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Tag: The Big Crafty
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A&E Roundup: YMI, local artists celebrate Kwanzaa
Community leaders and local musicians bring the annual celebration of African American culture online, a local screenwriter’s film debuts online and more area arts news.
Craft fairs and holiday pop-ups offer unique gifts
Not only is purchasing handmade goods more inspirational than stressful, buying local puts more cash into the pockets of area artists and back into the local economy.
Smart Bets: The Big Crafty
The holiday art event returns for its 10th year, Dec. 1-2 at the U.S. Cellular Center.
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.
Smart Bets: Hand to Heart Holiday
The Big Crafty’s first two-day event takes place Dec. 2-3 at the U.S. Cellular Center.
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: The Big Crafty
The outdoor art fair is free to browse and takes place on Sunday, July 17.
Smart bets: Hand to Heart Holiday Crafty
The free semiannual festival is at Pack Place (weather permitting) and Asheville Art Museum Sunday, Dec. 6, from 1-6 p.m.
Crafts with creatures: The furry, fuzzy and fantastical animals of Big Crafty
The Big Crafty, Asheville’s biannual craft marketplace, will feature more than 150 artists selling their wares on Sunday, July 12, in the indoor-outdoor space of Pack Square and the Asheville Art Museum. Well represented: critter crafts ranging from adorable and playful to wildly imaginative.
The Big Crafty spinoff: Horse and Hero opens downtown
Horse and Hero opened on Friday, June 13, next to Farm Burger, offering a new spot downtown to find unique indie arts and crafts and get to know local designers. A spinoff and sophisticated extension of the well-known community craft bazaar, The Big Crafty, the Horse and Hero is a “downtown showcase for boundary-pushing art and […]
This weekend on a shoestring
This weekend brings a host of outdoor celebrations, fireworks, local music and more. As always, Xpress brings you the best in low-cost weekend entertainment.
The Big Crafty stuffs our stockings
Don’t forget the mega craft fair and social event this Sunday.
This weekend on a shoestring
Take a hike, learn about aquatic life or browse local crafts. As always, Xpress brings you the best in low-cost weekend entertainment.
CalCast: Dec. 1-4
Christmas might seem far away, but you wouldn’t know that from this weekend’s calendar. Towns near and far are showing off their good spirits. But don’t worry, if you’re not in the mood, we’ve sprinkled a few non-holiday events in with the mix.
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.