Craft Futures Fund
2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed an existing issue embedded into our current education system. The achievement gap between white and Black kids is tremendous. Due to Covid-19 that gap will be exacerbated with the extended time out of the classroom. The shift to digital learning negatively impacted many children but none so much as Black children. It is their parents that were the essential employees, Many Black children did not have the tools to get online and for those that did, their parents werent home to monitor. Our STEAM kits keep kids learning offline, at home, at no specific time.
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In order to increase the value and relevance of craft to society, the Center works to advance the understanding of craft in higher education, museums and cultural institutions, and across disciplines. Field building strategies include convening thought leaders, creating, documenting and disseminating research, and launching innovative leadership initiatives. We provide grants and fellowships to emerging and established craft artists, curators, and scholars in order to build a future for the field of craft.
Recognizing that Asheville and the surrounding area has been a bastion for craft in the United States dating back to the Cherokee, the Center is actively working to preserve and advance the craft legacy of Western North Carolina through the development of our property in downtown Asheville, North Carolina and through a series of exhibitions and community-focused initiatives.
67 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 785-1357 | info@centerforcraft.org
Gallery Hours: Tues–Sat, 10–6 get more info
Gallery Hours: Closed — Reopening Fall 2019
Field Building
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