The Visual Arts Center of Richmond's Craft + Design Show

Application dates: March 2 - May 31, 2026, Application fee: $50.00 Notification date: July 7, 2026 The Visual Arts Center of Richmond will host its 62nd annual contemporary craft show, CRAFT + DESIGN, November 20-22, 2026 at Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia.   CRAFT + DESIGN is an annual juried, museum-quality contemporary craft show that takes place in Richmond, Virginia. Ranked in the Top 25 Events for Sales of Fine Craft in 2018 (ArtFairSourceBook), artists compliment our hosted housing program, artist dinner, easy load-in and load-out, and the scores of patrons who come prepared to begin their holiday shopping. Artists are invited to apply in the following categories: basketry, ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art and wood. Artists working in other fine art mediums (including, but not limited to, painting, printmaking, photography, etc.) do not qualify for exhibition at CRAFT + DESIGN. Each year, CRAFT + DESIGN hosts nearly 10,000 visitors at Main Street Station’s renovated train shed. This 100,000-square-foot annexed space, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1901 and has been renovated as part of a $90 million effort to restore Main Street Station. Glass walls flood the space with natural light and offers visitors panoramic views of Church Hill, Shockoe Bottom and downtown Richmond. The venue, which sits squarely in the middle of the Shockoe Design District, is highly visible from Richmond’s I-95 corridor and accessible via train. Amtrak passengers from Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Raleigh, and other nearby regions can debark and walk directly into CRAFT + DESIGN .    Over 150 artists gather at CRAFT + DESIGN to showcase their work, and an overwhelming majority say they plan to apply again.   “This is the best organized/beautiful/friendly show I have ever participated in...the space was beautiful and everything ran so smoothly.”   &

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Application dates: March 2 - May 31, 2026, Application fee: $50.00 Notification date: July 7, 2026 The Visual Arts Center of Richmond will host its 62nd annual contemporary craft show, CRAFT + DESIGN, November 20-22, 2026 at Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia.   CRAFT + DESIGN is an annual juried, museum-quality contemporary craft show that takes place in Richmond, Virginia. Ranked in the Top 25 Events for Sales of Fine Craft in 2018 (ArtFairSourceBook), artists compliment our hosted housing program, artist dinner, easy load-in and load-out, and the scores of patrons who come prepared to begin their holiday shopping. Artists are invited to apply in the following categories: basketry, ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art and wood. Artists working in other fine art mediums (including, but not limited to, painting, printmaking, photography, etc.) do not qualify for exhibition at CRAFT + DESIGN. Each year, CRAFT + DESIGN...

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