Participants & Events in North Carolina

American Craft Week in Western North Carolina

Cocoon Gallery

Cocoon Gallery, in Historic Downtown Apex, features 70+ NC master artisans of one of a kind, functional wares and wearables. Our mediums include Ceramics, Textiles, Jewelry, Glass, Wood, Metal, Books, Music. We host classes, books signings, demonstration & more. Shop in store or online.

APPALACHIAN CRAFTS

Appalachian Craft Center has been located in downtown Asheville for forty years. We sell crafts from over 150 artists mostly located in NC. We will have a blown glass demonstration by Andrew Montrie on Friday Oct 2nd and 9th from 1 until 5.

Arbitrary Forms Studio

Robert Milnes owns Arbitrary Forms Studio where he produces sculptures and vessels that are shown in galleries in North Carolina and Texas. This fall, I will be preparing for the PMA Contemporary Craft show (Nov. 5-8) and a solo show at PDNB Gallery in Dallas. Both virtual events! Studio open by appointment.

Center for Craft

Center for Craft is a national nonprofit organization advancing the field of contemporary craft by supporting research, critical dialogue, and professional development in the United States. The Center's galleries are free and open to all. For updated operation hours, go to centerforcraft.org/visit.

Crazy Green Studios

Crazy Green Studios, aka Lori Theriault, is located within The Village Potters Clay Center, and will be participating in their Virtual Multi-Kiln Opening Celebration on Saturday, October 3, where she will have new works in the gallery, and will have a live-streamed kiln opening during the day's events.

On Tuesday, October 6, at 12Noon Eastern, Lori is teaching a Live Zoom Demonstration: "Why You Want to Throw Off the Mound (Hump?)" - There will be live Q&A during the demonstration, and participants will have access to the recording for 90 days following the demonstration. Early Bird pricing is available, so even if you can't be there at noon on October 6, you can secure your copy of the demo at Early Bird prices and have it for 90 days! Register at the event link.

Grovewood Village

Grovewood Village is located in the former weaving and woodworking complex of Biltmore Industries. Today, the historic property is home to Grovewood Gallery, working artist studios, the Biltmore Industries Homespun Museum, Golden Fleece restaurant, and Asheville’s only antique car museum.

Local Cloth

We are a non-profit organization dedicated to growing the fiber supply chain in WNC and enhancing the lives of those who make their living in fiber industries. We support a thriving community consisting of farmers, fiber artists, suppliers, sewists, educators, and a small scale fiber mill.

Majik Studios

Come and watch as master marbler Pam Granger Gale demonstrates the process of floating paint on a thick water surface. She will be creating original scarves for sale.

Friday, October 2, Monday, Oct. 5, and Friday October 9. The hours are 10-11; 11-12; 1-2; or 2-3 each day. Sign up for one of the free one hour long demo sessions at the Majik Studios website link here.

Mountain Made

Mountain Made is located in the historic Grove Arcade and during ACW we will have a public "Graffiti" Painting Project in the store and doing a book of poetry or thoughts on "The Year 2020" that could be funny or serious. We will put the book together and offer it for donations to a charity.

North Carolina Glass Center

North Carolina Glass Center Featured Artist Exhibition
Perception by Sam Spees
Exhibition Duration: October 1 - November 29, 2020

Samuel Spees is an artist, designer, and craftsman from Dayton Ohio. While pursuing football at Centre College, he was drawn to the process of glassmaking, which became his new favorite ‘sport.’ His practice embodies the mental process and physical techniques of glassmaking to create work that is playful, experimental, and technical.

Ray Jones Woodcrafts

I am a maker of fine wood boxes. I will be participating through Facebook, Instagram and my website.

Southern Highland Craft Guild

Daily Craft Demonstrations in the lobby of the Folk Art Center!

The Village Potters Clay Center

We may not be able to gather in person, but our Multi-Kiln Opening is still The Village Potters Clay Center's biggest event of the year and will take place on Saturday, October 3, 2020!

• We will host Virtual Kiln Openings: Raku, Kazegama, Reduction Kilns and Oxidation Kilns.

• Online Demonstrations in all disciplines.

• Our Online Gallery will feature new work by each of our six Resident Potters.

We will begin our day of live-streams at our Facebook page (@thevillagepotters) around 10:30am. Lori Theriault and Katie Meili Messersmith will host our day-long coverage, and they will bring you into our Resident Potter studios for demonstrations and chats with each of our Residents, and will also be sharing kiln openings throughout the day.

