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Basketry Calendar
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Here, Now, and Always
July 2, 2022 - July 9, 2026
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture
710 Camino Lejo off Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe NM
After 25 years, now fully renewed and reimagined, Here, Now and Always showcases never-before seen items, state of the art technology, and the next generation’s perspectives, illustrating the ways in which the past informs the future, and further positioning MIAC as a world-renowned resource for understanding Native lives, arts, and cultures today.
Information at Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Creative Splendor: Japanese Bamboo Baskets from the Thoma Collection
July 15, 2022 - January 2, 2024
San Antonio Museum of Art
200 West Jones Avenue, San Antonio TX
A series of three installations of approximately fifteen baskets each that will survey the outstanding accomplishments of Japanese basket makers active since the nineteenth century to the present day from three regions of Japan.
Information at San Antonio Museum of Art
Mary Jackson Modern and Contemporary Gallery
October 17, 2022 - December 31, 2025
Gibbes Museum of Art
135 Meeting Street, Charleston SC
Works in this gallery were created over the past forty years by artists who are native to the area, who have worked here, or who have created objects that reflect the complex story of the region. The works are grouped to reflect several themes including the southern landscape, the human figure, abstraction, and the legacy of slavery in America.
On permanent display at the Gibbes Museum of Art
Conversing With The Land: Native North American Baskets of the Maxwell Museum Collection
November 11, 2022 - January 31, 2024
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
500 University Blvd NE (University of New Mexico campus), Albuquerque NM
Co-curated by Curator of Exhibitions Devorah Romanek, Curator of Ethnology Lea McChesney, and artist Cael Chappell, the exhibit features more than 170 baskets made by Indigenous artists from across North America between 1000+ years ago and 2021. The museum is profoundly grateful to the many basket makers and cultural knowledge holders who shared their insights and knowledge with us as we explore the past, present, and future of basket making in an era of intensifying climate change.
Information at Maxwell Museum of Antropology
We Were Basket Makers Before We Were Pueblo People: Pueblo Baskets in Context
November 11, 2022 - January 31, 2024
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
500 University Blvd NE (University of New Mexico campus), Albuquerque NM
This exhibition features nine Pueblo baskets and the words of Pueblo artists and knowledge holders Christopher Lewis (Zuni), Louie Garcia (Tiwa/Piro), Paul Tosa (Jemez), Madeline Tosa (Jemez Pueblo), Jilli Oyenque (Ohkay Owingeh), and Brian Vallo (Acoma), facilitated by anthropologist and guest-curator Dr. Bruce Bernstein.
Information at Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
Breaking Traditions, Saving Traditions: Elsie Allen and the Legacy Of Pomo Basketry
March 3, 2023 - December 22, 2023
Santa Rosa Junior Multicultural Museum
1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa CA
The Elsie Allen Pomo Basket Collection consists of over 130 masterfully woven baskets, ranging from the size of a pencil eraser to nearly 40 inches across, and spanning in date from the late 1800s to the 1980s.
Information and hours at Santa Rosa Junior Multicultural Museum
Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023
May 26, 2023 - March 31, 2024
Renwick Gallery
Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW, Washington D.C.
Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023 features artists Joe Feddersen (Arrow Lakes/Okanagan), Lily Hope (Tlingit), Ursala Hudson (Tlingit), Erica Lord (Athabaskan/Iñupiat), Geo Neptune (Passamaquoddy), and Maggie Thompson (Fond du Lac Ojibwe). Together, these artists present a fresh and nuanced vision of Native American art. The artists were selected for their work that expresses the honors and burdens that Native artists balance as they carry forward their cultural traditions.
Information at Renwick Gallery
Bok Abaiya – Practiced Hands and the Arts Of Choctaw Basketry
July 22, 2023 - March 30, 2024
Choctaw Cultural Center
1919 Hina Hanta Way, Calera OK
On exhibit – the work of generations of Choctaw basket weavers is displayed alongside contemporary Choctaw art. Come view the exhibit to learn more about the importance of rivercane to Choctaw basket weavers and how modern Choctaw artists are incorporating ancestral basket patterns within their work.
