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October, 2018

ACC Shows & Events

Hot Glass, Cold Pints

Start date
Friday, 10/26/2018, 1:00 PM
End date
Friday, 10/26/2018, 4:00 PM
Free glassblowing demonstration by Brooklyn-based artist Leo Tecosky.
Location
FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Art

2010 E Hennepin Avenue
Building #10 (Box #54)
Minneapolis, MN 55413
United States

American Craft Council Awards Ceremony

Start date
Saturday, 10/06/2018, 2:00 PM
End date
Saturday, 10/06/2018, 3:30 PM
Join us for our 2018 American Craft Council Awards ceremony and reception at Mia.
Location
Minneapolis Institute of Art

2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
United States

Philadelphia Studio Tours with ACC and CraftNOW

Start date
Saturday, 10/13/2018, 6:30 AM
End date
Saturday, 10/13/2018, 1:00 PM
In partnership with CraftNOW and Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, ACC invites you to spend the afternoon touring some of Philadelphia’s most exciting maker spaces.
Location
UArts

320 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
United States

Community Events

Pleasanton Harvest Festival

Start date
Friday, 10/26/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/28/2018, 12:00 PM
Large indoor arts and crafts show arrives in the East Bay.
Location
Pleasanton Harvest Festival

4501 Pleasanton Ave.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
United States

Walkabout Tremont Second Friday Art Walk

Start date
Friday, 05/11/2018, 12:00 PM
End date
Friday, 10/12/2018, 4:00 PM
The best of Tremont's creative side.
Location
Walkabout Tremont Second Friday Art Walk

2406 Professor Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44113
United States

Morristown CraftMarket

Start date
Friday, 10/19/2018, 12:00 PM
End date
Sunday, 10/21/2018, 12:00 PM
Featuring 150 artists from more than 25 states.
Location
National Guard Armory Morristown

430 Western Ave.
Morristown, NJ 07960
United States

Mountain Makins Festival

Start date
Saturday, 10/27/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/28/2018, 12:00 PM
Folk life festival.
Location
Rose Center

442 W. 2nd North St.
Morristown, TN 37816
United States

Julia Haft-Candell

Start date
Wednesday, 10/10/2018, 10:00 AM
End date
Wednesday, 10/10/2018, 11:00 AM
Julia Haft-Candell will give an artist talk at Greenwich House Pottery as part of #GlobalDayofClay.
Location

Weavings & Diversities

Start date
Saturday, 10/13/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Saturday, 10/13/2018, 11:00 AM
Show and sale of fiber work by Weavers Guild South members. Spinning yarn demonstrations throughout the day.
Location
St. John's Lutheran School

4231 183rd St.
Country Club Hills, IL 60478
United States

MakeArt Family Day

Start date
Saturday, 10/06/2018, 6:00 AM
End date
Saturday, 10/06/2018, 10:00 AM
From paper-making to fly fishing lure design and watercolor play, the MakeArt Lab, parklet, and galleries will be filled with hands-on projects.
Location
Museum of Craft and Design

2569 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
United States

16th Perkins Lecture

Start date
Wednesday, 10/10/2018, 11:30 AM
End date
Wednesday, 10/10/2018, 12:30 PM
The Dorothy Wilson Perkins Ceramic History Lecture Series sponsored by the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum.
Location
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum

Alfred University
1 Saxon Drive
Alfred, NY 14802
United States

Benefit Art Auction Exhibition

Start date
Saturday, 10/13/2018, 6:00 PM
End date
Sunday, 10/28/2018, 7:00 PM
The Benefit Art Auction + Concert unites local and national artists with the organization's community of art patrons to support participating artists and raise critical resources for Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts.
Location
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

724 S. 12th St.
Omaha, NE 68102
United States

2018 Antique Jewelry & Art Conference (Jewelry Camp)

Start date
Friday, 10/26/2018, 4:00 AM
End date
Saturday, 10/27/2018, 1:00 PM
Jewelry Camp brings together jewelry professionals and collectors for in-depth learning and networking opportunities.
Location
The Newark Museum

49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
United States

Audrey Laine: Jewelry Demo + Pop-Up

Start date
Friday, 10/05/2018, 6:00 AM
End date
Saturday, 10/06/2018, 11:00 AM
Local metalsmith Audrey Laine Sawyer will be selling her wares and demonstrating her craft.
Location
Grovewood Gallery

111 Grovewood Road
Asheville, NC 28804
United States

Nine Weeks of Clay

Start date
Thursday, 10/11/2018, 8:00 AM
End date
Thursday, 12/13/2018, 10:00 AM
A nine-week class for students of all levels in wheel-throwing and handbuilding clay techniques.
Location
Arkansas Craft School

