The National Basketry Organization hosts juried, all-inclusive and invitational basketry exhibitions that feature members’ creative works. We seek to share the broad range of what is being made by our diverse basketry community.
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Other current basketry and fiber art exhibitions
Recent NBO Member exhibitions
Every 1 is a biannual, all-inclusive, members-only online basketry exhibition that demonstrates the breadth and scope of the basketry that NBO members create.
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Every 1 2024
Every 1 2024 was offered in conjunction with the online gathering Virtually Woven 2024, July 12-14, 2024.
Every 1 2022
Every 1 2022 was offered in conjunction with the online gathering Virtually Woven 2022, July 28-30, 2022.
Every 1 2021
Every 1 2021 was offered in conjunction with the online gathering Virtually Woven 2021, July 30-31, 2021.
Collaborative exhibitions
Art Evolved: Intertwined
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.
More information (external link)
Art Evolved: Intertwined is a joint exhibition with Studio Art Quilt Associates.
NBO Exhibitions Archive
Browse catalogs or slideshows of these NBO exhibitions.
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Big Gay Art Show
October 27, 2024 - April 25, 2025
The Big Gay Art Show is a juried art show that exhibits and sells artwork in support of the LGBTQ+ community and allies. The show will run from June 6-29, 2025, on-site at the Sedona Arts Center.
Information at Sedona Arts Center
International Fiber Show XII
January 9, 2025 - April 15, 2025
Sebastopol Center for the Arts and Piazza Hospitality invites artists to submit work for an upcoming public art exhibition exploring the theme of Belonging. Seeking sculptures, site-specific artworks, or installations that interpret the concept of “belonging” in diverse and meaningful ways. All fiber mediums are welcome.
Information and entry at International Fiber Show XII
Basketry Now
February 15, 2025 - March 30, 2025
You are invited to submit work for the NBO juried exhibition Basketry Now 2025, on view July 29 – October 18, 2025 at Textile Center, a national center for fiber art in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Basketry Now 2025 broadly surveys artistic expressions in basketry created by established and emerging artists and makers. The exhibition aims to showcase diverse approaches that demonstrate superior craftsmanship, thoughtful design, and original concepts.
Exhibited works will also be on view on NBO social media. NBO encourages all basketmakers to submit work for consideration for this prestigious exhibition.
Timeline
- Entries accepted: February 15 – March 30, 2025
- Artists Notified: May 10, 2025
- Artwork must arrive at the Textile Center by July 14, 2025
- Exhibition dates: July 29 to October 18, 2025
- Artist reception: August 7, 2025
Information and entry at Basketry Now
Inspiration
March 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
The Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild is pleased to announce a call for entries beginning March 1st, 2025 for the 2025 Juried Exhibition, “Inspiration”, for artists working in all fiber media.
The exhibit will run from August 9 – October 18, 2025 in Duluth, Georgia.
Information and entry at Inspiration
Fiber Reimagined III
March 10, 2025
Enter your innovative contemporary art created from fiber and recycled and repurposed mixed media.
Information at Fiber Art Now
Paper Made II
May 1, 2025 - June 6, 2025
Enter your made-from-paper 2D or 3D artwork during the month of June 2025. The artwork for Paper Made II must be made primarily from paper or a paper product or created using a paper-making process.
Information at Fiber Art Now
Excellence in Fibers XI
August 1, 2025 - September 8, 2025
This Excellence In Fibers is the 11th anniversary exhibition, bringing the best of current international fiber and textiles to a growing global fiber art community. Artists are encouraged to push the boundaries in the areas of installations, sculpture, vessels, wall/floor works, and wearable art.
Information at Fiber Art Now
Other current basketry and fiber art exhibitions
Here, Now, and Always
July 2, 2022 - July 9, 2026
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
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
Threads: natural fiber and living lines
October 16, 2024 - March 9, 2025
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
Elise Vazelakis – Over Under Over: Work from California Fibers
November 5, 2024 - March 5, 2025
Over Under Over explores the wide variety of materials that California Fibers’ members use, especially regarding their expert manipulation of mixed media. NBO member Elise Vazelakis is among the exhibitors.
