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ARTS and CRAFTS

The Carolina Blue Ridge has become a treasure trove of handcrafted art. For more than one hundred years potters, painters, weavers and quilters, have made their home and their art in these hills. Today, over 4,000 craftspeople live and work in the mountains.

Visit museums and galleries or travel the back roads to discover cottage workshops where you can meet the artists and take home the perfect item that will become your treasured memory of your visit to the Carolina Blue Ridge.

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Mountain Arts and Crafts

In the Carolina Blue Ridge mountains shopping for traditional arts and crafts is always a pleasure. Gift shops abound in the small mountain towns of western North Carolina. At distinctive shops located throughout the region you'll find handmade crafts, local and regional art, unique clothing, sportswear, souvenirs, and memorabilia.

You're sure to find that something special in the mountains. Numerous galleries and folk art centers showcase pottery, textiles, paintings, musical instruments, metal work, jewelry, and wood carvings. The Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway and The Southern Highland Craft Guild shop in Asheville offer one-of-a-kind arts, crafts, pottery and keepsakes unique to the Carolina Blue Ridge. Enjoy the mountain air and scenery as you search for that perfect gift.