At the Galleries

The Wharton Esherick Museum in Malvern, Pa., is hosting its 25th annual Woodworking Competition and Exhibition, “The Art of the Stool”, recognizing the beauty and potential of everyday objects.

A new exhibition, “Campaign Furniture: The March of Portable Design”, opened Aug. 25 and runs through Nov. 4 at the Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison, N.Y.

The annual League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s Fair took place Aug. 4-12 at Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury, N.H.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo., opened “Wendell Castle: Shifting Vocabularies”, on June 23 featuring the last works by the iconic studio furniture maker.

Sitting Still: A Field Study” was recently on display at The Hudson Company’s Manhattan showroom from May 11-24.

Select work by members of the Furniture Guild of Indiana Artisans is on display at the Anderson Museum of Art in Anderson, Ind.

The New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association will host “Looking Back: Vintage Works” at its gallery in Concord, N.H., through June 11.

The Winterthur Museum in Wilmington, Del., has scheduled a forum on Furniture Traditions of the Early American Countryside on Apr. 12-14.

Thomas William Furniture, a shop in Oconomowoc, Wis., has put together an active show schedule in 2018, starting with the ArtFest in Fort Meyers, Fla., followed by 15 more venues.

Maine Wood 2018 opened at the Messler Gallery at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship on Jan. 19 with a reception and awards ceremony.

Conversations in Craft: Furniture from the Trustees Collection and North Bennet Street School Artisans,” opened Nov. 18 at the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Mass., and will run through Mar. 28.

Vellum Design Build of San Luis Obispo, Calif., and California Polytechnic State University’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design recently partnered to host “Vellum 14”, the 14th annual Vellum Furniture Design Exhibition, a juried, two-day competition with 165 entries.

The Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock, Ark., is hosting a chair exhibit, “The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Design,” through the end of the year.

The roundup of talent at the 25th annual Western Design Conference Exhibit + Sale in Jackson, Wyo., showcased the latest in Western design style from the work of juried artists of all mediums.

Lighting steals the spotlight at Messler Gallery exhibition