Welcoming 2022 with the WNC Fibers / Handweavers Guild
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville
Quilts: The Stories They Tell
Mountain Heritage Center Hunter Library, 176 Central Drive, WCU, Cullowhee
2nd Annual Turned and Carved Wood Bowl Exhibition and Sale
Foundation Woodworks 17 Foundy Street, Suite 10, Asheville
Mountain Legacies: Exploring Appalachian Culture
Transylvania Heritage Museum 189 West Main Street, BrevardWeek of Events
Welcoming 2022 with the WNC Fibers / Handweavers Guild
The 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 variety of textile disciplines will be on display. Processes represented include spinning, shibori, batik, silkscreen, weaving, natural dyeing, needle felting, knitting, and more. The Western […]
Quilts: The Stories They Tell
Twenty-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, techniques and materials, and the perceptions of quilts will be showcased. View old favorites as well as new acquisitions and quilts that have never been […]
2nd Annual Turned and Carved Wood Bowl Exhibition and Sale
During the month of April, Foundation Woodworks will feature work from a dozen local and regional wood turning and hand carved wood artisans. In conjunction with the show, the Gallery will offer a 10% discount on select turnings, as well as, turned and hand carved bowls. Work will be featured from Warren Carpenter (bowls), Seneca, […]
Mountain Legacies: Exploring Appalachian Culture
The Transylvania Heritage Museum's new exhibit, Mountain Legacies: Exploring Appalachian Culture, is now on display. This exhibit shows how early settlers made their way into the Appalachian Mountains and made them their home. Families with roots in Scotland, Germany, and France arrived by way of Virginia or South Carolina with few personal possessions. Using the […]
May Day Parade at John C. Campbell Folk School
May Day Parade hosted by the Brasstown Morris Dancers Join Folk School students, staff, and community for our annual English tradition of the May Day Parade and Maypole Dance. If you want to join in the short parade, meet at Festival Barn. The procession begins at 11:45am and will skip-daddle on down to the field […]
Jagged Path: the African Diaspora in Western North Carolina in Craft, Music, and Dance
BRAHM (Blowing Rock Art & History Museum) is excited to open the exhibition, Jagged Path: the African Diaspora in Western North Carolin in Craft, Music, and Dance. The in-person exhibition is accompanied by a program series, digital exhibit, book, and traveling exhibit. The Jagged Path seeks to illuminate the obscured history of African contributions to […]
Encore Presentation of Moonshine History Film!
Encore Presentation of Moonshine History Film!
As a result of the enthusiastic response to last year's world premieres, the Center for Cultural Presentation is proud to announce an encore presentation of its new moonshine history film is scheduled for local screening on Thursday, April 28 at 7:30 PM as a virtual event. The program will include a discussion and Q&A by […]
Spring Craft Market
Spring Craft Market
Enjoy browsing unique, handcrafted items from over 50 vendors at our Spring Craft Market!
Fire on the Mountain Blacksmith Festival
Fire on the Mountain Blacksmith Festival
Fire on the Mountain is an annual celebration of the art of the blacksmith, held the last Saturday in April in downtown Spruce Pine, NC. The event is a partnership between Spruce Pine Main Street, Penland School of Crafts, and the Toe River Arts Council. Each year, the festival contains: - A month long exhibit […]
Nina Simone Tribute Concert
Nina Simone Tribute Concert
A joyous, free, community celebration of the inimitable High Priestess of Soul in the town of her birth, featuring multiple musical artists from across the Eastern Seaboard. "Bring a chair; bring a cooler; bring a friend."
