Great arts and crafts!
The nation's
largest concentration of independent artists, artisans and crafters are in the Smoky Mountain region. You will find a variety of art and crafts, including pottery, hand-made brooms, candles, wood carvings and wood works, fine art and sculptures, lamps and lampshades, lacquered dough crafts and leather goods. [photo on right, Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville NC]
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
Asheville Art and Crafts
American folk art, traditional and non-traditional art crafts and gift ideas
www.ashevilleart.net
Blue Spiral 1
Features changing exhibits of Southeastern artists and craftspeople. Exhibiting the finest in sculpture and paintings in over 15,000 square feet of elegantly renovated space, the gallery offers a variety of mediums including original paintings, printmaking, ceramic, sculpture, glass, wood, metal, photography, mixed media and furniture. Blue Spiral 1 handles the estate of Will Henry Stevens (1881-1949). A master of early 20th century American art, Stevens produced an exceptional body of work bound by a profound love of nature. His work is represented in museums throughout the country such as the National Museum of American Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Located in downtown Asheville.
www.bluespiral1.com/about.htm
Crafts Mall of the Smoky Mountains
Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair
Homespun necessities of yesteryear are turned into cherished treasures of the '90s by over 150 of the finest craftspeople from all over the U.S. These artisans are gifted in quilting, wood carving, pottery, broom and dulcimer making, candle dipping, stained glass, metal work, basket weaving, furniture making, calligraphy and much more. A musical background complements the climate of creativity at the Fair as melodies strummed on dulcimer, fiddle, banjo and other traditional instruments fill the air.
www.craftmensfair.com
Great Smoky Art & Crafts Community
Since its inception in 1937 with the Village Craft Shop, the Great Smoky Art & Crafts Community has grown to encompass more than 70 studios, galleries and shops in its specially-zoned loop located three miles east of Gatlinburg along Glades Road, Buckhorn Road, East Parkway (Route 321) and adjacent byways. It is the nation's largest such concentration of independent artists, artisans and crafters. The wide variety of art and crafts includes pottery, hand-made brooms, candles, wood carvings and wood works, fine art and sculptures, lamps and lampshades, lacquered dough crafts and leather goods.
www.smokymtnarts-crafts.com
Highland Craft Gallery
Hand-forged ironwork, fiber, glass, clay, wood, and leather by outstanding regional artisans.
www.highlandcraftgallery.com
Southern Highland Craft Guild
On Hwy 70 in Asheville, NC a pair of stone houses stand as a monument where time-honored traditions continue. In the 1940s, Ralph Morris, Sr. built a workshop to house jeweler and Guild member Stuart Nye. A few years later, he built an adjacent building specifically for the Southern Highland Craft Guild. Originally serving as a craft shop and headquarters for the Guild, this building, now known as Guild Crafts, continues as a craft shop offering the finest crafts from a nine-state region... pottery, handcarved wood, jewelry, baskets, handwoven table linens, folk crafts, ironwork, toys, glass, and quilts: enduring skills passed from hand to hand for generations. Come and browse through these historical landmarks. Take a tour of Stuart Nye's jewelry workshop. See where the past meets the present, and bring home a piece of a Southern Mountain tradition.
www.southernhighlandguild.org/guildcrafts.html
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