110 East Main Street
Mountain View, AR 72560
United States

Textile Center Garage Sale Pop-Up

Start date
Friday, 10/05/2018, 1:00 PM
End date
Saturday, 10/06/2018, 11:00 AM
Textile Center welcomes you to a pop-up celebration of fiber and thrift.
Location
Textile Center

3000 University Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
United States

Pine LakeFest

Start date
Saturday, 10/06/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/07/2018, 1:00 PM
A two day festival celebrating handmade art and crafts, live music, family-friendly fun and food in a lakeside setting.
Location
Pine Lakefest

4679 Lakeshore Drive
Pine Lake, GA 30072
United States

M&T Bank Clothesline Festival

Start date
Saturday, 09/08/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Tuesday, 10/09/2018, 12:00 PM
Rochester’s largest and longest-running fine art and crafts festival with original artwork by more than 400 artists!
Location
Memorial Art Gallery

500 University Ave.
Rochester, NY 14607
United States

Great New England Fall Craft & Artisan Show

Start date
Saturday, 10/20/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/21/2018, 11:00 AM
More than 200 juried artisans from around New England.
Location
Hampshire Dome

34 Emerson Road
Milford, NH 03031
United States

Art in the Park Fall Foliage Festival

Start date
Saturday, 10/06/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/07/2018, 11:00 AM
Vermont's oldest continuing arts tradition.
Location
Chaffee Arts Art in the Park Summer Festival

Main Street Park
Junctions of Routes 4 & 7
Rutland, VT 05701
United States

Mountain Makins Festival

Start date
Saturday, 10/27/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/28/2018, 12:00 PM
A weekend folk life festival.
Location
Rose Center

442 W. 2nd North St.
Morristown, TN 37816
United States

Twin Cities Bead Bazaar

Start date
Saturday, 10/27/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/28/2018, 12:00 AM
The Twin Cities Bead Bazaar is a semi-annual gathering of artists, crafters, jewelry designers and stone lovers.
Location
Eisenhower Community Center

1001 MN-7
Hopkins, MN 55305
United States

National Clay Week at The Dairy Barn Arts Center

Start date
Sunday, 10/07/2018, 3:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/14/2018, 7:00 AM
The Dairy Barn Art Center celebrates National Clay Week.
Location
Dairy Barn Arts Center

8000 Dairy Lane
Athens, OH 45701
United States

Designing America's Face in the Cold War

Start date
Tuesday, 10/23/2018, 2:00 PM
End date
Tuesday, 10/23/2018, 3:30 PM
This talk will document the intersection of post-World War II American modernism with the international political and cultural realities of the Cold War.
Location
University of Maryland Baltimore County

Fine Arts Building
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
United States

Oktoberfest

Start date
Friday, 10/12/2018, 1:00 PM
End date
Friday, 10/12/2018, 3:30 PM
Greenwich House Pottery's historic building is converted into a beer garden for the night to raise money for GHP's programming.
Location

Art Market at Tyler

Start date
Friday, 10/19/2018, 3:00 AM
End date
Friday, 10/19/2018, 3:00 PM
Shop handmade goods. See demonstrations. Make something cool. Visit a remarkable school!
Location
Tyler School of Art

Temple University
2001 N. 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
United States

Contemporary Crafts Market

Start date
Friday, 10/26/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/28/2018, 1:00 PM
American-made fine craft.
Location
Pasadena Convention Center

East Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
United States

Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands

Start date
Friday, 10/19/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/21/2018, 12:00 PM
In its 71st year, the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands returns to downtown Asheville’s US Cellular Center.
Location
US Cellular Center

81 Haywood Road
Asheville, NC 28801
United States

Craftsmen’s Fall Classic Art & Craft Festival

Start date
Thursday, 10/11/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Saturday, 10/13/2018, 3:00 PM
The 32nd Craftsmen’s Classics Art & Craft Festival features original designs and work from hundreds of artists from across America.
Location
Berglund Center

710 Williamson Rd.
Roanoke, VA 24016
United States

Twin Cities Bead Bazaar

Start date
Saturday, 10/27/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/28/2018, 12:00 PM
A semi-annual gathering of artists, crafters, jewelry designers and stone lovers.
Location
Hopkins Eisenhower Community Center

1001 Minn. Hwy 7
Hopkins, MN 55305
United States

Academy Art Museum Craft Show

Start date
Saturday, 10/20/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/21/2018, 11:00 AM
This juried art and craft show with over 70 artists featuring all mediums supports the mission of the Academy Art Museum.
Location
Academy Art Museum

