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| Celebrate National Quilting Day on Saturday, March 20 at the Folk Art Center. Connie Brown and Robin Brooks, who are members of the Asheville Quilt Guild and the Southern Highland Craft Guild, will demonstrate their craft from 10am to 4pm in the center’s lobby. |
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| Folk Art Center Main Gallery |
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The Life and Works of Charles Counts
Saturday, January 16th, 2010 - Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
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| The Life and Works of Charles Counts exhibition will be on display January 16 - May 2. The show features over 146 objects including ceramics, quilts, drawings and paintings as well as photographs and other archival material. An opening reception for the exhibition will be held at the Folk Art Center from 4pm to 6pm on Friday, February 5. |
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| Folk Art Center Focus Gallery |
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Susan Sorrell and Nancy Fleming
Saturday, February 27th, 2010 - Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
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Craft Traditions:
The Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
An ongoing exhibition
This exhibit of approximately 200 works features the best of traditional woodcarving, textiles, furniture, basketry, pottery, dolls, and other crafts of Southern Appalachia, dating from 1855 to the late 20th century.
The Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection represents the historical crafts of southern Appalachia. Many pieces date from the 19th century and were collected in the Asheville area by Frances L. Goodrich, a founding member of the Guild. Goodrich came to the region in 1890 to do educational and organizational work as a volunteer for the Presbyterian Home Mission Board. She had not planned to work in the crafts field, but rather, the idea was thrust upon her in the form of an antique bedspread. |
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THE ROBERT W. GRAY LIBRARY COLLECTION
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The mission of the Robert W. Gray Library is to collect, preserve, and make available for research materials concerning the appreciation and knowledge about traditional and contemporary crafts - particularly the craft heritage of the Southern Appalachian region.
Library materials relate to craft work from around the world and in all media with historical background as well as "how-to" information. There are also materials on regional history and development.
The collection contains over 7,000 books and exhibition catalogs, 45 current periodical titles as well as many that have been donated and are no longer available. A recent addition is an audio-visual area where visitors may choose from over 100 craft-related videos.
While the resources do not circulate, the materials are available for use on site. There is a Xerox machine for photocopying materials for personal use.
The Library is open whenever the Folk Art Center is open- every day from 9-6 (5pm in winter). It is housed on the second floor, to the left of the receptionist desk. The collection catalog is available on the library's computer at all times and a librarian is present four day's a week( T-W-Th-F) to assist users. The staff is happy to work with you on research questions. |
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| In this section you'll find web links to organizations affiliated with the Southern Highland Craft Guild - as well as a retrospective gallery of Guild Logos. |
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| The process of salt firing with self-glazing clay allows the work to be salt glazed without contaminating the environment |
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