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Glass, Metal, and Clay Day at the Folk Art Center

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

For over 20 years, the Asheville community has celebrated the oldest craft mediums on the Blue Ridge Parkway's Folk Art Center with members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. For the first time, the Guild will combine Glass & Metal Day with Clay Day this year to host Glass, Metal, and Clay Day on April […]

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Fiber Day at the Folk Art Center

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

Textile arts are known for building a sense of community, and to celebrate this, members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild will gather to demonstrate the wide array of techniques using fiber to the public during this free event. Visitors of all ages are invited to bring their handwork, whether it be crochet, embroidery, or […]

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Craft Thinking & Making: Critical Studies Conference

Folk Art Center Auditorium 382 Blue Ridge Parkway , Asheville, United States

Bringing together a variety of craft scholars and artists from our region and beyond for lectures and presentations.   *Check SouthernHighlandGuild.org for updates regarding a full schedule.  

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Pop-up Mini Fair at the Folk Art Center

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

In 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 […]

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Annual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands

Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville 87 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC, United States

Hosted in downtown Asheville at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, artisans will fill both the concourse and arena levels of the venue, exhibiting a variety of craft ranging from contemporary to traditional in works of clay, wood, metal, glass, fiber, natural materials, paper, leather, mixed media, and jewelry. Join us for this unique shopping experience and enjoy […]

Southern Highland Craft Guild: Wood Days

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

As one of the first mediums in craft, the skill and mastery of wood has evolved into a celebrated material that members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild will showcase during Wood Day. From 10 am to 4 pm, makers will demonstrate and share their working processes with visitors at the Folk Art Center. This […]

Heritage Day at the Folk Art Center

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

Join 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 […]

FREE

Annual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands

Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville 87 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC, United States

Hosted in downtown Asheville at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, artisans will fill both the concourse and arena levels of the venue, exhibiting a variety of craft ranging from contemporary to traditional in works of clay, wood, metal, glass, fiber, natural materials, paper, leather, mixed media, and jewelry. Join us for this unique shopping experience and enjoy […]

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Southern Highland Craft Guild Holiday Sale

Folk Art Center Auditorium 382 Blue Ridge Parkway , Asheville, United States

Artists of the Southern Highland Craft Guild are selling this year’s inventory in the Folk Art Center’s auditorium from 10am-4pm on the first two Saturdays of December.   Choose from a variety of gift items including ceramics, jewelry, fiber, apparel, paper, glass & wood with discounts of 10-50% off retail price!   This sale is […]

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Southern Highland Craft Guild Holiday Sale

Folk Art Center Auditorium 382 Blue Ridge Parkway , Asheville, United States

Artists of the Southern Highland Craft Guild are selling this year’s inventory in the Folk Art Center’s auditorium from 10am-4pm on the first two Saturdays of December.   Choose from a variety of gift items including ceramics, jewelry, fiber, apparel, paper, glass & wood with discounts of 10-50% off retail price!   This sale is […]

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