Woods at Night, by Nancy Koenigsberg
Upcoming NBO Events
Every 1 2024
Every 1 2024 is now open! It’s our all-inclusive, members-only biennial basketry show that demonstrates the breadth and scope of the basketry that NBO members create.
NBO Presents with SAQA: Art Evolved: Intertwined
There is a continuum where beauty and function blend and diverge in the hands of the contemporary artist. Even when traditional materials such as thread, fabric, wood, reed, and paper are used, these artists combine skill, imagination, and vision to meld their materials into compelling and beautiful art which resonates in today’s world.
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
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
Bark Basketry Basics: On-Demand Basket Weaving Class
February 1, 2024 - December 31, 2034
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Inside this course, you’ll learn how to harvest, prepare and store bark, use a variety of simple hand tools to make the process easier and faster, and weave bark using simple techniques like plaiting, twill and twining.
Information and registration at Matt Tommey – Woven Sculpture from Nature
Rib Basketry Basics: On-Demand Basket Weaving Class
February 1, 2024 - December 31, 2034
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Inside this 25-lesson course you’ll learn how to harvest and prepare materials for weaving, create 4 baskets, including the Egg Basket, Oriole Basket, Hen Basket, and Harvest Basket, weave beautiful lashings, including the God’s Eye, 1/2 God’s Eye, and 3-point lashing, insert ribs to create unique and interesting shapes, and add whimsey and interest to your baskets with vines.
Information and registration at Matt Tommey – Woven Sculpture from Nature
Twining with Soft Natural Materials: On-Demand Basket Weaving Class
February 1, 2024 - December 31, 2034
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Inside this on-demand video course (accessible on any device 24/7/365), learn to harvest materials like foliage, bark and vines from your garden or local forest, prepare and store the natural materials you collect, and weave baskets using a simple, ancient technique called twining.
Information and registration at Matt Tommey – Woven Sculpture from Nature
Heart of the Community: Baskets from the Basha Family Collection of American Indian Art
March 21, 2024 - February 2, 2025
Heard Museum
2301 North Central Avenue, Phoenix AZ
The art of Western Apache, Yavapai, and Akimel O’odham weavers will be featured with the exhibition providing context for the time in which the baskets were woven and present contemporary photos of working basket weavers today.
Information at Heard Museum
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
Woven Legacies: Carrying a Cherokee Tradition
May 24, 2024 - November 3, 2024
Cherokee Nation Anna Mitchell Cultural & Welcome Center
953 E Illinois Ave, Vinita OK
With more than 40 pieces on display, visitors can explore how generations of Cherokee weavers continue to adapt, practice, and teach basketry. The exhibit also looks at the impact community support has had on basketry, including the annual Cherokee National Treasure recognitions and the Cherokee Artist Recovery Act.
Information at Visit Cherokee Nation
Mag-win’-teg-wak: A Legacy of Penobscot Basketry
May 25, 2024 - January 5, 2025
Farnsworth Art Museum
16 Museum Street, Rockland ME
This exhibit highlights the impact of Penobscot basketmaker and tribal advocate Robert S. Anderson (1929-2020) and his lasting archival efforts to preserve Penobscot basketry.
Information at Farnsworth Museum
Weaving a Legacy: Ho-Chunk Black Ash Basketry
August 3, 2024 - November 10, 2024
Museum of Wisconsin Art
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend WI
Weaving a Legacy: Ho-Chunk Black Ash Basketry is a groundbreaking exhibition that will introduce audiences to the historically important and visually compelling tradition of Native basketmaking in Wisconsin.
Information at Museum of Wisconsin Art
Homelands: Contemporary Haudenosaunee Art Across New York
September 5, 2024 - December 7, 2024
Binghampton University Art Museum
4400 Vestal Parkway East, Binghampton NY
Working through diverse practices including photography, painting, sculpture, basketry, beadwork and documentary, the landscape is not a backdrop, but integral to Haudenosaunee culture and lived experience, which is woven into the work. The exhibition serves as a visual form of Indigenous knowledge sharing.
Information at Binghampton University Art Museum
Pat Hickman: Track Spikes
September 7, 2024 - October 27, 2024
Garner Art Center
55 West Railroad Avenue, Bldg 35 , Garnersville NY
Pat Hickman gives familiar objects a new life, or perhaps creates echoes of their previous life, by sculpting translucent casts, in this case casts of track spikes used by railroads across the country. Her emphasis on process and creating unique, individual forms are woven together to form a single, contemplative installation and individual sculptures for this solo exhibition.
