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61st Annual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 - Sunday, October 19th, 2008
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October 16-19, 2008
It’s the 61st season of the bi-annual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands, October 16-19, 2008. The Craft Fair is an event where connoisseurs and novices alike come to craft a collection, connect with tradition, and invest in regional culture. The Craft Fair takes place in beautiful downtown Asheville at the Civic Center, 10am-6pm Thursday through Saturday, and 10am -5pm Sunday. Over two hundred craftspeople fill two floors with fine handcrafted items, while local musicians play live on the arena stage, and craft educators share their knowledge with children in hands-on projects.
Additional information about this event is available at 828-298-7928
The Fairs take place at the Asheville Civic Center, 87 Haywood Street, in downtown Asheville, NC. Hours are Thursday to Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm. Admission is $6 with children under 12 free with an adult. Group discounts are available.
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October 2008 Exhibitors
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 - Sunday, October 19th, 2008
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| For a list of craftspeople who will be exhibiting at the October edition of the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands click "details" |
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October 2008 Demonstrations
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 - Sunday, October 19th, 2008
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| For a list of demonstrations for the October Fair click details. |
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October 2008 Entertainment
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 - Sunday, October 19th, 2008
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| For a list of entertainment scheduled for the October Fair click details. |
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| Folk Art Center Main Gallery |
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2008 Main Gallery Schedule
Thursday, June 19th, 2008 - Sunday, January 11th, 2009
Folk Art Center |
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| Planning ahead? Click details to see the 2008 schedule of exhibitions in the Main Gallery at the Folk Art Center. |
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| Folk Art Center Focus Gallery |
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Sharon Bailey and Marge Rohrer
Saturday, August 16th, 2008 - Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
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| On display August 16 through October 7 is the work of textile artist Marge Rohrer and jeweler Sharon Bailey. The exhibition is a celebration of self expression through wearable art. |
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2008 Focus Gallery Schedule
Saturday, June 21st, 2008 - Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
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| Planning ahead? Click details to see the 2008 schedule of exhibitions in the Focus Gallery at the Folk Art Center. |
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Craft Traditions:
The Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
An ongoing exhibition
This exhibit of approximately 200 works features the best of traditional woodcarving, textiles, furniture, basketry, pottery, dolls, and other crafts of Southern Appalachia, dating from 1855 to the late 20th century.
The Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection represents the historical crafts of southern Appalachia. Many pieces date from the 19th century and were collected in the Asheville area by Frances L. Goodrich, a founding member of the Guild. Goodrich came to the region in 1890 to do educational and organizational work as a volunteer for the Presbyterian Home Mission Board. She had not planned to work in the crafts field, but rather, the idea was thrust upon her in the form of an antique bedspread. |
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THE ROBERT W. GRAY LIBRARY COLLECTION
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The mission of the Robert W. Gray Library is to collect, preserve, and make available for research materials concerning the appreciation and knowledge about traditional and contemporary crafts - particularly the craft heritage of the Southern Appalachian region.
Library materials relate to craft work from around the world and in all media with historical background as well as "how-to" information. There are also materials on regional history and development.
The collection contains over 7,000 books and exhibition catalogs, 45 current periodical titles as well as many that have been donated and are no longer available. A recent addition is an audio-visual area where visitors may choose from over 100 craft-related videos.
While the resources do not circulate, the materials are available for use on site. There is a Xerox machine for photocopying materials for personal use.
The Library is open whenever the Folk Art Center is open- every day from 9-6 (5pm in winter). It is housed on the second floor, to the left of the receptionist desk. The collection catalog is available on the library's computer at all times and a librarian is present four day's a week( T-W-Th-F) to assist users. The staff is happy to work with you on research questions. |
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| The Craft Revival website, headquartered at Western Carolina University, has attracted hundreds of hits after just 18 months in operation, and the number of hits is expected to climb as more information is added to the growing, online collection at http://craftrevival.wcu.edu/ . Anna Fariello, leader of the state-funded project, says visitors to the site are finding the beginnings of a robust digital archive of materials from the Craft Revival of the late 1800s and early 1900s. “This was an important period for our region of the Southern Appalachians,” she says. “Without the Craft Revival, much of the work of the mountain crafts people would have been lost and their handcrafting skills might have died out. That means there would have been only a very limited foundation for today’s continuing craft activities.” Instead, the revival triggered the growth of handcraft guilds, weaving centers and folk schools, attracted tourists, scholars and artisans to the region; helped to promote the sale of traditional mountain crafts; and shaped the development of new craft forms as mountain tourism flourished. |
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| In this section you'll find web links to organizations affiliated with the Southern Highland Craft Guild - as well as a retrospective gallery of Guild Logos. |
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I love to draw and paint, and I'm crazy about fabrics! This has been going on for as long as I can remember. It's such a thrill to be able to combine all of these things together to make my fabric art.
I use applique, fabric paint, free motion embroidery and quilting, and hand embroidery and beading to create my pictures. I'm also using needle felting of wool roving and free motion couching of yarns and fibers in my work. To those unfamiliar with free motion techniques, they involve dropping or covering the feed dogs on a sewing machine and installing a darning/embroidery foot. This enables the artist to "draw" and "paint" with threads as compared to free hand drawing and painting with pencils, etc.
I've been focusing on these techniques for several years now and I love to experiment with new ideas and materials. To me, the surface design and the whimsical stories in my quilts are integral parts of the whole piece. |
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