Blue Ridge Parkway Folk Art Center
Students will enjoy visiting the folk art center and learning about the heritage of the southern Appalachian mountain people.
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- Crafting North Carolina: A Hands on Exploration of North Carolina's Hand-made Heritage North Carolina's geography, history, and resources brought to life through the crafts of the state.
- Hands on Crafts Learn about pottery, weaving, quilting, and basketry techniques and traditions in online studios.
- Lesson plan: Quilts This lesson plan in designed to be one part of a fourth grade social studies unit on the Appalachian Mountains. It is based on the mountain custom of quilt making. This plan uses the book The Quiltmakers Gift by Jeff Brumbeau. It also uses the book internet site and other related sites. Enrichments of this lesson would be to display quilts, have a real quilt maker visit, have the class create their own paper quilt, etc.
- Lesson plan: Observing connections: North Carolina pottery and face jugs This is the third lesson in a series of three in which students are creating art based on their observations: Lesson 1 Observing connections—art, poetry and the environment; Lesson 2 Observing connections—changing landscapes; Lesson 3 Observing connections—North Carolina pottery and face jugs.
Related pages
- John C. Campbell Folk School: The Folk School offers visitors a chance to experience a special blend of history, art, and natural beauty in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
- The Old Depot Association: The museum provides exhibits that honor the local and mountain heritage and crafts. A photographic exhibit in the Caboose Museum shows the pictures of the history of the depot and has railroad memorabilia and music of the era.
- Homegrown Handmade: Culture and agriculture come together on these unique “agri-cultural” trails which can be found in 72 North Carolina counties.
Related topics
- Learn more about Buncombe County, North Carolina, arts, baskets, calligraphy, crafts, fiber, folk arts, furniture, heritage, history, ironwork, pottery, quilts, textiles, traditional culture, weaving, woodcarving, and woodworking.
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The Center showcases the finest in traditional and contemporary crafts of the Southern Appalachians. It houses the Guild’s century-old Allanstand Craft Shop, changing exhibitions in three galleries, a craft library and 270-seat auditorium. Selections from the Guild’s Permanent Collection, a 3,500 piece collection of craft objects dating back to the turn of the 20th century, can also be seen during special exhibitions.
Admission is free and the center is open daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. January - March 9am-5pm, April - December 9am- 6pm
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