Information at Garner Art Center
In Our Words, An Intergenerational Dialogue
September 13, 2024 - December 7, 2024
University of Michigan – Stamps Gallery
201 South Division Street, Ann Arbor MI
Kelly Church & Cherish Parrish: In Our Words, An Intergenerational Dialogue is a major exhibition that centers the subjectivities of two contemporary Indigenous artists whose practices have sustained and bolstered the relevance of the age-old Anishinaabe practice of black ash basket-making in the 21st century.
Information at University of Michigan Stamps Gallery
Earth, Water, Sky
September 28, 2024 - January 5, 2025
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture
2316 W First Ave., Spokane WA
A career retrospective of nationally renowned artist Joe Feddersen (b. 1953, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation). This exhibition gathers four decades of the prolific artist’s prints, glass, weaving, and ceramics in the largest and most comprehensive showing of his career to date.
Information at Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
Sarita Westrup: LA TRIENAL 2024
October 10, 2024 - February 9, 2025
El Museo del Barrio
1230 5th Avenue at 104th Street, New York NY
NBO member Sarita Westup and other juried artists are featured in this exhibition with shows the transformation, porosities of landscape and the built environment, spiritual connections, collective memories, hybrid belongings, and material exchanges.
Information at El Museo del Barrio
Threads: natural fiber and living lines
October 16, 2024 - March 9, 2025
Ruth Davis Design Gallery
Nancy Nicholas Hall 1300 Linden Drive, Madison Wisconsin
Ann Coddington works in threads—living lines created by natural fibers. This material invites layered metaphorical possibilities that are not bound by a loom or a specific interpretative category. Opening reception October 16, 4-7.
Information on the exhibition, workshops and demonstrations at Ruth Davis Design Gallery
Kate Anderson and Jane Sauer at Duane Reed Gallery
October 18, 2024 - November 23, 2024
Duane Reed Gallery
4729 McPherson Ave. , St. Louis MO
NBO members Kate Anderson and Jane Sauer will be exhibiting their work at the Duane Reed Gallery this fall.
Information at Duane Reed Gallery
Appalachian Basketry
October 20, 2024 - October 25, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Start with an egg or gathering basket using a “God’s Eye” pattern to hold the spokes and handle together. Then, weave an additional piece in the style of a hen, potato, or wall basket.
Information at John C. Campbell Folk School
Jo Campbell Amsler – Willow Gathering
October 22, 2024 - October 25, 2024
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
986 Jackson Harbor Rd, Washington Island WI
This willow retreat is a time to be creative, practice skills and work on projects that you have been longing to find time for.
Information at Willow Gathering
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
Willow Gathering 2024 – Willow Weaving Time
October 22, 2024 - October 25, 2024
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
986 Jackson Harbor Rd, Washington Island WI
Four days of workshops sharing willow techniques and talents at the Sievers Fiber Art School Studios.
Information and registration at Willow Gathering 2024
Jeremy Frey: Woven
October 26, 2024 - February 10, 2025
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL
Jeremy Frey: Woven is a groundbreaking exhibition in contemporary and Indigenous art. Featuring more than 50 baskets, made from natural materials like black ash and sweetgrass, Woven presents a comprehensive collection that spans a career of more than two decades.
Information and hours at the Art Institute of Chicago
Modern Appalachian Basketry
October 27, 2024 - November 2, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Learn the ins and outs of selecting and processing a white oak tree for basket making and break down an entire white oak log together. Explore what constitutes modern form verses traditional form, culminating with each student designing and weaving their own basket using the white oak you split yourself and machined ash weavers.
Information at John C. Campbell Folk School
Botanicals
November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Flowers, plants, trees . . . Nature’s bounty. Show us how they help bring your art to life. Be inspired by your surroundings. Be creative; be colorful (or not); be innovative. Artwork must include fiber or fiber-related techniques.
Information at Fiber Art Now
Eric Stark: The Unexpected Connection — Sculptural Sweetgrass Coiling
November 3, 2024 - November 9, 2024
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
556 Parkway, Gatlinburg TN
This workshop explores coiled sweetgrass basketry in response to an artifact or prompt, and will explore techniques related to both functional and sculptural basketry.
