Seasonal/Downtown

Folk Art Center

  • Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 382
    Asheville, NC 28805
  • 828-298-7928
  • Visit Website

Home of the Southern Highland Craft Guild representing craft artists from Southern Appalachia. Houses three fine galleries and offers daily craft demonstrations March through December. It is also the home to Allanstand, the nation's first craft shop, and a Blue Ridge Parkway information desk and Eastern National bookstore.

Reservations
  • Admission Free
Group Tour/Motorcoach
  • Motorcoach Parking
  • Tour Group Check-In
Attraction Amenities
  • Free Parking
  • Handicap Accessibility
  • Picnic Area
  • Public Restroom

Clay Day at the Folk Art Center

  • June 01, 2013
  • Location: Folk Art Center
  • Address: Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 382, Asheville, NC 28805

Clay Day at the Folk Art Center is the Southern Highland Craft Guild's celebration of ceramic arts with craft demonstrations and hands-on activities. more

Guild Artist Holiday Sale at the Folk Art Center

  • December 07, 2013
  • Address: Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 382, Asheville, NC 28805

Members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild will be in the Folk Art Center auditorium selling select work including overruns, discontinued stock and ... more

Guild Artist Holiday Sale at the Folk Art Center

  • September 14, 2013
  • Address: Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 382, Asheville, NC 28805

Members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild will be in the Folk Art Center auditorium selling select work including overruns, discontinued stock and ... more

Haywood Graduate Show at the Folk Art Center

  • April 27, 2013 - June 23, 2013
  • Address: Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 382, Asheville, NC 28805
  • Recurrence: Recurring daily

The Folk Art Center is pleased to host this exhibition showcasing the talent of recent graduates of Haywood Community College's Professional Crafts De... more

Heritage Weekend at the Folk Art Center

  • September 21, 2013 - September 22, 2013
  • Address: Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 382, Asheville, NC 28805
  • Recurrence: Recurring daily

Heritage Weekend is the Southern Highland Craft Guild's celebration of traditional crafts and, featuring the World Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle Competition a... more

New Members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild Exhibition

  • June 29, 2013 - September 08, 2013
  • Address: Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 382, Asheville, NC 28805
  • Recurrence: Recurring daily

The Southern Highland Craft Guild represents over 900 artists living in the mountain counties of nine southeastern states. This exhibition in the Fol... more

Tapestry Weavers South Exhibition

  • September 14, 2013 - January 12, 2014
  • Address: Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 382, Asheville, NC 28805
  • Recurrence: Recurring daily

The exhibition in the Folk Art Center Main Gallery features fiber art created by members of the non-profit professional organization dedicated to adva... more

Wood Day at the Folk Art Center

  • August 10, 2013
  • Address: Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 382, Asheville, NC 28805

Wood Day at the Folk Art Center is the Southern Highland Craft Guild celebration of wood art including carving, wood turning, furniture construction, ... more