Special Events
Our Educational Event Programming consists of interactive events at the Folk Art Center throughout the year on Saturdays, 10am-4pm. In addition to our educational events, our Holiday Sales (first two weekends in December) and Mini Pop-up Craft Fairs (May and June) take place at the Folk Art Center. Find our Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands in downtown Asheville at Harrah's Cherokee Center-Asheville in July and October.
2026 Event Programming
March-December - Daily Craft Demonstrations in the Folk Art Center lobby. View Calendar below.
April 4 - Glass, Metal, and Clay Day
May 2 - Pop-up Mini Fair
May 9 - Fiber Day
June 6 - Pop-up Mini Fair
July 16-19 - Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
August 8 - Wood Day
September 5-6 - Craft Conference
September 19-20 - Heritage Weekend
October 15-18 - Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
December 5 & 12 - Holiday Sale Markets
Daily Demonstrations at the Folk Art Center
Daily Craft Demonstrations at the Folk Art Center begin in March. Check back closer to March for our demonstration schedule.
Exhibitions
2026 Exhibition Schedule
MAIN GALLERY
big/LITTLE, August 30–January 21, 2026 (Members Exhibition focusing on play in proportion)
We Still Make Things: 100 Years of Craft and Culture at the John C. Campbell Folk School, January 31 – April 29, 2026
HCC Professional Crafts Grad Show, 50th Anniversary, May 9 – September 16, 2026
New Members Exhibition, September 26, 2026 – January 20th, 2027
FOCUS GALLERY
Kaleidoscopic Whimsy | October 11 - December 28, 2025
Betty Ann Winters (fiber), Barbara Jones (textile), Liz Spear (textiles), Nikki Pynn (mixed media), Cindy Sugg (clay)
Curves Ahead January 3 – March 22, 2026
Gena Hopkins – bead jewelry, Theresa Clower – mixed media, Jessica White - printmaking, Vicki Love - leather, Bob Bragg - furniture
Lyrical Tendencies March 28 – June 14, 2026
Lee Entrekin - flutes, Anikka Jaan - leather work, Jenna Ashcraft – glass jewelry, Barry Rhodes - clay, Aaron Iaquinto - wood
The Details Have It June 20 – September 6, 2026
Maya Stansbury - clay, Ronnie Hughes – glass, Ruthie Cohen and David Alberts - jewelry, Neil Carroll - wood, Laura Gaskin - fiber
Natural Wonders | September 12 – November 29, 2026
Katherine Caldwell – wheat weaving, Marlow Gates - brooms, Anne Freels – corn shuck dolls, Brandy Clements – chair caning, Mallene Ramsey – pine needle baskets