Information at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
JoAnn Kelly Catsos: Shaker Baskets
November 3, 2024 - November 9, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Start by weaving with prepared black ash splints over a wooden mold. With these basic techniques under your belt, continue to explore Shaker baskets and work on additional pieces of your choice.
Information at John C. Campbell Folk School
José Santiago Pérez- Coiled Baskets for Beginners
November 9, 2024
Contemporary Craft
5645 Butler St., Pittsburgh PA
Description: Learn how to make a coiled yarn basket in a fun and supportive environment. Learn how to begin, shape, and finish a basket, as well as experiment with color blocks to add visual interest to your unique design.
Information at Contemporary Craft
Twist and Twine
November 17, 2024 - November 22, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Learn to make baskets using 4-ply and 7-ply Irish waxed linen cord.
Information at John C. Campbell Folk School
Creating with Pine Needles
November 22, 2024 - November 24, 2024
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Delve into the art of pine needle coiling, from gathering materials to creating a beautiful, finished basket. Learn how to gather, prepare, and dye pine needles.
Information at John C. Campbell Folk School
CraftForms 2024
December 7, 2024 - January 5, 2025
Wayne Art Center
413 Maplewood Avenue, Wayne PA 19087, Wayne, PA Pennsylvania
The 29th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft, in the following mediums: basketry, ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood. Davenport Gallery.
Information at Wayne Art Center
Learning to Weave With Willow
December 7, 2024
Cedar Root Folk School
7180 Flagler Road, Nordland WA
Participants will be able to make a variety of woven items, including decorative stars or fish, bird feeders, bowls, etc
Information and registration at Cedar Roots Folk School
Small Expressions 2024
December 18, 2024
The Gallery at Papillon & Company
418 Main Street, Metuchen NJ
Small Expressions is an annual juried exhibition showcasing contemporary small-scale works (not to exceed 15 inches in any direction) using fiber techniques in any media.
Information at The Gallery at Papillon & Company
Sarita Westrup – Sculptural Basketry
January 19, 2025 - January 25, 2025
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
Creating Color Blends – Weaving
January 20, 2025 - January 26, 2025
Bennington College
One College Drive, Bennington VT
Optical blending is a powerful tool in tapestry weaving. In this workshop you’ll explore color theory as we learn to mix yarn hues in the weft bundle and utilize techniques to expand our color use toolbox.
Registration and information at North Country Studio Workshops
Playful Storytelling – Nathalie Miebach
January 20, 2025 - January 26, 2025
Bennington College
One College Drive, Bennington VT
Approach sculpture as a storyteller, through which you weave multiple components to be integrated into a narrative. The workshop will introduce basic basket weaving techniques. Learn multiple ways of starting a piece and how to integrate solid objects.
Registration and information at North Country Studio Workshops
Texas Basket Weavers Association 2025 Conference
January 23, 2025 - January 26, 2025
Austin Marriott North
2600 La Fronterra Blvd., Round Rock TX
Texas Basket Weavers Association 2025 Annual conference includes workshops, vendors, and a silent auction.
Information at Texas Basket Weavers Association
Miniature Baskets with Iris and Daylily Leaves
January 24, 2025 - January 26, 2025
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Learn how to turn this material into sweet, tiny baskets. Make several small baskets and develop confidence with material preparation, twining, and design. All levels welcome.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Small Expressions 2024
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
Wild Winter Vine Basketry
January 26, 2025 - February 1, 2025
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Learn to work with abundant local vines like honeysuckle and grapevine. Then, weave traditional Appalachian ribbed baskets using ratan for structure.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Art Evolved – Intertwined
February 1, 2025 - August 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. Dates subject to change – please visit the Fuller Craft Website.
Information at Fuller Craft Museum.
Judy Zugish: Interwoven, Barks and Fibers
February 14, 2025 - February 16, 2025
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Explore the design possibilities of chase weave using willow and cedar bark and an assortment of fibers. This versatile basketry technique is accessible for all levels and produces stylish results while integrating natural materials, color, texture, and originality.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Judy Zugish: The Wonders of Willow Bark
February 16, 2025 - February 22, 2025
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Work with strips of cultivated willow bark in this introduction to natural basketry. 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
JoAnn Kelly Catsos – Black Ash Basketry
March 17, 2025 - March 23, 2025
River’s Bend Ranch
397 Riverbend Road, Stanley VA
Each basket will be made of precisely prepared black ash splint and woven over a wooden mold to ensure the perfect shape. Students will have the unique opportunity to choose their own projects.
