Smithsonian Craft Show

Special Event: A Visionary Comversation with Award Winner Nick Cave

On Memory and Making

WHAT: Enjoy a lively conversation featuring artist and fiber sculptor Nick Cave, the 2025 Smithsonian Visionary Award recipient, with Sarah Newman, the James Dicke Curator of Contemporary Art and Deputy Head Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). The discussion will explore Cave's inspirations and process while previewing his exhibition of new work at SAAM this November, entitled Nick Cave: Mammoth.

COST: $50. per person. Craft Show general admission not included.

Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Craft Show Days

WHAT: The Smithsonian Craft Show is the country's premier showcase for the finest in hand-crafted, American artisanal works. This year's theme celebrates our artists' vision of what might be as they give raw materials new life. A highlight fo the 2025 Craft Show will be the presentation of the Smithsonian Visionary Award to multi-media artist Nick Cave.

COST: $25. per person.  $20. per person for groups of 10 or more and students.

Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm

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