Final Week of The People's Cloth Trade Show at The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design

July 14 - 25, 2015 from 10 AM to 6 PM, Tuesday - Saturday at The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, 67 Broadway St. in Asheville NC: The People's Cloth Trade Show with soft guerilla textile artist Frau Fiber from Long Beach, CA.

Artist, activist and scholar Carole Frances Lung performs her alter ego Frau Fiber, in The People's Cloth Trade Show. This exhibition plays off of the trade show format to create an approachable, immersive environment for visitors to learn about North Carolina textile manufacturing - its history, production methods, and global context.

The People's Cloth Trade Show is organized by the Institute 4 Labor Generosity Workers & Uniforms, Frau Fiber's organization for suppressing unethical global fast fashion. See Frau Fiber's documentation of the project to date on The People's Cloth Trade Show blog.

Odyssey Ehhibit in the Main Gallery at The Folk Art Center

January 12 - April 21: Exhibition by the Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts at The Folk Art Center. Both sculpture and functional ceramics made by teachers and students at the Odyssey Center will be showcased in the Folk Art Center Main Gallery.

Odyssey, located in the River Arts District of Asheville, is an educational center and member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. Under the stewardship of Highwater Clays, The Odyssey Center "is a school and studio which promotes understanding, appreciation and professional development in the ceramic arts". The Center includes a Gallery which exhibits new work by instructors, residents, members and student assistants. The Gallery serves to inspire and educate the community and ceramic students about the nature of clay and the variety of ways clay can be used, enjoyed and valued. Exhibits are continually changing and include five unique shows throughout the year.

The Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts is located at 236 Clingman Avenue in the River Arts District of Asheville NC.
Learn more about Asheville arts and crafts on the Asheville NC Visitor Guide.

The Blue Ridge Fiber Show begins tomorrow at the North Carolina Arboretum

September 29 - January 2  Blue Ridge Fiber Show: Into the Gardens  at the North Carolina Arboretum.  An international, biennial celebration of fiberarts Sponsored by The Western North Carolina Fibers/ Handweavers Guild, Inc. Opening Reception October 2 in the Education Center 2nd Floor Gallery