Craft Futures Fund
2020
This project will integrate the artisan skills of constellation members that explore the process of raw materials of the soil into an experience of resilience, skill-creation, and remembering for black community. Due to COVID, we seek to offer educational and experiential programming in the online realm and in-person (distanced) in outdoor spaces and farms that support black liberation. We will explore fiber, hides, dyes, and woodworking through hands-on processing and cultural context of each craft.
Selected works
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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