State Fairs: Growing American Craft Open House
Celebrate the groundbreaking new exhibition State Fairs: Growing American Craft at an open house featuring craft artists from across the country. Learn about bowl hewing from Keith Ruble of Indiana, straw and tin applique from Martha Ewing of New Mexico, and custom sweater knitting from Samuel Barsky of Maryland. Exhibition curator, Mary Savig, the Fleur and Charles Bresler Curator-in-Charge for the Renwick Gallery, will be available to chat about her favorite state fairs and the ideas that inspired the exhibition.
Free | Registration encouraged
Pictured: Linda Nez, Carnival, 1992, commercial yarn, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson.
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