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May 13, 2025
Grant honors 10 graduating college seniors for excellence in craft
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The Center for Craft received a $5.7 million gift from the Windgate Charitable Foundation of Little Rock, Arkansas to endow the Center’s longstanding fellowship programs. Named after celebrated wood sculptor Stoney Lamar, the Stoney Lamar Craft Endowment Fund supports the perpetual offering of fellowships to emerging artists and curators.
2017 Windgate Fellowship recipient and ceramicist Breana Hendricks used her $15,000 grant to travel, expanding her historical research, while further developing her skills in making.
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Unrestricted grants of up to $10,000 are available through Phase 2 of the Craft Futures Fund
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The inaugural event on October 18 features Tan France and other luminaries in a wholly new benefit model, supported by national watch parties
Max Adrian’s playful interrogations of queer identity explore infrastructure, surveillance, and desire
Applications are open now for the WNC Center for Craft Artist in Residence
Jake Holler
Max Adrian’s playful interrogations of queer identity explore infrastructure, surveillance, and desire
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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.
The Center for Craft is excited to work with several partner organizations across 26 counties in Western North Carolina to invest in and grow the capacity, strength, and sustainability of our region’s creative manufacturing economy.
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