The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
Over 100 juried Southern Highland artists fill the convention floor with fine craft in clay, fiber, wood, metal, glass, paper, leather, jewelry, and natural materials. Live demonstrations and hands-on making sessions pair shopping with skill-building.
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Over 100 juried Southern Highlands makers fill a downtown arena with fine craft across clay, fiber, wood, metal, glass, paper, leather, jewelry, and natural materials. Browse and shop while catching live demos and hands on craft education.
Over 100 juried Southern Highlands makers fill a downtown arena with fine craft across clay, fiber, wood, metal, glass, paper, leather, jewelry, and natural materials. Browse and shop while catching live demos and hands on craft education.
Over 100 juried Southern Highlands makers fill a downtown arena with fine craft across clay, fiber, wood, metal, glass, paper, leather, jewelry, and natural materials. Browse and shop while catching live demos and hands on craft education.
Downtown’s Harrah’s Cherokee Center fills with 100+ juried Southern Highland Craft Guild artisans across concourse and arena levels. Browse fine American craft from clay, wood, metal, and glass to fiber, leather, paper, mixed media, and jewelry.
Downtown’s Harrah’s Cherokee Center fills with 100+ juried Southern Highland Craft Guild artisans across concourse and arena levels. Browse fine American craft from clay, wood, metal, and glass to fiber, leather, paper, mixed media, and jewelry.
Downtown’s Harrah’s Cherokee Center fills with 100+ juried Southern Highland Craft Guild artisans across concourse and arena levels. Browse fine American craft from clay, wood, metal, and glass to fiber, leather, paper, mixed media, and jewelry.
Juried Appalachian artisans offer handmade pottery, woven textiles, woodwork, jewelry, and folk art across dozens of booths. Multi-day summer and fall fairs include live demonstrations, guild curated selections, and seasonal gift shopping.
Juried Appalachian artisans offer handmade pottery, woven textiles, woodwork, jewelry, and folk art across dozens of booths. Multi-day summer and fall fairs include live demonstrations, guild curated selections, and seasonal gift shopping.
Juried Appalachian artisans offer handmade pottery, woven textiles, woodwork, jewelry, and folk art across dozens of booths. Multi-day summer and fall fairs include live demonstrations, guild curated selections, and seasonal gift shopping.
Practical guidance for navigating the Southern Highland Craft Guild jury process, with tips on applications, presentation, and expectations. A career-focused session for working artists and makers held at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Practical guidance for navigating the Southern Highland Craft Guild jury process, with tips on applications, presentation, and expectations. A career-focused session for working artists and makers held at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Practical guidance for navigating the Southern Highland Craft Guild jury process, with tips on applications, presentation, and expectations. A career-focused session for working artists and makers held at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Hundreds of quilts fill the WNC Ag Center with gallery-style displays, hands-on quilting demonstrations, and a bustling vendor area plus gift shop. Expect a raffle, quilts for sale, and a silent auction alongside kid-friendly activities.
Hundreds of quilts fill the WNC Ag Center with gallery-style displays, hands-on quilting demonstrations, and a bustling vendor area plus gift shop. Expect a raffle, quilts for sale, and a silent auction alongside kid-friendly activities.
Hundreds of quilts fill the WNC Ag Center with gallery-style displays, hands-on quilting demonstrations, and a bustling vendor area plus gift shop. Expect a raffle, quilts for sale, and a silent auction alongside kid-friendly activities.
Handmade crafts and locally made art fill Pack Square Park for an outdoor artisan pop up with a Blue Ridge mountain vibe. Browse one of a kind goods, meet makers, and shop creative gifts in the heart of downtown.
Handmade crafts and locally made art fill Pack Square Park for an outdoor artisan pop up with a Blue Ridge mountain vibe. Browse one of a kind goods, meet makers, and shop creative gifts in the heart of downtown.
Handmade crafts and locally made art fill Pack Square Park for an outdoor artisan pop up with a Blue Ridge mountain vibe. Browse one of a kind goods, meet makers, and shop creative gifts in the heart of downtown.
