southern highland craft guild folk art center asheville

#SOUTHERN HIGHLAND CRAFT GUILD FOLK ART CENTER ASHEVILLE SERIES#

Opened as a cooperative effort by the Guild, the National Park Service, and the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Folk Art Center also houses the Eastern National Bookstore and Information Center. This ongoing exhibition showcases selections from the Guilds premier collection of Southern Appalachian Craft. Houses three fine galleries and offers daily craft demonstrations March through December.

#SOUTHERN HIGHLAND CRAFT GUILD FOLK ART CENTER ASHEVILLE SERIES#

The Folk Art Center also offers daily demonstrations by master crafters and a series of educational events seasonally. Home of the Southern Highland Craft Guild representing craft artists from Southern Appalachia.

Exhibits feature crafts from current members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild as well as samples from the Guild’s 3,500-piece collection of craft objects dating to the turn of the 20th century. The Folk Art center is a museum and great stopping point for travelers before they reach Asheville North Carolina at milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Southern Highland Craft Guild holds the Southern Highlands Craft Fair. The Folk Art Center houses three exhibit galleries, a craft library, an auditorium, and the Allanstand Craft Shop, the oldest continuously operating craft store in the nation. The Folk Art Center is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway, a few miles from downtown. Demonstrations take place inside and out, spring through fall color ~ a chance to jawbone with the artist while his or her hands are busy making something glorious. Here you’ll find some of the region’s most exquisite wovens, glassware, basketry, handmade furniture, ceramic treasures and nature-inspired jewelry, along with hundreds of gift ideas. The Folk Art Center in Asheville boasts two floors of fine crafts produced by members of the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild in a delightful, airy venue that practically overhangs the Blue Ridge Parkway.

A diverse gallery of contemporary and traditional crafts in an exhilarating space

Southern highland craft guild folk art center asheville