Participating Organizations

Handwork 2026 is proud to showcase a growing lineup of organizations hosting exhibitions and events.

Stay tuned for more coming soon!

Colorado Creative Industries - Creative Capitol Exhibition

Denver,
CO
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Lowell's Boat Shop

Amesbury,
MA
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Art Complex Museum

Duxbury,
MA
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North Country Studio Workshops

North Hampton,
NH
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Quilting for Community

Chatsworth,
CA
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Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking

The main gallery of the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, featuring the permanent exhibit on the history of papermaking. Photo courtesy of Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking
Atlanta,
GA
Museum University or College

Adam’s Forge

Close up of a yellow-hot piece of steel on an anvil being hit by a hammer. Hoot scale is flying off. The smith is in a leather apron and a leather glove on their stock hand. Martha Benedict
Simi Valley,
CA
Arts/Cultural Organization Craft School

California Fibers

California Fibers logo
CA
Arts/Cultural Organization

Columbia Museum of Art

The Columbia Museum of Art overlooking Boyd Plaza in the heart of downtown Columbia, SC. Victor Johnson / The Columbia Museum of Art
Columbia,
SC
Arts/Cultural Organization Museum

‭Arizona State University, School of Art‬

A digital collage of appliqued cotton quilts by the artist Carolyn Hazel Drake. Photo credit: Carolyn Hazel Drake
Tempe,
AZ
University or College

Belger Arts

Belger Crane Yard Gallery Contemporary Art Exhibitions. Belger Arts
Kansas City,
MO
Arts/Cultural Organization Craft School Gallery

Lowell’s Boat Shop

Graham McKay, Executive Director of Lowell's Boat Shop, speaking at the stern of our big project of 2025–2026, a 38' Bantry Bay Gig for Atlantic Challenge USA. We are a working museum, continuing to build new traditional plank-on-frame boats for clients. Anne Bryant, righthandanne.com
Amesbury,
MA
Craft School Museum Other

Silver River Center for Chair Caning

Brandy Clements, 4th Generation Chair Weaver with Rosie at the woven chair museum. Nathan Rivers Chesky
Weaverville,
NC
Arts/Cultural Organization Craft School Gallery Museum

Historic St. George’s Museum & Archives

Historic St. George's after the Benjamin Franklin Bridge was built - a mere 14 feet away. HSG Museum & Archives
Philadelphia,
PA
Museum

Wyoming Arts Council

Jim Jackson, leather carver from Sheridan, Wyoming. Josh Chrysler/Wyoming Folklife Collection
Cheyenne,
WY
Arts/Cultural Organization

SNAG Metalsmith

"Scrumptious" Exhibition at NYC Jewelry Week, 2024. SNAG Metalsmith
National
Arts/Cultural Organization

South Shore Stitchers, Inc.

2026 Raffle Quilt, “Every Quilt Tells a Story". Michelle Lisa Giorla
Marmora,
NJ
Arts/Cultural Organization

MIT

Students in the course Materials In Human Experience build an iron smelting furnace inspired by traditional furnace construction techniques from Burkina Faso. Rhea Vedro
Cambridge,
MA
University or College

Paradise City Arts

Around the Marlborough Show. Paradise City Arts, LLC
Easthampton,
MA
Arts/Cultural Organization

The Woodlands Arts Council

The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival. Mauricio Ramirez
The Woodlands,
TX
Arts/Cultural Organization Gallery