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The Woodworking Shows
The Woodworking Shows, the nation’s premier event for woodworking enthusiasts, professionals and do-it-yourselfers, will hold numerous events during the year. Each event offers attendees an opportunity to try out and see demonstrations of tools, supplies and equipment by top manufactures. Also, each event will feature an expanded lineup of America’s top woodworking artisans teaching seminars and leading free demonstrations. Individual events are listed by state below.
Phone: 800-826-8257
Email: [email protected]thewoodworkingshows.com
Website: www.thewoodworkingshows.com

Woodcraft Supply Corp. Woodworking Demonstrations and Seminars
Woodworking demonstrations and seminars are scheduled to take place at many retail locations nationwide. The sessions — ranging from beginner to intermediate to advanced-level classes — will be held on dozens of topics, including woodcarving, whittling, furniture making, scroll sawing, and tool sharpening. For a schedule of offerings in your area, visit www.woodcraft.com and click on the Education link at the top of the page.

Call for Entries

26th Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition – Wharton Esherick Museum
2019 Theme: Lighting
Exhibition will be September 8 – Dec 30, 2019. Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place as well as middle and high school students. Entries must be made primarily of wood (but mixed materials is welcome), functional indoor and outdoor lighting (must be able to display indoors). Entry deadline is July 1, 2019. Visit the Wharton Esherick Museum website for more info.

 

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

3/3/19 – 8/11/19, Rancho Cucamonga
Explorations in Wood: Selections from the collection of The Center for Art in Wood
This exhibition originated at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum and includes turned vessels and sculptural pieces. Also on view is a Maloof-designed chair made from rescued wood from Sam’s favorite avocado tree.
Joe and Vi Jacobs Education Center
Maloof Foundation
5131 Carnelian Street
Website: www.malooffoundation.org

Colorado

Connecticut

12/22/18 – ongoing, Hartford
Design in the American Home, 1650 – 1850
Focusing on objects from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries—from costly furnishings and paintings to inexpensive household necessities—this exhibition shows how the quest for color, texture, and splendor propels artful design.
Wadsworth Atheneum
600 Main Street
website: www.thewadsworth.org

Delaware

5/4/19 – 7/28/19, Winterthur
Unity By Design: Midcentury Modernism at Winterthur
collection of approximately 150 objects provides an exciting opportunity to both evaluate how American design operates in a cross-generational context and explore how midcentury modernism was and is experienced.
Winterthur Museum
5105 Kennett Pikes
Phone: 800-448-3883
Website: www.winterthur.org

Florida

10/16/18 – _____, Winter Park
American Arts and Crafts
Works in this gallery, all selected from the Morse collection, illustrate the simple beauty of the objects created by American art potteries, furniture makers, metalworkers, and others who took up the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement.
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
445 North Park Avenue
Website: www.morsemuseum.org

5/18/19, Tampa
Open House
Check out the school, see the tools and machinery, meet instructors, and learn about the classes.
The Florida School of Woodwork
1609 N. Franklin St
Phone 813-223-3490
Website: www.schoolofwoodwork.com

Georgia

10/2018 – 8/2019, Athens
Hand to Hand: Southern Craft of the 19th Century
This exhibition focuses on a selection of masterworks from the High’s holdings of 19th century Southern decorative arts, examining the great achievements in traditional, rural forms of quilts, ceramics, basketry and furniture.
High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree St NE
Website: www.high.org

11/16/19 – 3/15/20, Athens
Material Georgia 1733 – 1900: Two Decades of Scholarship
This exhibition will review 20 years of scholarly activity at the Henry D. Green Center for the Study of the Decorative Arts. It will include numerous examples of furniture, textiles, pottery and metal work.
Georgia Museum of Art
90 Carlton Street
Website: www.georgiamuseum.org

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

4/19/19 – 5/29/19, Rockport
Current Student Work
Exhibition that features the work of 12 Nine-month Comprehensive students.
Messler Gallery
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship
20 Mill Street
Website: www.woodschool.org

6/14/19 – 9/11/19, Rockport
New Work by Faculty
Messler Gallery
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship
20 Mill Street
Website: www.woodschool.org

7/12/19 – 7/13/19, Warren
2019 Annual Open House & Lobster Bake
Lie-Nielsen Open House is free and open to the public. See behind the scenes, tour the shop and test their full line of woodworking hand tools. Meet and learn from a diverse group of guest demonstrators.
7/13/19:
Lobster Bake and Keynote address. Enjoy a lobster dinner and hear keynote speaker, Thomas Moser.
Lie-Nielsen Toolworks
264 Stirling Road
Website: www.lie-nielsen.com

Maryland

Massachusetts

now – 11/8/20, Brockton
Object Lessons: Selections from Fuller Crafts Museum’s Permanent Collection
Exhibition that delves into the relationship between maker, material, and object in a cultural context. The show is divided into 5 categories: ceramics, metal, wood, fiber, and glass.
Fuller Craft Museum
455 Oak St
Phone: 508-588-6000
Website: www.fullercraft.org

