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October 15, 2025
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Jason’s work, commitment, and career success demonstrate the power of investing in emerging artists through impactful programs like the Windgate-Lamar Fellowship.

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On Saturday, November 16, the Center for Craft will celebrate its public grand reopening after nearly a year of renovations to its historic 1912 building at 67 Broadway in downtown Asheville.

The gallery will support emerging makers and foster talent with the help of local donors.

Visitors to downtown Asheville could soon get a new view of the cityscape at the intersection of Broadway and Woodfin Avenue.

"Remember that when people say you’re weird, it’s always a compliment – even if they don’t mean it that way."

Salvador Jiménez-Flores, "The Resistance of the Hybrid Cacti" (Detail), 2017.
Six contemporary artists of color use humor to interrogate social issues in the latest Curatorial Fellows exhibit

Left to right: "Response Patterns," Work Sample: Millington, Fitch, Zhang. // "Knit Structure Exploration, Short Row in Cashmere and Monofilament” Photo credit: Melissa Conroy. // “C O M P U T E R 1.0” - 2019 (MAD Museum) Photo by Kelly Vigil.
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.

Screenshot from Swinney Creative 3D Tour
Virtually explore Center for Craft while physical distancing.