Folk Art Center

Asheville

Part gallery, part store, and wholly dedicated to Southern craftsmanship, the superb Folk Art Center stands directly off the Blue Ridge Pkwy, 6 miles east of downtown Asheville. Handcrafted Appalachian chairs hanging above its lobby make an impressive appetizer for the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s permanent collection, a treasury of pottery, baskets, quilts and woodcarvings that’s displayed on the 2nd floor.

There are daily demonstrations by experts, and the Allanstand Craft Shop on the 1st floor sells high-quality traditional crafts.

Contact

Address

Mile 382. Blue Ridge Pkwy

Get In Touch

828-298-7928

https://www.southernhighlandguild.org/

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