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Apply for American Craft Made Baltimore 2026

Be a part of the largest juried craft show on the East Coast!

Baltimore, MD
April 9, 2025

Artist applications are now open for American Craft Council’s flagship event, American Craft Made Baltimore 2026, which will return to the Baltimore Convention Center February 20—22, 2026.

Now in its 49th year, American Craft Made Baltimore is a celebrated local institution that draws over 10,000 dedicated attendees, including collectors, gallery owners, wholesale buyers, and craft lovers of all ages. Makers thrive at ACC’s marketplace events, and since 2022 exhibiting artists have earned more than $10 million in estimated sales.

Join a community that connects over 400 fellow makers in an engaging and creative environment that features hands-on activities, local arts organizations, craft education programs, and artists at all stages of their careers selling their work side by side. Booths are available at many price points, and discounted booth fees are available for those in the Early Career Artist Program.

“[American Craft Made Baltimore] is my favorite show that I do because it is so well run. It has a high quality of participating artists, and it draws educated customers who understand the value of handmade craft.” —2025 exhibitor

“I adore this event. This was only my second time ever showing at a craft show, and I feel so honored to have been selected and catapulted into this world.” —2025 exhibitor

New for 2026:

  • New medium category: Printmaking
  • Early Career Artist Program: The Early Career Artist Program gives makers the resources needed to professionalize their passion. Benefits of the program include opportunities for discounted booth fees at American Craft Made Baltimore* and other ACC events. Learn more about the Early Career Artist Program.
  • Location update: American Craft Made Baltimore 2026 will be held in Halls A, B, and C of the Baltimore Convention Center, which connects to the Charles Street Lobby. This was the location of American Craft Made in 2024.

*The deadline to be considered for a discounted booth for American Craft Made 2026 through the Early Career Artist Program is May 30th, 2025.

Important dates:

  • Applications open: April 9, 2025
  • Application deadline: May 30, 2025
  • Acceptance notification: August 15, 2025
  • Event: February 20–22, 2026

Participation is open to artists and makers from across the country who create work that reflects the diversity of contemporary craft. Apply now for a chance to share your story and sell your work to ACC’s audience of craft enthusiasts and supports.

Apply here.

ACC is also seeking partners for Let’s Make and School-to-Market programming at American Craft Made 2026:

  • Let’s Make! is an interactive exhibit showcasing the process and skill that goes into making carefully crafted goods. Let’s Make! partners lead educational demonstrations and interactive activities throughout the event weekend and let attendees get hands-on with art. Previous Let’s Make! partners include Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore Clayworks, African American Quilters Guild of Baltimore, Weavers Guild of Greater Baltimore, A Workshop of Our Own, and many more.
  • The School-to-Market program is designed to help bridge the gap between a craft-centered curriculum in education and the marketplace. The program affords students, recent graduates, and artists in residence the experience of participating in a professional arts marketplace at an early point in their development. Previous School-to-Market partners include Peters Valley School of Craft, SCAD, Touchstone Center for Crafts, and many more.

If you are a part of an organization or school and would like to be a partner for 2026, please fill out this interest form.

ABOUT THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL:

The American Craft Council (ACC) is a nationwide, membership-based nonprofit working to foster livelihoods and ways of living grounded in the artful work of the human hand, creating a more joyful, humane, and regenerative world. Building upon an 80+ year legacy of tradition and innovation, ACC is part of a growing coalition of organizations, makers, and advocates building a movement that supports craft-centered livelihoods and ways of living—an American craft renaissance. Learn more and take part at craftcouncil.org.

NOTE FOR MEDIA:

For questions, images, and/or interviews with American Craft Council representatives, contact Sarah Cassavant at [email protected].