FOLK ART CENTER EXHIBITIONS
Folk Art Center, Open Daily 10-5
382 Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC
828-523-4110, [email protected]
Located on the second level of the Folk Art Center, these exhibitions feature both traditional and contemporary works by members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild and affiliated organizations. The Guild is a non-profit, educational organization established in 1930 to cultivate the crafts and makers of the Southern Highlands for the purpose of shared resources, education, marketing, and conservation. The Southern Highland Craft Guild is an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
2026 Exhibition Schedule
MAIN GALLERY
big/LITTLE, August 30–January 21, 2026 (Members Exhibition focusing on play in proportion)
We Still Make Things: 100 Years of Craft and Culture at the John C. Campbell Folk School, January 31 – April 29, 2026
HCC Professional Crafts Grad Show, 50th Anniversary, May 9 – September 16, 2026
New Members Exhibition, September 26, 2026 – January 20th, 2027
FOCUS GALLERY
Kaleidoscopic Whimsy | October 11 - December 28, 2025
Betty Ann Winters (fiber), Barbara Jones (textile), Liz Spear (textiles), Nikki Pynn (mixed media), Cindy Sugg (clay)
Curves Ahead January 3 – March 22, 2026
Gena Hopkins – bead jewelry, Theresa Clower – mixed media, Jessica White - printmaking, Vicki Love - leather, Bob Bragg - furniture
Lyrical Tendencies March 28 – June 14, 2026
Lee Entrekin - flutes, Anikka Jaan - leather work, Jenna Ashcraft – glass jewelry, Barry Rhodes - clay, Aaron Iaquinto - wood
The Details Have It June 20 – September 6, 2026
Maya Stansbury - clay, Ronnie Hughes – glass, Ruthie Cohen and David Alberts - jewelry, Neil Carroll - wood, Laura Gaskin - fiber
Natural Wonders | September 12 – November 29, 2026
Katherine Caldwell – wheat weaving, Marlow Gates - brooms, Anne Freels – corn shuck dolls, Brandy Clements – chair caning, Mallene Ramsey – pine needle baskets
ON DISPLAY:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Southern Highland Craft Guild [email protected] | 828-298-7928 Kaleidoscopic Whimsy Focus Gallery Exhibition | October 11 – December 28, 2025 Folk Art Center, Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC The Southern Highland Craft Guild presents Kaleidoscopic Whimsy, a new Focus Gallery exhibition on view October 11-December 28, 2025, at the Folk…
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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Southern Highland Craft Guild – Folk Art Center 828-298-7928 | [email protected] Millie Davis, Director of Marketing [email protected] Southern Highland Craft Guild Presents big/LITTLE A playful exploration of proportion in contemporary craft Asheville, NC – August 2025 – This summer, the Southern Highland Craft Guild invites visitors to the Folk…
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