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- 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
UPCOMING – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2026: NBO Presents: Basketry Now, Revisited
NBO PRESENTS In partnership with Studio Art Quilt Associates and Surface Design Association. This panel will revisit the National Basketry Organization’s biennial exhibition, Basketry Now, held this past fall at Textile Center in Minneapolis. The artworks showcased the best in basketry from across the country and included entries from 64 artists, as far away as […]
Art Speaks: The Visual Language of Basketry
Join us for a special Art Speaks conversation on “The Visual Language of Basketry” featuring NBO Members and fiber artists Ann Coddington, Carol Eckert, and Pat Hickman in conversation with art historian Dr. Diana Greenwold (Smithsonian) as they explore trends in contemporary basketry.
Basketry Now 2025
Basketry Now 2025 will be on view July 29 – October 18, 2025 at Textile Center, a national center for fiber art in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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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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