Application for the Emerging Artist Program

Emerging Artist Program Email(Required) Name(Required) First Last Business Name (If Applicable)Social Media Link Do you live within the Southern Highland region?(Required)Find included counties here Yes No In what County and State do you live?(Required) County AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces…

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Fiber Day at the Folk Art Center

Southern Highland Craft Guild Presents Fiber Day Free Event Celebrates the Craftsmanship of WNC Artists & Supports Local Recovery from Hurricane Helene Date: May 10, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Location: Folk Art Center Auditorium, Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC Admission: Free Asheville, NC — The Southern Highland Craft Guild invites the community to celebrate Fiber…

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Celebrate National Quilting Day at the Folk Art Center Free Quilting Demonstrations and Quilt Exhibit Dates: Thursday-Saturday, March 13-15, 2025 Times: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Location: Folk Art Center, Lobby Admission: Free Asheville, NC — The Southern Highland Craft Guild invites the public to celebrate National Quilting Day with a special three-day event at…

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Update an Existing Member Profile

Update an Existing Profile Update an Existing Member ProfileEntering your name and email is required. Otherwise, only fill in the parts that need updating. Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) Profile ImageThis is the image people see in the directory. On your profile, it is the smaller image. Accepted file types: jpg, png, jpeg, Max. file size:…

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Create a New Member Profile

Create a New Member ProfileName(Required) First Last Email(Required) Profile Image(Required)This is the image people see in the directory. On your profile, it is the smaller image. Accepted file types: jpg, png, Max. file size: 128 MB.Cover Image(Required)This is only seen on your profile. It’s a “banner” image behind your profile image, at the top of…

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Glass, Metal, and Clay Day 2024

Event: Glass, Metal, and Clay Day Date: April 6, 2024 Location: Folk Art Center Auditorium The Folk Art Center is located at Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway in east Asheville, NC Admission: Free The Southern Highland Craft Guild’s Educational Event Series begins with Glass, Metal, and Clay Day: a free educational event for the Asheville…

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Finding 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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Main Gallery Exhibitions at the Folk Art Center

MAIN GALLERY Located on the second level of the Folk Art Center, these exhibitions feature both traditional and contemporary works by members of the Guild and affiliated organizations. ON DISPLAY: Graduating Class of 2025: Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Program The Southern Highland Craft Guild Presents the Graduating Class of Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts…

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Good Night Irene!

IRENE SEMANCHUCK Asheville, NC Irene lives, works, and plays in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. She’s been joyfully creating with polymer clay since 1992. Her long-ago background working for small manufacturing companies (children’s clothing, consumer electronics) provided her with the business skills necessary to make a living creating and selling her…

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Education Raffle

Raffle for Education DIRECTIONS Purchase as many tickets for as many items as you’d like: add the items to your cart enter your shipping information check out! We will draw the names on Tuesday, July 20th ~ Follow us on Facebook & Instagram to find out who the lucky winners of these 12 pieces are!…

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Guild Member E-News

Updates and News for Guild Members February 26, 2020 February 19, 2020 February 13, 2020 February 6, 2020 January 29, 2020 January 23, 2020 January 15, 2020 January 6, 2020 December 19, 2019 December 11, 2019 December 4, 2019 November 19, 2019 November 6, 2019  

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