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Presenting 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:Â Folk Art Center | Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway, East Asheville, NC Hours:Â Open Daily…
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Contact: Millie Davis [email protected] Creating Textures:Â The Focus Gallery Exhibition at the Folk Art Center features the work of five Guild Members Dates:Â November 17, 2023-February 2024 Location:Â Folk Art Center, Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway in east Asheville, NC Hours:Â Open Daily, 10am-5pm Admission:Â Free On Friday November 17, the Southern Highland Craft Guild opens its final focus gallery…
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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…
Read MoreHaywood Community College Professional Crafts Graduating Class
Main Gallery Exhibition Main Gallery Exhibition Haywood Community Professional Crafts Program May 13 – September 6, 2023 Woman in Black by Amanda Yoder Asheville, NC- The Southern Highland Craft Guild opens its Main Gallery exhibition at the Folk Art Center showcasing the Graduating Class of 2023 of Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Program on May…
Read MoreInspiring Motives
Focus Galley Exhibition Inspiring Motives May 26-August 21 Through August 21, the Southern Highland Craft Guild presents Inspiring Motives in the Folk Art Center’s Focus Gallery. This exhibition features the work of five Guild members: Mike Lalone, Asia Mathis, Cheryl Mackey Smith in clay, Joanna White in fiber, and Richard Flottemesch in wood. The Folk Art Center…
Read More76th Annual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
The 76th Annual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands July 20-23 and October 19-22 View from the Arena Level at the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands Admission: Adults $10, children under 12 free. More info: http://www.craftguild.org/ or 828-523-4110, [email protected] ASHEVILLE, NC – For four days each July and October, Harrah’s Cherokee Center-Asheville comes to life with both functional…
Read MoreAttributes
Feb. 18-May 22, 2023 The Folk Art Center opens Attributes in the Focus Gallery Asheville, NC–The Southern Highland Craft Guild opened its first Focus Gallery exhibition of 2023 on Saturday, February 18. Featuring work by five members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, the show Attributes is filled with fiber, mixed media, and metal. From colorful woven…
Read MoreTapestry Weavers South presents Follow the Thread
January 14-May 3, 2023 Tapestry Weavers South presents Follow the Thread at the Folk Art Center Asheville, NC – The Southern Highland Craft Guild opened its first Main Gallery exhibition of 2023 on Saturday, January 14. Featuring work by members of Tapestry Weavers South, Follow the Thread features a variety of woven art: geometric tapestry weavings, woven bowls,…
Read MoreExhibition on display: Treasures, Nov. 12, 2022-Feb. 7, 2023
Focus Gallery Exhibition November 12, 2022-February 7, 2023. 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…
Read MoreWALT COTTINGHAM
WALT COTTINGHAM 2022 FEATURED ARTIST BOOTH #110 Where are you from / where do you live now / what brought you to the southern highland region? ​Born in Valdosta, Georgia, but have been in the Appalachians part of every year of my life—in summers at first as my father was a camp director, full time since…
Read MoreNew Members Exhibition at the Folk Art Center
NEW MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGHLAND CRAFT GUILD Main Gallery Exhibition, Sept. 17 – Jan. 4, 2023 Featured Artists: Tim Bridges (fiber), Neil Carroll (wood), Elaine Dohms (fiber-felt), Priscilla Frake (jewelry), John David Furches (paper), Pam Granger Gale (fiber), Deneece Harrell (clay), Deb Herman (fiber), Thomas Irven (wood), Asia Mathis (clay), Dorann Nelson (mixed media),…
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