![]() The collection catalog is available on the library's computer. A recent addition is an audio-visual area where visitors may choose from over 100 craft-related videos. The collection contains over 7,000 books and exhibition catalogs, 45 current periodical titles as well as many periodicals no longer in print. There are also materials on regional history and development. Library materials relate to craft work from around the world and in all media with historical background as well as "how-to" information. ![]() Gray Library is to collect, preserve, and make available for research materials concerning the appreciation and knowledge of traditional and contemporary crafts, with particular emphasis on the craft heritage of the southern Appalachian region. The Folk Art Center is owned and maintained by the National Park Service and is open to the public. All of the collections are currently housed in the organizations’ headquarters in the Folk Art Center that is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville. The Southern Highland Craft Guild Collections consist of library, archives, and a permanent collection of art objects and artifacts. Information on the craft fairs, special events, exhibitions, shops, and membership can be found on the Southern Highland Craft Guild's website. The Guild's initial formation was rooted in western North Carolina and since the 1950s has been headquartered in Asheville. Second in age only to the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts, the Guild now represents over 900 craftspeople in 293 counties of 9 southeastern states, known as the Southern Highlands. ![]() With a mission to both educate and market, the Guild has since grown to become one of the strongest craft organizations in the country. ![]() In 1930, the Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild, later the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild (and now the Southern Highland Craft Guild) was officially chartered. In 1929 many of these craft revival administrators came together around the concept of an umbrella organization that would further the revival in handmade objects. Schools teaching traditional crafts and selling newly made products sprung up throughout rural Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina. These live demonstrations are presented daily in the Folk Art Center lobby, beginning in March each year.From the 1890s to the 1920s, the southern Appalachian region witnessed a revival in the production and sale of handmade items such as woven coverlets, hand hewn furniture, cornhusk dolls, and carved animals. Visitors to the Folk Art Center can also enjoy demonstrations of traditional Appalachian handcrafts, such as weaving, bowl-turning, and broom-making. The historic Allanstand Craft Shop is America’s oldest craft store, displaying artisan-made items by more than 400 Southern Appalachia craftspeople. The Folk Art Center’s vast collection includes both contemporary and traditional pieces, some of which date back to the 1800’s. The three galleries display an array of styles and mediums, including woodworks, jewelry, glass and pottery, sculpture, textiles, paintings, and more. The Center houses three galleries, a museum, library, auditorium, bookstore, and the more than 120 year-old Allanstand Craft Shop. It has been in operation since 1980 and is open year round except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day. The Guild’s Folk Art Center is nestled in the woods at Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 382, a little over a half-hour’s drive from Bent Creek Lodge.
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