Participating Organizations

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

Stay tuned for more coming soon!

Visions Museum of Textile Art

San Diego, CA

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Cowboy Trades Association

Powell, WY

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Craft Contemporary

Los Angeles, CA

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Surface Design Association

, National

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Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Windgate Art School

Little Rock, AR

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Full List of Participating Organizations
Hunterdon Art Museum exterior at night. courtesy of the Hunterdon Art Museum

Hunterdon Art Museum

Clinton,
NJ
Museum
The beautifully designed International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, NE. Photo by Larry Gawell

International Quilt Museum, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Lincoln,
NE
Arts/Cultural Organization, Museum
Craft in America Center

Craft In America Center

Los Angeles,
CA
Arts/Cultural Organization, Museum
The entrance to the current Museum features our 10th anniversary gates. The gates incorporate different features made by metalsmiths from across the world. Metal Museum

Metal Museum

Memphis,
TN
Arts/Cultural Organization
Brandy Clements, 4th Generation Chair Weaver with Rosie at the woven chair museum. Nathan Rivers Chesky

Silver River Center for Chair Caning

Weaverville,
NC
Arts/Cultural Organization, Craft School, Gallery, Museum
Ephraim Pottery's Wares. Ephraim Pottery

Ephraim Pottery

Lake Mills,
WI
Arts/Cultural Organization
Hand-forged John C. Campbell Folk School sign. Photo provided by John C. Campbell Folk School

John C. Campbell Folk School

Brasstown,
NC
Arts/Cultural Organization, Craft School
The second floor metalsmithing studio at Brooklyn Metal Works. Photo: Brian Weissman

Brooklyn Metal Works

Brooklyn,
NY
Gallery
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. Photo Credit: Iwan Baan

Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Windgate Art School

Little Rock,
AR
Arts/Cultural Organization, Craft School, Gallery, Museum
Tuck and Roll: The Art of Armadillos, On View: May 24, 2025 - Jan 11, 2026, curated by Guusje Sanders. This installation brings fun to our Entry Level cases by showcasing armadillo figures from Mingei’s permanent collection! Featuring works made by artisans across the Americas, this playful installation emphasizes how these extraordinary creatures have delighted people’s imagination. It is free to the public in the "community level" of the museum. Six armadillos in a variety of colors and materials from Mexico, Brazil, the United States of America, and El Salvador. 1999-11-004, 1993-55-132, 1993-55-172A, 1993-55-146, 1993-55-143, 1993-55-066.

Mingei International Museum

San Diego,
CA
Museum
Five colorful tapestries hang in a row. They are intricately woven and suspended in a forest with green and brown foliage in the background and foreground. Marcos Kueh, Kenyalang Circus: Exotic Workers Series, 2023. Industrial woven recycled PET, dimensions vary. From the Surface Design Journal's Summer 2025 Issue, Modern Weavers/New Spirit

Surface Design Association

National
Arts/Cultural Organization
A gray clapboarded two-story 17th century home with an overhanging second floor situated next to a tall building on one side and a brick courtyard with garden beds and a pear tree on the other side. A second floor walkway provides access to the second floor and is hung with red, white, and blue bunting. The Paul Revere Memorial Association

Paul Revere House

Boston,
MA
Museum
The Red MIll Museum Village on the South Branch of the Raritan River in Clinton, NJ. Kaitlyn Sharkey

Red Mill Museum Village

Clinton,
NJ
Museum
BARN's facility on Bainbridge Island, WA, is home to eleven member-run studios. BARN/Rick Gordon

Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN)

Bainbridge Island,
WA
Arts/Cultural Organization, Craft School
Building Exterior - South to North view from across Broadway St. Gabe Swinney, Swinney Creative

Center for Craft

Asheville,
NC
Arts/Cultural Organization, Gallery
Artist Diana Al-Hadid creates background washes with pulp paint. Murray Hall

Dieu Donné Paper Mill

Brooklyn,
NY
Arts/Cultural Organization, Gallery
Arts and Crafts fireplace by Motawi Tileworks featuring Sullivan and Halsted relief tile and raised hearth. Justin Maconochie

Motawi Tileworks

Ann Arbor,
MI
Other
Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Jane Winslow

Ogden Museum of Southern Art

New Orleans,
LA
Arts/Cultural Organization, Museum
Image of a booth from The Potters Market at The Mint Museum, 2024. Artist: Trista Hudzik. The Mint Museum

The Mint Museum

Charlotte,
NC
Arts/Cultural Organization, Museum
Nordic Echoes in the Scandinavia House Galleries. Photo by Eileen Travell

American-Scandinavian Foundation

New York,
NY
Arts/Cultural Organization, Museum