News at the center
April 16, 2025
The JRACraft One-of-a-Kind Award honors the Center’s extraordinary support of craft
Most Recent News
Virtually explore Center for Craft while physical distancing.
The Center for Craft is excited to be working with the Asheville-based design firm Shelter Collective on an immersive reading lounge within the National Craft Innovation Hub.
Establishing an Experimental Weaving Residency to Bridge Art and Engineering
Jake Holler
Max Adrian’s playful interrogations of queer identity explore infrastructure, surveillance, and desire
Most Recent PRESS RELEASES
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.
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.
Graphics by Elephant in the Room
Twenty-one artists have received $10,000 and supportive connections.