Information at Citrus College Art Gallery
iNgqikithi yokuPhica / Weaving Meanings: Telephone Wire Art from South Africa
November 17, 2024 - November 17, 2025
The spectacular art of telephone wire weaving is the subject of iNgqikithi yokuPhica / Weaving Meanings: Telephone Wire Art from South Africa at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Foregrounding artists’ voices, Weaving Meanings shares histories of the wire medium in South Africa, from the 16th century uses as currency to the dazzling artworks wire weavers create today. From beer pot lids (izimbenge) to platters and plates, from vessels to sculptural assemblages, works in the exhibition speak to the continued development and significance of this artistic tradition, both locally in KwaZulu-Natal and to global markets and audiences.
Weaving Meanings features historical items alongside contemporary works of art, demonstrating individual and community-based ways of making and knowing. Curated in consultation with Indigenous Knowledge experts in broader Nguni and specific Zulu cultures, this exhibition sheds new light on this artistic medium, highlighting the experiences of the artists themselves through videos featuring interviews and the process of creating wirework.
The first major exhibition of telephone wire art in any North American museum, Weaving Meanings features a significant collection generously assembled and generously donated by David Arment and Jim Rimelspach, the David Arment Southern African Collection, IFAF Collection, Museum of International Folk Art. The exhibition is guest curated by Dr. Elizabeth Perrill in collaboration with community curator and lead Indigenous knowledge expert Muziwandile Gigaba.
Small Expressions 2024
January 24, 2025 - May 25, 2025
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
Chumash Basketry: Art and Life
January 25, 2025 - January 31, 2026
Admire the work of weavers past and present as visitors study the basics of how baskets are made, and grow to recognize the plants that make them possible. Exhibition is ongoing, confirm with museum before visiting.
Information at Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Mary A. Jackson “South Carolina Sweetgrass Baskets”
February 1, 2025 - March 11, 2025
In celebration of Black History Month 2025 and in honor of her 80th birthday, Gravers Lane Gallery presents Mary A. Jackson- South Carolina Sweetgrass Baskets
Information and events at Gravers Lane Gallery.
Northern Pomo: Mendocino’s First People
February 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Explore the history and rich culture of the Northern Pomo, who have lived on the Mendocino Coast for thousands of years. Discover the Pomo language, read about early coastal villages, admire exquisite basketry, and enjoy works of contemporary Pomo arts and crafts. Closing date TBD, check with museum.
Information at Kelly House Museum
Intertwined: The Art of Basketry Exhibit and Events
February 22, 2025
NBO members Barbara Shapiro, Emily Dvorin, Peeta Tinay, and others will display their use of unconventional materials and innovative shapes.
Opening Reception:
Saturday, February 22nd, 7-9pm
Curatorial Tour & Artists Talk:
Sunday, March 2nd, 1:30-3:30pm
Pop-Up Basket & Textile Sale:
Sunday, March 16th, 11am-4pm
Information at ARC Gallery and Studios
Art Evolved – Intertwined
March 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
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.
Small Expressions 2024
July 12, 2025 - August 23, 2025
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
Basketry Now
July 29, 2025 - October 18, 2025
Basketry Now 2025 broadly surveys artistic expressions in basketry created by established and emerging artists and makers. The exhibition showcases diverse approaches that demonstrate superior craftsmanship, thoughtful design, and original concepts.
Information at Textile Center
Lee Sipe in the Renwick Museum “The State Fair”
September 25, 2025 - September 30, 2026
NBO member Lee Sipe will be exhibiting in this Renwick/Smithsonian museum exhibition. On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026, the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery is mounting a major exhibition, tentatively titled The State Fair, to feature the creative contributions of state fairs from the mid-nineteenth century to today.
Information at the Renwick Gallery – Smithsonian Museum
Excellence in Fibers 10
January 15, 2026 - February 14, 2026
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
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
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