106 South St.
Easton, MD 21601
United States

Benefit concert for Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

Start date
Friday, 10/26/2018, 4:30 PM
End date
Friday, 10/26/2018, 6:55 PM
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, in partnership with Maha Music Festival, presents a benefit concert featuring Azure Ray and Destroyer.
Location
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

724 S. 12th St.
Omaha, NE 68102
United States

Maine Craft Weekend Kiln Opening and Sale

Start date
Saturday, 10/13/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/14/2018, 1:00 PM
Regional ceramic artists welcome you to Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts.
Location
Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts

19 Brick Hill Road
Newcastle, ME 04553
United States

Repair Days

Start date
Thursday, 10/18/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/21/2018, 11:00 AM
The Metal Museum is pleased to announce Repair Days 2018, an annual fundraiser hosted by the Metal Museum.
Location
Metal Museum

374 Metal Museum Drive
Memphis, TN 38106
United States

Repair Days

Start date
Thursday, 10/18/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/21/2018, 11:00 AM
The Metal Museum is pleased to announce Repair Days 2018, an annual fundraiser hosted by the Metal Museum.

Fall Family Day

Start date
Saturday, 10/20/2018, 7:30 AM
End date
Saturday, 10/20/2018, 10:00 AM
Make masks, papel picado, screen-printed bags and contribute to our community altar.
Location
Richmond Art Center

2540 Barrett Avenue
Richmond, CA 94804
United States

NYCake Mural Unveiling

Start date
Thursday, 10/18/2018, 2:30 PM
End date
Thursday, 10/18/2018, 5:00 PM
Unveiling of new mural by Colette Peters.
Location
NY Cake

118 W. 22nd St.
New York, NY 11022
United States

LexArt Fall Crafts Fair

Start date
Friday, 10/19/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/21/2018, 12:00 PM
Art and craft by local artists.
Location
Lexington Arts and Crafts Society

30 Waltham St.
Lexington, MA 02421
United States

Exhibitions

Gudrun Sjödén: A Colorful Universe

Start date
Friday, 07/27/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/28/2018, 12:00 PM
Swedish textile designer Gudrun Sjödén: her career and her bold collections inspired by Swedish folk motifs.
Location
American Swedish Institute

2600 Park Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN 55407
United States

Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home

Start date
Sunday, 07/22/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/14/2018, 12:00 PM
A look at the universal issues of shelter and the lack of it for many.
Location
Ohio Craft Museum

1665 W 5th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43212
United States

Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home

Start date
Sunday, 07/22/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/14/2018, 12:00 PM
A look at the universal issues of shelter and the lack of it for many.
Location
Ohio Craft Museum

1665 W 5th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43212
United States

Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home

Start date
Sunday, 07/22/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/14/2018, 12:00 PM
A look at the universal issues of shelter and the lack of it for many.
Location
Ohio Craft Museum

1665 W 5th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43212
United States

Jiseon Lee Isbara and Susie Taylor

Start date
Thursday, 08/30/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Saturday, 10/27/2018, 12:00 PM
Two accomplished artists are featured at Textile Center this fall, with exhibitions contrasting divergent approaches to artistic practice.
Location
Textile Center

3000 University Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
United States

Interwoven: The Art of Indigo and Silver

Start date
Saturday, 08/25/2018, 7:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/07/2018, 12:00 AM
"Interwoven: The Art of Indigo and Silver" features a selection of 60 contemporary works by three Charleston artists.
Location
City Gallery

34 Prioleau St.
Charleston, SC 29401
United States

Knot Aging: Rita Zerull's Embellished Life

Start date
Saturday, 07/21/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/07/2018, 11:00 AM
A celebration of this Escondido artist’s lifetime of creativity.
Location
Visions Art Museum

2825 Dewey Road, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92106
United States

Nano Explorations

Start date
Saturday, 07/21/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/07/2018, 11:00 AM
This exhibition features the artist’s interest in the emergent relationships between robotics and humans.
Location
Visions Art Museum

2825 Dewey Road, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92106
United States

Cadenze by Katie Pasquini Masopust

Start date
Saturday, 07/21/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/07/2018, 11:00 AM
Contemporary art quilts by Katie Pasquini Masopust.
Location
Visions Art Museum

2825 Dewey Road, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92106
United States

Heather Ujiie: Terra Incognita

Start date
Tuesday, 09/04/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Wednesday, 10/17/2018, 2:00 PM
A blend of textiles, fashion design, and visual art that creates an ethereal, imaginary, and mythological world by artist Heather Ujiie.
Location
Rowan University Art Gallery

301 West High St.
Glassboro, NJ 08028
United States

The Art and Sole of Lisa Sorrell

Start date
Thursday, 08/16/2018, 1:00 PM
End date
Friday, 10/26/2018, 12:00 PM
Solo exhibit for master cowboy boot maker Lisa Sorrell, artist in boot design and bootmaking pioneer,
Location
Canton Museum of Art

