Design a Crochet Plushie – a plant, animal or food. Design needs to fit into a typical shoe box. Maryland students age 10 to 18 are invited to participate.

Contest jurors are members of the FiberArt.STUDIO and of the Potomac Fiber Arts Guild.

Designers need to submit one finished sample and the written pattern.

Deadline for contest registration:
February 5th, 2026

Deadline for Design submittal:
April 15th, 2026

See website and flyer for more details.

Exhibit Location TBD.

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The exhibit will focus on weaving and spinning as an art form for both carrying on traditional handcraft forms and innovating new ones. It will provide educational information on the role handweaving played in early America, as well as its use today, illustrating innovations in technique and output, displaying how “traditional” methods continue to change.

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In honor of MICA’s Bicentennial, the College will be holding a one-of-a kind celebration – the Fete of Lights gala will be an explosion of creativity – lighting up the community through art installations, lighting design, costuming and performance including a runway of artistic expression.

The Fête of Light is one of the most frequently remembered events and legendary for its inventive costumes and creative atmosphere and interior design of the space.

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Maryland Institute College of Art is a nationally and internationally recognized art and design institution with a deep commitment to the City of Baltimore and to the importance of the arts in advancing the cultural and economic development of the region.

The College enrolls 1700+ students in undergraduate, graduate and continuing studies classes in programs in art and design. MICA is celebrating its bicentennial in 2026 – and is working with the broad community to activate our commitment outlined in our mission to: EMPOWER students to forge creative, purposeful lives and careers in a diverse and changing world. THRIVE with Baltimore. MAKE the world we imagine.

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The Baltimore Jewelry Center is an educational nonprofit building a vibrant creative community for the study and practice of metalsmithing and art jewelry.

We educate and inspire new and established artists, as well as promote metalsmithing and art jewelry to the general public through exhibitions, community and educational outreach.

We envision Baltimore reconnected to its rich history of metalsmithing and jewelry, valuing contemporary art jewelry and metalsmithing as visual art forms and craft.

New generations of metalsmiths and art jewelers will preserve and evolve the field through practice and education.

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Now in its 49th year, American Craft Made Baltimore is the largest juried craft fair on the East Coast. A celebrated local institution, American Craft Made brings together over 400 artists, 10,000 attendees, and dozens of local partner organizations from across the East Coast for shopping, demonstrations, hands-on experiences, and connection through craft.

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Baltimore Clayworks is a community-centered ceramics institution in the Mt. Washington neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. Our organization was founded by nine artists in 1980 and in 1984 received its nonprofit 501(c)3  status. We are known for our attentiveness to our city, and possess a national and international reputation for artistic excellence, artists’ support, and community involvement.

The mission of Baltimore Clayworks is to develop, sustain, and promote an artist-centered community that provides outstanding educational, artistic, and collaborative programs in the ceramic arts. Its core values are artist-centeredness, excellence, inclusivity, integrity, and joy.

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The Potomac Fiber Arts Guild is an association of over 400 fiber artists located in the metropolitan Washington, DC area.  We provide educational programs, study groups, collaboration and fellowship around a wide range of fiber arts, including weaving, spinning, knitting, quilting, felting, dyeing, surface design,  as well as  outreach activities for members.

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We offer private instruction, after school classes and summer camps for kids and adults. Our mission is to pass on and preserve traditional handwork skills like weaving, sewing, knitting, crocheting and needle felting.

At the FiberArt.STUDIO we are passionate about nurturing creativity and providing a supportive environment for creative expression, with a big dose of mindfulness. Since 2016 our studio is a place where both kids and adults can explore traditional and contemporary handwork and fiber arts. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced maker, there is something for everyone to explore and enjoy in our studio in the woods.

Our director Anja Seehrich-Caldwell is also an architect and designer. She comes from a long German family line of makers in the textile trades.
Getting a beginner hooked on yarn and combining traditional techniques with new designs is her passion and skillset.

Phones, glue and glitter are not allowed in the studio. If we can not sew it we do not want it.

Read about Anja Caldwell’s creative journey in the spring issue of Where Women Create Magazine

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We seek to promote the work and accomplishments of African American quilters and members by preserving the traditions, culture and history of quilting. The guild shares this rich legacy with others through workshops, exhibits, displays, demonstrations, research, and speaking engagements. Contributions to community outreach projects are completed through donations of quilts, other items, and fundraising activities.

The word uhuru is Swahili for “freedom”. Uhuru’s first meeting was held the third Saturday in March 1994 at the Oxon Hill Library in Oxon Hill, MD. A brief notice in the Quilters Newsletter Magazine prompted Carol Williams to contact Barbara Pietila, founder of the National Association of African American Quilters (NAAAQG) (now defunct) in Baltimore, MD. Invitations were extended to other NAAAQG members to form a chapter in the Washington, DC area, resulting in the guild formation.

Meetings are held on the third Saturday of each month, 10:30am EST.
Communications welcome at Uhuruqg1994@yahoo.com.

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Bringing weavers, spinners, and the community together since 1948.

The Weavers Guild of Greater Baltimore (WGGB) is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to increasing the knowledge of weaving and fiber arts-related skills.  It is one of the oldest guilds in North America with a long history of public service, learning, and fine craftsmanship.

WGGB holds programs and workshops September through June in person and online.  Speakers and instructors are local, regional, national, and international.  WGGB offers a wide variety of educational opportunities – from intimate study groups to multi-day workshops – to meet the needs of weavers and spinners at all levels.

WGGB sponsors The Weaving School which teaches beginning weaving as well as more advanced weaving techniques and beginning spinning. The Weaving School is in cooperation with the Catonsville Recreation and Parks Council and Baltimore County.

Our membership includes individuals from across Maryland, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, and Virginia – with some distant members joining us from around the U.S. and Canada.

Each year, the guild sets a challenge for its members and this year the challenge is to contribute to the guild’s Handwork 2026 exhibit.  The exhibit will be held at the Sandy Spring Museum from Aug 15-Nov 18, 2026 and will focus on weaving and spinning as an art form for traditional and innovative handcraft forms.  A community weaving project will take place on a large tapestry loom.

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