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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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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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Applications are open now for the WNC Center for Craft Artist in Residence

An immersive “post-event Appalachia” will soon welcome explorers at the Center for Craft

Center for Craft and the University of North Carolina Asheville launch new regional grant program to consider craft’s role in healthy communities.

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

In total, the 2022 Craft Research Fund Artist Fellowship, Exhibition Grant, and Project Grant awarded $137,135 to eleven organizations, scholars, and makers in support of craft research, exhibitions, catalogs, and projects in the United States.

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"Don't try so hard to figure it all out right now. Say yes to everything that comes your way."

ᏚᏍᏓᏯᎫᎾᏱ Gabriel Crow, "Eye of the Sacred Bird," 2020.
Cherokee basket makers interweave lineage and innovation