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Beautiful Mystery: Focus Gallery Exhibition
Contact: 828-298-7928 (Folk Art Center) [email protected] (Folk Art Center) The Southern Highland Craft Guild opens Beautiful Mystery in the Focus Gallery of the Folk Art Center Location: Folk Art Center | Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway, East Asheville, NC Hours: Open Daily 10am-5pm Admission: Free Focus Gallery Exhibit: Beautiful Mystery Dates: August 23 – November 11,…
Read More77th Annual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Southern Highland Craft Guild headquarters, The Folk Art Center 828-298-7928, [email protected] [email protected] What: 77th Summer Edition Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands Where: Harrah’s Cherokee Center, 87 Haywood…
Read MoreGraduating Class of Professional Crafts Program at Haywood Community College
Dates: May 11-September 18, 2024 Contact: The Folk Art Center [email protected] 828-298-7928 Exhibition: Graduating Class of 2024: Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Program Location: Folk Art Center, upstairs Main Gallery The Folk Art Center is located at Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway in east Asheville, NC Admission: Free The Southern Highland Craft Guild Presents the…
Read MoreHand Over Matter
Dates: May 24 – Aug.19, 2024 Contact: 828-298-7928 (Folk Art Center) [email protected] (Folk Art Center) The Southern Highland Craft Guild opens Hand Over Matter in the Focus Gallery of the Folk Art Center Location: Folk Art Center | Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway, East Asheville, NC Hours: Open Daily 10am-5pm Admission: Free Focus Gallery Exhibit:…
Read MoreEducation Event Series 2024
Contact: Millie Davis Marketing Director [email protected] 803-604-6508 Contact: Janet Wiseman Event Coordinator [email protected] 828-298-7928 (Folk Art Center) Educational Event Series at the Folk Art Center Location: Auditorium of the Folk Art Center The Folk Art Center is located at 382 Blue Ridge Parkway in east Asheville, NC Dates: Saturdays, 10 am-4 pm (except where noted). Specific dates…
Read MoreHeritage Members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild
HERITAGE MEMBERSHIP HERITAGE DESIGNATION, DEFINED: The purpose of the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s Heritage Designation is to honor, preserve, and retain the skills of the unique crafts found within the Southern Appalachian region. We seek to emulate the tenacity, ingenuity, and fine skills needed for the creation of traditional crafts practiced contemporaneously with or before…
Read MoreHow to Join the Guild: Application Workshops
How to Join the Guild: Application Workshops 2024 Dates & Times: In-person workshops at the Folk Art Center, 1:00pm-3:30pm February 10, June 8, September 7 Zoom Workshops, 1:00-3:00pm April 6, August 17 Location: Folk Art Center Auditorium and Zoom The Folk Art Center is located at Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway in east Asheville, NC…
Read MoreCraft Thinking & Making: Craft Studies Conference
Craft Thinking & Making: Critical Craft Studies | March 1-3, 2024 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…
Read MoreArt of Detailing
The Southern Highland Craft Guild opens Art of Detailing in the Focus Gallery of the Folk Art Center Location: Folk Art Center | Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway, East Asheville, NC Hours: Open Daily 10am-5pm Admission: Free Focus Gallery Exhibit: Art of Detailing Dates: February 23-May 20, 2024 Contact: 828-298-7928 (Folk Art Center) [email protected] (Folk…
Read MorePresenting Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts at the Folk Art Center
Presenting Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts at the Folk Art Center by Millie Davis January 12, 2024 Sargent Shadow Warrior The Southern Highland Craft Guild hosts Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in latest exhibit at the Folk Art Center Location: Folk Art Center | Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway, East Asheville, NC Hours: Open Daily…
Read MoreEmbellishments
Main Gallery Exhibition September 16 – January 17, 2024 Embellishments Location: Folk Art Center, Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway in east Asheville, NC Hours: Open Daily, 10am-5pm Admission: Free On Saturday, September 16, the Southern Highland Craft Guild opened its final main gallery show, Embellishments; open now til January 17, 2024. This exhibition features the work of fifty-one Guild…
Read MoreFinding Balance
Focus Gallery Exhibition Finding Balance August 25-November 13, 2023 Location: Folk Art Center, Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway in east Asheville, NC Hours: Open Daily, 10am-5pm Admission: Free On Friday August 25, the Southern Highland Craft Guild opened its autumn focus gallery show, Finding Balance; open now til November 13, 2023. This exhibition features the work of five Guild…
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