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WNC Craft Futures: From Here

The Center for Craft is excited to present a solo exhibition of patchwork textiles and inflatable sculptures by the Ohio-based fiber artist. Adrian’s volumetric, pneumatic work transports viewers into artifice, desire, and worldbuilding. Drawing from rich legacies of queer fiber art & theory, the exhibition features monumentally scaled works that physically respond to viewers presence by filling with air.

WNC Craft Futures: From Here

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Aug 30, 2025

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Craft artists serve a critical role in building resilient communities. They provide essential services that foster individual and community well-being—creating opportunities for self-determination and processing joy and grief that, in turn, create a sense of belonging, representation, visibility, and place. In the wake of Hurricane Helen, craft artists will be essential agents of recovery to help our community heal and rebuild.

WNC Craft Futures: From Here is an exhibition celebrating the work of 40 regional craft artists impacted by Hurricane Helene in 2024. A panel of experts selected each artist to receive a $15,000 Craft Futures Fund recovery grant and join a 6-month cohort experience that supports rebuilding their artistic practice and extends mutual aid through a peer-to-peer network. This exhibition provides a glimpse of the deep well of craft skill and creativity "from here" while also offering a glimpse of where our community can go "from here" in the aftermath of a devastating storm.

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Artist Reception: June 12, 2025 from 5:30-7:30pm

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ᏚᏍᏓᏯᎫᎾᏱ Gabriel Crow

Cherokee, NC

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Faye Junaluska

Cherokee, NC

Lucille Lossiah

Ramon Lose

Cullowhee, NC

ᏯᏗ ᎺᏂ Betty Maney

Cherokee, NC

ᏗᎳᏂ Dylan Morgan

Cherokee, NC

ᎺᎵ ᏔᎻᏏᏂ Mary W. Thompson

ᏎᎳᏂ ᏔᎻᏏᏂ Sarah Thompson

Patricia Welch

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About RIPSTOP

The Center for Craft is excited to present a solo exhibition of patchwork textiles and inflatable sculptures by the Ohio-based fiber artist. Adrian’s volumetric, pneumatic work transports viewers into artifice, desire, and worldbuilding. Drawing from rich legacies of queer fiber art & theory, the exhibition features monumentally scaled works that physically respond to viewers presence by filling with air.

You can still sponsor RIPSTOP by contributing before July 12, 2024. Donate today for your opportunity to be recognized during the opening reception on July 26, 2024, and on the exhibition's Title Wall. To underwrite this exhibition, please donate now.

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The 2023 Curatorial Fellowship is supported, in part, by the Stoney Lamar Craft Endowment Fund.
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Thank you to Phillips, the leading auction house in art and design, for sponsoring the Curatorial Fellowship show.

RIPSTOP is supported, in part, by Arrowmont School of Arts and Craft.

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This exhibition was supported, in part, by the John W. and Anna H. Hanes Foundation,

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and Buncombe County Government.

The 2023 Curatorial Fellowship is supported, in part, by the Stoney Lamar Craft Endowment Fund.
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Thank you to Phillips, the leading auction house in art and design, for sponsoring the Curatorial Fellowship show.

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for sponsoring Handwork and Hope.

The 2023 Curatorial Fellowship is supported, in part, by the Stoney Lamar Craft Endowment Fund.
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Thank you to Phillips, the leading auction house in art and design, for sponsoring the Curatorial Fellowship show.

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Center

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Craft

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supported

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part

by

the

N.C. Arts Council

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,

a

division

of

the

Department

of

Natural

and

Cultural

Resources.

The 2023 Curatorial Fellowship is supported, in part, by the Stoney Lamar Craft Endowment Fund.
‍
Thank you to Phillips, the leading auction house in art and design, for sponsoring the Curatorial Fellowship show.

Preservers, Innovators, and Rescuers of Culture in Chiapas is supported, in part by,

The Foundry Hotel

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The Center for Craft is supported, in part, by the

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Aram Han Sifuentes is a recipient of the Center for Craft’s 2022 Craft Research Fund Artist Fellowship. This substantial mid-career grant is awarded to two artists to support research projects that advance, expand, and support the creation of new research and knowledge through craft practice.

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For a full listing of the generous funders supporting the Center for Craft and our programming visit centerforcraft.org/support

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Cherokee Preservation Foundation,

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National Endowment for the Arts,

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North Carolina Arts Council

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UNC Asheville transforms lives through leadership and education. The designated liberal arts and sciences institution for the UNC System and one of the nation’s top 10 public liberal arts universities, UNC Asheville enrolls 3,600 students and offers more than 30 undergraduate majors and a Master of Liberal Arts and Sciences degree. UNC Asheville also encourages students to take part in a nationally acclaimed undergraduate research program and participate in interdisciplinary learning. From internships and hands-on projects, to study abroad and community engagement, students experience an education that extends beyond campus into the vibrant City of Asheville, the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains and the world.

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Warren Wilson College

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A liberal arts college grounded in social responsibility, where hard work and community are more than just words.

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National Endowment for the Arts,

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AARP, Mountain Region North Carolina.

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About RIPSTOP

Curatorial

The 2023 Curatorial Fellowship is supported, in part, by the Stoney Lamar Craft Endowment Fund.‍Thank you to Phillips, the leading auction house in art and design, for sponsoring the Curatorial Fellowship show.

Thank

you to the

Virginia A. Groot Foundation

and

Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation

for

makng these residencies possible.

The 2023 Curatorial Fellowship is supported, in part, by the Stoney Lamar Craft Endowment Fund.‍Thank you to Phillips, the leading auction house in art and design, for sponsoring the Curatorial Fellowship show.

RIPSTOP is supported, in part, by Arrowmont School of Arts and Craft.

The

Center

for

Craft

is

supported

in

part

by

the

N.C. Arts Council

,

a

division

of

the

Department

of

Natural

and

Cultural

Resources.

2023

Curatorial

Fellow

This exhibition was supported, in part, by the John W. and Anna H. Hanes Foundation,

ArtsAVL

and Buncombe County Government.

The 2023 Curatorial Fellowship is supported, in part, by the Stoney Lamar Craft Endowment Fund.‍Thank you to Phillips, the leading auction house in art and design, for sponsoring the Curatorial Fellowship show.

The

Center

for

Craft

is

supported

in

part

by

the

The 2023 Curatorial Fellowship is supported, in part, by the Stoney Lamar Craft Endowment Fund.
‍
Thank you to Phillips, the leading auction house in art and design, for sponsoring the Curatorial Fellowship show.

The 2023 Curatorial Fellowship is supported, in part, by the Stoney Lamar Craft Endowment Fund.
‍
Thank you to Phillips, the leading auction house in art and design, for sponsoring the Curatorial Fellowship show.

The 2023 Curatorial Fellowship is supported, in part, by the Stoney Lamar Craft Endowment Fund.
‍
Thank you to Phillips, the leading auction house in art and design, for sponsoring the Curatorial Fellowship show.

The 2023 Curatorial Fellowship is supported, in part, by the Stoney Lamar Craft Endowment Fund.
‍
Thank you to Phillips, the leading auction house in art and design, for sponsoring the Curatorial Fellowship show.

The 2023 Curatorial Fellowship is supported, in part, by the Stoney Lamar Craft Endowment Fund.
‍
Thank you to Phillips, the leading auction house in art and design, for sponsoring the Curatorial Fellowship show.