July
21 - 24, 2016
Semi-annual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
One of the most popular art and crafts events in the mountains, the Fair includes over 150 exhibitors, craft demonstrations, and live regional music and
entertainment bringing Asheville's Civic Center (US Cellular Center) alive with fine traditional
and contemporary crafts.
Both levels of the Center offer artisans
exhibiting and selling works of clay, fiber, glass, leather, metal,
mixed media, natural materials, paper, wood and jewelry. The Fair
showcases the work of members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild with
members living in the mountain counties of nine states from Maryland to
Alabama.
Now in its 69th year, The
Fair offers 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. After a curation
process of two juries, over 150 makers from the Southern Highland Craft
Guild will carry on the legacy of the Fair.
The
Southern Highland Craft Guild is a non-profit, educational organization
established in 1930 with headquarters at the Folk Art Center
on the
Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, NC. The Guild region covers the
mountain counties of nine southeastern states from Maryland to Alabama,
representing over 900 craftspeople. The Craft Fairs are one of the ways
in which the Guild fulfills its mission which is to bring together the
crafts and craftspeople of the Southern Highlands for the benefit of
shared resources, education, marketing and conservation. To learn more
about Guild programs, visit www.craftguild.org.
October 17-20 Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands This 65th annual event includes over 200 exhibitors, craft demonstrations, and live regional music and entertainment. Both levels of Asheville's downtown Civic Center (Cellular Center) are filled with artisans selling their works of clay, fiber, glass, leather, metal, mixed media, natural materials, paper, wood and jewelry.
The Fair showcases the work of members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild and includes craft demonstrations and, beginning on Friday, local musicians performing traditional and bluegrass mountain music live on the arena stage.
Get complete local visitor information on the Asheville NC Guide.
July 26-28 Bele Chere Festival The largest free outdoor street festival in the Southeast. The three-day festival on the streets of Downtown Asheville features live, original music all day and night for 200,000 festival-goers. Bele Chere means "beautiful living" and comes from an ancient Scottish dialect. Bele Chere offers the unique opportunity to see, taste and hear some of the region's finest art, cuisine and music.
The Arts Park features some of the best artists of Bele Chere, exhibiting jewelry, photography, pottery, woodwork, paintings, and metalwork. All items sold in the Arts Park are handmade. Visit the selected artists in the Drhumor and Asheville Savings Bank lots on Patton Avenue between Church Street and Lexington Avenue. Artists not featured in the Arts Park exhibit throughout the festival grounds.
Get complete visitor information about Asheville NC HERE.
October 18-21 Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands This
65th annual event includes over 200 exhibitors, craft demonstrations,
and live regional music and entertainment. Both levels of the Civic
Center are filled with artisans selling their works of clay, fiber,
glass, leather, metal, mixed media, natural materials, paper, wood and
jewelry.
The Fair showcases the work of members of the Southern
Highland Craft Guild and includes craft demonstrations and, beginning
on Friday, local musicians performing traditional and bluegrass
mountain music live on the arena stage.
Learn more about local lodging, events and attractions on the Asheville NC Visitor Guide.
