Handwork 2026 at BARN
Join us for Handwork Week:
Intensive Workshops led by Renowned Artists and Makers
Sunday, April 26 – Friday, May 1, 2026
Handwork Week 2026 Workshops
Join BARN as we participate in Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026! The heart of our celebration is Handwork Week, April 26 to May 1, when multiple BARN studios will simultaneously host unique, intensive workshops taught by renowned instructors. Learn more and register below!
Metal Fabrication
Handwork in the Foundry: Cast Bronze Bell
By: Jeff Oens, Mario Oblak, Frank Wurden
Free Community Events
Dive into craft at these free community events.
Inside Handwork Week
From Fields to Pages: How Poetry Saved My Life with Handwork Week Instructor Ricardo Ruiz
In this powerful conversation, award-winning poet Ricardo Ruiz shares his raw, unfiltered journey to discovering his voice through verse.
Handwork at BARN Featured on Senior Center Podcast
Something to Talk About, the Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center's podcast, features Handwork 2026 on Bainbridge Island!
HANDWORK: Bringing Bronze to Life With the BARN Foundry Team
Monkey Wrench Fabrication on Wardwell Avenue is adorned with vintage signs and found metal objects, a fitting detail for a craft that has transformed ...Full story »
HANDWORK: Weaving Light in Glass with Richard Parrish
Growing up on a farm in Eastern Idaho, young Richard Parrish was mesmerized by harvested grain fields, their parallel rows marching across the landscape ...Full story »
HANDWORK: Ricardo Ruiz, the Poet Who Turns Silence into Story
Ricardo Ruiz didn't set out to reinvent poetry—he set out to save the stories disappearing from his community. Growing up in Othello, Washington, Ruiz ...Full story »
HANDWORK: Finding Your Story with Jonathan Evison
Jonathan Evison knows what it's like to fail. The Bainbridge Island novelist wrote seven unpublished books before his breakthrough at age 40. He literally ...Full story »
HANDWORK: Daniel Winterbottom on Sketching the World Anew
When University of Washington landscape architecture professor Daniel Winterbottom started wandering the streets of Seattle during the pandemic lockdown, sketchbook in hand, he wasn't ...Full story »
HANDWORK: Brian Gillespie Brings Calder’s Legacy to Life
By day, Brian Gillespie manages the development team for Rhino 3D, the industry-standard modeling software used in aerospace, automotive, and architectural design. But step ...Full story »
HANDWORK: ‘Root Reading’ with Alisa Banks
Dallas Artist Helps Writers Transform Personal Stories into Sculptural Books At the age of 4, Alisa Banks received her first book — a thick ...Full story »
HANDWORK: Weaving traditions, stewardship and place with Melinda West
Forty years ago, Melinda West sat on a Pacific Northwest beach watching her young sons play. Nearby, someone had discarded a pile of willow ...Full story »
About Handwork 2026
Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026 is a national initiative commemorating the role of craft in American culture. Led by the long-running PBS program “Craft in America” and the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Handwork 2026 presents a unique opportunity to celebrate craft from your local community and beyond!
BARN is thrilled to participate in Handwork 2026 alongside more than 100 other craft organizations nationwide.
About BARN
BARN (Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network) is a regional center for craft on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Our dedicated volunteers and staff provide fun, welcoming spaces where everyone can explore creativity, learn new skills, work with others, and give back to the community.
BARN operates eleven member-run studios spanning woodworking, glass arts, fiber arts, metal fabrication, culinary arts, jewelry making, and more. Since opening our 25,000-square-foot facility in 2017, we’ve grown to serve over 1,400 members with 2,700+ classes and events annually. BARN’s mission centers on growing and inspiring creative community through craft, learning, and service.
Plan Your Week
Become a Sponsor
Support Handwork 2026 at BARN by becoming a sponsor! Be part of something extraordinary happening in our creative community.
We’re seeking sponsors at the $500 level or greater, in the form of monetary support and/or in-kind class materials. As a BARN Handwork 2026 sponsor, your business will receive:
- Your logo featured on BARN’s Handwork 2026 event landing page, as well as on the class registration page for the relevant workshop, and in one studio newsletter email.
- A shout-out on social media (4600+ Facebook followers, 4900+ Instagram followers, and another 1,000 across LinkedIn and TikTok).
- A flyer or promotional item in student welcome materials.
Your support will be acknowledged as a charitable contribution and is tax-deductible to the full extent allowable by law. It’s a meaningful way to connect with a community of engaged makers and supporters while investing in our country’s creative vitality.
To become a sponsor or ask questions, please contact Fran Fuller, Operations Manager, at franfuller@bainbridgebarn.org or 206-842-4475.
Thank you for considering this opportunity to support creativity, craftsmanship, and connection.
Contact BARN Operations Manager Fran Fuller at franf@bainbridgebarn.org for details.
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