# 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 06:00 pm – Wed, 03 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Registration is required to view the live event and submit questions for the author. Register: https://libraryc.org/libertylakewa/161410

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.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/otis-orchards-washington/your-ticket-to-the-best-state-fair-crafts-with-smithsonian-curator-mary-savig/200029904490143
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Otis Orchards, Washington
- **location**: Online event
- **full address**: Online event, 23123 E Mission Ave, Liberty Lake, WA 99019-8514, United States, Otis Orchards, Washington

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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 06:00 pm to Wed, 03 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Online event, 23123 E Mission Ave, Liberty Lake, WA 99019-8514, United States, Otis Orchards, Washington.
- **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 Liberty Lake Municipal 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, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Otis Orchards, Washington, 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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