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April 9, 2025
Participants awarded $600,000 in grants to help rebuild region's craft community
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To mark our 25th Anniversary, the Center for Craft awarded twenty Windgate-Lamar Fellows with an additional unrestricted $10,000 to encourage continued practice in craft, in addition to participation in career consultation sessions and networking opportunities.
"Don't try so hard to figure it all out right now. Say yes to everything that comes your way."
"Don't try so hard to figure it all out right now. Say yes to everything that comes your way."
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An opening reception on February 17 brings the fellows together for the first time
Since 2005, the Center for Craft has supported 223 projects in 39 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia by distributing over $1,800,000 through the Craft Research Fund grant program.
A new plan further activates craft’s potential by focusing on communities.
The Center for Craft is excited to work with several partner organizations across 26 counties in Western North Carolina to invest in and grow the capacity, strength, and sustainability of our region’s creative manufacturing economy.
Center for Craft’s immersive art installation asks: What will Appalachia be in a post-major event future?
Center for Craft and the University of North Carolina Asheville launch new regional grant program to consider craft’s role in healthy communities.