Craft Happenings calendar

The Sylvia L. Rosen Craft Art Biennial 2025

Works by the winners of a juried competition open to artists from western New York working in glass, fiber, wood, clay, metal, and other craft forms will appear in this exhibition. It’s the 18th outing of a biennial named for Rosen, a respected potter, educator, and benefactor of the Burchfield Penney Center.

Design Conversation: Carole Loeffler on Craftivism

Join us for a Design Conversation with Carole Loeffler, whose work sits at the intersection of craft, activism, and the quiet power of found objects.

Hands-on Houston: Blue & White Mosaic Tiles

This month’s Hands-on Houston celebrates Houston’s historic blue and white mosaic street signs.

Firefest

Firefest is two-day celebration of glass, ceramics, and metal arts at Starworks in North Carolina.

Milestones: 100 Years of Miles Davis

Curator Larry Collins, a mixed-media artist and jazz musician, invited 19 Black artists to create works that reflect the spirit, rhythm and cultural legacy of jazz.

Granny Graffiti Workshop with Carole Loeffler

What would graffiti look like if it were made by a grandmother? That's the question at the heart of Carole Loeffler's public art practice.

Familiar Texture: The Fibers of Childhood and Home

The textiles and fiber works on display here, by Farah Al Qasimi, Hangama Amiri, Keith Jackson, Yvette Mayorga, Tressa Prisbrey, and Dalila Sanabria, will present childhood memories of home. Each work depicts an evocative interior space: living rooms, bedrooms, storage spaces. “Each of these sites,” write the organizers, “memorialize social and environmental influences that shaped the future of an individual.

Carl Powell: 50 Years of Glass & Photography

Grovewood Gallery in Asheville presents Carl Powell: 50 Years of Glass & Photography, celebrating the Asheville artist’s five-decade career. Explore his innovative glass sculptures and evocative photographs. An opening reception will be held on February 21, 2–5 p.m., with the artist in attendance. 

Viola Frey: Foundations

Frey (1933–2004), along with Robert Arneson, Ron Nagle, and other West Coast exponents of the funk art tendency, established ceramics as a sculptural medium by abandoning functionality in her work. This show distinguishes itself from earlier exhibitions by including, along with her signature human figures, works in two dimensions that preceded her turn to clay.

Haystack Distinguished Speaker Series: Village Potter with Roberto Lugo

Roberto Lugo will give a talk on his work as a potter, educator, and poet.

Craft Perspectives: Works in Progress

Get to know the craft artists in your community at HCCC’s series designed for makers.

Source Material: Lessons in Responsible Fashion

This exhibition argues that the overproduction and overconsumption of fashion in today’s world pose a threat to our environment. Historical garments from the Textile Museum’s collection will be displayed along with clothing by contemporary fashion designers who have returned to the more respectful attitude toward materials and resources that the older works embody.

Celebration of Craft

Take part in the annual Celebration of Craft at the Craft Center!

Forging Community: A Celebration of Contemporary Blacksmithing

This full day symposium-style event features live demos and presentations by prominent contemporary blacksmiths.

Artist Membership Open House

Join us at 27 Barrow Street in Manhattan for an Artist Membership Open House and tour our self-directed studio designed for experienced ceramic artists.

2026 Artist Open Studios Tour

The 2026 Artist Open Studios Tour invites the public into the working studios of Maryland's visual artists and craft makers.

Haystack Distinguished Speaker Series: For the Love of Humanity with Corey Pemberton

This lecture explores the three foundational pillars of Pemberton's current practice: glass making, painting, and community-oriented nonprofit work.

Colloquium: (re)Membering

The Textile Society of America's Spring 2026 colloquium, (re)Membering, will convene in-person and be livestreamed.

Embroidery Sampler Workshop

Join current resident and fiber artist Candace Hicks to create a dynamic embroidery sampler.

Evolving Clay, Where Tradition Meets Transformation

This exhibition brings together a multigenerational, multicultural roster of artists who shape, fire, and transform clay into more than mere objects.

A World Unseen (未见之界)

This exhibition brings together the work of ceramic artists ChengOu Yu and Jing Huang, whose parallel journeys began in China and led them across oceans to North America in 2013.

The Mad MAD World of Jonathan Adler

An invitation into the glamorous, witty, and wonderful universe of celebrated potter and designer Jonathan Adler.

A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats recontextualizes a familiar adage to explore the vital intersections of community, climate, and the collective power of presence.

SAQA Virtual Conference: Oceans Apart, Connected by Art: Japan, Korea, Taiwan

This virtual conference will take place April 23–25. Immerse yourself in three days of art quilts and culture. Our speakers are leading artists and curators dedicated to fiber arts. The presentations are full of stunning artwork. SAQA's conferences are about forging connections, building community, and getting inspired. Join us as we dive deep into art quilts in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan!