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
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.
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.
Courtesy of Hannah Lowman.
"Don't try so hard to figure it all out right now. Say yes to everything that comes your way."
Courtesy of Tessa Fontaine
"Don't try so hard to figure it all out right now. Say yes to everything that comes your way."
Spotlighting internationally renowned ceramicist Magdalene Odundo and Craft Futures Award Honoree Michael Sherrill
Breana Hendricks
2017 Windgate Fellowship recipient and ceramicist Breana Hendricks used her $15,000 grant to travel, expanding her historical research, while further developing her skills in making.
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