Craft Happenings calendar

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.

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.

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.

Art & Entrepreneurship: Artist Talk and Q&A with Hennepin Made Co-Founder Jackson Schwartz

Join Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts in the Red Eye Theater space for an evening with Jackson Schwartz, co-founder of Hennepin Made.

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.

Forging Community: A Celebration of Contemporary Blacksmithing

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

Celebration of Craft

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

JRACraft’s Spring Craft Weekend Honoree Symposium

Attend JRACraft's Spring Craft Weekend Honoree Symposium, featuring presentations from the 2026 Masters of the Medium honorees.

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!

Smithsonian Craft Show 2026: American Artistry

The 2026 Smithsonian Craft Show and sale features 120 American artists curated by expert jurors to showcase the breadth of contemporary craft.

Fired in Revolution: Ceramics from the People’s Republic of China

The exhibition explores Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) ceramic production, specifically works made at Jingdezhen. These pieces explore the major styles and imagery of the movement and highlight how the ceramicists maintained artistic agency and preserved traditional methods of production in the face of government censorship.

Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail

The 22nd annual tour of ceramic studios in Western Massachusetts will feature 31 potters at eight studios.

Build a Stick Chair with Andy Glenn

Over five days, students will construct their own stick chairs with artist Andy Glenn at this workshop in Loudon, New Hampshire.