Information at Choctaw Cultural Center
Excellence in Fibers VIII
September 15, 2023 - January 7, 2024
On Exhibit: Excellence in Fibers VIII
Information at San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
Exhibitions at HGA Convention
September 16, 2023 - March 4, 2024
Handweavers Guild of America has a call to entry for the following 3 exhibitions:
- Small Expressions 2024
- Whirlwind of Fibers
- Explorers of Wind, Wagons, and Wheat
Information and Registration at Handweavers Guild of America
It Started With Willows
September 20, 2023 - December 21, 2023
The exhibition presents contemporary paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures from the Great Basin Native Artists collective and working Native baskets from the Lloyd Chichester Collection.
Information at It Started with Willows
Paper Made
October 14, 2023 - February 11, 2024
Tearing, cutting, binding, stitching, rolling, the artists in Paper Made manipulate paper to create diverse works that challenge our preconceptions of paper as solely a substrate for the drawn or printed image.
Information and hours at Paper Made
Small Expressions 2023
November 30, 2023 - February 15, 2024
Yadkin Valley Fiber Center
113 West Main Street, Elkin NC
Small Expressions is an annual juried exhibition by the Handweavers Guild of America showcasing contemporary small-scale works (not to exceed 15 inches in any direction) using fiber techniques in any media.
Information at Yadkin Valley Fiber Center
Art Evolved – Intertwined
December 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024
Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum
703 South 2nd Street, La Connor WA
Artists were invited to participate in this conversation between media to illustrate the continuum between beauty and functionality.
This traveling exhibit features member artists from SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) and the National Basketry organization.
Information at Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum
Stake and Strand – Harvest Satchel
December 3, 2023
Learn how to weave a beautiful & functional Harvest Satchel. Learn the method of stake-and-strand basketry using reed, and then adorn your basket with leather straps and brass hardware. All levels welcome.
Information at Stake and Strand Harvest Satchel
Willow: Harvest and Weave
January 14, 2024 - January 20, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Learn all about growing willow while you harvest, sort, and size fresh material, and make cuttings to grow willow at home. Use fresh, frozen, and dried and reconstituted material to weave several artisan, rib-style baskets. Hand strength required.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Texas Basket Weavers Association 2024 Conference
January 18, 2024 - January 21, 2024
Hyatt Regency Houston West
13210 Katy Freeway, Houston TX
Annual conference of workshops, silent auction, vendors and meetings. Registration opens in August 2023.
Information and registration at Texas Basket Weavers Association
Fiber in 3D
January 27, 2024 - May 4, 2024
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
4848 Main Street, Houston TX
Sculptures, vessels, installations, wearables, and three-dimensional work for the wall and floor.
Information at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Basket Weaving with Color
February 4, 2024 - February 10, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Experiment with color combinations of pre-dyed reed. Possibilities include a tote, a market or storage basket, and more.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Judy Zuggish – The Wonders of Willow Bark
February 18, 2024 - February 24, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Learn about growing, harvesting, and preparing willow bark through classroom lectures and then apply it to a selection of basket forms and shapes
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Appalachian Basketry Class – Modern Hen Basket
February 18, 2024
Nancy’s of Woodstock Artisanal Creamery
297 Tinker Street, Woodstock NY
Learn to create a traditional basket, originally thought to hold a broody hen. Explore frame basketry, learn the contemporary binding method of lashing, and use reed to compose the baskets. Suitable for all levels.
Information and registration at Appalachian Hen Basket
Columbia Basin Basketry Guild Zoom-In
- March 16, 2024
A variety of basketry styles will be taught by well-known teachers during this online retreat. All levels welcome.
