Participating Organizations

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

Stay tuned for more coming soon!

701 Center for Contemporary Art

Columbia,
SC
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Potomac Fiber Arts Guild

Potomac,
MD
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SNAG Metalsmith

National
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Contemporary Craft

Pittsburgh,
PA
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Waldorf Handwork Educators

International
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Art Cloth Network

L-R, Adria Sherman, Priscilla Smith, Sherri Lipman McCauley, Russ Little, Regina Marzlin, Kathleen Cunningham, Barbara Matthews, and Connie Tiegel
International
Arts/Cultural Organization

Hunterdon Art Museum

Hunterdon Art Museum exterior at night. courtesy of the Hunterdon Art Museum
Clinton,
NJ
Museum

Center for Craft

Building Exterior - South to North view from across Broadway St. Gabe Swinney, Swinney Creative
Asheville,
NC
Arts/Cultural Organization Gallery

The Decorative Arts Trust

This 1840–60 bed covering from the New Mexico History Museum is featured on Collecting250.org. Courtesy of the New Mexico History Museum.
Media,
PA
Arts/Cultural Organization

UrbanGlass

UrbanGlass Art Center. Michael Wilson
Brooklyn,
NY
Arts/Cultural Organization

Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc.

SAQA Global Exhibition Fierce Planets (at Louisiana State University Museum of Art)
International
Arts/Cultural Organization Other

Ilan-Lael Foundation

Ilan-Lael, Julian CA. photo by Chris Henry
Julian,
CA
Arts/Cultural Organization

American-Scandinavian Foundation

Nordic Echoes in the Scandinavia House Galleries. Photo by Eileen Travell
New York,
NY
Arts/Cultural Organization Museum

Cowboy Trades Association

Logo. CTA
Powell,
WY
Arts/Cultural Organization Craft School

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

Nebraska State Quilt Guild

Nebraska State Quilt Guild 2026 Raffle Quilt. Jan Sears
Lincoln,
NE
Arts/Cultural Organization

Smithsonian Women’s Committee (Smithsonian Craft Show)

Smithsonian Craft Show 2025 at the National Building Museum, Washington, DC. Oxford St. Photography
Washington,
DC
Arts/Cultural Organization Museum

Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA)

IAIA President’s Convocation in the Dance Circle. Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz
Santa Fe,
NM
Arts/Cultural Organization Museum University or College

Parsons MFA Textiles Program

Yu Jei Yen, Capstone Project: Sitting on the Unsettling. Parsons School of Design
New York,
NY
University or College

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