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Announcing the 2024 Teaching Artist Cohort

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The Center for Craft has recently awarded a cohort of 20 mid-career craft artists who teach a one-time, unrestricted grant of $10,000 each.

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2024 Craft Research Fund Recipients

This year, the Craft Research Fund Awards $70,000 to 9 scholars, artist-researchers, organizations, and institutions in support of research-driven craft publications, exhibitions, and projects in the U.S.

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2024 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship

Each year the Windgate-Lamar Fellowship identifies ten graduating students with exemplary skill in craft.

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RIPSTOP

The Center for Craft is thrilled to announce the opening of Max Adrian: RIPSTOP. Adrian (he/they) will bring the playful, experiential, and provocative solo exhibition of textiles and inflatable sculptures to the Bresler Family Gallery beginning July 26, 2024.

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empowering

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resourcing

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organizations,

and

communities

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fellowships,

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Connections in the Making

Craft has the capacity to connect us to each other, to ground us in a specific place, and to bridge generations across time. Connections in the Making features works by regional artists, craftspeople, and entrepreneurs that tell different stories about the ways craft connects us.

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Applications are Open for Windgate Museum Internships

The 2019 Windgate Museum Internship Host Institutions are: Asheville Art Museum; Hancock Shaker Village; John Michael Kohler Arts Center; Morris Museum of Art; and Museum of Craft and Design (San Francisco). Applicants apply directly through each institution.

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Applications are Open for Windgate Museum Internships

The 2019 Windgate Museum Internship Host Institutions are: Asheville Art Museum; Hancock Shaker Village; John Michael Kohler Arts Center; Morris Museum of Art; and Museum of Craft and Design (San Francisco). Applicants apply directly through each institution.

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Activating Resources

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Applications are Open for Windgate Museum Internships

The 2019 Windgate Museum Internship Host Institutions are: Asheville Art Museum; Hancock Shaker Village; John Michael Kohler Arts Center; Morris Museum of Art; and Museum of Craft and Design (San Francisco). Applicants apply directly through each institution.

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May 20, 2024

Press Release

RIPSTOP's Transformational Inflatables

Max Adrian’s playful interrogations of queer identity explore infrastructure, surveillance, and desire

March 28, 2024

News Article

Alumni Highlight - Jason McDonald

Jason’s work, commitment, and career success demonstrate the power of investing in emerging artists through impactful programs like the Windgate-Lamar Fellowship.

February 27, 2024

News Article

Upscaling WNC Creative Manufacturing

The Center for Craft is excited to work with several partner organizations across 26 counties in Western North Carolina to invest in and grow the capacity, strength, and sustainability of our region’s creative manufacturing economy.

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Own Something Crafted

The Center for Craft features cool collectable hand-made pieces of craft — truly one-of-a-kind objects.

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Own Something Crafted

The Center for Craft features cool collectable hand-made pieces of craft — truly one-of-a-kind objects.

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Own Something Crafted

The Center for Craft features cool collectable hand-made pieces of craft — truly one-of-a-kind objects.

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Announcing the 2024 Teaching Artist Cohort

Announcing the 2024 Teaching Artist Cohort

2024 Craft Research Fund Recipients

2024 Windgate-Lamar Fellowship

RIPSTOP

The

Center

for

Craft

increases

access

to

craft

by

empowering

and

resourcing

artists,

organizations,

and

communities

through

grants,

fellowships,

and

programs

that

bring

people

together.

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Connections in the Making

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Applications are Open for Windgate Museum Internships

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Applications are Open for Windgate Museum Internships

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Applications are Open for Windgate Museum Internships

Craft After Dark

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Artspace Survey is complete!

Makers Textbook

Craft Industry Economic Impact

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RIPSTOP's Transformational Inflatables

Alumni Highlight - Jason McDonald

Upscaling WNC Creative Manufacturing

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