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30 for 30

A monthly gift of $30, in honor of 30 years of craft.

This year, the Center for Craft celebrates 30 years of investing in makers, expanding craft scholarship, and supporting material innovation—all in service of moving craft forward.

Mark the milestone with us with a monthly gift of $30 and help build what comes next. Monthly giving makes the future more sustainable.

Give $30 a month, for as long as it works for you.

Prefer a one-time gift?

The Center for Craft is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Gifts are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Match What Matters

Give to the Campaign

Now through June 2024, first-time donations are doubled thanks to a generosity of an Anonymous donor. Dollar-for-dollar, the Center for Craft will steward your gift to the area of greatest need. Already a supporter of the Center for Craft? Consider increasing your largest gift by $1 or more to participate in Match What Matters.

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Building a Future for Craft Campaign

The Center’s first comprehensive campaign, currently at 96% of an $11 million goal, provides for a 21st-century visitor experience, free public programming, and a prestigious national grants program endowed in perpetuity. You can make a one-time, recurring, or multi-year gift by visiting our donate page. (can we link here?) See below for ways your gift can go even further.

The Center for Craft and our programming are supported in part by many generous individuals, partners, and funders including the Windgate Foundation, John and Robyn Horn Foundation, Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, UNC Asheville, Warren Wilson College, Cherokee Preservation Foundation, Revitalization of Traditional Cherokee Artisan Resources, The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, AARP, Mountain Region North Carolina, as well as

ArtsAVL,

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Buncombe County Government, and

the N.C. Arts Council,

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a division of the

Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

It’s the generosity of our supporters that allow the Center for Craft to advance the understanding of craft by encouraging and supporting research, critical dialogue, and professional development in the United States.

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