Preview Night Benefit
    Cocktail Buffet, First Choice Shopping, Valet Parking
    Music by Smithsonian Jazz Trio
    Wednesday, April 21,  6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Online Auction
   Opens at noon on Wednesday, April 14
   Closes at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27.

Thursday, April 22: 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Connect and Collect
Reception and tours for young professionals. Tickets ($20 each), include admission to Craft Show, refreshments, discussions with the artists and special tours.

Friday, April 23: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. and
Saturday, April 24: 10:00 – 12:00
Celebrating JAM
In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), young performers from The Music Teaching Project, a community-based jazz education program, present a “living exhibition“ of the craft of jazz, playing two concerts with a range of music from Latin Jazz to straight ahead jazz. Presented in collaboration with the National Museum of American History.

Daily Features:
Emerging Artists from the Corcoran College of Art + Design
Innovative juried exhibition of craft objects by advanced students from the Corcoran College of Art + Design. Artists will be on hand to discuss their work. In the Auditorium.

Understanding Jewelry and Light Metal Work
In a series of demonstrations and talks, Craft Show exhibitors and craft artists from the Corcoran College of Art + Design demonstrate the process and the art behind making jewelry and working with light metal. In the Auditorium. Schedule to be announced.

Craft Emergency Relief Fund + Artists’ Emergency Resources
This year the Smithsonian Women’s Committee and the Smithsonian Craft Show recognize CERF+ for 25 years of dedicated support to the American craft community. Look for the video about CERF+ in the Café and ask the artists wearing CERF+ buttons about CERF+.

Video showing some previously awarded Grants to the Smithsonian Institution
Learn about the many, wonderful ways that the Smithsonian Craft Show supports the Smithsonian Institution. A video that features some previously awarded grants will run continuously on the floor of the Show.