Pat Hickman – “Art Baskets: Breaking Boundaries” Event Lecture
Pat Hickman gives the closing lecture for All Things Considered IX: Basketry in the 21st Century, presented by the National Basketry Organization at the Society of Arts + Crafts in Boston, Massachusetts. Pat recounts the evolution of basketry as an art form through the work of four pioneering basket-weavers, her own cohort of boundary breakers […]
Getting Close!
Help the National Basketry Organization promote basketry! Send us close-up photos showing details of your work. The best images will be selected for NBO’s social media and printed materials: calendars, note cards, posters etc.
Sally Metcalf in “What Women Create” Magazine
Enjoy a wonderful (and colorful!) profile on NBO member Sally Metcalf in “What Women Create” magazine. Read the article here.
2019 NBO Lifetime Achievement Awardees Joanna Schanz and Jane Sauer
This award recognizes the work of individuals whose work has influenced the field of American basketry and acknowledges superior achievement over the course of an entire career. Learn more here
Resources for Artistic Inspiration, Financial and Business Assistance
Here at NBO we realize this is not only a personal issue, it is one that is shared on a global level. The entire world is sharing in some version of the same experience. We are all human and that makes each of us vulnerable while reinforcing our shared humanness. This can be a time […]
NBO Members in “Currents” at Museo
NBO members Nancy Loorem Adams, Lanny Bergner, Danielle Bodine, Jill Nordfors Clark, Barbara DePirro, Sharon Kita, Dorothy McGuinness, Bill Roeder, Peeta Tinay, and Judy Zugish are all represented in “Currents 2020”, at the Schack Art Center in Langley, Washington. Museo has invited 48 Northwest Designer Craftsmen artists to present a survey of what is current […]
Bob Gleason-Moore at World Wicker and Weaving Festival in Poland
NBO member Bob Gleason-Moore received an honorable mention for his work at the recently held World Wicker and Weaving Festival in Poland. The event comprises a two-day competition for the title of Grand Prix of the Festival. For weavers from around the world it is an opportunity not only to allow an international jury to assess your work, but also to see design trends,
NBO Hands Announced!
We are excited to share with you the photos chosen for our new rack card! Thanks to everyone who entered the contest; we received almost 90 great images and had a tough time choosing only 8. Here are the winners: Top row left to right: 1) Ann Codington’s hands, photo by Robert Petersen 2) Lynette […]
Jackie Abrams in the National Museum of Scotland
The National Museum of Scotland, in Edinburgh, has recently acquired a piece by NBO member Jackie Abrams for their World Cultures Gallery. Shelter (2016) shown here, shows how Abrams “explores the container as a symbol of home.” The mud cloth produced and used by Bamana women in Mali is a powerful reference to their role […]
Sue Williams Recipient of 2019 Governor’s Arts Award
NBO member and white oak basket maker Sue Williams is the recipient of a 2019 Governor’s Arts Award. “The Folklife Heritage Award is presented to folk artists or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to Tennessee’s traditional arts. The award honors significant achievements within art forms that are rooted in the traditional or ethnic cultures […]
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