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North Carolina Arts and Crafts Heritage
The North Carolina Mountains have become the geographic center of handmade crafts in the United States. The region fostered the country's first traditional craft movement in the 1800s to early 1900s as well as the contemporary craft movement in the 1940s. Today, over 4,000 craftsmens live and work in the mountains, where the making of North Carolina arts and crafts, both traditional and contemporary, has become a thriving cultural tradition.
The crafts heritage was founded in North Carolina and visitors from all over the globe come to the North Carolina Mountains in search of fine crafts. Here visitors can see artists at work in their studios, participate in hands-on demonstrations, view a great variety of crafts at galleries and museums, and learn about the crafts heritage. Many also come to the region's venerable craft schools – for a weekend, a week, or longer – to learn a craft, refine their skills or learn more about North Carolina arts and crafts.
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