Event Series Focus Gallery Exhibitions

Exhibition on Display: Beautiful Mystery

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. Aug. 23 – Nov. 11, 2024. Featured Artists: Robin Ford - batiks Sue Grier - clay Ilene kay – jewelry Brian Melton - wood Joe Frank McKee - clay The Focus Gallery is located on the…

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 Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead…

Free

Jewelry Demo at Moses Cone Manor

Southern Highland Craft Guild, Moses Cone Manor Milepost 294 Blue Ridge Parkway, Blowing Rock, NC

Ilene Kay will be demonstrating cutting, polishing, soldering, and assembling her argentium silver and colored titanium jewelry. This demonstration will be held on the front porch of the the Moses Cone Manor from 10am-4pm. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead in…

Free

Woodturning Demo at the Folk Art Center

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

Thomas Irven will be demonstrating the woodturning techniques he uses to create a threaded, or "screw-top" box with a decorative finial on the lid. He will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about…

Free

Broom Making Demo at the Folk Art Center

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

Peter Werner will be demonstrating traditional Appalachian broom-tying techniques in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway from 10am-4pm. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.

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Embroidery Demo at the Folk Art Center

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

Laura Gaskin will be demonstrating how she "paints with stitches" to create her captivating images. She will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway from 10am-4pm. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead for the latest…

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Tapestry Weaving Demo at the Folk Art Center

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

Sandy Adair will be demonstrating how she creates her large, woven mountain-scapes on an upright tapestry loom. She will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead for the latest…

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Jewelry Demo at the Folk Art Center

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

Ruthie Cohen and David Alberts will be demonstrating all the various stages of fine jewelry fabrication in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.

Free

Jewelry Demo at the Folk Art Center

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

Ilene Kay will be demonstrating cutting, polishing, soldering, and assembling her argentium silver and colored titanium jewelry. She will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway from 10am-4pm. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead…

Free