Special note about the kiln openings: if you see a pot in one of the kilns that you would like to claim, just take a screen shot and call the gallery - we'll help you get that pot!

Also, stay tuned to our website calendar listing for more details as they emerge!

Tom Reardon & Kathleen Doyle

Call or text to visit our studio on Oct 10-11; available 11a to 4p.

Mica

Mica is a coop gallery of fine contemporary craft in beautiful downtown Bakersville, NC.
We celebrate American Craft Week with special events to honor the makers and patrons of contemporary craft.

Bob Meier/ Doe Ridge Pottery

Doe Ridge Pottery Gallery will be hosting a show for the Potters of the Blue Ridge
In October during the American Craft Week, from October 2nd -11th
The show will be called “Mountain Views”, supporting and showcasing the work of the members of Potters of the Blue Ridge.

Potters of the Blue Ridge

Potters of the Blue Ridge builds community among potters in northwestern North Carolina through shows, demonstrations and workshops open to all area potters. Our 2020 American Craft Week show at Doe Ridge Pottery in Boone, NC, features functional and sculptural pottery on the theme "Mountain Views".

Wenta Pottery

Wenta Pottery Studio is located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of The High Country in Boone, NC where Tena, the potter, and husband Bob live. Tena has been making stoneware clay pottery since 1988. Wenta Pottery offers secure website purchases, phone orders, front porch pick up & US shipping.

Rutkowsky Pottery

Call or text 423-737-4934 for a virtual studio tour, or visit Spruce Pine Potters Market.com to see our latest work.

Spruce Pine Potters Market

The Spruce Pine Potters Market celebrates our community of clay artists and clay enthusiasts. Our show will not happen in person this year. But we are excited that the vibrant spirit of SPPM will be carried on virtually, with each artist presenting new and exciting work on their personal websites.

Spruce Pine Potters Market

The Spruce Pine Potters Market celebrates our community of clay artists and clay enthusiasts. Our show will not happen in person this year. But we are excited that the vibrant spirit of SPPM will be carried on virtually, with each artist presenting new and exciting work on their personal websites.

Yummy Mud Puddle

We are artist owners of the Yummy Mud Puddle in Burnsville, NC. John Richards is an extremely mixed media artist and Claudia Dunaway is a printmaker working primarily in woodblock prints. Our studios will be open as well as our gallery during ACW.

Montana Magpie

Kate Stewart

2020 American Craft Week On-lIne Showcase "Art Therapy in the Time of Covid19"

Firefly Craft Gallery

Firefly Craft Gallery is celebrating Our 4th American Craft Week and our 5th birthday this year. In honor of our celebrations we’re having a big sale! Many American Craft items will be on sale during ACW. Our artists have been very busy creating art in all mediums, therefore, we have an abundance of wonderful items for you to choose from.
Please continue to help us support our artists and our small businesses by shopping small, handcrafted, and made in America.
We are an American Craft Gallery who celebrates the amazing talent of our artists every day of the year. Come see!

Polymer Paradise

Flow Gallery

Flow Gallery will host Parallels and Intersections - new work by husband and wife team Barry Rhodes and Ruby Bock. An opening reception will be on Fri., Oct 2, 5:30-7:30pm and will remain on display through Nov. 7th. Barry works in stoneware pottery. Ruby works in paper and fabric mixed media.

Turtle Island Pottery

Bringle Gallery and Studio

Showcasing Cynthia Bringle pottery and paintings and Edwina Bringle fiber work and flame worked beads .

Ben Owen Pottery Studio

Ben Owen Pottery will be part of the American Craft Tour starting the fall season with a Kiln Opening on Saturday October 10th, 2020 in conjunction with the celebration of American Craft Week. We will have work in a variety of glazes for this special weekend. Come support hand made arts and crafts!

Little Guys by Cindy Pacileo

Crucible Glassworks

Hot glass studio gallery open tues-sat 11-4
Glass blowing demos weds-sat, call for exact times, large gallery of our work for sale

Crucible Glassworks

Hot glass studio gallery open tues-sat 11-4
Glass blowing demos weds-sat, call for exact times, large gallery of our work for sale

Art Happens on Tarboro

Art Happens on Tarboro is located in Historic Downtown Wilson NC. Our artists will be teaching classes/workshops in jewelry, stained glass, mixed media, drawing, painting, etc. On Second Saturday, October 10 we will have demos. Refreshments will be served. Check website for schedule of events.