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Planning ahead? Click on the details button to see the 2009 schedule of events at the Folk Art Center.
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| Folk Art Center Main Gallery |
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New Traditions: Cabinetmaking
Saturday, October 4th, 2008 - Sunday, January 11th, 2009
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| All members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild were invited to showcase their creative interpretation of cabinetmaking in this exhibition. The show provides visitors the opportunity to experience the talent of this juried membership organization as participants stretch their boundaries and create new traditions. |
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A Creative Continuum: The New Frontier of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Permanent Collection
Saturday, January 17th, 2009 - Sunday, April 19th, 2009
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| Folk Art Center Focus Gallery |
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Nan Jacobsohn and Russ Jacobsohn
Friday, December 5th, 2008 - Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
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| On display now in the Folk Art Center's Focus Gallery are the wood animal rockers of Russ Jacobsohn and the ceramic sculptures of Nan Jacobsohn. This husband and wife pair from Sparta, TN have been members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 1999. |
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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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Linda Shores Caristo
Linda Caristo, Master Jeweler |
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| My art and my mountain homeland mean so much to me. Perhaps when someone purchases one of my creations they will take some of the peace of this area back with them. |
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