FOLK ART CENTER EXHIBITIONS
Folk Art Center, Open Daily 10-5
382 Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC
828-523-4110, [email protected]
Located on the second level of the Folk Art Center, these exhibitions feature both traditional and contemporary works by members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild and affiliated organizations. The Guild is a non-profit, educational organization established in 1930 to cultivate the crafts and makers of the Southern Highlands for the purpose of shared resources, education, marketing, and conservation. The Southern Highland Craft Guild is an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
2025 Exhibition Schedule
MAIN GALLERY
A Legacy Worth Noting, February 1–April 30, 2025 (Featuring the work of Life and Lifetime Achievement Members, current and in the permanent collection)
Haywood Community College Professional Crafts Program Graduate Show, May 10–August 20, 2025
big/LITTLE, August 30–January 21, 2026 (Members Exhibition focusing on play in proportion)
FOCUS GALLERY
A Natural Influence | February 8 - April 20, 2025
Peggy DeBell (fiber), Katrina and Joe Miller (metal), Neil Carroll (wood), Daniel Shipman Baron (fiber- felted sculpture), Wendy and Joe Edwards (jewelry)
Patience Makes Perfect | April 26 - July 13, 2025
Michael Hughey (paper), Eileen Hallman (fiber-textiles), Heidi Bleacher (fiber-felted sculpture), Bill and Pam Clark (clay), Rita de Maintenon (fiber-crochet)
An Organic Edge | July 19 - October 5, 2025
Cindy Billingsley (clay), Bill Collison (wood), Alex Gray (mixed media- furniture), John Amos (printmaking), Mary Alice Ramsay (journals)
Kaleidoscopic Whimsy | October 11 - December 28, 2025
Betty Ann Winters (fiber), Barbara Jones (textile), Liz Spear (textiles), Nikki Pynn (mixed media), Cindy Sugg (clay)
ON DISPLAY:
Exhibition Features Five Renowned Guild Members Celebrating Craftsmanship and Patience Exhibition Dates: April 26-July 13, 2025 Location: Focus Gallery, Folk Art Center, Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC Admission: Free Asheville, NC – The Southern Highland Craft Guild is proud to present a new exhibition in its Focus Gallery: “Patience Makes Perfect.” This exhibition, which runs from April 26 to…
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The Southern Highland Craft Guild Presents the Graduating Class of Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Program Dates: May 10 – August 20, 2025 Location: Folk Art Center, Main Gallery (Upstairs) Admission: Free The Folk Art Center is located at Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, East Asheville, NC Asheville, NC – [March 28, 2025] The Southern Highland Craft Guild is proud…
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