| Art Competitions | | 2008 National Solo/Group Exhibition Competition (Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, United States) - ends Thursday, the 15th of May, 2008. | | Open to all US resident artists at least 18 years of age excepting artists currently represented by Contemporary Artists' Services.
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| | 21st Annual Northern National Art Competition (Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, United States) - ends Friday, the 16th of May, 2008. | | Three $1,000 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE; OVER $8,500 IN PRIZES.
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| | 17th Annual National Juried Exhibition (The Art Institute & Gallery, Salisbury, United States) - ends Monday, the 2nd of June, 2008. | | The competition is open to artists over 18 years of age, residing in the United States.
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| | 23rd Annual Conservatory Art Classic (Bosque Conservatory, Clifton, United States) - ends Saturday, the 14th of June, 2008. | | more... |
| | The Tile Project, Destination: The World (TransCultural Exchange, Boston, United States) - ends Saturday, the 14th of June, 2008. | | more... |
| | Call for Entries: All Things Horses (The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, United States) - ends Wednesday, the 18th of June, 2008. | The Center for Fine Art Photography call for entries for All Things Horses
$900 in Awards From Appaloosas to Zebras, country roaming to carousel rotating are welcome to this call for entry.
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| | Aftermath (Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, United States) - ends Monday, the 23rd of June, 2008. | | Aftermath will be an all media exhibition that features artwork based on the after effects of natural or manmade disasters. more... |
| | North Ayrshire 12th Open Art Exhibition 2008 (Eglinton Park Gallery, Irvine, United Kingdom) - ends Monday, the 23rd of June, 2008. | | An open exhibition in its 12th year which is well-attended with a good takeup.
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| | METAL Inclinations (The Society For Midwest Metalsmiths, St. Louis, United States) - ends Monday, the 30th of June, 2008. | | An International Online Juried Exhibition of Metalwork, Jewelry and Metal Sculpture.
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| | Call for Entries: 2008 International Exhibition of Fine Art Photography (The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, United States) - ends Tuesday, the 15th of July, 2008. | | This juried exhibition will spotlight images from around the world - all subjects are eligible.
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| | Call for Entries: Our Environment - the Good, Bad, and the Ugly (The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, United States) - ends Monday, the 18th of August, 2008. | This exhibition will tell a story of the human footprint left on this earth and
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| | Art Exhibitions | | Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century: CCC's Second Annual Juried International Art Exhibition (Clatsop Community College, Astoria, United States) - ends Thursday, the 15th of May, 2008. | | Clatsop Community College Art Center Gallery is proud to announce its second annual juried international art exhibition.
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| | John Graham: Opening Sequence (Green On Red Gallery, Dublin, Ireland) - ends Saturday, the 17th of May, 2008. | | OpThis exhibition meditates on the dynamics of the exhibition process in its creation and its viewing. more... |
| | Caroline Doucette: Watercolors (Plains Art Museum, Fargo, United States) - ends Sunday, the 18th of May, 2008. | | A signature member of the Red River Watercolor Society, Caroline Doucette is a Rugby, ND artist.
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| | Cecil King: A Legacy of Painting (Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland) - ends Sunday, the 18th of May, 2008. | | more... |
| | Great British Art: 200 Years of Watercolors (Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, United States) - ends Sunday, the 18th of May, 2008. | | More than 80 works from The Bank of New York Mellon's superb collection of British Art will be on view in the museum's Works on Paper Gallery.
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| | Nedko Solakov: The Street (Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 18th of May, 2008. | | more... |
| | David Stewart: A Natural History (Gone Tomorrrow Gallery, London, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 18th of May, 2008. | | It may be 180 years since the death of the acclaimed engraver Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), but his influence continues. more... |
| | Bristol 2008 (The Affordable Art Fair (Bristol), Bristol, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 18th of May, 2008. | | 55 galleries will exhibit a fresh line-up of contemporary paintings, sculpture, photography and original prints - all priced between £50 and £3,000. more... |
| | Maurice Blik PPRBS: Second Breath (The Royal British Society of Sculptors, London, United Kingdom) - ends Friday, the 23rd of May, 2008. | | Celebrating the extraordinary ability of human beings to triumph over adversity and against all the odds awaken to a new life, this exhibition is a powerful symbol of hope and optimism.
