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.
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.
Call for entries – Other sponsors
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Pulp – Paper – Book Exhibition at Sebastopol Center for the Arts
October 1, 2025 - January 20, 2026
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Pulp – Paper – Book Exhibition at Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Exhibition Dates: March 14, 2026- May 3rd 2026
DEADLINE (extended): January 20, 2026
IMPT DATES:
Submission Deadline Extended – January 20th, 2026
Notifications to artists: January 27th, 2026
Deadline for Mailed Artwork to arrive at SCA: March 6th, 2026
In Person Drop Off: Sunday March 8th 2026 2PM-4PM or Tuesday March 10th, 2026 10-2PM
Opening Reception: Sunday March 15th, 2-4 PM
Apply Now on CaFE: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=16195
Submit artwork for Pulp • Paper • Book, an upcoming exhibition providing a platform for combining works of book makers, pulp wranglers, papermakers and printmakers to exhibit their work. All forms of printmaking and pulp manipulation are encouraged.
Jurors: Barbara Kibbe & Quinn Keck (blind jury so no contact before/after submitting please)
Medium & Dimensions – All mediums welcome. Only size limitation — fit through a 7’ gallery door and on 10 foot high wall. Experienced installation team can install with any method with your clearly written instructions.
Work: Produced in the last 5 years (and not previously shown at SebArts).
. Maximum of 3 pieces of artwork per artist (3 detailed images allowed)
Eligibility – Open to artists worldwide.
Entry Fees (in CAFE): $35 per first entry ($5 fee for each additional entry including detail images)
Awards: 1st place $300, 2nd place $200, 3rd place $100, two $50 coordinator awards
Commission: Artists will receive 60% of the sales price of the work sold.
Questions: Email Damian Estrella (Exhibitions Program Manager) at destrella@sebarts.org or 707-829-4797 x 1003
Sebastopol Center for the Arts Call for Entries Link: https://www.sebarts.org/call-for-entries
282 S. High Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707) 829-4797 info@sebarts.org
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
Open Studio Residency
May 24, 2026 - June 5, 2026
Haystack’s Open Studio Residency fosters a dynamic exchange of ideas and creative processes among peers with two weeks of studio time and an opportunity to work in a community of makers. The Residency supports approximately 50 participants—from the craft field and other creative disciplines—who have uninterrupted time to work in its studios (blacksmithing, ceramics, fiber, graphics, metals, wood, and Fab Lab) to develop ideas and experiment in various media. Residents may choose to work in one particular studio or move among them depending on their interests and the nature of their work. Each studio is supported by technicians who can assist with questions—please note that technicians will not lead workshops or provide instruction.
Individuals must be 21 years of age or older to participate. Individuals working in craft, art, design, writing, and other creative disciplines—and who are self-directed and focused—are encouraged to apply.
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
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
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
Fiber, Fragment and Form–Basketry by Martha Bird along Spring Flower Show
January 30, 2026 - March 15, 2026
Martha Bird’s work plays with the traditional weave of functional baskets, twisting and expanding them into sculptural willow and rattan forms. She draws her inspiration from French, Irish, and Spanish basketry that allow viewers to experience the art form in new ways. Return Again and Pathways feature willow from the Arboretum, while other works in the show are woven from the willow garden that Bird cultivates in southeast Minnesota.
Her Japanese-inspired basketry is displayed in the Andersen Horticultural Library. A sculptural vessel, Wayward, features weekly botanical arrangements in collaboration with florist Jack Nelson, EMC (European Master Certification) of Wysp Studio. Susan Snegosky of Fiddles and Fronds created ikebana-style floral arrangements throughout the AHL to accompany Bird’s Japanese-inspired baskets and complement the serene energy of the famous George Nakashima furnishings.
Opening Reception Friday, January 30, 2026 5-7 pm
Artist Talk Saturday, Friday, February 21, 2026, 1-2 pm
From Traditional Basketry to Contemporary Antler Art
February 13, 2026 - April 12, 2026
From Traditional Basketry to Contemporary Antler Art showcases the sculptural basketry of Cathryn Peters, who combines deer, elk, and caribou antlers with commercial rattan reed, rope fibers, cane, bark, and other gathered plant materials. Her wall and pedestal sculptural basketry pieces balance the wild, masculine antler forms with the soft, handwoven, feminine fiber forms and vessels, honoring both traditional and contemporary expression.
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