News at the center
April 16, 2025
The JRACraft One-of-a-Kind Award honors the Center’s extraordinary support of craft
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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.
"Soft Monitor," Victoria Manganiello and Julian Goldman
This year’s recipients receive a total of $30,000
Juliana Barton, photo by Sarah Milinski
Introducing ACLS Leading Edge Fellow: Juliana Barton
The Center for Craft received a $5.7 million gift from the Windgate Charitable Foundation of Little Rock, Arkansas to endow the Center’s longstanding fellowship programs. Named after celebrated wood sculptor Stoney Lamar, the Stoney Lamar Craft Endowment Fund supports the perpetual offering of fellowships to emerging artists and curators.
Asheville Citizen-TImes
The gallery will support emerging makers and foster talent with the help of local donors.