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GreenHill WINTER SHOW exhibition of contemporary NC Artists
Congratulations to Cindy Long who was recently asked to participate in GreenHill Center for NC Art‘s upcoming WINTER SHOW invitational exhibition, December 11, 2022 –

Julia “Julie” Ottesen
Julia (Julie) Ottesen July 31, 1931 – October 9, 2021 It is with deep sadness and profound respect that we acknowledge the passing of Julia

“What Happened to Our School?”
“What Happened to Our School?” Recently I happened to receive an invitation to the virtual film release of a documentary on the Old Fort Mural

Why Cindy Long chose woodbuttons.com as her source for beautiful wood buttons!
Buttonwood Corp. (aka woodbuttons.com) has been a family business in continuous operation since 1939. Steven and Dennis Hoffman’s dad and two brothers started a small manufacturing firm to create unique wooden apparel trim in NYC’s fabled garment center.

Bring Us Your Best: The Virtual Gallery
The Arts Council of Henderson County and local radio station WTZQ have partnered to present a modified version of this annual event right before the

UPDATED: Upcoming deadlines for COVID-19 relief grants benefitting North Carolina craft artists
Times being hard for artists is the understatement of the decade! Between sheltering in place and a global recession, artists are struggling to replace lost income. So we thought we’d take one thing off of your plate and research all of the national, state, and local emergency relief grants for artists.

This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we #HonorNativeLand
Between 1776 and 1887, the United States seized over 1.5 billion acres from America’s indigenous people by treaty and executive order. And, according to NCPedia, North Carolina

Our founding story (an interview between a mother and a son)
Shokai Sinclair: What’s your history with craft traditions? What drew you to craft? Lauren Sinclair: I am a knitter and sewist. I have had an

Boone weaver Cindy Long supports local charitable causes with her craft
Cindy Long / Woven by Design has a long-standing tradition of supporting Valle Country Fair. Of course, this year things will be a little different!