A high-energy tattoo and piercing convention packed with on-site artists, body art vendors, and pop-up entertainment inside a large downtown arena venue. Browse ink-focused art, book sessions, and soak up festival-style crowds and spectacle.
A high-energy tattoo and piercing convention packed with on-site artists, body art vendors, and pop-up entertainment inside a large downtown arena venue. Browse ink-focused art, book sessions, and soak up festival-style crowds and spectacle.
A high-energy tattoo and piercing convention packed with on-site artists, body art vendors, and pop-up entertainment inside a large downtown arena venue. Browse ink-focused art, book sessions, and soak up festival-style crowds and spectacle.
An open air art market in downtown Pack Square Park with local artists selling handmade goods and original work. Browse vendor tents, meet makers, and soak up the lively community park atmosphere.
An open air art market in downtown Pack Square Park with local artists selling handmade goods and original work. Browse vendor tents, meet makers, and soak up the lively community park atmosphere.
An open air art market in downtown Pack Square Park with local artists selling handmade goods and original work. Browse vendor tents, meet makers, and soak up the lively community park atmosphere.
A lively fiber arts gathering at the Folk Art Center with tactile yarn and textile traditions in focus. Expect weaving and spinning demonstrations, hands-on craft activities, and a community friendly atmosphere for all ages.
A lively fiber arts gathering at the Folk Art Center with tactile yarn and textile traditions in focus. Expect weaving and spinning demonstrations, hands-on craft activities, and a community friendly atmosphere for all ages.
A lively fiber arts gathering at the Folk Art Center with tactile yarn and textile traditions in focus. Expect weaving and spinning demonstrations, hands-on craft activities, and a community friendly atmosphere for all ages.
Hands-on clay studio workshop exploring surface design with underglaze screen printing and transfer techniques on ceramic forms. Expect inky layers, crisp graphic imagery, and practical instruction geared toward building repeatable decoration skills.
Hands-on clay studio workshop exploring surface design with underglaze screen printing and transfer techniques on ceramic forms. Expect inky layers, crisp graphic imagery, and practical instruction geared toward building repeatable decoration skills.
Hands-on clay studio workshop exploring surface design with underglaze screen printing and transfer techniques on ceramic forms. Expect inky layers, crisp graphic imagery, and practical instruction geared toward building repeatable decoration skills.
A heritage-focused afternoon at the Folk Art Center celebrating Appalachian culture through folk crafts, regional history, and community gathering. Expect a casual, drop-in vibe with opportunities to browse artisan work and connect with local traditions.
A heritage-focused afternoon at the Folk Art Center celebrating Appalachian culture through folk crafts, regional history, and community gathering. Expect a casual, drop-in vibe with opportunities to browse artisan work and connect with local traditions.
A heritage-focused afternoon at the Folk Art Center celebrating Appalachian culture through folk crafts, regional history, and community gathering. Expect a casual, drop-in vibe with opportunities to browse artisan work and connect with local traditions.
Hands-on collage making in a museum arts-center setting, blending cut paper, found imagery, and mixed-media layering. A casual community session designed for experimenting, creating, and sharing work across skill levels.
Hands-on collage making in a museum arts-center setting, blending cut paper, found imagery, and mixed-media layering. A casual community session designed for experimenting, creating, and sharing work across skill levels.
Hands-on collage making in a museum arts-center setting, blending cut paper, found imagery, and mixed-media layering. A casual community session designed for experimenting, creating, and sharing work across skill levels.
A high-energy tattoo convention atmosphere fills the arena with body art culture, roaming artist booths, and on-the-spot flash tattoo opportunities. Expect a crowd-forward festival vibe centered on ink, creativity, and community.
A high-energy tattoo convention atmosphere fills the arena with body art culture, roaming artist booths, and on-the-spot flash tattoo opportunities. Expect a crowd-forward festival vibe centered on ink, creativity, and community.
A high-energy tattoo convention atmosphere fills the arena with body art culture, roaming artist booths, and on-the-spot flash tattoo opportunities. Expect a crowd-forward festival vibe centered on ink, creativity, and community.
