News at the center
May 18, 2020
This year’s recipients receive a total of $30,000
Most Recent News
We asked this year’s awardees to tell us how previous research informs their current studies and what they are excited about for the future.
Watch our interview with both artists from our exhibition, "Shapeshifters."
Most Recent PRESS RELEASES
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This year’s recipients receive a total of $30,000
This year’s ten fellows receive a total of $150,000.
A new grant supporting creative responses to COVID-19 for craft communities.
Colin Knight, "With Changing Tides," 2020.
This year’s ten fellows receive a total of $150,000.
Screenshot from Swinney Creative 3D Tour
Virtually explore Center for Craft while physical distancing.
The Center for Craft is TEMPORARILY CLOSING its building to the public and cancelling all public events to minimize the spread of COVID-19.
Teri Graves, Khoiye-Goo Mah, 2004. Cut beads, silver lined seed beads, found tennis shoes. Museum of Arts and Design; purchase with funds provided by the Collections Committee, 2004
A visionary program dedicated to supporting scholarly craft research in the United States, the 2020 Craft Research Fund awarded 11 organizations, curators, scholars, and graduate students, who will receive a total of $94,310.04 to support research, exhibitions, catalogs, and projects in the field of craft.
In order to increase the value and relevance of craft to society, the Center works to advance the understanding of craft in higher education, museums and cultural institutions, and across disciplines. Field building strategies include convening thought leaders, creating, documenting and disseminating research, and launching innovative leadership initiatives. We provide grants and fellowships to emerging and established craft artists, curators, and scholars in order to build a future for the field of craft.
Recognizing that Asheville and the surrounding area has been a bastion for craft in the United States dating back to the Cherokee, the Center is actively working to preserve and advance the craft legacy of Western North Carolina through the development of our property in downtown Asheville, North Carolina and through a series of exhibitions and community-focused initiatives.
67 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801
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Gallery Hours: Closed — Reopening Fall 2019
