Events
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ᏔᎷᏥ ᏕᎬᏍᎬ ᎣᎩᎲᎢ Weaving our Heritage: Cherokee Baskets
BRAHM- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane , Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United StatesBasket weaving is one of the oldest forms of material culture, dating back thousands of years. Its practice among indigenous people sustainably uses—and honors—the natural materials that make up their environment. Cherokee baskets are made of rivercane, white oak, maple, or honeysuckle and are dyed with local plant materials. Today’s Eastern Band of Cherokee people […]
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The Arb in Focus: 40 Views for 40 Years
North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC, United StatesSee the Arboretum from the viewpoint of those most familiar with it! The Arb in Focus: 40 Views for 40 Years is a photography project celebrating the Arboretum’s 40th anniversary. For the occasion, 40 people connected to the Arboretum, either as staff, members, or volunteers have taken ‘point and shoot’ digital cameras onto the grounds to photograph […]
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Adult Field Course: Appalachian Woodcraft
The hardy settlers who made these mountains home were resourceful and made what they needed from what was at hand, and what was at hand was wood. We will examine the types of things Appalachian people have made for themselves from the forests around them like chairs, bowls, spoons, tool handles and more. We will […]
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Blue Ridge Mountain Collaborative Project
Mars Landing Arts Center 37 Library Street, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesNine weavers from throughout Western North Carolina collaborated on a tapestry honoring the Blue Ridge Mountains. Susan Gaire came to other female weavers in Western North Carolina with an idea: Collaborate on a single image, with each artist weaving her own personality into their panel of the tapestry. This piece was designed in early 2025, […]
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Connecting to Place II: Blue Ridge Craft Trails Invitational
Mars Landing Arts Center 37 Library Street, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesConnecting to Place II: Blue Ridge Craft Trails Invitational 2026 will be on view at Mars Landing Arts Center in Mars Hill, NC. The exhibition features works by artists from the Blue Ridge Craft Trails. Curator M. Anna Fariello created the exhibition with the vision of tying today’s living traditions back to the region’s history […]
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ᏔᎷᏥ ᏕᎬᏍᎬ ᎣᎩᎲᎢ Weaving our Heritage: Cherokee Baskets
BRAHM- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane , Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United StatesBasket weaving is one of the oldest forms of material culture, dating back thousands of years. Its practice among indigenous people sustainably uses—and honors—the natural materials that make up their environment. Cherokee baskets are made of rivercane, white oak, maple, or honeysuckle and are dyed with local plant materials. Today’s Eastern Band of Cherokee people […]
Free. Donations encouraged. -
The Arb in Focus: 40 Views for 40 Years
North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC, United StatesSee the Arboretum from the viewpoint of those most familiar with it! The Arb in Focus: 40 Views for 40 Years is a photography project celebrating the Arboretum’s 40th anniversary. For the occasion, 40 people connected to the Arboretum, either as staff, members, or volunteers have taken ‘point and shoot’ digital cameras onto the grounds to photograph […]
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Asheville Quilt Show
WNC Agricultural Center 761 Boylston Hwy, Fletcher, NC, United StatesThe Asheville Quilt Guild presents its 40th Annual Quilt Show, a Ruby Jubilee! Quilts from national, regional, and local quilt makers will be displayed. There will also be a raffle and a kids' sewing corner. Vendors will be present to sell wares and give product demos. There will also be quilting technique demonstrations. Thursday, […]
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Blue Ridge Mountain Collaborative Project
Mars Landing Arts Center 37 Library Street, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesNine weavers from throughout Western North Carolina collaborated on a tapestry honoring the Blue Ridge Mountains. Susan Gaire came to other female weavers in Western North Carolina with an idea: Collaborate on a single image, with each artist weaving her own personality into their panel of the tapestry. This piece was designed in early 2025, […]
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Connecting to Place II: Blue Ridge Craft Trails Invitational
Mars Landing Arts Center 37 Library Street, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesConnecting to Place II: Blue Ridge Craft Trails Invitational 2026 will be on view at Mars Landing Arts Center in Mars Hill, NC. The exhibition features works by artists from the Blue Ridge Craft Trails. Curator M. Anna Fariello created the exhibition with the vision of tying today’s living traditions back to the region’s history […]
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ᏔᎷᏥ ᏕᎬᏍᎬ ᎣᎩᎲᎢ Weaving our Heritage: Cherokee Baskets
BRAHM- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane , Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United StatesBasket weaving is one of the oldest forms of material culture, dating back thousands of years. Its practice among indigenous people sustainably uses—and honors—the natural materials that make up their environment. Cherokee baskets are made of rivercane, white oak, maple, or honeysuckle and are dyed with local plant materials. Today’s Eastern Band of Cherokee people […]
Free. Donations encouraged. -
The Arb in Focus: 40 Views for 40 Years
North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC, United StatesSee the Arboretum from the viewpoint of those most familiar with it! The Arb in Focus: 40 Views for 40 Years is a photography project celebrating the Arboretum’s 40th anniversary. For the occasion, 40 people connected to the Arboretum, either as staff, members, or volunteers have taken ‘point and shoot’ digital cameras onto the grounds to photograph […]
See site for details.
