The biannual craft show returns Dec. 7-8 to ExploreAsheville.com Arena.
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A local biannual art fair turns 10
Pack Square Park will be transformed into a handmade hotspot on Sunday, July 15, as The Big Crafty celebrates a decade of independent art and artists.
The Big Crafty returns for its 19th season
Brandy Bourne and Justin Rabuck have seen indie crafts evolve firsthand. Nine years ago, they founded The Big Crafty, a biannual art and craft market. With eclectic products and a convivial atmosphere styled after Taiwanese bazaars, The Big Crafty proved to be an instant hit.
Smart bets: Crafts and Drafts
All are welcome to attend the free pop-up craft fair, which the Bywater hosts on its riverside lawn on Saturday, July 18, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Smart bets: Asheville Art in the Park
Asheville Art in the Park, entering its seventh year, not only takes place in both summer and fall, but runs for three consecutive Saturdays in both June and October.
Celebration time: Holiday events around WNC
Looking to deck the halls, sing a carol, give a gift, take a stroll, see a play, make a craft or pass a wish list on to a man in a red suit? Here’s where to do all of those things. For more ideas, visit the Community Calendar and mountainx.com. • The Asheville Holiday Parade rolls […]
All crafts, all the time
American Craft Week is, as the name suggests, a national celebration. But in Western North Carolina, where craft heritage is knit into our history and culture, Craft Week — Friday, Oct. 3-Sunday, Oct. 12 — seems especially apropos.
Late-August craft fairs
Even in this lull between full-on summer and the pre-autumn of Labor Day, the craft scene hasn’t slowed down. A number of arts and crafts fairs line the calendar, along with a special quilt show and a fiber sale.
Black Friday be damned: Holiday craft fairs
There are few things more dreadful than the mall on Black Friday. Ditch the shopping cart and give your friends and family something truly unique from one of our local holiday craft fairs.
Video: Local potter throws herself into the creative
Lori Theriault of The Village Potters demonstrated throwing a pot and discussed how she left her office job to pursue a career in crafts. Theriault did demonstrations at the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands all weekend.
Vance Elementary craft benefit sale: The “mugmonsters” and more
Amelia Hamilton, the creator of “mugmonsters,” with some of her creations at the Vance Elementary School’s annual holiday craft sale. The sale benefits the school’s parent-teacher organization.
Get (Big) Crafty on Sunday
What happens when you mix hundreds of indie crafters, live local music, sweet treats and beer? The craft event that Xpress readers have voted their favorite for two years in a row, that’s what.
More scenes from The Big Crafty
Photographer Zen Sutherland adds to our Big Crafty memories.