Craft Making & Thinking: Critical Studies Conference

The Southern Highland Craft Guild is excited to announce our first ever inaugural Critical Studies Conference, “Craft, Making & Thinking,” hosted this March 1st-3rd at the Folk Art Center. Rooted in our rich heritage of craftsmanship, this event is designed to bridge the worlds of makers and scholars. Lectures, panel discussions, artist presentations, and demonstrations will offer a multifaceted world of craft inside and outside the Southern Appalachian region. We invite any and all to attend!

Our organization started in the Asheville region 92 years ago. As the oldest guild in the country, we now represent and sell the work of 900 regional artists.

Escape the hustle of downtown and take a drive up the Parkway to visit the Folk Art Center - there's plenty of parking, a bookstore, a craft shop, two exhibits, a museum, a library, and a hiking trail.

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Craft Making & Thinking: Critical Studies Conference

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