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March 24, 2026

Press Release

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

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

June 23, 2022

News Article

“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

Press Release

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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Most Recent PRESS RELEASES

April 9, 2025

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

Participants awarded $600,000 in grants to help rebuild region's craft community

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Jake Holler

May 20, 2024

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RIPSTOP's Transformational Inflatables

Max Adrian’s playful interrogations of queer identity explore infrastructure, surveillance, and desire

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September 21, 2022

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In celebration of "ᏔᎷᏣ The Basket"

ᏔᎷᏣ The Basket recenters Cherokee cultural expression in downtown Asheville

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March 24, 2026

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

Press Release

October 15, 2025

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

Press Release

May 13, 2025

Center for Craft Names 2025 Windgate-Lamar Fellows

Press Release

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

Press Release

May 20, 2024

RIPSTOP's Transformational Inflatables

Press Release

September 21, 2022

In celebration of "ᏔᎷᏣ The Basket"

Press Release

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.

We

are

here

to

activate

resources,

catalyze

craft

communities,

and

amplify

craft's

impact

in

the

United

States.

To learn more, please download Craft Matters, the Center for Craft’s strategic direction for 2023-2027.

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