For more information and registration at Columbia Basin Basketry Guild
Judith Saunders: Looped, Twined and Woven Keepsake Pouches
March 17, 2024 - March 23, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Work with several basketry techniques and a variety of materials including bark, twine, and cordage, to create three or more wearable pouches.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Small Expressions 2023
March 18, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Vanderbilt University
2201 West End Ave, Nashville TN
Small Expressions is an annual juried exhibition by the Handweavers Guild of America showcasing contemporary small-scale works (not to exceed 15 inches in any direction) using fiber techniques in any media.
Information at Sarratt Gallery
Judith Saunders: Exploring Design Through Basketry
April 1, 2024 - April 7, 2024
River’s Bend Ranch
397 Riverbend Road, Stanley VA
In this workshop, students will be exposed to a variety of materials and techniques. Each student will have the opportunity to plan what he/she wants to explore during the week. There will be waxed linen and waxed cotton cords for those who are interested in looping and twining, and an assortment of foraged plant fibers.
Information and registration at Shenandoah Creates
JoAnn Kelly Catsos: Black Ash Basketry
April 8, 2024 - April 14, 2024
River’s Bend Ranch
397 Riverbend Road, Stanley VA
Students will have the unique opportunity to choose their own projects. Weave a quintessential cathead, the ‘octofoil’ twill in a Snowflake Bowl, create a Berkshire Back Pack or another basket from JoAnn’s website.
Information at Shenandoah Creates
Cannon County Style White Oak Egg Basket
April 14, 2024 - April 20, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Create a seven-inch version of this basket and learn everything from preparing the materials (scraping and cutting weavers and preparing ribs) to weaving and shaping.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Anne Bowers: A Week of Baskets
April 24, 2024 - April 28, 2024
River’s Bend Ranch
397 Riverbend Road, Stanley VA
Participants will select and create a variety of baskets using differering techniques. Skill level – intermediate to advanced.
Details and registration at Shenandoah Creates.
Northern California Handweavers Conference 2024
April 25, 2024 - April 28, 2024
Doubletree Hilton Hotel – Sonoma Wine Country
One Doubletree Drive, Rhonert Park CA
Choose from a wide variety of weaving, spinning, dyeing and other fiber arts classes – more info as the date gets closer.
Details, information and registration at Northern California Handweavers Conference
Sandra Kehoe: Stake and Strand Willow Baskets
April 28, 2024 - May 3, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Learn how to weave round stake and strand willow baskets. Gain an introduction to growing, harvesting, sorting, and soaking willow, in addition to traditional basket weaving techniques.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Jo Campbell Amsler: Step by Step Willow Basketry
April 29, 2024 - May 5, 2024
River’s Bend Ranch
397 Riverbend Road, Stanley VA
Rib-style techniques will be the focus for this class, following the designs of many century old basket styles. Learn about willow as a basket material, making frames for your baskets, and many of the basic techniques of a variety of lashings, rib placement, double rims, split ribs, while perfecting your skill of weaving.
Information at Shenandoah Creates
Baskets from Your Own Backyard
May 5, 2024 - May 11, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Learn to weave rib baskets using materials from your own backyard. Basket making time will be intermixed with exploring our outdoor surroundings for suitable weaving materials including grapevine, bittersweet, red osier, and honeysuckle.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Sarita Westrup: Sculptural Basketry
May 12, 2024 - May 17, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Learn methods for building unique, sculptural forms from reed, wire, and waxed linen. Experiment with techniques such as twining, starting various basket bottoms, and twining backward to create curves.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Annetta Kraayeveld: Diagonal Twill Immersion
May 13, 2024 - May 19, 2024
River’s Bend Ranch
397 Riverbend Road, Stanley VA
A workshop for students who want an intensive study of diagonal twill plaiting with paper. In addition to the instructor bringing prepared paper for weaving projects, students may also paint and/or dye their own paper during the workshop.