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| | Kathryn Stats - Solo Exhibition 2008 (Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, United States) - ends Friday, the 23rd of May, 2008. | | more... |
| | Anne Collier (Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, United Kingdom) - ends Saturday, the 24th of May, 2008. | | This is the first solo exhibition in a UK public gallery of work by New York based artist Anne Collier. more... |
| | Sallie Benton: On Dance (First Street Gallery, New York, United States) - ends Saturday, the 24th of May, 2008. | | Sallie Benton's new work On Dance gives full-bodied expression to the physical intimacy of the Erotica series in her last show.
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| | Sean Scully, Carmengloria Morales, Ruth Root, Sean Shanahan and Frederic Thursz: Unique Act (Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, Dublin, Ireland) - ends Sunday, the 25th of May, 2008. | | more... |
| | Isa Genzken: Ground Zero (2) (Between Bridges, London, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 25th of May, 2008. | | Isa Genzken: Ground Zero (2). more... |
| | Insight Out (Wyer Gallery, London, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 25th of May, 2008. | | This is a group show of paintings by four artists that deal with an idea of place or space reflecting reality through some kind of representation.
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| | Pulp Function Exhibition (Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, United States) - ends Monday, the 26th of May, 2008. | | An extraordinary exhibition of contemporary works in paper including pulp painting, casting, sculpture and couture from recycled paper or paper products. more... |
| | Walter Stahl: document/monument (photography) (Gadfly Gallery, Dalkeith, Australia) - ends Friday, the 30th of May, 2008. | | more... |
| | b**k (londonprintstudio, London, United Kingdom) - ends Saturday, the 31st of May, 2008. | | more... |
| | Sarah Evans (Margaret Harvey Gallery, St Albans, United Kingdom) - ends Saturday, the 31st of May, 2008. | | Using materials usually applied to drawing and collage, Sarah Evans constructs rapid installations. more... |
| | Zodiac 3000 (International Project Space, Birmingham, United Kingdom) - ends Saturday, the 31st of May, 2008. | | A group exhibition based on the new psychology represented in the literary oeuvre of J.G. more... |
| | FloorSpace (Millais Gallery, Southampton, United Kingdom) - ends Saturday, the 31st of May, 2008. | | The Millais Gallery has commissioned three artists to make special pieces for the floor of the gallery.
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| | Amy Schoeman Retrospective Exhibition (Sasol Art Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa) - ends Saturday, the 31st of May, 2008. | | A retrospective exhibition of photographs by the award-winning Namibian photographer Amy Schoeman.
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| | David Black: New York Paintings (Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, United States) - ends Saturday, the 31st of May, 2008. | | This is David Black's first solo exhibition with this gallery featuring seventeen vibrant, humorous and playful depictions of city life, as well as a group of enchanting black and white engravings.
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| | Stefan Kürten: New Works (Thomas Dane Gallery, London, United Kingdom) - ends Saturday, the 31st of May, 2008. | | Kürten's approach to painting is one of the most coherent and singular of his time. more... |
| | Sanjay Vora: Reflection (Gallery Bergelli, Larkspur, United States) - ends Saturday, the 31st of May, 2008. | | In his multi-layered paintings, Sanjay Vora explores the realm of love, memory and nostalgia.
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| | Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, United States) - ends Sunday, the 1st of June, 2008. | | more... |
| | Asia Triennial Manchester 08: Channel A and p-10 (Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 1st of June, 2008. | | more... |
| | James Coleman (Compton Verney, Compton Verney, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 1st of June, 2008. | | For more than thirty years James Coleman has created some of the most distinct and original work in contemporary art.
