America 250. Craft in America Center: Cowboy Craft & Handwork

KTLA
By Gayle Anderson
8/7/26


The Craft in America Center in Los Angeles is hosting the “Cowboy Craft: Traditional Art of the West” exhibition and “Marques Hanalei Marzan: Entwine,” a solo mainland exhibition showcasing works by the renowned Honolulu-based Native Hawaiian fiber artist and cultural practitioner.

The two artists are featured in the AMERICA 250 Craft in America’s Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026 celebration of artists across the country, whose goal is to get the next generation to spend less time on screens and more time learning and studying the crafts that have last more than 250 years.

The Craft in America Center in Los Angeles will host the free Cowboy Art Talk #2 online via Zoom on Thursday, August 13, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM PDT. This online event features silversmiths Beau Compton and Scott Hardy alongside rawhide braider Leland Hensley.

There will be a Q & A at the end of the presentation.

Registration is required at craftinamerica.org.

Original article and video here.