THE SMITHSONIAN CRAFT SHOW makes its triumphant return, in-person, at the National Building Museum from April 20 – 24, 2022. Presenting the best of American craft, the one hundred twenty artists who exhibit at the Smithsonian Craft Show work in a wide variety of media: basketry, ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture, wood, metal, mixed media, leather, paper, glass, jewelry, and fiber wearable. For three days, you can enjoy and purchase these exquisite works of art while speaking with the talented craftspeople who made them.

The Smithsonian Women’s Committee use the funds raised by the show to support the Smithsonian in a wide variety of projects, many of which give back to the community and help both children and adults access educational as well as artistic endeavors. This year, the SWC is naming four of its Champions, an inaugural recognition of those who have been close friends and supporters to the Committee. The late Ornament Coeditor, Carolyn L.E. Benesh, is one of these champions; another is Jane C. Milosch, a noted curator and expert on 20th century and contemporary art and craft, and a close friend of Carolyn’s.

Also recognized are Lloyd E. Herman, the founding Director of the Renwick Gallery, Michael W. Monroe, former Director of the Bellevue Arts Museum, Paul Fisher, founder and CEO of Juried Arts Services, LLC, and Toots Zynsky, an internationally renowned glass artist who was also a dear friend of Carolyn Benesh.

Ornament Magazine is proud to sponsor the Excellence in Jewelry Award for the Smithsonian Craft Show, which is judged by Coeditor Patrick R. Benesh-Liu.

We always have a wonderful time at the Smithsonian Craft Show, and if you needed an excuse to get out and breathe in the Washington D.C. spring, this is the perfect occasion. On Wednesday, April 20, the show’s Preview Night is held, always a festive and joyous event.

You can buy tickets for the show online at www.eventbrite.com/e/smithsonian-craft-show-tickets-277102931327; more information is available at www.smithsoniancraftshow.org.

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