Event Series Focus Gallery Exhibitions

Exhibition on Display: Art of Detailing

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

Focus Gallery Exhibition featuring five members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, located upstairs at the Folk Art Center. February 23-May 20, 2024. Featured Artists: Judy Ott - fiber Kelsey Schissel – clay Kathryn Adams – glass Michael and Ruth Fischer Rutkowsky – clay Peter Werner – brooms The Focus Gallery is located on the…

Macramé Demo at the Folk Art Center

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

Jim Gentry will be demonstrating how he creates colorful, intricate bracelets and neck pieces from cotton, hemp, and beads. He will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center…

Free

Bamboo Fly Rod Demo at the Folk Art Center

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

Sam Johnson will be demonstrating how he creates beautiful and strong fly-fishing rods from bamboo. He will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge…

Free

Fiber Demo at the Folk Art Center

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

Jen York will be demonstrating a variety of fiber techniques: shibori dyeing in Indigo; free-motion thread painting and applique for apparel and home décor; and intricate paper cutting and illustration…

Free

Basketry Demo at the Folk Art Center

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

Susan Taylor will be demonstrating various basket weaving techniques, as well as discussing the role of baskets in society and throughout history. She will be in the lobby of the…

Free

Pottery Demo at the Folk Art Center

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

Julie Calhoun-Roepnack of JCR Designs will be demonstrating the techniques she uses to create her textured, colorful, and pictorial pottery. She will be in the lobby of the Folk Art…

Free

Pottery Glazing Demo at the Folk Art Center

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

John Turner will be demonstrating his innovative glazing techniques, as well as discussing how he fires his wheel-thrown pots in a raku kiln (he'll have photos, but the firing is…

Free
Event Series Main Gallery Exhibitions

Exhibition on Display: Class of 2024 – Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Program

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

The Southern Highland Craft Guild opens its Main Gallery exhibition at the Folk Art Center showcasing the Graduating Class of 2024 of Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Program on May 11th. Located on the second floor until September 18th, the show continues the historical relationship between the Southern Highland Craft Guild and Haywood, an educational…