Every 1 2026 Call for Entries Open NOW
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NBO’s Every 1 2026 Call for Entries is live! Entries open April 1 – 30 Every 1 is a members-only online basketry exhibition.Everyone who enters is included!All works in the exhibition will be on view in a dedicated gallery of images hosted on the NBO website August 6 through December 31, 2026.We encourage all members …
NBO Member Bonnie Zimmer’s Solo Show Opening April 18
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Congratulations to NBO member Bonnie Zimmer on her upcoming solo show, Sublime Reciprocity: Nature As Collaborator, on view from April 18 – May 28, 2026 at the Art Barn School of Art Gallery, Valparaiso, Indiana. Sublime Reciprocity: Nature As Collaborator is a solo show presenting a range of Bonnie’s fiber-based creations including assemblages, sculptures, large …
NBO Presents: Basketry Now, Revisited – Replay Available Now
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NBO PRESENTS In partnership with Studio Art Quilt Associates and Surface Design Association. 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 …
How to reactivate your NBO membership
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If you did not renew your NBO membership by the renewal date, it may be on-hold. Please follow these easy steps to reactivate your membership!
Art Speaks: The Visual Language of Basketry
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Join us for a special Art Speaks conversation on “The Visual Language of Basketry” featuring NBO Members and fiber artists Ann Coddington, Carol Eckert, and Pat Hickman in conversation with art historian Dr. Diana Greenwold (Smithsonian) as they explore trends in contemporary basketry.
Basketry Now 2025
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Basketry Now 2025 will be on view July 29 – October 18, 2025 at Textile Center, a national center for fiber art in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
NBO 2025 Conference Highlights
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We had a wonderful time on the campus of the University of Puget Sound for our biennial conference.
NBO Member Shannon Lucas Westrum Awarded McKnight Fellowship
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Congratulations to NBO member Shannon Lucas Westrum on receiving a fellowship from the McKnight Foundation Fellowship for Fiber Artists. In addition to her career as a basketry artist, Shannon teaches basket making workshops in partnership with regional galleries, guilds, and libraries.
NBO PRESENTS: “It Seems as if we are two in the world”
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NBO PRESENTS In partnership with Studio Art Quilt Associates and Surface Design Association. If you missed this wonderful program, you can view the recording right here: “It Seems as if we are Two in the World” In 2003 Carlos Fontales decided to buy a small video camera and travel through some of the most remote villages …
Lee Sipe’s Artwork purchased by Renwick Gallery
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NBO member Lee Sipe, a Korean-born artist, is now represented in the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C.
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