Folk_Art_Center

Folk Art Center

Folk Art Center

Art museum in Asheville, NC

The Folk Art Center is a museum of Appalachian folk art and crafts located at milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina.[1] It also houses offices for three separate Parkway partners: the Southern Highland Craft Guild, the National Park Service, and Eastern National (known as EN).[2]

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The Centeris a cooperative effort between the Southern Highland Craft Guild, the National Park Service, and the Appalachian Regional Commission[3] and is the most popular attraction on the Parkway, seeing a quarter of a million visitors per year.[2]

Opened to the public at its current location in 1980, the Center contains three galleries, a library, and an auditorium, and also houses the Eastern National bookstore and information center. Admission is free.

History

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References

  1. [1]
    Google map location
  2. [2]
    "Southern Highland Guild - Folk Art Center official website". Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  3. [3]
    Folk Art Center a Rare Jewel on the Blue Ridge Parkway
  4. [4]
    Alvic, Philis, Weavers of the Southern Highlands, p. 22, University Press of Kentucky (2003), ISBN 0-8131-2258-9
  5. [5]
    Alvic, P. 24
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