The National Association of Wheat Weavers Annual Convention will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton, Greentree, Pittsburgh from April 15 to 19, 2020.  All are welcome to become a member and attend the convention where classes in the Straw arts will be given for beginners to advanced.  We have master teachers giving classes in weaving, plaiting and straw embroidery as well as straw painting.  Our teachers are from Italy, The Ukraine, Mexico and across the US and Canada.

Saturday, April 18 will be a special day for the public.  Our free Straw Expo opens at 9am and runs to 4pm.  All types of Straw art work will be on display and many for sale.  There will be a free Make-it and Take-it session from 9:30 to Noon for those who would like to give it a try. There is also a special class being offered to the public on the Mexican art of Popotillo straw painting.  This class given by Cesar Carbajal, renown third generation Popotillo artist will cost $40 which includes all the supplies needed to make a small straw painting. No experience necessary. Preregistration is required for this class.  In the evening there will be a talk given by Giotto Faugno, curator of the Carro, a seven story tall straw obelisk used in an annual festival in Mirabella Eclano, Italy.  The talk has a small fee.