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March 24, 2026

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New Exhibition on ‘Craft-itarianism’ Explores Community Action Through Craft

Show celebrates nonprofits and artists using craft to heal, stabilize communities

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Mar 25, 2026

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Ayumi Horie; Photo by Yoon S Byun, part of @EmersonCollective's #AmericaSeen series

June 23, 2022

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“The past is the present”: Ayumi Horie on the Center for Craft Archive Fellowship

Interview with Ali McGhee

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Center for Craft Names 2025 Windgate-Lamar Fellows

Oct 15, 2025

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Grant honors 10 graduating college seniors for excellence in craft

Grant honors 10 graduating college seniors for excellence in craft

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Center for Craft Receives Historic National Award

Oct 15, 2025

The JRACraft One-of-a-Kind Award honors the Center’s extraordinary support of craft

The JRACraft One-of-a-Kind Award honors the Center’s extraordinary support of craft

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In celebration of "ᏔᎷᏣ The Basket"

ᏔᎷᏣ The Basket recenters Cherokee cultural expression in downtown Asheville

Apr 24, 2025

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ᏔᎷᏣ The Basket recenters Cherokee cultural expression in downtown Asheville

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Craft Think Tank Report highlights craft’s multipotentiality

Interdisciplinary convergence and discussion to shape the Center for Craft’s future direction

Apr 24, 2025

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Interdisciplinary convergence and discussion to shape the Center for Craft’s future direction

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“The past is the present”: Ayumi Horie on the Center for Craft Archive Fellowship

Interview with Ali McGhee

Apr 24, 2025

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Ayumi Horie; Photo by Yoon S Byun, part of @EmersonCollective's #AmericaSeen series

Interview with Ali McGhee

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March 24, 2026

New Exhibition on ‘Craft-itarianism’ Explores Community Action Through Craft

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October 15, 2025

Center for Craft to Acquire the American Craft Council Library & Archives Collections

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May 13, 2025

Center for Craft Names 2025 Windgate-Lamar Fellows

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April 16, 2025

Center for Craft Receives Historic National Award

April 9, 2025

Center for Craft Launches Visionary Project to Support 40 Craft Artists in Western North Carolina Post-Helene

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May 20, 2024

RIPSTOP's Transformational Inflatables

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September 21, 2022

In celebration of "ᏔᎷᏣ The Basket"

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August 30, 2022

Craft Think Tank Report highlights craft’s multipotentiality

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June 23, 2022

“The past is the present”: Ayumi Horie on the Center for Craft Archive Fellowship

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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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believe

that

craft

matters.

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are

here

to

activate

resources,

catalyze

craft

communities,

and

amplify

craft's

impact

in

the

United

States.

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Center for Craft 25th anniversary logo in red

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