2026 Craft Apprenticeship Program Timeline

10/9/2025: Application Opens
10/9/2025: Prospective CAP Applicant Zoom Info Session #1, 12 – 1pm RSVP!
10/14/2025: Prospective CAP Applicant Zoom Info Session #2, 5:30 – 6:30pm RSVP!
12/5/2025: Application deadline
12/8/2025 – 12/31/2025: Jurors review all applications
1/5/2026: Notifications are sent to all applicants. Finalists are contacted to schedule interviews for January 15th & 16th (interview attendance is required to be considered for the program)
1/14/2026: Finalists interviews on Zoom, day #1
1/15/2026: Finalists interviews on Zoom, day #2
1/16/2026: Finalists contacted with results in preparation for public announcement
1/30/2026: CAP 2026 participants are publicly announced
3/1/2026: Apprenticeships begin
9/30/2026: Apprenticeships end
10/2/2026: CAP Alumni Gathering @ Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
10/2/2026: Exhibition Opening Reception: Mentors + Apprentices: Work from the 2026 Craft Apprentice Program /// Capstone exhibition at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts (5-7pm)
10/2/2026 – 10/27/2026: Exhibition Dates: Mentors + Apprentices: Work from the 2026 Craft Apprentice Program (Edgecomb, ME)
11/5/2026: Exhibition Opening Reception: Mentors + Apprentices: Work from the 2026 Craft Apprentice Program /// Capstone exhibition at League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Headquarters (5-6:30pm)
11/5/2026 – TBD: Exhibition Dates: Mentors + Apprentices: Work from the 2026 Craft Apprentice Program (Concord, NH)