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Exhibition on Display: Creating Textures, Nov. 17, 2023-Feb. 2024
The Focus Gallery is located on the second level of the Folk Art Center. The Folk Art Center is located at Milepost 382 of the Blue Ridge Parkway, just north of the Highway 70 entrance in east Asheville, NC. This exhibition is hosted by the Southern Highland Craft Guild. The Guild is a non-profit, educational organization established…
Exhibition on Display: Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is an Arts and Crafts center in the U.S. city of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The oldest craft school in Tennessee, Arrowmont offers workshops in arts and crafts such as painting, woodworking, drawing, glass, photography, basket weaving, ceramics, fiber arts, book arts and metalworking. The School has an 11-month Artists-in-Residence program for early-career artists. Arrowmont's campus contains the oldest buildings in Gatlinburg and comprises two historic…
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How to Join the Guild: Application Workshop at the Folk Art Center
How to Join the Guild: Application Workshop at the Folk Art Center
Our Guild application workshops take you step-by-step through the process. In-person workshops are held at the Folk Art Center in Asheville three times a year; Zoom workshops are held twice a year. After the workshops, participants have the option of requesting someone to assist with and review their Guild application or a Guild member mentor…
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Basketry Workshop: Two-Pie Basket
Basketry Workshop: Two-Pie Basket
Interested in the craft of basketry? Southern Highland Craft Guild member, Susan Taylor, will be hosting multiple basketry classes in 2024 at the Folk Art Center! Join Susan on February 20th for a Two-Pie Basket-making class! Tuesday, February 20 10:00am-4:30pm Folk Art Center Boardroom In this class, you will be crafting a two-pie basket. This…
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Exhibition on Display: Art of Detailing
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…
Bookbinding Demo at the Folk Art Center
Bookbinding Demo at the Folk Art Center
Chad Alice Hagen will be demonstrating bookbinding techniques she uses to create both felted and leather-bound notebooks, travel journals, and mini-book necklaces. 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…
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Craft Making & Thinking: Craft Studies Conference
The Southern Highland Craft Guild hosts its First Inaugural Craft Studies Conference: Craft Making & Thinking Location: Folk Art Center Auditorium | Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway, East Asheville, NC Hours: 10am-5pm each day | Admission: Free Contact: Folk Art Center [email protected] | 828-298-7928 Contact: Mike Hatch [email protected] | 828- 620-0745 The Southern Highland Craft Guild is excited to announce their first-ever inaugural…