# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 03 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: 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!

A Dolly Parton crop art portrait. Size-96 cowboy boots. A button quilt. 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. Come one, come all! State fairs have a little something for everyone.

You can watch with us in the community room on the big screen or register to view at home to hear about the fascinating (and often surprising) world of American state fair crafts!

Register for home viewing only: https://libraryc.org/holmespubliclibrary/161466/register


About the Author:

Mary Savig is The Fleur and Charles Bresler Curator-in-Charge of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery. She holds a PhD in American Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/halifax/your-ticket-to-the-best-state-fair-crafts-with-smithsonian-curator-mary-savig/200029861183330
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Halifax
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 470 Plymouth St, Halifax, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02338
- **lat**: 41.99077
- **long**: -70.85896
- **full address**: 470 Plymouth St, Halifax, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02338

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig being held?
  - **A:** Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig takes place on Wed, 03 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Wed, 03 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 pm at 470 Plymouth St, Halifax, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02338.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig?
  - **A:** Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig is organized by Holmes Public Library.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Halifax, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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