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
Basketry Now 2025
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.
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.
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Art Evolved: Intertwined is a joint exhibition with Studio Art Quilt Associates.
NBO Exhibitions Archive
Browse catalogs or slideshows of these NBO exhibitions.
Call for entries – Other sponsors
Vivid
December 8, 2025
Looking for fiber art that exudes feelings, whether it’s a color that does it for you or a distinct memory. All submissions must include a fiber material or textile technique.
Information at Fiber Art Now
Fiber Reimagined
February 1, 2026 - March 10, 2026
Enter your innovative contemporary art created from fiber and recycled and repurposed mixed media. All submissions must include a fiber material or textile technique.
Information at Fiber Art Now
Opposites Attract
May 1, 2026 - June 8, 2026
Busy and bland? Dark and light? Hard and soft? Enter a unique piece of art that includes fiber or a fiber technique. The entries will be juried by the Fiber Art Now creative team and will be featured in the fall 2026 issue of Fiber Art Now, to be released in early October 2026.
Information at Fiber Art Now
Other current basketry and fiber art exhibitions
Here, Now, and Always
July 2, 2022 - July 2, 2028
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
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
Lee Sipe in the Renwick Museum “The State Fair”
August 22, 2025 - September 7, 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
The Baskets Keep Talking
September 15, 2025 - September 30, 2027
Exhibit tells the story of the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe in their own words.
Information at Sharlot Hall Museum
Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation
September 28, 2025 - April 5, 2026
One of the largest presentations of contemporary Native American art in the Midwest and the first major Native American exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts in 30 years, this exhibition challenges perceptions about what Native American art can be, how it should be seen, and how it can be interpreted.
Information and hours at Detroit Institute of Arts
By My Hand: Holding Power
November 13, 2025 - December 31, 2025
While miniature baskets are small enough to fit in one’s hand, they hold an enormous amount of technical mastery, tradition, artistry, and cultural knowledge. Plateau baskets (Wa’paas) are specific to the people of the Columbia Plateau, but basketry appears across countless cultures around the world and has been fertile ground for a wide range of artistic exploration.
Information at Pendleton Center for the Arts
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
This traveling exhibit features member artists from SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) and the National Basketry Organization.
Information at Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
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