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| | Alberto Giacometti (Compton Verney, Compton Verney, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 1st of June, 2008. | | Born in Switzerland but living most of his life in France, Giacometti (1901-66) is considered one of the most original sculptors of the twentieth-century.
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| | Beyond Measure: conversations across art and science (Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 1st of June, 2008. | | more... |
| | What Do You Want? (Cornerhouse, Manchester, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 1st of June, 2008. | | This show features five female artists who are living in India, working amongst a new generation of artists with political/activist concepts.
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| | The Eternal Now: Warhol and the Factory '63 - '68 (Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork, Ireland) - ends Sunday, the 8th of June, 2008. | | Andy Warhol is one of the twentieth-century's most renowned and complex artists.
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| | Contemporary Prints (Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, United States) - ends Sunday, the 8th of June, 2008. | | Featuring works by Damien Hirst and others.
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| | Out of Shape: Stylistic Distortions of the Human Form in Art from the Logan Collection (The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, United States) - ends Sunday, the 8th of June, 2008. | | The exhibition comprises works on paper by over twenty-five contemporary artists along with a small selection of paintings and sculptures. more... |
| | Cathy Wilkes (Milton Keynes Gallery, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 8th of June, 2008. | | Milton Keynes Gallery presents the most comprehensive exhibition in the UK by artist Cathy Wilkes.
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| | Peter Geschwind (Automatic) (Exchange Gallery, Penzance, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 8th of June, 2008. | | The first solo UK show by the Swedish artist Peter Geschwind will fully utilize the scale and industrial aesthetic of The Exchange. more... |
| | Sophy Rickett: Auditorium and recent photoworks (turner house gallery, cardiff, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 8th of June, 2008. | | Sophy Rickett's minimal, detached and largely monochrome work defies the principles of three dimensional illusionism that we so readily associate with the photographic image.
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| | O.G.S. Crawford (John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, United Kingdom) - ends Saturday, the 14th of June, 2008. | | British archaeologist O.G.S. more... |
| | Ordinary Alchemy (Translations Gallery, Denver, United States) - ends Saturday, the 14th of June, 2008. | | In the exhibition Ordinary Alchemy artists Cassandra Tondro and Christina Yocca transform ordinary materials into their artwork.
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| | Deb Sokolow: You are one step closer to learning the truth (Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, United States) - ends Sunday, the 15th of June, 2008. | | Deb Sokolow's elaborate diagrammatic drawings read like graphic novels.
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| | Saskia Holmkvist: Role Control (Arnolfini, Bristol, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 15th of June, 2008. | | What's the appeal in watching someone faking it?
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| | Torsten Lauschmann (Arnolfini, Bristol, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 15th of June, 2008. | | Torsten Lauschmann's work is characterised by a sense of playful experimentation and generosity.
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| | Wilhelm Sasnal: Years of Struggle (Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Trento, Italy) - ends Sunday, the 15th of June, 2008. | | Wilhelm Sasnal, Polish artist, was winner of the 2006 Vincent Van Gogh Prize at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and one of the most sought after personalities by galleries, museums and collectors.
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| | AL and AL: Eternal Youth (FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology), Liverpool, United Kingdom) - ends Wednesday, the 18th of June, 2008. | | This exhibition is the first solo presentation in the UK of work by artist duo AL and AL.
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| | Curious Nature (Newlyn Art Gallery, Newlyn, United Kingdom) - ends Wednesday, the 18th of June, 2008. | | An exhibition of drawings, paintings and photographs, Curious Nature presents work by artists who look at the natural world from an unusual perspective. more... |
| | Fragile Democracy: new international photography (Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland, United Kingdom) - ends Saturday, the 21st of June, 2008. | | more... |
| | Anthony Shapland: Suddenly After a Long Silence (Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 22nd of June, 2008. | | Born in Pontypridd, Anthony Shapland is a Cardiff based artist who has exhibited nationally and internationally. more... |
| | Context: Light (McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, United States) - ends Saturday, the 28th of June, 2008. | | An exhibition of sculpture and digital pigment prints by Junichiro Baba & Thom O'Conner.
