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Jewelry

Jewelry. Wood. Clay. Hand Wrought Metals. Fiber. Support Classes:Drafting. Support Classes:Craft Photography. Support Classes: 2oth Century Craft History. Support Classes: Craft Enterprise Craft Marketin g. Shows and Exhibitions. Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands.

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Jewelry

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  1. Jewelry

  2. Wood

  3. Clay

  4. Hand Wrought Metals

  5. Fiber

  6. Support Classes:Drafting

  7. Support Classes:Craft Photography

  8. Support Classes: 2oth Century Craft History

  9. Support Classes: Craft Enterprise Craft Marketing

  10. Shows and Exhibitions Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands

  11. Shows and Exhibitions Haywood Studios

  12. Shows and Exhibitions Graduate Show Venues: Folk Art Center Blue Spiral 1 Grovewood Gallery Art Museum at WCU

  13. Economic Impact of Craft Business The Professional Craft Industry in Western North Carolina Craft Artists $86,200,000 Craft Consumers $31,500,000 Craft Retail Galleries $57,700,000 Craft Schools $11,800,000 Craft Non-profit Organizations $4,400,000 Craft Suppliers and Publishers $15,000,000 TOTAL ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT $206,500,000

  14. Economic Impact of Craft Business Craft ArtistsAnnual Economic Impact - $86,200,000 - 56% of respondents operate a full- time business; many craft artists also teach at area schools, colleges and universities - 33% have full and/or part-time Employees -$48,000 is the median household income for artists - 66% of respondents have at least a college degree - 33% have lived in WNC more than 20 years, including many second-generation artists

  15. Economic Impact of Craft Business Craft Schools Annual Economic Impact $11,800,000 Western North Carolina offers the greatest concentration of craft education in the country. A major reason artists live in this region is the educational opportunities offered through area workshops, classes and degree programs. Two internationally recognized crafts schools in WNC are responsible for more than a $10 million economic impact on the local economy: Penland School of Crafts enrolls more than 1,300 students from 48 states and overseas annually and attracts over 14,000 visitors a year. John C. Campbell School offers more than 800 classes in contemporary and traditional craft.

  16. Program Affiliations Handmade in America Center for Craft Creativity and Design CraftNet Craft Organization Development Association Arts Business Institute

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