Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig
Wed, Jun 03
|Virtual/On-Demand
Meet the Author is a virtual program and is available on-demand following the event. It is sponsored by Friends of Fauquier Library and made possible through the Library Speaker's Consortium.
Time & Location
Jun 03, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Virtual/On-Demand
About the event
Join us for a fascinating discussion with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig on the history and significance of craft at state fairs—from blue-ribbon quilts to sculpted butter cows, and so much more! State Fairs: Growing American Craft features more than 100 photos of extraordinary and unconventional crafts from state and tribal fairs, including needlework, basketry, jewelry, ceramics, crop art, butter sculpture, and saddles. The catalog highlights personal stories and regional and cultural traditions, creating a vibrant portrait of American life. Mary Savig is The Fleur and Charles Bresler Curator-in-Charge of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery.
Registration is required; all programs will also be available for on-demand viewing following the event. Learn more at https://bit.ly/fplauthor.