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Established in 1925,
the John C. Campbell Folk School is one of America’s premier folk art schools.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the school offers a wide
range of instruct ion in traditional and contemporary art, crafts, music, dance,
nature studies, gardening and cooking. The
Folk School's Craft Shop represents more than 300 juried
craftspeople and features an impressive
collection of traditional and contemporary Appalachian craft,
including jewelry, pottery, wood, fiber, ironwork, basketry and
other disciplines.
The school’s fascinating 82-year background is captured in
our History Center, where you’ll find interesting examples of
20th-century Appalachia on display, including visual art, fine and
folk craft, music, historic film footage, photographs and written
textual panels
Website: John C. Campbell Folk School
Location: Brasstown, NC
Distance: 2 hours from Asheville
Address: One Folk School Rd., Brasstown, NC 28902
Telephone: 800-365-5724, 828-837-2775
Hours: Craft Shop and History Center: Monday-Saturday 8
a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m.
Admission: Free
Directions: I-40 West to Exit 27, US 19/23/74. Take 23/74 to Waynesville/Sylva.
At Exit 81 take US 23/441 South to Franklin. In Franklin, the US 441 bypass
merges with US 64 West. Follow 64 West from Franklin to-wards Hayesville. Eight
miles west of Hayesville, turn left on Settawig Rd. Follow the signs to the Folk
School.
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