Join us Saturday, October 3rd from 10AM – 12PM, for an engaging and free info session and tour of our studios!

Enjoy live teacher demonstrations for some of our courses such as sketching, French draping, and CAD (Computer Aided Design).

Learn about our professional, workshop, and high school programs! See our studio spaces and chat with our staff!

FREE with registration.  RSVP HERE.

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Calling all creative career changers! Are you curious about what a fashion education looks like? The School of Fashion Design Boston is the only educational institution in New England dedicated exclusively to the study of fashion design.

Join us online to learn about our programs, see a sewing demo, peek inside our studios, and speak with our staff! With no portfolio required for admission, learn why our students have chosen SFD to pursue their dream of a career in fashion.

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Join us at the School of Fashion Design for a presentation and conversation with local author and researcher Anne Marie Murphy as we celebrate the release of her latest book, A Proper Fit: Women at Work in a City of Corsets.

Drawing on decades of experience as a researcher and small business owner, Murphy uncovers the stories of the women entrepreneurs and workers who helped shape Worcester MA into a center of corset manufacturing.  Discover how fashion, business, and women’s history intersect.

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A celebration of our 250th and the pieces that bring us life, liberty and challenge us to the pursuit of happiness.

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Artist organization that provides exhibit and event opportunities for local artists in eastern Massachusetts.

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Erich and Janice Steinhagen bring their 18th century craft techniques all the way from Connecticut as they demonstrate redware pottery production and the fiber art of spinning. Erich will be throwing pots on the wheel while Janice spins sheep’s wool or flax into yarn. Finished products will be available for sale!

Demonstration and sale is included in the price of admission between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

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Clothing historian Henry Cooke takes on the role of an early Boston tailor. Watch as he “takes the measure” of visitors, then sits cross-legged, fashioning waistcoats from luxurious fabrics and “slops” from coarse weaves.

Demonstration is included in the price of admission between 1:00 and 3:00 PM.

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Sage Carbone, Boston resident with Indigenous (Northern Narragansett, Mi’kmaq) and colonial ancestry will demonstrate beadwork. Her ongoing projects include the City of Cambridge “Native Voices” to install street signage in the Massachusett language and reinterpret historical markers and collaborating with the Boston Red Sox to host the annual Native American and American Indian Celebration at Fenway Park.

Demonstration is included in the price of admission between 1:00 and 3:00 PM.

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Charles Thompson will demonstrate chairmaking and greenwoodworking techniques. Using traditional hand tools, he will shape and assemble a three-legged stool. Greenwoodworking uses the inherent properties of freshly felled timber to make furniture that will last for generations.

Demonstration included with price of admission to the museum between 1:00 and 3:00 PM.

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Fuller Craft Museum is partnering with Worcester Center for Crafts to present the American Craft Fair on June 13–14, 2026!

This two-day celebration of creativity will feature handcrafted work by talented artists from across the region, plus studio classes, live demonstrations, food trucks, and music. It’s a vibrant weekend designed to connect makers and the community through the power of craft.

American Craft Fair
June 13-14, 2026
10 AM – 4 PM both days
455 Oak Street, Brockton, MA

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June 13, 2026 – 10:00 – 11:00am

Our 2026 Exhibition: Disciplines Across Decades shines a light on the origins of our nine career training programs and how our students are trained today. The exhibition will feature the best work of our student and graduate community, their connections to techniques used at the start of their program, a timeline of NBSS history, and artifacts from the early years of each program.

Join a behind the scenes tour with the exhibition’s curator.

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June 8, 2026 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm

Our 2026 Exhibition: Disciplines Across Decades shines a light on the origins of our nine career training programs and how our students are trained today. The exhibition will feature the best work of our student and graduate community, their connections to techniques used at the start of their program, a timeline of NBSS history, and artifacts from the early years of each program.

Join a behind the scenes tour with the exhibition’s curator.

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Our 2026 Exhibition: Disciplines Across Decades shines a light on the origins of our nine career training programs and how our students are trained today.

The exhibition will feature the best work of our student and graduate community, their connections to techniques used at the start of their program, a timeline of NBSS history, and artifacts from the early years of each program.

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North Bennet Street School’s mission is to train students for careers in traditional trades that use hand skills in concert with evolving technology, to preserve and advance craft traditions, and to promote greater appreciation of craftsmanship.

The School’s intensive, hands-on training helps students from around the world to achieve meaningful lives and livelihoods. We encourage individual growth and curiosity, along with technical mastery and a commitment to excellence.

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Join us for a week of Open Studio Residencies to celebrate Handwork 2026.

Get your craft on with a passionate cohort of fellow artists, makers, and craft enthusiasts and the support of Snow Farm housing and meals. Residencies include ample personal space in a shared studio with about half as many people per studio than our typical workshops.

All 8 of our studios are available: 2D Mixed Media, 3D Mixed Media, Ceramics, Fibers, Flameworking, Flat Glass & Mosaics, Metals & Jewelry, or Woodworking.

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