + Shows Talks + Conferences
Mixed Media Paper Wood