2025 is set to be a year guided by the theme of renewal here at the Wharton Esher­ick Museum. Join us on Tuesday, Febru­ary 25th at noon for a virtual talk about the differ­ent ways that Wharton Esher­ick prac­ticed renewal in his own life and work. The topic of renewal runs through Esherick’s entire career, from prac­ti­cal reuse of cheap mate­ri­als during the Depres­sion era and creative explo­ration of the twen­ti­eth century’s new mate­ri­als and tech­nolo­gies, to the neces­sary work of making repairs for his clients.

Artists working in clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood, and found/​recycled mate­ri­als are encour­aged to apply to Craft­Texas 2025, on view Septem­ber 6, 2026 — January 31, 2026. This year’s juror is Abraham Thomas, the Daniel Brodsky Curator of Modern Archi­tec­ture, Design, and Deco­ra­tive Arts at the Metro­pol­i­tan Museum of Art in New York.

High­light­ing regional contem­po­rary craft, Craft­Texas 2025 will provide an intro­duc­tion for the general public to develop an appre­ci­a­tion for the depth and breadth of craft being made in their local commu­ni­ties and across the state. This unique show also provides Texas artists with the oppor­tu­nity to be consid­ered for inclu­sion in major national museum and private collections.

Please join us for a special presen­ta­tion by our honored guest, Mira Nakashima; renowned archi­tect, furni­ture maker, and daugh­ter of iconic wood­work­ing artist George Nakashima as she shares her fathers artis­tic influ­ences and legacy, expe­ri­ences working side by side with him, and her current role in leading the historic George Nakashima Wood­work­ing Complex. Guests are also invited to view George Nakashima’s iconic ​“Arlyn” table currently on view in the gallery that bears his name.

If making useful things by hand is one of your career goals, then NBSS may be a good fit for you.

We seek indi­vid­u­als who are ready, willing, and able to train for careers in craft and trade indus­tries. The programs are rigor­ous and space is limited, so we are selec­tive in our admis­sions process. We strive to break down barri­ers with a commit­ment to diver­sity, equity, and inclu­sion. We also have grown our finan­cial aid offer­ings, which helps make our School more accessible.

Complete your appli­ca­tion by Febru­ary 15 and you’ll be included in our first round of admissions decisions.

The 49th Annual Philadel­phia Museum of Art Craft Show, a juried exhi­bi­tion and retail sale, will be held in-person at the Penn­syl­va­nia Conven­tion Center from Novem­ber 7 – 9, 2025, with a Preview Party on Thurs­day, Novem­ber 6. The jury will accept 195 craft artists. This Show of Art by Hand serves as the Muse­um’s largest yearly fundrais­ing event and is devoted to bring­ing wide public atten­tion to the field of craft art. Cumu­la­tive 48-year contri­bu­tion: $15 million. Funds raised are used to purchase works of art and craft for the perma­nent collec­tions of the Philadel­phia Museum of Art, to support exhi­bi­tions and educa­tion programs and to contribute to conser­va­tion and publication projects.