Craft Happenings calendar

Hambidge Hive Annual Auction Party

Join the Hambidge Center at Uptown in Atlanta for the closing party of their 31st annual auction on April 18.

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.

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.

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.

The Mad MAD World of Jonathan Adler

An invitation into the glamorous, witty, and wonderful universe of celebrated potter and designer Jonathan Adler.

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.

Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail

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

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.

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.

Peregrination: Xiaojing Yan 闫晓静

China-born, Toronto-based artist Yan uses a wide variety of media, ranging from wood and paper to mushroom cultures, to explore a personal landscape that includes Chinese mythology, the natural world, and the immigrant journey. It results in what the organizers call “an intricate weaving of folklore, ritual, and nature into a symbolic and dreamlike representation of lived experience.”

Art Writing Workshop: Call to Artists

Kolaj Institute’s Art Writing Workshop is a four-week virtual program for collage artists who want to strengthen how they write about their work.

Beston Barnett in Conversation with Emily Zaiden

As part of his 2026 exhibit Solomonica: A Series of Cabinets at the Maloof Foundation, wood artist Beston Barnett talks with Emily Zaiden.

Constellations: Contemporary Jewelry at the Dallas Museum of Art

This survey of more than 350 works by designers from around the globe brings together established masters and up-and-comers. The beauty on display includes artistry in metals and precious stones, of course, but also pieces made from paper and plastic bags. Other surprises: crowns formed to look like cardboard and brooches that resemble pieces of toast.

Indie Craft Spring Experience

After 20 years, Indie Craft Experience is embracing a less-is-more approach, with a fresh vision that explores the blurred line between craft and fine art.

One Hundred Stitches, One Hundred Villages: The Beauty of Patchwork from Rural China

Nancy Berliner, the MFA’s senior curator of Chinese art, traveled to villages in northern China to collect the 20 patchwork textiles shown here. Descended from patched robes worn by Buddhist monks, these abstract compositions demonstrate, write the organizers, “creativity and fine artistic sensibilities that flourish far beyond the borders of established Chinese art canons.”

2026 Willoughby Spring & Shop Handmade Market

Enjoy a beautiful spring day out shopping and supporting your local makers!

16th Annual Workhouse Clay International

The 16th annual Workhouse Clay International exhibition represents the depth and breadth of contemporary functional and sculptural ceramic artworks.

MAD About Jewelry 2026

MAD About Jewelry is the annual sale of international contemporary jewelry at the Museum of Arts and Design.

Streptomyces: A Solo Exhibition By MiNHi England

This solo exhibition by MiNHi England, a finalist on season 3 of Netflix's Blown Away, explores the paradox of Streptomyces bacteria as a metaphor for grief.

2026 Solon Spring & Shop Handmade Market

Join us for a city-wide handmade market this spring in partnership with the city of Solon.

Material Curiosity by Design: Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman

This show puts the colorful, breezy designs of the California designer couple into a dialogue with works by contemporary artists Porfirio Gutiérrez, Jolie Ngo, and Vince Skelly. Displaying works in ceramics, textiles, mosaic, wood, and metal, the exhibition also highlights methods and processes, illuminating the relationship between art and craft from mid-century on.