Facebook Tracking Pixel

Nantahala School for the Arts
Add to Trip

Glassblowing at Nantahala School for the Arts

A deeply-embedded heritage arts program with a gallery to boot

Nantahala School for the Arts, administered by Southwestern Community College, offers an associate’s degree in the arts and runs a community-based heritage arts program allowing students to experience the legacy of Appalachian arts, including native arts, folk art and contemporary arts and crafts.

Interested folks can pursue a degree or take Heritage Arts classes that resonate with their interests. Students can also earn a “Master Potter Certificate” that is designed to provide training and knowledge for operating a studio-based business in ceramics. The certificate program wraps together dedicated studio coursework with small business expertise.

The Nantahala School for the Arts is located in a 1943 building on Highway 74 southwest of Bryson City. The building uses materials (specifically the hardwood flooring) from Almond High School, part of a community displaced by Fontana Lake when Fontana Dam was constructed to provide electricity during World War II.

Visitors are most welcome to stop in and see work displayed in the school gallery, with new shows every other month.

For details, visit their Facebook page.

 

 

Location

60 Almond School Road Bryson City, NC 28711Get DirectionsPhone: (828) 366-2000 Web: https://www.facebook.com/SCC.NSA/ Facebook Instagram

Located Nearby

Explore Crafts of the Blue Ridge

Follow the Blue Ridge Craft Trails to find makers of authentic handmade crafts that rely on the native materials of our mountains.

Find Craft Destinations

A Living Heritage of Craft

Discover the traditions of handmade craft passed down by generations in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.

Beading

Blacksmithing

Cherokee Crafts

Doll Making

Fiber Arts

Pottery

Quilting

Woodworking