1001 Market Avenue N
Canton, OH 44702
United States

allTURNatives: Form + Spirit 2018

Start date
Friday, 08/03/2018, 12:30 PM
End date
Saturday, 10/20/2018, 12:00 PM
A multi-disciplinary exhibition that reflects each resident artist's experience and includes work produced prior to the residency.
Location
Museum for Art in Wood

141 N 3rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
United States

Judy Kensley McKie: Cast of Characters

Start date
Saturday, 06/02/2018, 6:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/28/2018, 1:00 PM
Judy Kensley McKie is one of America’s most beloved furniture designers, developing animated and personable forms that captivate people of all ages.
Location
Museum of Craft and Design

2569 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
United States

Raw Design

Start date
Saturday, 06/02/2018, 6:00 AM
End date
Monday, 10/29/2018, 1:00 PM
"Raw Design," guest curated by Glenn Adamson, challenges long-established, complex repertoires by inventing new techniques and reinventing mediums.
Location
Museum of Craft and Design

2569 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
United States

Martha Shade - Observations From the Lost and Found

Start date
Thursday, 10/04/2018, 6:00 AM
End date
Saturday, 11/24/2018, 11:30 AM
Martha Shade presents a cast of characters that are enchanting and melancholy, blending global mythology with personal memory & current social issues.
Location
ArtXchange Gallery

512 First Ave. S.
Seattle , WA 98104
United States

The New Domestics: Finding Beauty in the Mundane

Start date
Thursday, 09/13/2018, 6:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/28/2018, 12:00 PM
The exhibition questions societal ideals of beauty and identity through the use of materials and processes previously identified with the craft world.
Location
Monterey Museum of Art

559 Pacific St.
Monterey , CA 93940
United States

A Glorious Requiem for Beasts and Souls

Start date
Thursday, 10/11/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Thursday, 11/08/2018, 1:00 PM
Solo exhibition of artist Leisa Rich.
Location
Mason-Scharfenstein Museum - Piedmont College

1021 Central Ave.
Demorest , GA 30535
United States

Spaces Uncharted

Start date
Sunday, 10/14/2018, 7:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 11/11/2018, 10:00 AM
International exhibition of Michigan Fiber artists with the them of uncharted spaces.
Location
Jordan River Arts Council

301 Main St.
East Jordan, MI 49727
United States

Intimate/Intricate/Radical: Polly Barton Weavings

Start date
Thursday, 10/25/2018, 12:00 PM
End date
Sunday, 11/25/2018, 11:00 AM
Polly Barton's second major solo exhibition at Gravers Lane Gallery.
Location
Gravers Lane Gallery

8405 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia , PA 19118
United States

Crossing Boundaries: Material as Message

Start date
Sunday, 10/07/2018, 5:00 PM
End date
Sunday, 11/25/2018, 10:00 AM
Art addressing political, social and environmental issues.
Location
Rockland Center for the Arts

27 S Greenbush Road
West Nyack, NY 10994
United States

All of the Suddens

Start date
Friday, 10/05/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Monday, 12/02/2019, 10:00 AM
This is an exhibition by Kelly O’Dell exploring existence and extinction, preservation and decay.
Location
Pittsburgh Glass Center

5472 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
United States

Animal Attraction

Start date
Saturday, 09/22/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 10/28/2018, 12:00 PM
Grovewood Gallery presents Animal Attraction, an invitational exhibition featuring animal-themed art by 13 artists who work across mediums.
Location
Grovewood Gallery

111 Grovewood Road
Asheville, NC 28804
United States

Mastering a Friendship

Start date
Thursday, 10/11/2018, 7:00 PM
End date
Thursday, 11/01/2018, 7:00 PM
Patina Gallery will feature two legendary jewelry artists, Alexandra Solowij Watkins and Nancy Michel, in a new virtual exhibition.
Location
Patina Gallery

131 W. Palace Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
United States

Jeff Wallin: Deconstruction

Start date
Thursday, 10/25/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Saturday, 01/05/2019, 11:00 AM
A solo exhibition of new work by Portland, Oregon-based artist Jeff Wallin.
Location
Bullseye Resource Center New York Gallery

115 Hoyt Ave.

Mamaroneck, NY 10543
United States

After Memphis: Crafted Postmodern

Start date
Saturday, 10/13/2018, 5:00 AM
End date
Sunday, 01/13/2019, 11:00 AM
Six artists trace the legacy of radical design and postmodernism in contemporary craft.
Location
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

4848 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002
United States