Southern Highland Craft Guild

Southern Highland Craft Guild The official page of the Southern Highland Craft Guild and all of its operations.
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Cultivating the crafts and makers of the Southern Highlands for the purpose of shared resources, education, marketing, and conservation.

06/06/2026

We’re here til 4:00pm today! Shop handmade in the shade at the !

06/06/2026

The Mini Fair has begun!! Shop til you drop for Father’s Day or yourself at the Guild’s outdoor craft fair. Last one for the year!

Emerging Artist Highlight! Meet Amy Burka, & Emiko Kuhs ⁠⁠Amy Burka .amy.hey spent years in other professional careers b...
06/04/2026

Emerging Artist Highlight! Meet Amy Burka, & Emiko Kuhs ⁠
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Amy Burka .amy.hey spent years in other professional careers before replacing the laptop on her desk with a sewing machine in 2023. Working exclusively in canvas and waxed canvas from her home studio, she designs and produces bags and accessories built for longevity. Her practice is grounded in a conviction that handwork carries ethical weight: “Almost everything is made by someone’s hands — and knowing what skills, effort, and resources are required demands respect for craft and craftspeople of all kind.”⁠
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Emiko Kuhs .444 is a trans quilter and Georgia State University BFA graduate whose work examines two interlocking forms of power: the fragility of Appalachia’s electrical grid under pressure from data center expansion, and the experience of being transgender. Working in a medium with deep roots in community and protest, Kuhs uses historic quilting techniques, symbols, fabric choices, and pattern as a language for contemporary social and environmental concerns. “Quilts are a landscape, capable of being altered over time like the environment or a body.”⁠
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You can meet Amy, Emiko and the other emerging artists in person at the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands July 16-19 in Downtown Asheville, NC!⁠
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About the EAP: ⁠
Now in its third edition, the EAP has become a permanent fixture of the Guild's programming, a signal that an organization founded in 1930 is actively cultivating the next generation of fine craft artists.⁠
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Selected artists receive, among other benefits, a discounted booth fee for exhibiting at the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands and professional development programming through partnership with Mountain BizWorks’ Craft Your Commerce program. ⁠
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Participation in the EAP is not the same as Guild membership, which involves a separate and more rigorous jury process. Artists leave the EAP with a working knowledge of Guild culture, professional relationships with established members, and a personal sense of what the SHCG offers it's members. ⁠
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Learn more about the Emerging Artist Program on our website craftguild.org

This SATURDAY at the Folk Art Center! Join us for our second Pop-up Mini Craft Fair - June edition. This is the best pla...
06/03/2026

This SATURDAY at the Folk Art Center! Join us for our second Pop-up Mini Craft Fair - June edition. This is the best place to find handmade gifts for Father's Day. Explore the Folk Art Center's exhibitions and shop after visiting the fair!

Participating artists: Amy Pike, Dahlia Bushwick, Amy Brandenburg, Steven Ramsey, Cecilia Halverson, Pamela Clark, Lisa Bester, Melanie Miller, Aaron Iaquinto, Fatie Atkinson, Darryl Maleike,, Nina Kawar, Ann Batton, Leslie Fawcett, Sharla Kaufman, Ashley Bangert, John Furches, Lucas Hundley, and Camile Morin!

Lyrical Tendencies is on view until next week at the Folk Art Center. Today, we highlight one of the 5 artists whose wor...
06/02/2026

Lyrical Tendencies is on view until next week at the Folk Art Center. Today, we highlight one of the 5 artists whose work is on display in the exhibit: Barry Rhodes

"I take a graphic approach to pottery while still paying homage to the depth of surface found on high-fired stoneware. Though I mostly hand-built flower vases and bowls, I do occasionally return to my throwing roots. Almost 3 years ago I moved my studio from Atlanta, GA to rural Western North Carolina and now I find my work more and more influenced by the area. My current work is taking a decidedly “back to nature” turn since moving here. My surfaces, though simpler now than in the past, remain a patchwork of lines and patterns, superimposed on more organic forms. The torn edges and silhouettes of the newest work seem to emanate from the rugged landscape we now live in and my color palate has now taken on the grays, blues and greens of distant mountain vistas. The work continues to evolve organically from living in this wonderful area." - Barry Rhodes

Lyrical Tendencies
on view until June 14, 2026
at the Folk Art Center, open daily, 10–5

Emerging Artist Highlight! Meet Samuel Harley & Bailey Fritz ⁠⁠Samuel Harley came to ceramics from ironwork and welding...
05/28/2026

Emerging Artist Highlight! Meet Samuel Harley & Bailey Fritz ⁠
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Samuel Harley came to ceramics from ironwork and welding, a background that still shapes his eye for form. He trained under Lisa Hammond in London, one of Britain’s most respected studio potters, before apprenticing with Matt Jones in western North Carolina. His functional work in small batches draws on both British studio pottery tradition and the folk ceramics of the Carolinas. “My work is tied to tradition but seeking a contemporary elegance working within folk and functional design.”⁠
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Bailey Fritz came to ceramics through a degree in sustainability, and the connection shows: their work draws on Appalachian flora, fauna, and folk art to make the case for objects that outlast trends. They have trained at Arrowmont, Penland, and John C. Campbell Folk School, most recently completing a wood-kiln firing assistantship in New York. “Hand-made craft represents a slower way of moving through the world — handmade items can encourage a shift in perspective from disposability to longevity.”⁠
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⁠You can meet Samuel, Bailey and the other emerging artists in person at the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands July 16-19 in Downtown Asheville, NC!⁠
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About the EAP: ⁠
Now in its third edition, the EAP has become a permanent fixture of the Guild's programming, a signal that an organization founded in 1930 is actively cultivating the next generation of fine craft artists.⁠
⁠
Selected artists receive, among other benefits, a discounted booth fee for exhibiting at the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands and professional development programming through partnership with Mountain BizWorks’ Craft Your Commerce program. ⁠
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Participation in the EAP is not the same as Guild membership, which involves a separate and more rigorous jury process. Artists leave the EAP with a working knowledge of Guild culture, professional relationships with established members, and a personal sense of what the SHCG offers it's members. ⁠
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Learn more about the Emerging Artist Program on our website craftguild.org

Finally a break in the clouds, but it’s been so soggy you won’t believe what has flown, hopped, and scuttled into the t...
05/28/2026

Finally a break in the clouds, but it’s been so soggy you won’t believe what has flown, hopped, and scuttled into the this week! Check out the latest menagerie to land in Allanstand Interiors on the second floor of the Folk Art Center! Can you find them all the next time you visit? Or better yet, do you have a favorite you can’t resist?
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Work by Denise Phillips, Dalleen McClasky, Maya Stansbury, Peggy DeBell, and Cindy Billingsley.
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Bringing together five accomplished makers working across diverse media, the Lyrical Tendencies exhibition explores rhyt...
05/20/2026

Bringing together five accomplished makers working across diverse media, the Lyrical Tendencies exhibition explores rhythm, movement, and expressive form in contemporary Appalachian craft.

In the spotlight today is leather artist Anika Jaan. After completing a formal moccasin apprenticeship in 2013, Anika started Stitchwalker Leather to focus on both excellence and authenticity. She has received many accolades, including being juried into the Smithsonian Craft Show, Roycrofters at Large, and the Southern Highland Craft Guild, along with several gallery exhibitions. She is a business consultant committed to helping other small craft and family businesses and a contributor to Brainz magazine. She loves to listen to biographies and quantum physics journals while crafting and homesteading with her family.

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Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Pkwy
Asheville, NC
28805

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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