Sue Williams Recipient of 2019 Governor’s Arts Award

NBO member and white oak basket maker Sue Williams  is the recipient of a 2019 Governor’s Arts Award. “The Folklife Heritage Award is presented to folk artists or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to Tennessee’s traditional arts…. Read More

Elizabeth Whyte Schulze at National Museum of Scotland

NBO artist member Elizabeth Whyte Schulze is currently featured at the National Museum of Scotland. “I want my artwork to inspire a complex range of personal emotions for the viewer. My goal is to carry on the tradition… Read More

Contemporary Basketry: With Feathers

Work by Polly Adams Sutton, this week on Carol Eckert’s Contemporary Basketry blog.  

Members in Print – Summer 2020

The National Basketry Organization announces the second, biennial exhibition, Members in Print. Works selected will be published in the Summer 2020 edition of the Basketry +, NBO’s full color magazine.

Basketry Now Online Store

For the first time in the ten-year history of this event, work in the exhibition is being made available for purchase exclusively online. Purchased work will not be available until the close on the exhibition on December 1, 2019…. Read More

Instructional Video: Spiral Weave Basket

NBO is pleased to offer an instructional video for basket makers of all levels. Flo Hoppe demonstrates, in step-by-step detail, how to create a spiral weave basket done with a 3-rod wale. All the techniques in this basket are very… Read More

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