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October 15, 2025
Two major craft organizations make a landmark transfer to foster the preservation of craft history
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This January, graduate students from Warren Wilson College’s Critical and Historical Craft Studies program will be in residence at Center for Craft.

In January, graduate students from Warren Wilson College’s MA in Critical and Historical Craft Studies program were in residence at the Center for Craft in downtown Asheville, NC. Housed in the Center for Craft’s lower level “Ideation Lab,” the winter residency inspired productive conversations that reflected the students’ physical surroundings; ideas were built collaboratively starting at a ground-level.
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Since 2005, the Center for Craft has supported 223 projects in 39 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia by distributing over $1,800,000 through the Craft Research Fund grant program.

A new plan further activates craft’s potential by focusing on communities.

ᏔᎷᏣ The Basket recenters Cherokee cultural expression in downtown Asheville

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Two major craft organizations make a landmark transfer to foster the preservation of craft history

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Unrestricted grants of up to $10,000 are available through Phase 2 of the Craft Futures Fund