5/18/19 – 8/11/19, Brockton
Rooted, Revived, Reinvented: Basketry in America
Exhibition that chronicles the history of American basketry from its origins in Native American, immigrant, and slave communities, to its presence within the contemporary fine art world. 93 pieces from 81 artists.
Fuller Craft Museum
455 Oak Street
Website: www.fullercraft.org

6/8/19, Beverly
Open House
Celebrating 20 years with an exhibition of current teacher and student works as well as a slide show of work throughout the years.
The Furniture Institute of Massachusetts
116 Water Street
Phone: 978-922-0615
Website: www.furnituremakingclasses.com

Michigan

9/15/19 – 12/31/19, Traverse City
Explorations in Wood: Selections from the Center for Art in Wood
Exhibition of more than 70 pieces, collected over a 30-year period, from the Center for Art in Wood. These works display a rich variety of wood and processes, including turned vessels and sculptural forms.
Dennos Museum Center
1701 E. Front St.
GPS: 1410 College Drive
Website: www.dennosmuseum.org

1/18/20 – 5/16/20, Saginaw
Explorations in Wood: Selections from the Center for Art in Wood
Exhibition of more than 70 pieces, collected over a 30-year period, from the Center for Art in Wood. These works display a rich variety of wood and processes, including turned vessels and sculptural forms.
Marshall M Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Saginaw Valley State University
7400 Bay Road
Website: www.marshallfredericks.org

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

7/5/19 – 8/31/19, Asheville
W.O.W. – Wood Only Work
Wood exhibition in conjunction with the AAW Woodturner’s Symposium in Raleigh. The show features the work from over 20 wood artists from the southeast (and beyond), including Stoney Lamar, Robyn Horn, Pascal Oudet, Harvey Meyer, Betty Scarpino.
Blue Spiral 1
38 Biltmore Ave
Phone: 8258-251-0202
Website: www.bluespiral1.com

7/11/19 – 7/14/19, Raleigh
33rd Annual Woodturner’s International Symposium
Presented by the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) includes demos and panels, trade show, exhibitions and auctions, and lots more.
Raleigh Convention Center
500 S. Salisbury Street
Website: www.woodturner.org

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

11/17/18 – 1/6/19, New Hope
Works in Wood
19th Annual juried exhibition celebrating the woodworking tradition of Bucks County, PA with fine furniture, sculpture, and turned vessels by makers from around the country.
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Website: www.newhopearts.org

5/2/19, Philadelphia
Bandsaw Bash
The Center for Art in Wood’s annual fund raiser.
The Center for Art in Wood
141 N. 3rd Street
Website: www.centerforartinwood.org

5/3/19 – 7/27/19, Philadelphia
Concurrence and Divergence: New Work by Michael Hurwitz and Mami Kato
Philadelphia based artist couple Michael Hurwitz and Mami Kato have been sharing adjoining studios within their home for nearly thirty years, creating work starkly different in practice and medium while embracing the fluidity of their overlapping inspirations. Concurrence and Divergence: New Work by Michael Hurwitz and Mami Kato, brings together their artwork for the first time in exhibition, presenting pieces that illustrate themes that have been important to their work for many years.
Wexler Gallery
201 North 3rd Street
Website: www.wexlergallery.com

9/8/19 – 12/30/19, Malvern
26th Annual Woodworking Exhibition:  2019 Theme: Lighting
Wharton Esherick Museum
1520 Horseshoe Trail
Website: www.whartonesherickmuseum.org

Rhode Island

11/8/19 – 11/10/19, Providence
24th Annual Fine Furnishings Show
American made, handcrafted decor for the home, office and garden. Includes furniture, accessories and art.
WaterFire Arts Center
475 Valley Street
Website: www.finefurnishingsshows.com

South Carolina

Tennessee

11/1/19 – 1/3/19, Knoxville
20th Master Woodworkers Show
The show strives to highlight the finest woodworking in the region. Hosted by the East Tennessee Woodworkers Guild and the Arts & Culture Alliance of Knoxville.
Emporium Center
100 S. Gay Street
Website: www.masterwoodworkers.org

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Washington, DC

Wisconsin

6/19/19 – 6/22/19, Milwaukee
Groundwork
Annual  conference hosted by the Furniture Society. Topics to include Historical Research, Materials Research, Market Research, and Intersections with Other Fields. The event will feature speakers, exhibitions, and workshops that center around the idea that a lot of research or “groundwork” is needed in the field of furniture history and materials study in order for our makers to understand the underpinnings of our artform. Research is also conducted to better understand the various marketplaces our audience engages in. And last, but not least, we look toward engaging other, closely-aligned craft fields to see where we intersect and can work collaboratively.
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
273 E Erie St
Website: www.furnituresociety.org

Wyoming

International

Australia

Canada

New Zealand

United Kingdom

5/11/19 – 5/12/19, Birmingham
Makers Central
Thousands of makers from around the world including crafters, inventors, artists, and hobbyists share and celebrate their enthusiasm for all things creative.
NEC (National Exhibition Centre)
North Ave
Marston Green
Website: www.makerscentral.co.uk