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  • Exhibitions + Shows

    Rakow Commission: Jes Fan

    The Corning Museum of Glass has selected Jes Fan as the recipient of the 2025 Rakow Commission. The artist, known for exploring themes of identity, race, and gender, will create a new glass work using materials that blur the lines between human biology and art. The piece will be unveiled on November 6, 2025.

    Date:

    November 6, 2025–Ongoing

    Location:

    Corning Museum of Glass
    Corning, New York

  • Talks + Workshops

    Crocheting Oya Workshop with Hale Ekinci

    In this workshop, participants will learn how to crochet small shapes inspired by Turkish lace edging called oya.

    Date:

    November 6, 2026–November 6, 2026

    Location:

    Chicago Cultural Center
    Chicago, Illinois

  • Exhibitions + Shows

    Metal Misfits: Art Furniture by Sophie Glenn

    Atlantic Gallery is pleased to present Metal Misfits, and series of metal furniture pieces by Sophie Glenn. Metal Misfits is a series of non-functional, steel and aluminum furniture that makes correlations between traditional and contemporary decorative arts practices. Growing up in the East Village of New York City, Sophie was surrounded and enamored by sticker-bombing […]

    Date:

    October 20, 2026–November 7, 2026

    Location:

    Atlantic Gallery
    New York, New York

  • Exhibitions + Shows

    Becoming Heirlooms

    Becoming Heirlooms brings together new works by ten artists whose practices address inheritance in its broadest sense.

    Date:

    August 24, 2026–November 7, 2026

    Location:

    SAN DIEGO CENTRAL LIBRARY – JUDITH HARRIS ART GALLERY
    SAN DIEGO, California

  • Talks + Workshops

    CraftNow Create

    An experience for elementary-age students that provides unique craft projects with demonstrations and instructions from teaching artists.

    Date:

    November 7, 2026–November 7, 2026

    Location:

    CraftNOw
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Festivals + Fairs

    60 Artists on 50th Fall Show

    Join us for the 82nd 60 Artists on 50th Show, where 60 talented artists come together under one roof for a wonderful day of art, creativity, and shopping!

    Date:

    November 7, 2026–November 7, 2026

    Location:

    VisionArts, LLC
    Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Festivals + Fairs

    Craft Community Day

    Join HCCC for our free, annual festival highlighting local artist guilds and community groups!

    Date:

    November 7, 2026–November 7, 2026

    Location:

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
    Houston, Texas

  • Talks + Workshops

    Thinking Through Color: Natural Dyes on Wool with Lesley Darling

    Experience the infinite world of natural dyes and color theory in this process-based, exploratory workshop with Guest Teaching Artist Lesley Darling (she/her). Expand how you work with color in any media you practice. Learn foundations of color theory and optical blending, and how to apply these concepts to natural dyeing on protein-based fibers. Blend color […]

    Date:

    November 5, 2026–November 8, 2026

    Location:

    Textile Center
    Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Exhibitions + Shows

    Kerianne Quick | OH WELL WHATEVER NEVERMIND

    OH WELL, WHATEVER, NEVERMIND, a solo exhibtion by Kerianna Quick, confronts the machinery of violence—and the apathy that allows it to become ordinary. Taking its title from a lyric in Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit, the exhibition brings together three distinct but interconnected series: OH WELL, body armor-inspired leather and titanium jewelry that transforms ballistic […]

    Date:

    September 26, 2026–November 8, 2026

    Location:

    Brooklyn Metal Works
    Brooklyn, New York

  • Festivals + Fairs

    Boutique Design New York

    Discover the brands, products, and ideas shaping everything from independent properties to luxury lifestyle hotels.

    Date:

    November 8, 2026–November 9, 2026

    Location:

    BDNY
    New York, New York

  • Exhibitions + Shows

    Stopping and Staring: Recent Works by Lisa Houck

    Stopping and Staring brings together block prints, mosaics, and watercolors inspired by birds, trees, landscapes, and the interconnected rhythms of nature.

