Please enjoy a replay of this NBO Presentation.

This panel will revisited the National Basketry Organization’s biennial exhibition, Basketry Now, held this past fall at Textile Center in Minneapolis. The artworks showcased the best in basketry from across the country and included entries from 64 artists, as far away as the UK, Italy, and Australia. Hosted by Emily Dvorin, the panel includes Gyöngy Laky (juror), Carol Eckert and Peeta Tinay. Please click the above video to hear a fascinating discussion about the contemporary world of basketry.
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This event originally aired on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

Gyöngy Laky, sculptor, (b. Budapest Hungary, 1949) founded Fireworks, Center for the Textile Arts in Berkeley, CA, 1973. A 2022 book, Gyongy Laky: Screwing with Order, Assembled Art, Actions and Art Practice, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Germany.

Carol Eckert’s work has been exhibited extensively and is included in many public collections. In addition to her studio practice, she maintains a daily blog focused on contemporary basketry and works as an independent curator and writer.

Peeta Tinay started her career in 1990 becoming a restorer of antique and contemporary wicker furniture. She now uses the same weaving materials; round reed, flat reed and cane, to create large scale intricate basket structures.

Emily Dvorin is known for her innovative, “transordinary” vessels made with every-day, common materials, using traditional basketry techniques in a non-traditional way. She exhibits, teaches, lectures and mentors all around the country.

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