News at the center
October 15, 2025
Two major craft organizations make a landmark transfer to foster the preservation of craft history
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The Center for Craft is hiring a full-time Head of Archives and Special Collections to lead the establishment and day-to-day management of the Community Craft Library & Archives

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

Six contemporary artists of color use humor to interrogate social issues in the latest Curatorial Fellows exhibit

Funding supports a sustainable, diverse future for craft

This campaign was launched in 2017 to fortify and expand the Center.

Southern Highland Craft Guild Archives
A new exhibit is set to open at the Center for Craft. “Crafted Roots: Stories and Objects from the Appalachian Mountains,” is curated by Michael Hatch, MA in Critical Craft Studies, Warren Wilson College, Class of 2020. The exhibit is Hatch’s final Practicum Project towards degree completion. Hatch is the owner of Asheville-area glassblowing studio and gallery Crucible Glassworks.

John C. Campbell Folk School
We followed up with Betsy Skinner, the Center for Craft's 2018 Raffle recipient

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.