Handwork 2027 at BARN
Intensive Workshops led by Renowned Artists and Makers
Monday, April 12 – Friday, April 16, 2027
Handwork Week returns to BARN April 12 – 16, 2027. For five days, you’ll immerse yourself in craft, guided by an accomplished instructor and surrounded by fellow makers who come to do the same. Join us for deep, hands-on learning set in one of the Pacific Northwest’s most welcoming creative communities, just a short ferry ride from Seattle.
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2026 Workshops
TECH LAB
Coming Soon!
Media Arts
Coming Soon!
Handwork Week 2027 Instructors
Woodworking & Small Boatbuilding Studio
Print & Book Arts Studio
Print & Book Arts Studio
Punished Props
Bill & Britt Doran
Tech Lab
Jewelry & Fine Metals
Glass Arts
Fiber Arts
Woodworking Studio
Plan Your Week
Looking Back at Handwork Week 2026
BARN was proud to participate in Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026! We were honored to host the 10 intensive workshops in book arts, poetry, woodworking, sketching, writing, mobile-making, bronze casting, glass fusing, basketmaking, and metalsmithing.
Inside Handwork Week
Discover both our inaugural 2026 event and what’s coming in 2027!
Handwork Tickets on Their Way
Tech Lab access levels up for members. Handwork Week tickets are almost here. Scary tales will be told. And REFRACT is bringing a full weekend of glass art to BARN, complete with an exhibition, a documentary screening, and live demos. There's a lot going on in October!
Fall is for Fixing, Swapping, Supporting, and Learning
A granddaughter brings “A Handweaver’s Pattern Book’ back, Handwork Week returns in the spring of 2027, the free and popular Teen Nights are back on the calendar, Fix-It Fair is getting close, and, the next day, Rock Swap and Shop returns to the Jewelry & Fine Metals Studio. And get your Night at BARN tickets before they’re gone!
Picnic Exhibit Open and Handwork Set for Return
Don't miss the Picnic Exhibition in the Commons through Oct. 1. Plus save the dates for Handwork 2027 (April 12-16).
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 »
About Handwork at BARN
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 was thrilled to participate in Handwork 2026 alongside more than 100 other craft organizations nationwide. While Handwork 2026 ends with the turn of the year, we’re excited to bring its spirit forward into 2027 and beyond.
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.
Explore Craft in the Pacific Northwest
Discover More Washington State Handwork 2026 Participants
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Bainbridge Island, WA
Northwest Designer Craftartists
Seattle, WA
Pilchuck Glass School
Stanwood, WA
Museum of Glass
Tacoma, WA
Maryhill Museum of Art
Goldendale, WA
Columbia Gorge Museum
Stevenson, WA
City of Moses Lake Museum & Art Center
Moses Lake, WA
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