2026 Conference & Academy LIVE - Asheville NC - NIADA

2026 NIADA Conference & Academy LIVE
Thursday, August 27th – Tuesday, September 1st
Cambria Hotel Downtown Asheville NC

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NIADA is an international organization of doll artists, supportive patrons, and friends, whose purpose is to promote the art of the original handmade doll.

Founded by four American artists in 1963 with the purpose of promoting the art of the original handmade doll, NIADA today comprises more than 60 peer-elected artists and supportive patrons who gather annually with visiting dollmakers and doll lovers to learn from each other and to share their work.

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