Welcome to the National Basketry Organization
- Learn more about the art of basketry
- Connect with other makers, collectors, and academics
- Support innovation and tradition in basket making around the world
- Engage with a wide variety of basketry events, exhibits, and classes
- Share your basketry-related work and art
NBO news
NBO 2025 Conference UPDATES
Join us on the beautiful campus of the University of Puget Sound for our biennial conference, Tradition & Innovation in Basketry 12. Read this post to see the draft conference schedule, workshop materials & supply lists, and more!
NBO PRESENTS: “It Seems as if we are two in the world”
NBO PRESENTS In partnership with Studio Art Quilt Associates and Surface Design Association. If you missed this wonderful program, you can view the recording right here: “It Seems as if we are Two in the World” In 2003 Carlos Fontales decided to buy a small video camera and travel through some of the most remote villages […]
How to renew your NBO membership online
If your NBO membership is expiring, you can renew your membership on our website. Here’s how to do it.
Members in the news
Enhanced members
Enhanced-Level NBO members are weavers and basket makers working in a variety styles and materials. We invite you to get to know them and their work.
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Basketry+ Magazine
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