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Call for Artists: 2024 Smithsonian Craft Show

Posted by Meg Mettler on August 15, 2023 at 6:00am
12177048696?profile=RESIZE_400xMay 1 - 5, 2024
Washington, DC
National Building Museum
Daily 10am-5pm
120 Artists
Deadline: September 17, 2023
 
Application fee: $50 Booth fee starts at $1280
 
12177049494?profile=RESIZE_400xThe Smithsonian Craft Show is a juried exhibition and sale of contemporary American crafts and design held annually in Washington DC. Three jurors, who are experts in the field and newly selected each year, choose 120 artists from a large pool of applicants. Previous exhibitors must re-apply each year. No one is grandfathered into the show. There is no quota for any category of Craft Art. Artists are selected based on the originality, artistic conception, beauty, and quality of their work. The show is produced by the Smithsonian Women's Committee. Proceeds from the Show fund grants that benefit the Smithsonian's education, outreach, conservation, and research programs.
 
The theme of the show is JOY. Bringing together the most outstanding and inventive minds and makers of American crafts to celebrate the JOY OF CREATING.
 
The Craft Show does not charge sales commissions. However, accepted artists are encouraged to donate an item for the Show’s Online Auction or other fund-raising initiatives, the proceeds of which benefit the Smithsonian.
 
For more information: https://smithsoniancraftshow.org/
Contact: Heidi Austreng austrpr@si.edu
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Call for Artists: Smithsonian Craft Show - Last Call!

Posted by Meg Mettler on September 26, 2022 at 6:00am
10817266894?profile=RESIZE_400xMay 3 - 7, 2023
Washington, D.C.
National Building Museum
Preview Night Benefit May 3
Thursday - Sunday 10:30am-5:30pm
120 Artists
Deadline: September 30, 2022
 
Application fee: $50                                Booth fee: $1280-$1980
 
10817266693?profile=RESIZE_400xThe 41st year of the Smithsonian Craft Show is coming May 3 -7, 2023! Craft lovers are eager to come, experience American craft excellence, meet and reconnect with outstanding artists, and buy their latest work. Apply now to join this 5-day celebration of the best of present and new directions in craft.
 
The show is produced by the Smithsonian Women's Committee, and supports education, outreach, and research programs of the Smithsonian Institution.
 
The venue, the National Building Museum, is located in downtown Washington, DC. It is a historic building with a beautiful great hall that houses the show. The Museum is easily accessible by bus, surface transportation, and Metrorail. It is near other museums, restaurants, shops, and hotels.
 
The Craft Show is looking for artists who produce one-of-a-kind and limited edition objects that have been conceived and perfected by the artist's own hands and created in the artist's studio.
 
 
 
Contact: Heidi Austreng austrpr@si.edu
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