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CRAFT EVENTS IN DC

4/1/2025

 
a host of craft events and exhibitions going on the same week as spring craft weekend! 
Traveling to DC for Spring Craft Weekend with JRACraft? Be sure to schedule in a few extra days–there is so much Craft happening! 
EVENTS

Smithsonian Craft Show
April 23 - 27, 2025 | 10am - 5pm
National Building Museum 
(JRACraft members get a discount on admission. Email [email protected] to find out more!) 

Sergei Isupov talk “Art Across Borders”
April 23 |
5:30pm - 7pm
Estonian Embassy

We Gather at the Edge:
Contemporary Quilts by Black Women Artists

April 25 | Open House 11am - 2pm
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Opening Reception: Moments from Eternity with Sergei Isupov, April 25 | 
6pm - 8pm
District Clay Center
EXHIBITIONS

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Intrinsic Beauty: Celebrating the Art of Textiles,
February 22 – June 14
A Tale of Two Houses, August 24 – May 17, 2025
Visionary Textile Scholars and Their Archives,
​ June 1 – April 5, 2025
Textile Museum, Washington, DC

DY Begay Tapestry: Sublime Light,
September 20, 2024 – July 13, 2025
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC 

Striking Objects: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork,
March 2, 2024  – Jan 11, 2026
Museum of Asian Art, Washington, DC 

Hyunsuk Erickson, Arianne Ohara, and Jeffrey Berg,
April 5– April 27, 2025
Hillyer Gallery, Washington, DC

Hillary Steel: Interwoven, Weaver of Tenancingo,
​February 27 – May , 2025
Mexican Cultural Institute, Washington, DC

For more events in the greater DC area and beyond, check out our craft news, where you can find the latest listings.  
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Myrah Brown Green, In My Akuabaa Form, 2000, cotton fabric and cotton batt, 95 × 86 in. (241.3 × 218.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur S. Bresler, 2023.40.19,
​© 2000, Myrah Brown Green.
Are you traveling to join us in DC for Spring Craft Weekend? Reach out to us at [email protected] to receive information on discounted accommodation options with our travel partners.

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  • About Us
    • Who We Are
    • Awards >
      • Spring Craft Weekend Honorees
      • Chrysalis Award >
        • Chrysalis Application
      • One-Of-A-Kind
    • Renwick Gallery Support
    • Chihuly Fund
    • Volunteer / Employment
  • Upcoming
    • JRACraft Events
    • 2025 Spring Craft Weekend
    • Summer Classes
    • Distinguished Artist Series
    • JRACraft Day
    • Travel
    • Community Craft Calendar
  • Membership
    • Join Today!
    • Artist Members
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    • Craft Quarterly
    • Sign up for our eNewsletters
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