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April 16, 2025
The JRACraft One-of-a-Kind Award honors the Center’s extraordinary support of craft
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"Creativity is at the foundation of what I do professionally and personally. It's a necessary outlet for me."
We asked this year’s awardees to tell us how previous research informs their current studies and what they are excited about for the future.
Jake Holler
Max Adrian’s playful interrogations of queer identity explore infrastructure, surveillance, and desire
Most Recent PRESS RELEASES
ᏔᎷᏣ The Basket recenters Cherokee cultural expression in downtown Asheville
Interdisciplinary convergence and discussion to shape the Center for Craft’s future direction
In total, the 2022 Craft Research Fund Artist Fellowship, Exhibition Grant, and Project Grant awarded $137,135 to eleven organizations, scholars, and makers in support of craft research, exhibitions, catalogs, and projects in the United States.
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.