John C. Campbell Folk School

The John C. Campbell Folk School is one of the country's most remarkable centers for traditional arts and crafts.   Founded in 1925 by progressive educators Olive Dame Campbell and Marguerite Butler, the school is dedicated to fostering creativity and community-mindedness in partnership with its local community.  The school offers weeklong and weekend classes year-round in basketry, blacksmithing, book arts, cooking, dance, gardening, glass, instrument-making, jewelry, metalworking, music, painting, photography, quilting, woodworking, and many other subjects.
 
Designated a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places, the school is nestled on 380 acres in a rolling farmland near Brasstown.  The campus includes craft studios, a saw mill, meeting rooms, a covered outdoor dance pavilion, nature trails, a craft shop, vegetable gardens, and rustic lodgings.  The school's main building, Keith House, contains one of the best dance floors in the country.  Friday evening concerts (weekly) and Saturday evening dances (bi-monthly) are open to the public.
 
A destination unto itself, the Craft Shop at the Folk School offers carvings from the renowned Brasstown Carvers and a wide variety of craft items for sale from over 300 regional and national artists.  Visitors are also welcome to stop by the school's craft studios and its History Center, which features exhibits on twentieth century Appalachian culture.
 
Hours of Operation
 
The Craft Shop is open year round.
 
Monday – Saturday:   8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday:                       1:00 am – 5:00 pm
 
Admission Fees
 
There is no charge for admission to the Craft Shop and the school grounds.
 
Classes require advance registration and involve costs for tuition, lodging, and meals.

*Prices are subject to change without notice & from what is listed on
this website.
 
Location
 
John C. Campbell Folk School
One Folk School Road
Brasstown, NC 28902
(828) 837-2775
(800) 365-5724 (toll free)
www.folkschool.org