# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Online Author Event: Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 03 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 03 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: Online Author Event: Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig

A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration

June 3rd at 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Free

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 has a little something for everyone.

Register now to hear about the fascinating (and often surprising) world of American state fair crafts!

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.
https://libraryc.org/ocplva/161164/register
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/orange-virginia/online-author-event-your-ticket-to-the-best-state-fair-crafts-with-smithsonian-curator-mary-savig/200029952529651
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, virtual
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Orange, Virginia
- **location**: Online event
- **full address**: Online event, 146 N Madison Rd, Orange, VA 22960-1449, United States, Orange, Virginia

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Online Author Event: Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig being held?
  - **A:** Online Author Event: Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig takes place on Wed, 03 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 03 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Online event, 146 N Madison Rd, Orange, VA 22960-1449, United States, Orange, Virginia.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Online Author Event: Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig?
  - **A:** Online Author Event: Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig is organized by Orange County Public Library.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Online Author Event: 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 Orange, Virginia, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Online Author Event: 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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