Posted September 12, 2014
This is a self-guided, individually paced tour of individual artist studios located in Haywood County NC. The tour will include 41 artists and Haywood Community College Production Crafts Department at 17 locations in central and north-central Haywood County. The tour will include 10 clay artists, 3 fiber artists, 11 wood artists, 3 jewelry artists, a…
Posted August 13, 2014
Free Student for a Day workshops in the new Creative Arts Building. Participants can choose from eight workshops. All supplies, tools and instruction provided, just bring the spirit of adventure!! Choose from Introduction to Enamel (am&pm), Play in Clay (am&pm), Decorative Table Runner (am&pm), Artful Finishes for Wood (am), Intro to Felting (pm), Mountain Style…
Posted June 1, 2014
One of our own instructors, Susan Leveille, was the recipient of two prestigious awards recently. She was one of five people awarded the North Carolina Heritage Award and she also received the Western Carolina University Mountain Heritage Award. Susan has been in the weaving world ever since she was a very young girl. Her family…
Posted May 31, 2014
The 2014 Haywood Community College Professional Craft’s graduate exhibition officially opened Saturday May 31 at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, NC. A reception was held in honor of this year’s graduating class in the main gallery, with family, friends, faculty, staff and alumni converging to celebrate with the artists….
Posted May 22, 2014
We just fired up our new wood kiln! Used 4 pickup truck loads of dry hemlock and about 10 hours of stoking to take it to cone 10 – great results for a first firing in a new kiln!
Posted April 2, 2014
Awesome work! Professional Crafts Fiber students Amy Tromiczak and Lia Ehrlich won first and fourth place respectively in the textile category at the Annual North American Student Design Competition of the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association recently. Pictured left to right are Lia Ehrlich, Professional Crafts Fiber instructor Amy Putansu, and Amy Tromiczak.
Posted February 24, 2014
Haywood Community College Professional Crafts Clay students recently finished hand crafted bowls for the Open Door Empty Bowl Fundraiser. The fundraiser combines good art, good will and a good meal this Saturday, March 1 from 3 until 7 p.m. at the Open Door. Pictured left to right, first row are HCC Professional Crafts Clay students…
Posted June 6, 2013
North Carolina Now features Haywood Community College’s unique programs as the North Carolina Community College System celebrates its 50th anniversary. http://video.unctv.org/video/2365022685/
Posted February 13, 2013
Smoky Mountain News article featuring the Opening of the new Haywood Community College Creative Arts facility. http://www.smokymountainnews.com/aae/item/9823-hcc-unveils-new-professional-arts-and-crafts-center