    Date:

    September 25, 2026–November 11, 2026

    Location:

    Center for Maine Craft
    West Gardiner, Maine

  • Talks + Workshops

    ACC Object Stories: San Francisco

    Hosted in the KQED Commons, Object Stories: San Francisco will feature a diverse group of Bay Area artists, makers, and community voices. Each speaker will share a handmade object that holds personal significance and tell the story behind it, revealing how craft intersects with memory, identity, creativity, and belonging.

    Date:

    Thursday, November 12, 2026

    Location:

    The Commons at KQED
    San Francisco, CA 94110

  • Talks + Workshops

    CraftNow Symposium

    Join CraftNOW for its free annual symposium, as part of Philadelphia’s CraftMONTH, at Moore College of Art & Design.

    Date:

    November 12, 2026–November 12, 2026

    Location:

    CraftNow
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Talks + Workshops

    Introductory Clay Class: Wheel Throwing

    Introductory sessions, offered monthly, are the perfect way to get your hands dirty, relax, and have fun! Learn the basics of throwing on the potter’s wheel.

    Date:

    November 13, 2026–November 13, 2026

    Location:

    American Museum of Ceramic Art
    Pomona, California

  • Talks + Workshops

    Wheel & Wine Introductory Clay Class

    Enjoy local wine and savory snacks while you learn the basics of throwing on the potter’s wheel.

    Date:

    November 13, 2026–November 13, 2026

    Location:

    American Museum of Ceramic Art
    Pomona, California

  • Exhibitions + Shows

    Bridging the Void

    In Bridging the Void, Ani Kasten makes work that feels both found and invented.

    Date:

    October 17, 2026–November 14, 2026

    Location:

    Lucy Lacoste Gallery
    Concord, Massachusetts

  • Talks + Workshops

    Queering Wood Craft: What’s Queer Enough? Creativity, Risk and Failure

    A conversation series with queer woodworkers with a roundtable led by guest curator Deirdre Visser and featuring Adam Atkinson and Haniel Wides.

    Date:

    November 14, 2026–November 14, 2026

    Location:

    Museum for Art in Wood
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Festivals + Fairs

    The 10th Annual Liberty Arts Iron Pour

    The Iron Pour promises to dazzle audiences with its unique blend of art, fire, music, food and Bull City spirit.

    Date:

    November 14, 2026–November 14, 2026

    Location:

    Liberty ARts
    Durham, North Carolina

  • Festivals + Fairs

    2026 Chagrin Falls Fall Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show

    Join us for holiday shopping! This event will feature artists and crafters selling their original handmade items. Admission is $3 to the public, children under 12 are free. A portion of proceeds will benefit the local non-profit, Sebastian's Playgrounds. All tickets for our events are available for sale at both the door (morning-of) and now […]

    Date:

    November 14, 2026–November 14, 2026

    Location:

    Sun Valley
    Chagrin Falls, Ohio

  • Celebrations + Gatherings

    Pottery & Prosecco

    Get a head start on holiday shopping at Northern Clay Center’s Pottery & Prosecco.

    Date:

    November 14, 2026–November 14, 2026

    Location:

    Northern Clay Center
    Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Festivals + Fairs

    Craft-a-Thon

    Under the heading of Craft-a-Thon, we’re bringing our beloved annual Weave-a-Thon model to nearly all of our studios this year.

    Date:

    November 14, 2026–November 14, 2026

    Location:

    Contemporary Craft
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Exhibitions + Shows

    Nocturnal

    Childhood’s End Gallery presents new paintings by Liza Brenner and Jonathan Happ and mixed-media sculpture by Loralin Toney.

    Date:

    September 25, 2026–November 15, 2026

    Location:

    Childhood’s End Gallery
    Olympia, Washington

  • Exhibitions + Shows

    Artazan Pasadena

    This handcraft market celebrates creativity, thoughtful design, skilled work, and the people behind the things we bring into our lives.

    Date:

    November 14, 2026–November 15, 2026

    Location:

    Artazan Handcraft Market
    Pasadena, California

  • Celebrations + Gatherings

    Re-Opening Celebration @ AMOCA

    Join us for a re-opening celebration at AMOCA and enjoy free admission, family fun, and activations of the museum’s newly renovated spaces!

    Date:

    November 15, 2026–November 15, 2026

    Location:

    American Museum of Ceramic Art
    Pomona, California