Southern Highland Craft Guild Kicks Off Spring with Glass and Metal Day at The Folk Center

April 2, 2016, 10 AM - 4 PM at The Folk Art Center, Milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville NC:   Glass and Metal Day.  With Spring around the corner, things are starting to heat upat the Folk Center.

Kicking off the season of educational events is the first Glass & Metal Day at the Folk Art Center. Several of the newest Guild members will be participating, both on the anvil and blowing glass. Earlier this month The Center hosted New Member Orientation for their growing family of artists, and will be sharing more about them with you.

The auditorium will be full of talented craftsmen and women skilled in metalsmithing and jewelry, alongside glass blowers and their kiln. With two of the five original media of craft, nearly 20 Guild members will be bringing the heat.

Through the course of the year, The Folk Art Center hosts a range of events. From Spinning Circles to Dulcimer players, The "Center" is aptly named as a central place of sharing the best of mountain craft and art. To keep up with these happenings, they have created a new online calendar -  CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE EVENTS. 

The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design Announces Participation in WantedDesignBrooklyn

On January 28, CCCD announced its participation in WantedDesign Brooklyn May 7-17, 2016 during NYCxDESIGN, New York City's official annual citywide celebration of design.

The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design will display its recent exhibition Made in WNC, featuring work by twenty-four regional textile, ceramic, and furniture studios, at the international fair. CCCD is grateful to Explore Asheville for making the travel of this exhibition possible.

Made in WNC photo by Jennifer Cole Rodriguez courtesy CCCD

Made in WNC was organized by The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, curated by Marilyn Zapf, presented by Explore Asheville, and received support from the NC Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design advances the understanding of craft by encouraging and supporting research, critical dialogue, and professional development in the United States. CCCD is located at 67 Broadway Street in Asheville NC.   

Art Break at the Asheville Art Museum

January 8, 2016 at 12 PM at the Asheville Art Museum, 2 S Pack Square in downtown Asheville NC - Art Break: Cathryn Griffin. Free with membership or Museum admission.

Come visit the Museum for an informal gallery talk that will both inform and engage you in dialogue with special guest Jon Jicha, Exhibition Curator and Professor, from Western Carolina University. Jicha will discuss the exhibition, Somewhere Between Here and There: Cathryn Griffin. 

Upcoming Events at the Asheville Art Museum

January 15, 10:00 - 11:00 AM - Yoga in the Galleries.   Start the year off right. The Museum offers yoga classes in the galleries the first and third Thursday of each month. A certified instructor will lead participants in relaxation yoga, inspired by the surrounding art. Bring your own mat, yoga props (if you have them) and wear comfortable clothing.

January 16, 12:00 - 1:00 PM - Lunchtime Art Break. What You See Is What You See: American Abstraction After 1950 with Frank Thomson, Curator. The Museum presents Lunchtime Art Breaks, a series of gallery talks and presentations designed to inform and engage you in dialogue with members of our curatorial and education departments, docents and special guests.  Free with membership or Museum admission


January 18, 2015, 1:00 - 5:00 PM - the last day to view Mary Frank: Finding My Way Home. Come see this evocative exhibition before it closes.

January 20, 10:30 AM - Tot Time. Held at ArtPLAYce for Children. Free with membership or Museum admission (children under 5 always admitted free). Parents and caregivers with pre-school age children are invited to bring their youngsters to the Museum's interactive Art PLAYce for Children to this monthly series called "Tot Time," featuring a new guided art activity designed especially for tiny tots each month. Participating children must be accompanied by an adult.

The Asheville Art Museum is located at 2 South Pack Square in Asheville NC.