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| | Heart of Darkness: Ivory carving and Belgian colonialism (Henry Moore Institute Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 29th of June, 2008. | | more... |
| | Cut-Outs and Cut-Ups: Hans Christian Andersen and William Seward Burroughs (Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland) - ends Sunday, the 29th of June, 2008. | | more... |
| | Variable Capital (the Bluecoat, Liverpool, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 29th of June, 2008. | | more... |
| | Pieter Hugo: Portraits (Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, United Kingdom) - ends Saturday, the 5th of July, 2008. | | Self-taught photographer and film-maker Hugo makes documentary projects in locations around the world but has a particular interest in the developing countries.
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| | Nils Norman: Ruins, Monuments and Follies (aspex, Portsmouth, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 20th of July, 2008. | | This new commission by Nils Norman addresses Portsmouth's urban landscape.
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| | Salem (Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 27th of July, 2008. | | more... |
| | Michelle Charles (Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 27th of July, 2008. | | Michelle Charles' subjects are the stuff of everyday domestic life - glasses of milk, medicine bottles, tea towels, pan scrubs and bars of soap.
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| | 10,000 to 50: Contemporary Art from the Members of Business to Arts (Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland) - ends Monday, the 4th of August, 2008. | | more... |
| | Broadcast Yourself (Cornerhouse, Manchester, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 10th of August, 2008. | | A selection of TV, video installation and web-based works which demonstrate how artists have successfully challenged the dominant culture of television since the 1970s.
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| | Bharti Kher (BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 17th of August, 2008. | | Transforming the gallery into a hallucinatory space of myth and synthesis, Bharti Kher presents a new installation.
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| | British Surrealism & Other Realities: The Sherwin Collection (Middlesborough Institute of Modern Art, Middlesborough, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 17th of August, 2008. | | The exhibition will present key works from the outstanding collection of Dr Jeffrey Sherwin.
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| | Material Culture: Recently Gifted Works (Middlesborough Institute of Modern Art, Middlesborough, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 17th of August, 2008. | | more... |
| | Richard Woods: Flora & Fauna (Milton Keynes Gallery, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 31st of August, 2008. | | This will be the first solo exhibition in a British public gallery by the artist Richard Woods. more... |
| | Nathan Coley (De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 21st of September, 2008. | | Nathan Coley is an artist whose work questions the way in which the values of a society are reflected in its architecture. more... |
| | Salvaged: Restoring the Sirens and Ulysses (Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, United Kingdom) - ends Tuesday, the 30th of September, 2008. | | Witness live work on the Gallery's most ambitious conservation project ever.
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| | London 2008 (The Affordable Art Fair (London), London, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 26th of October, 2008. | | Many galleries will exhibit. more... |
| | Julian Opie: Walking Down O'Connell Street (Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, Dublin, Ireland) - ends Saturday, the 8th of November, 2008. | | more... |
| | Ben Nicholson (De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea, United Kingdom) - ends Wednesday, the 31st of December, 2008. | | British artist Ben Nicholson is well known for pivotal role within the constructivist movement which lead him to explore purist geometric forms in sculpture, painting and reliefs.
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| | Craft Exhibitions | | Quilts UK (Severn Hall,, Malvern, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 18th of May, 2008. | | Spectacular display of hundreds of quilts from all over the world - from miniature to king size.
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| | Creative Dialogues (Bankfield Museum, Halifax, United Kingdom) - ends Saturday, the 31st of May, 2008. | Exhibition by the Practical Study Group
Tues - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 1 - 4, bank holiday Mon 10 - 5. more... |
| | BEGUILLING TIME lace exhibition (De Morgan Centre, West Hill Library Building, London, United Kingdom) - ends Saturday, the 31st of May, 2008. | | more... |
| | Masterpiece Quilts from the Shelburne Museum (Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, United States) - ends Sunday, the 1st of June, 2008. | | From bold Amish prints to peculiar patchwork, explore 40 heirloom American quilts dating from 1800 to 1900. more... |
| | Silk 'n' Threads Exhibition (Mansion House, Tatton Park, Knutsford, United Kingdom) - ends Monday, the 2nd of June, 2008. | Year of the Garden
An exhibition by Silk-n-Threads, a mixed media textile group inspired by Tatton's Gardens.
