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On November 16, 2019, the Center for Craft celebrated its Public Grand Reopening after nearly a year of renovations to its historic 1912 building at 67 Broadway in downtown Asheville. This new National Craft Innovation Hub serves as a creative destination and resource for artists, researchers, curators, and the local community to celebrate the Building a Future for Craft campaign and successful renovation.
Collaborative coworking space, lecture hall, classrooms and conference rooms to incubate and grow creative ideas, businesses, organizations and projects. Designed for and by makers.
Expanded gallery space dedicated to building a future for craft through creative placekeeping and field building.
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Our coworking, event, and meeting spaces is the perfect place for creatives and makers to incubate and grow their ideas. Our expanded galleries feature the makers who are furthering the field of craft.
Visitors are able to access free exhibitions six days a week within the new Bresler Family Gallery and the John Cram Gallery. Learn more about current, upcoming, and past exhibitions below.
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Tailored to the needs of Asheville’s creative sector with the goal of connecting fellow creatives, makers, and supporting companies in a vibrant environment that encourages inspiration and innovation. The space offers a perfect mix of public and private workspace, including private offices, dedicated desks, flex-desks, phone/nursing booths, conference rooms, a kitchenette, and lounge.
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A variety of unique spaces, including the new Michael Sherrill Loft, where both national and local groups can gather to communicate, innovate, and be inspired. Plus, regional organizations have access to our meeting rooms free of charge.
New Art Installations
From Jamil D. Harrison, Founder of CR8 | Design Studios, and inspired by the building’s history as an auto repair shop.
From Harvey Littleton, this installation highlights the vitreograph printmaking process through the display of three original glass plates used to make the limited edition print, Pinwheel (1990).
From Old Wood Company, these one-of-a-kind pieces were created from birch plywood sourced from the Baltic region.
These anthropomorphic animal chairs from Tanya Aguiñiga are intended to evoke empathy and imagination through the crafted object.
Andrew Hayes has created custom details and signage incorporated throughout the building.
From Shelter Collective, this installation is a nod to western North Carolina's rich textile history and the continued interwoven community practicing in the region today.
Ian Henderson has created a tessellated colored concrete installation on the exterior of the building that evokes the ever-changing nature of craft. A donor tile wall will complement this installation on an adjacent wall. To learn how to purchase a tile and support the future for craft, click here.
67 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 785-1357 | info@centerforcraft.org
Gallery Hours: Tues–Sat, 10–6 get more info
Gallery Hours: Closed — Reopening Fall 2019