A kid-focused maker camp centered on hands-on clay building and creative studio time. Expect guided projects, playful experimentation with forms and texture, and a supportive introduction to working in a pottery studio.
A kid-focused maker camp centered on hands-on clay building and creative studio time. Expect guided projects, playful experimentation with forms and texture, and a supportive introduction to working in a pottery studio.
A kid-focused maker camp centered on hands-on clay building and creative studio time. Expect guided projects, playful experimentation with forms and texture, and a supportive introduction to working in a pottery studio.
Rows of handmade quilts and fiber art fill the Davis Event Center, with judged displays, shopping from quilting and fabric vendors, and chances to meet local makers. A community-forward show for stitchers, collectors, and craft lovers.
Rows of handmade quilts and fiber art fill the Davis Event Center, with judged displays, shopping from quilting and fabric vendors, and chances to meet local makers. A community-forward show for stitchers, collectors, and craft lovers.
Rows of handmade quilts and fiber art fill the Davis Event Center, with judged displays, shopping from quilting and fabric vendors, and chances to meet local makers. A community-forward show for stitchers, collectors, and craft lovers.
A classic North Carolina state fair experience with agriculture exhibits, livestock shows, and vendor rows alongside carnival rides and midway games. Expect smoky fair food, local crafts, and all-ages entertainment at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher.
A classic North Carolina state fair experience with agriculture exhibits, livestock shows, and vendor rows alongside carnival rides and midway games. Expect smoky fair food, local crafts, and all-ages entertainment at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher.
A classic North Carolina state fair experience with agriculture exhibits, livestock shows, and vendor rows alongside carnival rides and midway games. Expect smoky fair food, local crafts, and all-ages entertainment at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher.
An artisan pop-up market of local makers and small businesses, with browseable vendor booths for handmade goods and gifts. Set at 1 Foundy Street in the River Arts District for a relaxed community shopping hangout.
An artisan pop-up market of local makers and small businesses, with browseable vendor booths for handmade goods and gifts. Set at 1 Foundy Street in the River Arts District for a relaxed community shopping hangout.
An artisan pop-up market of local makers and small businesses, with browseable vendor booths for handmade goods and gifts. Set at 1 Foundy Street in the River Arts District for a relaxed community shopping hangout.
Contemporary glass artworks that play with light, transparency, and reflection in a downtown gallery setting. A focused exhibition experience ideal for collectors and art lovers browsing new sculptural and blown glass pieces.
Contemporary glass artworks that play with light, transparency, and reflection in a downtown gallery setting. A focused exhibition experience ideal for collectors and art lovers browsing new sculptural and blown glass pieces.
Contemporary glass artworks that play with light, transparency, and reflection in a downtown gallery setting. A focused exhibition experience ideal for collectors and art lovers browsing new sculptural and blown glass pieces.
Jewelry-making workshop at Torched AVL, featuring hands-on sterling silver ring crafting at a fully stocked jeweler’s bench with wire forming, torch soldering, texturing, and finishing to produce three stacking rings or one wide band. Open to ages 9+ and all skill levels.
Jewelry-making workshop at Torched AVL, featuring hands-on sterling silver ring crafting at a fully stocked jeweler’s bench with wire forming, torch soldering, texturing, and finishing to produce three stacking rings or one wide band. Open to ages 9+ and all skill levels.
Jewelry-making workshop at Torched AVL, featuring hands-on sterling silver ring crafting at a fully stocked jeweler’s bench with wire forming, torch soldering, texturing, and finishing to produce three stacking rings or one wide band. Open to ages 9+ and all skill levels.
Relaxed ceramic painting session where you hand-paint a bowl or plate with step-by-step guidance. Beginner-friendly format with all materials provided for an easy, creative afternoon.
Relaxed ceramic painting session where you hand-paint a bowl or plate with step-by-step guidance. Beginner-friendly format with all materials provided for an easy, creative afternoon.
Relaxed ceramic painting session where you hand-paint a bowl or plate with step-by-step guidance. Beginner-friendly format with all materials provided for an easy, creative afternoon.