Basketry guilds, associations and organizations within the United States of America.
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American
Gourd Society
The Society publishes a quarterly magazine, The Gourd, with news on gourd events,
articles on gardening, craft tips and more.
Ann
Arbor Area Weavers Guild
Meetings generally held the 1st Monday evening from 6:30-9 and 3rd Saturday
morning from 9-noon at Cherilyn Braun Basketweaving in Dexter, MI.
Arkansas Basketweavers Guild
(USA-AR)
Guild serves members in Northwest AR, OK, MO. They meet monthly and publish a
bi-monthly newsletter.
Association of Michigan Basketmakers (USA-MI)
Individual, Cottage and Business memberships are available to this organization. An annual
convention is held.
Basket
Artisans of Arizona (USA-AZ)
Meets the second Saturday of each month at the Desert Botanical Garden, 1201
North Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, Arizona. Contact Nancy Jacobs at (623) 322-2880.
Basketweavers Guild of Georgia (USA-GA)
Meets the 2nd Thursday and Last Sunday of each month except July, August and December in
the Atlanta and North Georgia area.
Basket Weavers Guild of Oklahoma (USA-OK)
Meet every other month at the Cowboy Hall of Fame. Newsletter. They hold a
basket sale each year.
Bay
Area Basketmakers (USA-CA)
Meetings are held in Berkeley, Oakland, or Castro Valley, CA. Programs and exchange
of ideas on a broad variety of topics relating to basket making are featured each month.
Visitors are welcome.
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California
Gourd Society (USA-CA)
Organization dedicated to the interests of gourd artists and growers. Members receive
a quarterly newsletter.
California
Indian Basketweavers Association (USA-CA)
The purpose of the CIBA is to preserve, promote & perpetuate California Indian
basketweaving traditions.
Carolina
Gourd Page (USA-NC)
Membership organization. Offers information on sources, growing, cleaning and
crafting with gourds.
Central
Pennsylvania Basket Weaver's Guild (USA-PA)
Members from Central Pennsylvania meet regularly for workshops and programs. A
quarterly newsletter is published.
Central Texas Basket Guild
(USA-TX)
Group newly formed in 2002 meets bi-monthly to weave together in central Texas.
Chattahootchee
Handweavers Guild (USA-GA)
Non-profit educational organization in GA dedicated to promoting the art and craft of
weaving. Members include both novice and experienced weavers, spinners, dyers, basket
makers, braiders and other fiber artisans.
Clear Lake Basketweavers Guild (USA-TX)
Clear Lake Basket Weavers Guild (CLBWG) exists to encourage and perpetuate the
art and skills of basket weaving in Houston, Galveston and surrounding areas of
Texas.
Columbia Basin Basketry
Guild (USA-OR)
Workshops, gathering events, study groups, monthly meetings at Multnomah
Art Center in Portland, Oregon. Read about Columbia Basin Basketry Guild
activities -
Museum Basketry Collection Being Digitized - A three member curatorial
team from Columbia Basin Basketry Guild including Lynn Beard, Kaye Van
Valkenburg and Jane Town spent three days going over some of the more than 1,500
baskets collected by the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural
History to help create a new kind of digital artifact library.
Crossroads Weavers
Guild (USA-MI)
Meets twice monthly at the Aurelius Township Hall (south of Mason, MI). Monthly
newsletter and annual event. Membership open to all.
Deer Creek Basketry
Guild (USA-MD)
This group meets monthly in Maryland. Membership open to all level weavers.
Derby
Basket Guild (USA-KY)
Based in Louisville, Kentucky, this guild meets six times a year, distributes
a newsletter six times a year on months when there is no meeting and
offers a lending library of books, patterns and molds.
Desert
Fiber Arts (USA-WA)
Affiliated with the Association of Northwest Weavers' Guilds and the Handweavers Guild of
America. Workshops, library, monthly newsletter.
Fiberarts
Guild of Pittsburg (USA-PA)
The Fiberarts Guild of
Pittsburgh is a nonprofit, member-supported organization that promotes the
appreciation of fiber art and fosters its creative development and continuation.
Sponsor of a biennial exhibition of contemporary fiber art.
Fingerlakes
Basketweavers Guild (USA-NY)
Basketry guild serves members in New York State. Meet monthly. Offers an annual event
and a monthly newsletter.
Foothill
Gourders (USA-CA)
El Dorado Gourd Patch of the California Gourd Society. Members include several
premiere pine needle basket weavers. Meetings held in Placerville, CA.
Georgia Basketry Association (USA - GA)
Annual weekend conference held in early February in the Atlanta area.
Georgia
Gourd Society (USA-GA)
The Georgia Gourd Society is a membership organization interested in gourd culture, uses,
history and/or crafting. Seeds for sale, quarterly newsletter.
Gourd
Artists Guild
Features a gourd list serve, workshop listings, gourd encyclopedia, sources, featured
artists and more.
Great Basin
Basketmakers (USA-NV)
GBB meets in the Reno, Nevada area. The guild offers a variety of workshops led
by their members and visiting teachers.
Handweavers
Guild of America, Inc.
International nonprofit member organization of weavers, spinners, dyers, basketweavers,
patrons and educators.
Heart Of Ohio Basketweavers Guild (USA-OH)
Basketry guild serving basketmakers in the state of Ohio. Offers regular meetings with
planned projects, monthly newsletter and annual reed dyeing day.
Heritage Basketry Guild Of Dayton (USA-OH)
This basketry guild draws its members from Southwest Ohio. They offer monthly meetings and
a members newsletter.
Indiana
Basketmakers Association (USA-IN)
This organization is no longer in existence.
Iowa Basketmakers Guild (USA-IA)
Serves the Tri-state area of Iowa, Illinois & Wisconsin. Members gather monthly
in Dubuque, IA.
Iowa
Basket Weavers Guild (USA-IA)
The guild exists to "exchange ideas, give moral support to other basket makers, share
experiences and to develop a greater appreciation for all basketmakers".
Kentucky Basket
Association (USA-KY)
Member organization dedicated to perpetuating the art of basketry through educating members and fostering interest in weaving, emphasizing the historic value and heritage of basketry and promoting excellence in basket materials and design.
Kentucky
Gourd Society (USA-KY)
IOTA Chapter of the American Gourd Society. Membership organization with newsletter,
classes, growing, harvesting and marketing information.
Lake Country Basket Guild
(USA-WI)
Membership organization in Wisconsin that meets monthly, offers a quarterly newsletter and
an annual Basket Fest.
Land of Lincoln
Basketweavers Association (USA-IL)
Group plans four meetings a year around the state of Illinois. Quarterly newsletter
and an annual event Tuck a Basket.
Lehigh Valley
Basket Weavers (USA-PA)
Group in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania that meets regularly for
basket weaving sessions.
Lexington
Arts and Crafts Society, Inc. (USA-MA)
Lexington, Massachusetts. One of the nine guilds in the society is basketry. Each guild has its own
schedule of exhibits, meetings, workshops, classes and seminars.
Long Island Basketmakers
Guild (USA-NY)
Group from Long Island, New York.Always interested in meeting new potential members. Monthly meetings and bi-monthly
newsletter.
Los Angeles Basketry Guild
(USA-CA)
Originated by Judy Mulford in 1985 to serve the interests of
basketmakers in the Los Angeles, California area. Meetings are held in April and
October at the Los Angeles Museum of History.
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