Craft Happenings calendar

Wire-Wrapped Earrings Workshop

Learn to make beautiful wire-wrapped beaded earrings in this beginner-friendly workshop! You’ll design and create two pairs of earrings using colorful beads and easy wire-wrapping techniques. We’ll cover the basics of jewelry tools, bead selection, and wrapping methods so you can confidently make your own wearable art. All materials are included—just bring your creativity! No […]

Fiber Reimagined IV

On View, in historic Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, “Fiber Reimagined IV”: An international open-call in-print exhibition conceived of and juried by Fiber Art Now Magazine’s creative team: Lori Butanis, Barbara Delaney, Beth Smith, and Cami Smith. Fiber Art Now Magazine has been transformed in recent years into an ad-free, visually stunning quarterly publication that focuses on […]

Meditation on Care

Join Revolutionary Care artists Amber Doe, Bekezela Mguni, and Alisha B Wormsley for an exhibition closing ritual at Contemporary Craft, co-hosted by Sibyls Shrine. Rooted in the spirit of Revolutionary Care, this gathering centers Black femme care, sovereignty, and collective healing as both practice and offering. Free and open to the public, registration required.

Hands-on Houston: 25th Birthday Celebration

This September, HCCC turns 25! Join us to celebrate our milestone birthday at this month’s Hands-on Houston with our favorite activity: making with our community. Since no birthday celebration is complete without candles and cake, we’ll be making our own! Using simple hand-rolling techniques, participants will make their own beeswax-rolled candles. Candles can range from […]

Jeff Forster: Sanctuary for Salvage

In this site-specific installation, Houston artist Jeff Forster works with reclaimed clay, glaze waste, and kiln debris to construct monumental columns.

Art in the Pearl

Each Labor Day weekend, the North Park Blocks in Portland, Oregon, are filled with high-quality art from artists across the US.

State Fairs: Growing American Craft

Step right up to the first major exhibition to survey American state fairs’ extraordinary and unconventional crafts from the 19th century to the present. The exhibition includes exceptional examples of American craft, highlighting personal stories and regional and cultural traditions.

Light Show: Summer Exhibition of Handmade Lamps

LIGHT SHOW is the summer exhibition at Hey There Projects in Joshua Tree, CA. Over 20 artists (local and non-local) were invited to create a lamp, and the results are diverse and exciting. Many of the participating artists have never made a light before and usually practice as painters, ceramicists, illustrators, and carpenters. Now, the […]

Wheel & Wine Introductory Class

The perfect way to get your hands dirty, relax, and have fun! Enjoy local wine and savory snacks while you learn the basics of throwing on the potter’s wheel. For those who successfully create a cup or bowl, staff will glaze and fire your work after the class is completed—all included in the price of […]

Embroidering with Texture

Build dynamic fiber art that will make anyone want to reach out and touch it. Smooth art is great for computers, but let’s add some texture to your craft. Taught by Jamie Maloney of Fault Lines Fiber Art, this workshop will show crafters, artists and creatives how to create texture through embroidery. What you’ll learn: […]

Through Lines: Five decades of design at Erickson Woodworking

Join us for Through Lines. From September 4–12 at the Parsonage Annex in Nevada City, Through Lines will bring together furniture designs spanning nearly 55 years. The exhibition charts these three periods of design across two generations, exploring how a shared design language is developed, passed on, reinterpreted, and transformed. Then on September 5, join […]

Mantasia 2: The “MET Gala” of Drag King Costume Design Returns

Presented by award-winning Boston drag king Rusty Hammer, The second annual installment of MANTASIA: Celebrating Masculine Glamour in the World of Drag, comes to the Somerville Theatre main stage for one night only on September 12th. ABOUT MANTASIA 2: RETURN TO MANTASIA: Showcasing the breadth and depth of what it means to explore masculinity through […]

Biannual Grovewood Village Studio Tour

This self-guided event invites visitors to explore working artist studios, meet Grovewood’s resident artists, and learn about their creative processes.

Deep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures

The organizers of this show call block printing “one of the oldest and most adaptable methods of creating images,” suited to both mass production and artistic expression. The 150 works from Europe, Asia, and the Americas on display here trace the evolution of techniques and the spread of images across borders, from traditional textiles to German expressionist prints.

Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States

Mounted during the celebration of the United States semiquincentennial, “Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States” draws from the American Folk Art Museum’s rich collections to explore links between vernacular art and the construction of an American sense of self. Introducing visitors to the concept of “folk” as a category developed in conjunction with […]

Virtual Artist Talk with Liz Stringer

Join us for a virtual artist talk with Artist in Residence Liz Stringer to celebrate her residency in the AMOCA Studio. Stringer will share about her past practice, recent work, and future directions. There will be an opportunity for Q & A following the presentation.

Virtual Artist Talk with Liz Stringer

Join us for a virtual artist talk with Artist in Residence Liz Stringer to celebrate her residency in the AMOCA Studio. Stringer will share about her past practice, recent work, and future directions. There will be an opportunity for Q & A following the presentation.

Safety is an Art Form: Incorporating Risk Assessment into your Creative Practice

Safety is an Art Form: Incorporating Risk Assessment into your Creative Practice Virtual Webinar September 16th, 3-4 pm EST As threats to artistic and creative freedom increase, how can we support each other? As artists, what does safety look like? ARC – Artists at Risk Connection, a global organization dedicated to defending artistic freedom and […]

Treasure Trove

Treasure Trove, the debut solo exhibition of new works by New York-based artist Bradley Parsons, will open at Chaos Contemporary Craft on Friday, August 7, 2026 in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The exhibition features ceramic sculptures and analog collages made from discarded, recycled, and found materials. In his unique practice, Parsons pulls from his vast library […]

Treasure Trove

[Columbus, Ohio] Treasure Trove, the debut solo exhibition of new works by New York-based artist Bradley Parsons, will open at Chaos Contemporary Craft on Friday, August 7, 2026 in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The exhibition features ceramic sculptures and analog collages made from discarded, recycled, and found materials.

CLAY PLAY All Ages Workshop – Incense Holders

Saturday, September 19, 2026 • 1:00-2:00 PM • In Person • $5 / free for Pomona residents Looking to fill your Saturday with fun, exciting activities that are all about clay? Come to AMOCA the third Saturday of every month for our Clay Play all ages workshops, where we will offer educational clay activities, admission to our current exhibitions, […]

Aaron Jones: Big MOdels at 108|Contemporary

108|Contemporary is thrilled to present the work of Aaron Jones in Big MOdels, a solo exhibition by the award-winning architect and mixed-media artist based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On view August 7 – September 19, 2026 this exhibition explores linkages between our ecological and architectural legacies through the thematic capacities of experimental printmaking techniques and architectural […]

Highland Park Arts in the Park Street Fair

Join Main Street Highland Park on Sunday, September 20, from 11:30 AM to 4:30 PM for the 20th annual Arts in the Park Street Fair & Arts Festival! Celebrate local art and community in Highland Park! This downtown street fair features a juried art show, local artists and makers, artisan vendors, shopping, live music and […]

Breaking Ground: WEM’s 32nd Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition

For Breaking Ground, WEM’s Thirty-Second Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition, we invited contemporary artists to take inspiration from what they consider groundbreaking, defined by any of the term’s multiple meanings. How does Wharton Esherick’s life and work seem groundbreaking in 2026 and how might this be interpreted through their practice? Whether public or personal, what ideas […]