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Virginia A. Groot Craft Futures Residency

Seven craft artists from Western North Carolina received $15,000 each and a six-month residency to rebuild their artistic practices after Hurricane Helene.

Grant goals

Recovery

Help regional craft artists stabilize and rebuild their practice

Community Vitality

Invest in the critical community function of craft; support craft artists as they enrich the health, well-being, and resilience of the communities where they live and work

Peer-to-Peer

Develop and strengthen networks of regional craft artists through peer-to-peer learning and mutual aid

Overview

Virginia A. Groot Craft Futures Residency

In 2025, the Virginia A. Groot Residency at the Center for Craft will support seven craft artists in Western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Participants in this six-month program will receive a $15,000 honorarium and join the WNC Craft Futures Cohort, as well as being featured in a group exhibition in the Center’s Bresler Family Gallery. 
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Four artists will receive approximately 200 square feet of free studio space in the Center's Ideation Lab. Three previous recipients of the Virgina A. Groot Foundation will be invited to participate in the cohort and complete the residency at their home studios. 

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Details

  • Award Amount:
  • $15,000
  • Grant Period:
  • 6 months
Grant application is closed.

Timeline

  • Application Open:
  • December 4, 2024
  • Information Session:
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  • December 20, 2024 at 2pm ET
  • Application Deadline:
  • January 13, 2025
  • Award Notification:
  • February 2025
  • Grant Period Begins:
  • March 2025
  • Grant Period Ends:
  • August 2025
  • Evaluation Period:
  • October 2025

Overview

Virginia A. Groot Craft Futures Residency

In 2025, the Virginia A. Groot Residency at the Center for Craft will support seven craft artists in Western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Participants in this six-month program will receive a $15,000 honorarium and join the WNC Craft Futures Cohort, as well as being featured in a group exhibition in the Center’s Bresler Family Gallery. 
‍
Four artists will receive approximately 200 square feet of free studio space in the Center's Ideation Lab. Three previous recipients of the Virgina A. Groot Foundation will be invited to participate in the cohort and complete the residency at their home studios. 

Read the press release

→

Details

  • Award Amount:
  • $15,000
  • Grant Period:
  • 6 months
Grant application is closed.

Timeline

  • Application Open:
  • December 4, 2024
  • Information Session:
    ‍
  • December 20, 2024 at 2pm ET
  • Application Deadline:
  • January 13, 2025
  • Award Notification:
  • February 2025
  • Grant Period Begins:
  • March 2025
  • Grant Period Ends:
  • August 2025
  • Evaluation Period:
  • October 2025

recipients

Meet the
Recipients

In 2023 and 2024, the Virginia A. Groot Material Exploration Residency consisted of an 8-week residency in Asheville, North Carolina that provided a cohort of four craft-based artists the time to develop their work, explore new materials, and access shared learning experiences. Meet our 2024 artists:

Thomas Campbell

Asheville, NC

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Lisa Clague

Asheville, NC

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Cristina Córdova

Penland, NC

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Adam Grinovich

Penland, NC

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Andrew Hayes

Asheville, NC

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Laura Lau Klein

Asheville, NC

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Ky'Lee Robison

Cherokee, NC

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To Ayumi Horie who through conversations with the Center for Craft planted the seed for the Craft Archive Fellowship, helped with grant development and generously contributed funding to make this program possible! Read more in our interview with Ayumi here.

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Special thanks to the Virginia A. Groot Foundation for making this opportunity possible

and to the Maxwell | Hanrahan Foundation for supporting WNC artist participation in 2023.

We are building a future for craft. We serve makers, museums, academics, and the local community by investing in creative placekeeping and field building.

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