Threads of Resilience is an exhibition that brings Neococo Collective’s mission to life through textile art.

Featuring works created by immigrant and refugee women in the collective’s workforce development programs, the exhibit highlights how traditional craft can become a pathway to income, stability, and renewed identity.

Through this exhibition, Neococo invites the community to witness the connection between art and impact where every thread represents dignity, opportunity, and belonging.

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Neococo Collective is a women-led, social enterprise creating equitable job opportunities for displaced, refugee, and immigrant women through the art of hand embroidery and handicrafts.

Rooted in community our work connects women’s talents with meaningful, dignified employment, restoring confidence, identity, and belonging through creativity.

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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.

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Heath Ceramics is a designer-maker with hands in clay and roots in California. Founded in 1948 by Edith and Brian Heath, and stewarded since 2003 by Catherine Bailey and Robin Petravic, Heath continues to shape California modern design through dinnerware and tile, hand-thrown pieces from the Heath Clay Studio, and goods for the home from likeminded makers.

All ceramics are made from start to finish in the company’s two San Francisco Bay Area factories, an important principle of the business that ensures Heath’s philosophy, values, and products remain deeply connected.

To protect the long-term integrity of the company, Heath transitioned to a Purpose Trust-owned business in 2026 and is accountable to its Purpose: to keep artisanal craft alive through products and experiences rooted in design and making. This extends to collaborating with makers, designers, artists, chefs, and organizations across design, craft, food, and culture.

Heath is proudly B Corp certified and a champion of craft, bringing beauty, integrity, and positive impact to the world we share.

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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

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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.

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The San Diego Potters’ Guild is delighted to participate in the National Crafts Open Weekend organized by the American Craft Council. Throughout this two‑day event, we’ll offer pottery demonstrations and hands‑on activities from 12pm to 5pm.

Guild members will also be available in the gallery to welcome visitors, answer questions, and share insights into our work.

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Bringing together a thoughtfully curated gathering of artisans for a three-day celebration of art, handcraft, and creativity.

Inspired by the Arts & Crafts movement, the Marin Arts & Crafts Show highlights handcraft, thoughtful design, and traditional techniques. More than 200 artisans present a wide range of work, including jewelry, ceramics, textiles, woodwork, fine art, furniture, decorative objects, and artisan foods.

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What’s My Line? explores the personality of lines through fabric and stitching. More than 30 quilts will be exhibited, all composed of expressive lines and created by Barbara Danzi

Fiber Artist Talk by Barbara Danzi on Sunday June 28th 2-3 pm

Barbara Danzi is a Brooklyn-born, Los Angeles-based textile artist who creates colorful abstract quilts by working improvisationally, cutting fabric and stitching the pieces together so that the seam lines function as organic, hand-drawn marks.

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Fractured Foundations coincides with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.

For this occasion, AMOCA invited ceramic artists to reconsider a historical event through the lens of contemporary art, challenging historical narratives and offering a more accurate perspective on our country.

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Artazan Handcraft Market celebrates handcraft across jewelry, ceramics, textiles, wearable art, décor, and artisan goods.

Bringing together artists and makers from across the country, Artazan highlights craftsmanship, creativity, and the enduring value of handcraft through curated exhibits, artist interaction, demonstrations, workshops, and opportunities for the public to connect directly with the artists behind the work.

Proud participant in Handwork 2026: Celebrating American Craft.

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Artazan Handcraft Market is a curated marketplace celebrating handcraft in all forms, including jewelry, ceramics, textiles, wearable art, home décor, and artisan goods. Bringing together independent artists and makers with shoppers who value craftsmanship, creativity, and the artists behind the work.

Held at the Pasadena Convention Center, Artazan highlights contemporary handcraft through artist exhibits, workshops, demonstrations, and direct interaction with makers working across a wide range of mediums and traditions.

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Marques Hanalei Marzan is a Honolulu-based visual artist of Hawaiian, Japanese, and Filipino descent.

Marzan’s work is reflective of his upbringing in Hawai‘i and his travels throughout the Pacific and world, engaging with indigenous communities and responding to their cultural approaches of integrating natural fibers into daily life. His passion often manifests as sculptural forms, site-specific installations and works on the body.

Marzan is featured in the Craft in America episode, WEST.

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Often being lone stewards of the land, cowboys needed to learn to repair and even make the very equipment integral to their vocation.

Thanks to the efforts of those dedicated to these distinctive Western crafts, the production of such objects still flourishes today, being sought after by collectors.

Cowboy Craft highlights the exceptional handcrafted work made by members of the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association.

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Marques Hanalei Marzan will present on his wide-ranging fiber-based artwork using techniques such as twining, hand-weaving, knotting and looping as inspired by his Hawaiian ancestors. Marzan’s forms reference garments and other bodily adornments.

Marzan is featured in the Craft in America episode, WEST.

Please email rsvp@craftinamerica.org to attend in person or register to join the webinar online.

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