Arts & Crafts
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The Southern Highland Craft Guild hosts Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
The 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 […]
The Southern Highland Craft Guild Offers Daily Craft Demonstrations at the Folk Art Center
The Southern Highland Craft Guild invites visitors to experience daily craft demonstrations at the Folk Art Center from March through December. Every day from 10am-4pm, two artists of differing media will explain and demonstrate their craft with informative materials displayed at their booth. These free educational events are open to the public. Visitors will have […]
3 events,
Spring Sip & Shop at Historic Grovewood Gallery
Grovewood Gallery will celebrate the beginning of spring with two delightful days of demos, discounts, and wine on April 5 and 6 from 11am – 5pm. The gallery offers two floors of finely crafted furniture, jewelry, ceramics, glass, and more by over 350 artists and craftspeople from around the United States. During this annual “Sip & […]
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Mixed Metals Hot Rivets 2-Day Workshop with Julie Merrill
Students will be exploring techniques with sawing and piercing, punching or drilling holes, cleaning sharp edges, and basic soldering skills. We will be learning how to make a chosen shape out of sheet metal (either brass or copper) with a jeweler’s saw. Next, we will learn how to measure and prepare the metal to either […]
Glass, Metal, and Clay Day at the Folk Art Center
Glass, Metal, and Clay Day at the Folk Art Center
Members 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 […]
3 events,
Glaze Days with Mayco
Glaze Days with Mayco
Tryon Arts & Crafts School with Mayco Colors Presents GLAZE DAZE, a 1-Day seminar including 3 demonstrations and student exercises in the application of Mayco glaze products. TACS Invites potters and ceramic artists to the third “Glaze Daze”, an all-inclusive day of learning and fun with Mayco Colors. Crista Toler, Mayco representative, will lead three (3) unique glazing […]
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Enameling – Champleve-Cloisonne 2-Day Workshop with Ilene Kay
All skill levels welcome / 9:00 am-5:00pm each day In this class, you will have a taste of both processes and create a pair of earrings or a pendant of your design. Champleve does not require a separate setting for a finished piece. Cloisonne uses wires to separate the cells of color. Combining these will […]
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Wall Sculpture in Textured Bronze 2-Day Workshop with Joe Cooper
This workshop is for beginners or intermediate students who have good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination. Each student will create one “bas relief” wall-mountable artwork with original imagery. Students should bring sketches of their project ideas. Basic, gestural line drawings with no shading will be most successful with the copper and textured bronze technique, as […]
5 events,
Haywood Made: Carolina Heritage Weekend
Haywood Made: Carolina Heritage Weekend
The Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) is excited to announce their upcoming spring event on April 20th from 5-8 pm at The 37 Venue on Church St in Waynesville. Celebrate local art, music and dance at the Haywood Made, a part of the Carolina Heritage Weekend, a four day Haywood County art and culture experience. […]
3 events,
Pioneer Day
Pioneer Day
Featuring Southern Appalachian crafters, live music, food trucks, inflatables, antique tools and equipment, special exhibits, and much more. Craft demonstrations will include blacksmithing, woodworking, quilting, crocheting, pottery, basket making, chair caning, spinning, weaving, dyeing, jewelry making and others. Many crafters also will have items for sale. A variety of food trucks will be available. Admission […]
2 events,
Murphy First Friday Art Walk
Murphy First Friday Art Walk, every month May through December, downtown Murphy, NC, 5-8pm. Arts and crafts vendors along the sidewalks, live music on the Square and in many shops and restaurants, crafts for kids, and tons of fun for the whole family! Rain or shine, free to attend and free for vendors. See our […]
3 events,
Mini Fair at the Folk Art Center
Mini Fair at the Folk Art Center
The 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 […]
