Crafting Futures: Emerging Artists Invitational

Part of Handwork 2026

The Puget Sound region is rich with educational and studio-based resources for artists. This group exhibition is curated with members of regional Craft-based programs and professional groups. These include Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN), Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, BIMA, Bloedel Reserve, Hilltop Artists, Lakeside School, Museum of Glass, Northwest Designer Craftartists, Seward Park Clay Studio, and Suquamish Tribe.

Artists include:

Kristina Batiste
Jacob Foran
Peter Jacobsen
Ian Lawrence
Jacki Moseley
Anna Nardelli
James Nelson
Lynnette Sandbloom
Stephanie Tayengco

The adjacent gallery features select craft artworks from BIMA’s Permanent Art Collection.

Header image: Stephanie Tayengco (Poulsbo, WA), Regeneration (Nurse Log Vessels), 2025, Borosilicate glass, potting soil, and moss, Courtesy of the Artist, Photo by Dasha Moore.

When

Mar 6 – Jun 13, 2026

Where

Feferman Gallery
Beacon Gallery

A sculpture of a porpoise skeleton made of glass hangs from the ceiling

A wide shot of a museum gallery with glass sea creatures and ceramic sculptures

A white and brown wood shelf with small drawers Two white ceramic pots sit on the shelf

Foreground has a large ceramic silver diving helmet The background has a framed paper piece with circles

A grey quilt hangs on the wall with yellow squares and black white and yellow birds

A wide shot of a museum gallery with glass squids hanging and wood cabinets and sculptures

Peter Jacobsen (Tacoma), Porpoise Skeleton, 2023, Furnace glass, Courtesy of the Artist, Photo by Keith Brofsky.

James Nelson, Nareau Occasional Table, 2025, Granadillo, Bleached & Dyed Ash, 28”h x 38”w x31”d, Courtesy of the Artist

Crafting Futures: Emerging Artists Invitational exhibition view, Photo by Keith Brofsky.

James Nelson (Woodinville), Nareau Wall Tea Cabinet, 2025, Grandillo, Ash, Courtesy of the Artist, Photo by Keith Brofsky.

Background: Jacki Moseley (Bainbridge Island), Round & About, 2019, Joomchi: mulberry paper, Courtesy of the Artist. Foreground: Jacob Foran (Seattle), Untitled #6, Headspace Series, 2010, Ceramic, glass, gold leaf, Courtesy of the Artist. Photo by Keith Brofsky.

Lynnette Sandbloom (Bainbridge Island), Through the Window, 2020, Quilt, Collection of the Artist, Photo by Keith Brofsky.

Stephanie Tayengco (Poulsbo, WA), Regeneration (Nurse Log Vessels), 2025, Borosilicate glass, potting soil, and moss, Courtesy of the Artist, Photo by Dasha Moore.

Crafting Futures: Emerging Artists Invitational exhibition view, Photo by Keith Brofsky.

James Nelson, Nareau Liquor Cabinet, 2024, Granadillo, Bleached & Dyed Ash, 71”h x 27”w x16”d, Courtesy of the Artist

Left: Jacki Moseley (Bainbridge Island), BoHo Boat, 2023, Joomchi: mulberry paper; hemp, Courtesy of the Artist. Right: Jacki Moseley (Bainbridge Island), Duet, 2023, Paper & Wool Felting: mulberry paper; merino wool; hemp, Courtesy of the Artist. Photo by Keith Brofsky.

Jacob Foran (Seattle), Vessel #6 (2023), 2023, Ceramic, glaze, Courtesy of the Artist, Photo by Keith Brofsky.