The Spector Craft Summit


November 10–12, 2026
Crystal Bridges
Bentonville, Arkansas


Coming together

The Spector Craft Summit is an annual gathering held each year at our host museum, bringing established and emerging artists into conversation with curators, scholars, designers, collectors, and cultural leaders from across the country.

Over three days, participants share ideas and knowledge across generations and disciplines. As we partner with a new museum each year, the Summit moves with us—bringing new artists, institutions, collections, and local craft communities into the conversation.

There is extraordinary energy around craft across the country. The Summit brings these voices together—building relationships, sharing ideas, and creating a stronger collective voice for craft.






Spector Craft Summit 2026 Participants

GLENN ADAMSON

GLENN ADAMSON

Curator, Author and Scholar

ELISSA AUTHER

ELISSA AUTHER

Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and William and Mildred Ladson Chief Curator, Museum of Arts and Design

ABBY BANGSER

ABBY BANGSER

Founder, Object & Thing

SHARIF BEY

SHARIF BEY

Artist and Educator

DEE CLEMENTS

DEE CLEMENTS

Artist and Founder, Studio Herron

LIZ COLLINS

LIZ COLLINS

Artist and Designer

ALEXANDRA CUNNINGHAM CAMERON

ALEXANDRA CUNNINGHAM CAMERON

Director of Design, Judd Foundation

JEREMY FREY

JEREMY FREY

Artist

JEANNE GREENBERG ROHATYN

JEANNE GREENBERG ROHATYN

Founder, Salon 94

RAVEN HALFMOON

RAVEN HALFMOON

Artist

EBONY HAYNES

EBONY HAYNES

Writer, Curator, and Director, David Zwirner Gallery

JULIE HILLMAN

JULIE HILLMAN

Founder and Principal Designer, Julie Hillman Design

LITTLE WING LEE

LITTLE WING LEE

Founder, Studio & Projects

ALISON LEVASSEUR

ALISON LEVASSEUR

Global Interiors and Garden Director, Architectural Digest

JEFF LINCOLN

JEFF LINCOLN

Interior Designer and Gallerist

ROBERTO LUGO

ROBERTO LUGO

Artist, Activist and Educator

RUBY LOPEZ HARPER

RUBY LOPEZ HARPER

Executive Director, Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+)

RICK JOY

RICK JOY

Founder & Principal, Studio Rick Joy

LIZA LOU

LIZA LOU

Artist

MICHELLE MILLAR FISHER

MICHELLE MILLAR FISHER

Chief Curator, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

STEPHANIE MOORE

STEPHANIE MOORE

Executive Director, Center for Craft

LEON NIEHUES

LEON NIEHUES

Artist

MARIAH NIELSON

MARIAH NIELSON

Director, Blunk Foundation and Blunk Space

MICHELE OKA DONER

MICHELE OKA DONER

Artist

JOHNNY ORTIZ-CONCHA

JOHNNY ORTIZ-CONCHA

Chef and Founder, /shed

GRELA ORIHUELA

GRELA ORIHUELA

Senior Vice President of Fairs, Design Miami

JEN PADGETT

JEN PADGETT

Windgate Curator of Craft, Crystal Bridges

ANNE PASTERNAK

ANNE PASTERNAK

Director, Brooklyn Museum

LISA PERRY

LISA PERRY

Founder, Onna House

RODMAN PRIMACK

RODMAN PRIMACK

Founder and Principal Designer, AGO Projects / AGO Interiors

ILAH RALEIGH

ILAH RALEIGH

Executive Director, Springboard for the Arts

JUDILEE REED

JUDILEE REED

President and CEO, United States Artists

ANDREW RUSSETH

ANDREW RUSSETH

Editor-in-Chief, Artnet News

STEFAN SAGMEISTER

STEFAN SAGMEISTER

Graphic Designer, Storyteller and Typographer

ANDREA SPECHT

ANDREA SPECHT

Executive Director, American Craft Council

JACQUELINE TERREBONNE

JACQUELINE TERREBONNE

Editor-in-Chief, Galerie Magazine

ANGELIK VIZCARRONDO-LABOY

ANGELIK VIZCARRONDO-LABOY

Independent Curator and Writer

EDWINA VON GAL

EDWINA VON GAL

Landscape Designer

ANDREA JENKINS WALLACE

ANDREA JENKINS WALLACE

VP of Artistic Affairs, Anderson Ranch Arts Center

JOSEPH WALSH

JOSEPH WALSH

Irish Furniture Maker and Designer

QUALEASHA WOOD

QUALEASHA WOOD

Artist

BARI ZIPERSTEIN

BARI ZIPERSTEIN

Artist