Upcoming Events
The Craft Center presents two annual events for the entire family to enjoy! Celebration of Craft in the spring and Holiday Festival in the fall.
Exhibitions
The Appalachian Center for Craft hosts multiple exhibitions annually featuring functional and sculptural works of traditional and contemporary fine craft and mixed media by international, national and regional artists including artists from the Appalachian Center for Craft.
Strong Roots Grow Branches: Celebrating 25 Years of Art Prowl
March 24 - April 18, 2026
Group exhibition showcasing artwork by founding and long-time members of Art Prowl
and Art Round Tennessee
Elaine Quave, Remnants of Existence
February 19 - April 19, 2026
Elaine Quave currently teaches Ceramics and Drawing at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. She received a BFA in crafts from University of the Arts and then earned her MFA in ceramics at Tyler School of Art, Temple University in 2009. In addition to experience as a 3-D and ceramics instructor at Tyler, SCGSAH, and the Greenville County Museum of Art in Greenville, SC, Mrs. Quave has also assisted for workshops at North Carolina’s Penland School of Craft and Pilchuck School of Glass in Washington. She is the 2015 and 2023 recipient of the Regina Brown Teacher Development Award through the National K12 Ceramic Exhibition. Mrs. Quave's work has been exhibited nationally at venues including the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Baltimore Clayworks, the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, and the Lee Gallery of Clemson University.
A.I.R. Showcase, Unyielding
Alexandra Mavrikis, Jasmine Best, Talia Tax, Kayla Sanford, Jim Wysolmierski, Andy Foster
February 15 - March 29, 2026
SAC&D Juried Student Exhibition
April 1 - May 3, 2026
Reception & Awards: April 1
Capstone Exhibition
April 23 - May 5, 2026
SENIOR THESIS (COHORT I)
April 22 - April 29
Reception: April 25, 4-7 pm
Artist(s): Jesse Thompson, Paul Carter, Abi Hixson
Wood, Metal, Fibers
SENIOR THESIS (COHORT II)
May 2 - May 10
Reception: MAY 9, 1-4 pm
Artist(s): David Rios, Angela Van Wiltenburg, Jill Van Domelen
Glass, Wood, Printmaking
Jackson Martin, Making Amends
May 10 - July 11
Sculpture
Ellie Anderson, A Gentle Collapse
May 22 - July14
Sculpture, Fibers
Laurel Fulton, You, Me, and What We Made
May 14 - July 13
Metals
Artists featured in the Appalachian Center for Craft's exhibition program are selected through a jurying process during an annual call for proposals.