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| | Miniature Textiles Exhibition (Guildford Museum, Guildford, United Kingdom) - ends Saturday, the 7th of June, 2008. | | In conjunction with the Guild of Miniature Needle Arts. more... |
| | Gresford Craft Group's Festival of Textile Crafts (Memorial Hall, Wrexham, United Kingdom) - ends Friday, the 20th of June, 2008. | | more... |
| | Patchwork in the Park (Fuji Park Exhibition Hall, Carson City, United States) - ends Sunday, the 22nd of June, 2008. | | Quilt show hours will be: Sat., 10-5 and Sun., 10-4 and admission is $5 for everyone over 12. more... |
| | Annual Quilt Exhibition of Thameside Quilters (St David's School, Ashford, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 22nd of June, 2008. | | The Annual Quilt Exhibition of Thameside Quilters of Staines will be taking place at a new venue. more... |
| | North Country Quilting (Beamish North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 29th of June, 2008. | | Demonstrations of the traditional craft of North Country Quilting and patchwork, together with a small exhibition of fascinating handmade quilts from the extensive Beamish collection. more... |
| | The Quaker Girl, Her Life and Her Needlework (The Loudoun Museum, Leesburg, United States) - ends Monday, the 30th of June, 2008. | | The Loudoun Museum in historic Leesburg, Virginia invites you to participate in a major exhibition and symposium for a unique look at The Quaker Girl, Her life and Her Needlework. more... |
| | Walter Keeler: An Artist's Selection (Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 6th of July, 2008. | | Walter Keeler is one of Wales' most eminent potters - a professor in ceramics, shortlisted for the Jerwood Applied Arts Prize, with work in public collections around the world. more... |
| | Indigo (THE TEXTILE MUSEUM, Washington, United States) - ends Friday, the 1st of August, 2008. | | For almost 5,000 years, the blue dye extracted from indigo-bearing plants has remained one of the world's most highly valued dyestuffs. more... |
| | Au temps de Laurent le Magnifique, tissus italiens de la Renaissance (Musdes Tissus et des Arts Dratifs, Lyon, France) - ends Sunday, the 7th of September, 2008. | | Le printemps est désormais de la saison des expositions-dossiers. more... |
| | Amazing Lace (Pataka, Wellington, New Zealand) - ends Sunday, the 28th of September, 2008. | | Throughout its history lace has been reworked and reborn in various guises. more... |
| | Craft Fairs | | Perth Craft & Quilt Fair (Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre, Perth, Australia) - ends Sunday, the 25th of May, 2008. | | more... |
| | Cheshire Bead Fair (Nantwich Civic Hall, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 25th of May, 2008. | | Beads of all types, sizes and shapes, plus demonstrations, equipment and books/magazines - all you need to bead for hobbyists and professionals. more... |
| | Sydney Craft & Quilt Fair (Sydney Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia) - ends Sunday, the 15th of June, 2008. | | more... |
| | Hobart Craft & Quilt Fair (Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart, Australia) - ends Sunday, the 29th of June, 2008. | | more... |
| | Melbourne Craft & Quilt Fair (Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia) - ends Sunday, the 27th of July, 2008. | | more... |
| | The Festival of Quilts - NEC, Birmingham (NEC, Birmingham, United Kingdom) - ends Sunday, the 17th of August, 2008. | | more... |
| | Creative Finds Art & Fine Craft Marketplace (2nd Annual) (Sullivan Hall Community Centre, Surrey, Canada) - ends Saturday, the 15th of November, 2008. | | more... |
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