Potters & Patrons: The Gorelick Collection
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane , Blowing RockCarol Gorelick (1939-2019) began building her collection of pottery in 1970. Along with her husband Shelton (1929-2014), the Gorelicks were drawn to the medium’s texture and tactility and built a […]
Weaving Across Time: Contemporary Cherokee Basket Making, Land, and Identity
Center for Craft Broadway Street, AshevilleWeaving Across Time features a recent resurgence of contemporary Eastern Band Cherokee artists who are creatively building on a centuries-old practice of basket making. Learning from mothers, grandmothers, and mentors, these […]
Welcoming 2022 with the WNC Fibers / Handweavers Guild
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, AshevilleThe Southern Highland Craft Guild will open its first Main Gallery exhibition of the 2022 year on Saturday, January 22. Featuring members of the Western North Carolina Fibers/Handweavers Guild, a […]
Freedom! A Promise Disrupted: North Carolina, 1862 – 1901
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources 176 Riceville Road, AshevilleThe Western Office of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources will host the exhibit, Freedom! A Promise Disrupted: North Carolina, 1862-1901 from February 3rd to March 31st. Created by staff at the N.C. […]
Quilts: The Stories They Tell
Mountain Heritage Center Hunter Library, 176 Central Drive, WCU, CullowheeTwenty-five quilts from the Mountain Heritage Center's extensive collection featuring Album, Crazy, and Patchwork quilt styles. Stories of makers, families, and community members as well as local and national patterns, […]