Information at Shenandoah Creates
Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women
May 24, 2024 - October 27, 2024
Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th and F Streets NW, Washington DC
The artists in this exhibition took up fiber to complicate this historic marginalization and also revolutionize its import to contemporary art. They drew on personal experiences, particularly their vantage points as women, and intergenerational skills to transform humble threads into resonant and intricate artworks.
Information at Smithsonian American Art Museum
Extraordinary Painted Paper Baskets
May 26, 2024 - June 1, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Master the basic steps for stitching round rope projects, develop techniques for shaping and sizing, and practice adding color and embellishments
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Lois Russell: Twined Sculptural Basketry
May 26, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Penland School of Crafts
67 Doras Trail, Penland NC
Explore the many ways to use twining with waxed linen. All levels very welcome.
Information at Penland School of Craft
Small Expressions 2023
July 2, 2024 - August 4, 2024
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
204 South Main Street, Wichita KS
Small Expressions is an annual juried exhibition by the Handweavers Guild of America showcasing contemporary small-scale works (not to exceed 15 inches in any direction) using fiber techniques in any media.
Information at Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
HGA Convergence 2024
July 11, 2024 - July 17, 2024
Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center
225 W Douglas Ave, Wichita KS
The Handweavers Guild of America’s international fiber art annual conference. One week of activities and events.
Information and registration at Handweavers Guild of America
Annetta Kraayeveld – Twill Paper Trays
July 11, 2024
Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center
225 W Douglas Ave, Wichita KS
Participants will weave with painted paper and learn how color placement of stakes creates a ripple design that continues up the side of the basket.
At the Handweavers Guild of America’s Convergence conference. Information and registration at Handweavers Guild of America
Annetta Kraayeveld – Diagonal Twill Basics
July 12, 2024
Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center
225 W Douglas Ave, Wichita KS
Participants will learn the basics of base construction, turning corners, weaving the sides, and counting rows as well as two rimming options.
At the Handweavers Guild of America’s Convergence conference. Information and registration at Handweavers Guild of America
Lois Russell: New Uses of an Ancient Technique
August 11, 2024 - August 16, 2024
Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program
5 Clary Rd, Williamsburg MA
Beginning with skill building, the workshop includes using color and shaping to create unique baskets with waxed linen.
Information at Snow Farm
Anne Bowers – Basketry
October 15, 2024 - October 21, 2024
River’s Bend Ranch
397 Riverbend Road, Stanley VA
A workshop for students wanting to master their weaving and shaping skills on more traditional baskets or deep dive into rib style baskets.
Information and registration at Shenandoah Creates
Lois Russell: New Uses of an Ancient Technique
October 22, 2024 - October 28, 2024
River’s Bend Ranch
397 Riverbend Road, Stanley VA
Using colorful waxed linen thread, participants will learn basic twining before moving to creating patterns with two and three colors and learning to control the shape of a piece.Participants will then learn how to make three different bases and begin a second basket.
Information at Shenandoah Creates
Small Expressions 2023
January 24, 2025 - May 25, 2025
Dennos Museum Center
1410 College Drive, Traverse City MI
Small Expressions is an annual juried exhibition by the Handweavers Guild of America showcasing contemporary small-scale works (not to exceed 15 inches in any direction) using fiber techniques in any media.
Information at Dennos Museum Center
Art Evolved – Intertwined
February 1, 2025 - March 1, 2025
Fuller Craft Museum
455 Oak Street, Brockton MA
Artists were invited to participate in this conversation between media to illustrate the continuum between beauty and functionality.
This traveling exhibit features member artists from SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) and the National Basketry organization.
Information at Fuller Craft Museum.
Art Evolved: Intertwined
January 27, 2026 - April 26, 2026
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
565 5th Avenue, Laurel MS
Artists were invited to participate in this conversation between media to illustrate the continuum between beauty and functionality.
This traveling exhibit features member artists from SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) and the National Basketry organization.
Information at Lauren Rogers Museum of Ar
Submit an event to the Basketry Calendar
We’d love to know about other events of interest to basket makers.