Folk Art Center
Mini Craft Fair at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesThe Southern Highland Craft Guild will host its fourth-annual Mini Craft Fairs in the lower-level parking area of the Folk Art Center this Spring. This fair takes place Saturday, June 1st, 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and will feature 40 different artists. Twenty booths will fill the parking lot featuring a variety of media crafted by members […]
Fiber Day at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesFrom sheep shearing to wearable textiles – learn the process of fiber art. Guild makers and friends will demonstrate a variety of techniques during this free community event. Get a close-up look and enjoy interactive demonstrations. Bring a blanket, walk the mountain trails, and enjoy a spring afternoon of craft!
Mini Fair at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesThe Southern Highland Craft Guild will host its fourth-annual Mini Craft Fairs in the lower-level parking area of the Folk Art Center this Spring. This fair takes place Saturday, May 4th, 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and will feature 40 different artists. Twenty booths will fill the parking lot featuring a variety of media crafted by members […]
Glass, Metal, and Clay Day at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesMembers of the Southern Highland Craft Guild will showcase the elements of metal, glass, and clay with a range of techniques that will be demonstrated in the Folk Art Center's auditorium. These master craftspeople will be demonstrating techniques such as blacksmithing, glass blowing, piercing and soldering metals, knife making, bezeling, repoussé, copper etching, assembling stained […]
The Southern Highland Craft Guild Celebrates National Quilting Day
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesNational Quilting Day is Saturday, March 16, 2024. Guild member and quilter Connie Brown will be demonstrating hand-quilting skills in the lobby of the Folk Art Center March 14, 15, and 16, 2024. Guild member, fabric artist and quilter, Jude Stuecker, will join her on Saturday, March 16th with demonstrations. Brown is also a quilt […]
Art of Detailing Exhibit
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesThe Southern Highland Craft Guild opens its first focus gallery exhibition of 2024 with Art of Detailing, featuring both traditional and contemporary craft by five members of the Guild. The exhibit will feature wool and silk by Judy Ott, pottery by Michael and Ruth Rutkowsky, sculptural and functional brooms by Peter Werner, colorful glass-blown vessels by Kathryn Adams, and foiled-stamped […]
The Southern Highland Craft Guild hosts Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesThe Southern Highland Craft Guild opens its first main gallery exhibition of 2024 with Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (Arrowmont), an Education Center of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 1960. Featured in this exhibit are Arrowmont’s nationally and internationally recognized practicing artists and university workshop instructors. With over 130 classes being offered in […]
Heritage Day at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin us from 10 am-4 pm for a celebration of Southern Appalachian culture on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This festival has old-time music and demonstrations of the crafts of yesteryear. Activities: Chairmaking, quilting, heirloom apples, sheep shearing, cornshuck dolls, woodcarving, blacksmithing, weaving, stone carving, soap making, crocheting, knitting, spinning, rifle making, natural dyeing, basketry. Band […]
Wood Day at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin us for a celebration of wooden crafts – one of the first mediums of handicraft. From branches, trunks, roots, and bark, watch as they’re used in both functional and decorative pieces. During Wood Day, Members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild will showcase this evolution of skills and mastery of crafted wood by demonstrating […]
Clay Day at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin us for a celebration of one of the oldest craft mediums and the makers of clay. Clay Day features craft demonstrations and hands-on activities by members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild and invited guests. Watch live demonstrations of wheel-throwing, hand-building, surface design, and many other clay techniques. Join us on Saturday from 10am-4pm […]
Pop-up Mini Fair at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesIn the lower level parking lot of the Folk Art Center, Guild members will have an opportunity to share their creative efforts with the public in an outdoor carefully-spaced layout. Visitors can shop for a variety of fine craft of different disciplines: bladesmithing, glassblowing, wheel-thrown and hand-built ceramics, woodturning, metalsmithing, leatherwork, and furniture making. The […]
Fiber Day at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesFrom sheep shearing to wearable textiles – learn the process of fiber art. Guild Makers and friends will demonstrate a variety of techniques during this free community event. Get a close-up look and enjoy interactive demonstrations. Visitors can bring their own handwork, whether it be crochet, embroidery, or spinning. Bring a blanket, walk the mountain […]