Information and registration at Shenandoah Creates
Cannon County Style, White Oak Egg Basket
March 30, 2025 - April 5, 2025
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
Charleston Sweetgrass Baskets
April 6, 2025 - April 12, 2025
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Experience the art of weaving (sewing) a traditional Charleston sweetgrass basket, made with fragrant sweetgrass, palmetto strips, pine needles, and bulrushes for accent.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Double Wall Apple Basket
April 25, 2025 - April 27, 2025
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road, Brasstown NC
Create a basket using various weaving techniques, including twining, three- and four-rod waling, over/under weaving, and more. Weave and shape the basket and finish the neck with a lashed rim that supports an oak swing handle. All levels welcome; moderate hand strength needed.
Information and registration at John C. Campbell Folk School
Judith Saunders: Explore Basketry with Both Traditional and Contemporary Materials
April 28, 2025 - May 4, 2025
River’s Bend Ranch
397 Riverbend Road, Stanley VA
Two instructional experiences with Judith Saunders and Karen Tembruell. Explore both natural and contemporary materials as well as both traditional and innovative techniques.
Information and registration at Shenandoah Creates
Ribbed Basketry with Anne Bowers
May 5, 2025 - May 11, 2025
River’s Bend Ranch
397 Riverbend Road, Stanley VA
A workshop for students wanting to master their rib style basket weaving and shaping skills.
Information and registration at Shenandoah Creates
MidAtlantic Fiber Association Conference
June 26, 2025 - June 29, 2025
Millersville University
40 Dilworth Rd, Millersville PA
In-person workshops in weaving, spinning, dyeing, felting, basketmaking, and other fiber arts.
Information and registration at MidAtlantic Fiber Association
Small Expressions 2024
July 12, 2025 - August 23, 2025
Blue Ridge Mountains Art Association
420 West Main Street, Blue Ridge GA
Small Expressions is an annual juried exhibition showcasing contemporary small-scale works (not to exceed 15 inches in any direction) using fiber techniques in any media.
Information at Blue Ridge Mountains Art Association
Tradition and Innovation 12: National Basketry Organization Conference
July 22, 2025 - July 27, 2025
University of Puget Sound
1500 North Warner Street, Tacoma WA
Join us as we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of NBO at our biennial conference in Tacoma, Washington!
Information at National Basketry Organization
Annetta Kraayeveld: Diagonal Twill Immersion
September 8, 2025 - September 14, 2025
River’s Bend Ranch
397 Riverbend Road, Stanley VA
A workshop for students who want an intensive study of diagonal twill plaiting with paper.
Information and registration at Shenandoah Creates
The Art of Pine Needle Coiling and Cutting a Cabochon
September 15, 2025 - September 21, 2025
River’s Bend Ranch
397 Riverbend Road, Stanley VA
This class is designed for all levels of coilers with a bonus option to grind, sand and polish your own cabochon for a project center.
Information and registration at Shenandoah Creates
Unique Nantuckets
September 22, 2025 - September 28, 2025
River’s Bend Ranch
397 Riverbend Road, Stanley VA
Students will first weave a 10” Nantucket Tray using hardwood staves and natural cane following traditional techniques. After learning these traditional techniques, students will complete new and unique designs.
Information and registration at Shenandoah Creates
Peeta Tinay: Round Reed Basketry
October 27, 2025 - November 2, 2025
River’s Bend Ranch
397 Riverbend Road, Stanley VA
Students will make 2 baskets using round reed. These are challenging and rewarding projects for students who want to dive deep and refine their weaving techniques and skills.
Information and registration at Shenandoah Creates
Excellence in Fibers 10
January 15, 2026 - February 14, 2026
Schack Art Center
2921 Hoyt Avenue, Everett WA
NBO members Annetta Kraayeveld and Dorothy McGuinness are among the exhibiting artists in this 10th Anniversary show.
Information at Schack Art Center
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.