Participating Organizations

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

Stay tuned for more coming soon!

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

Gatlinburg,
TN
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Yucca Valley Material Lab

Yucca Valley,
CA
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Indie Craft Parade

Greenville,
SC
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The Woodlands Arts Council

The Woodlands,
TX
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Touchstone Center for Crafts

Farmington,
PA
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Visions Museum of Textile Art

This is the second in Mel Beach's series of wholecloth art quilts layered with painted and block-printed Evolon, free-motion quilting, hand embroidery and a few sequins for bling factor. Each transformation is both meditative and fun. This is a piece in VMOTA's Permanent Collection. Courtesy of Mel Beach
San Diego,
CA
Museum

Tennessee Craft

The Tennessee Craft Fair in the warm glow of the sunset At Centennial Park in Nashville, TN. Todd Herzberg
Nashville,
TN
Arts/Cultural Organization

Paul Revere House

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
Boston,
MA
Museum

The Rockwell Museum

Experience American art at The Rockwell Museum, A Smithsonian Affiliate in Downtown Corning. Allison Usavage Photography, 2023.
Corning,
NY
Arts/Cultural Organization Museum

National Academy of Needlearts

The Wildflower Garden by Kim Berry-Rogers; The Exemplary 2025 Best of Show. Photo by Jennifer Riefenberg
National
Arts/Cultural Organization

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

"Princes of Surf", 2025 exhibition at Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. courtesy of Santa Cruz MAH
Santa Cruz,
CA
Arts/Cultural Organization Museum

Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & Sciences

An artist weaves a basket from harvested invasive vines during Angela Eastman's workshop retreat in the Antinori Village. Hambidge Staff
Rabun Gap,
GA
Arts/Cultural Organization

Costume Society of America

Costume Society of America is devoted to the study and preservation of dress across cultures and centuries. Costume Society of America
Columbus,
GA
Arts/Cultural Organization

Pittsburgh Glass Center

Pittsburgh Glass Center.Ed Massery
Pittsburgh,
PA
Arts/Cultural Organization Craft School

SNAG Metalsmith

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

Surface Design Association

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
International
Arts/Cultural Organization

Museum of Arts and Design

Museum of Arts and Design in New York City’s Columbus Circle. Photo: Gustav Liliequist; courtesy Museum of Arts and Design.
New York,
NY
Museum

American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)

Entrance to the American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona, CA. Photo credit: AMOCA
Pomona,
CA
Museum

Association of Clay & Glass Artists of California (ACGA)

Susie Rubenstein displays her high fired porcelain table ware. She is based in San Juan Capistrano, California. Photo by Ren Lee
Palo Alto,
CA
Arts/Cultural Organization

Weavers Guild of Greater Baltimore

Montage of weaving from prior WGGB exhibit. Anne Elixhauser
Ellicott City,
MD
Arts/Cultural Organization