Folk Art Center
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Heritage Day at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin 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 […]
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Southern Highland Craft Guild: Wood Days
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesAs 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 […]
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Pop-up Mini Fair at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesIn 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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Fiber Day at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesTextile 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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Glass, Metal, and Clay Day at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesFor 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 second 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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The Southern Highland Craft Guild Celebrates National Quilting Day
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesSaturday, March 15th, join us at the Folk Art Center for all things QUILTING! In honor of National Quilting Day, on the 15th, Jude Stuecker and Connie Brown will be demonstrating quilt-making skills in the lobby. Connie is also a quilt historian and AQS Quilt Appraiser. On March 13-15, a selection of antique and vintage […]
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Heritage Weekend at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesThis free celebration of mountain heritage features traditional crafts accompanied by music and dancing. On-going demonstrations will include traditional woodworking with traditional tools, weaving, spinning, dyeing, broom making, stone carving, and printmaking. Visitors will have the opportunity to try their hand at some of the crafts and an activity table will encourage young people to […]
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The Southern Highland Craft Guild Offers Daily Craft Demonstrations at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesThe 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 […]
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Blue Ridge Parkway: Fridays at the Folk Art Center – It’s for What Ails You
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin a Parkway ranger for an evening of odd illnesses and even odder remedies. From turpentine to axes under the bed, we’ll examine how and why certain traditional medicines developed in the Southern Appalachians and ask ourselves: “What might I resort to if the closest hospital was days away?” Meet at the Folk Art Center […]
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Fridays at the Folk Art Center-The Blue Ridge Parkway Presents: All About Black Bears
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesWhenever a bear shows up in a story or movie, we know something wonderful--or maybe a little scary--is about to happen. Despite the mystery, bears have come back from near extinction from overhunting and habitat loss to a thriving population today. Join a Parkway ranger to learn the true nature of one of the most […]
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The Blue Ridge Parkway Presents: Fridays at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesPeregrines of the Parkway Dive into the fascinating world of one of the largest, most powerful, and fastest falcon species. The Blue Ridge Parkway is home to hundreds of birds. Peregrine falcon is one of its most spectacular. Come learn how this predator of the sky was lost and has now returned to its original […]
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Fridays at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin a Parkway ranger for a brand new outdoor evening program to learn more about the amazing resources found right in Asheville’s backyard. It’s been a long, hard year that many of us spent staring out that same window at the same old outside. Come get reacquainted with your love of the great outdoors and […]
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