Center for Craft

The Center for Craft will renovate the basement and portions of the second floor in its 67 Broadway building in downtown Asheville building to house the American Craft Council Library & Archives, a nationally significant collection documenting American craft from 1940–present. The project includes a 6,695-square-foot public library and reading room with climate-controlled archival storage, a materials workshop and community room, and accessibility and elevator upgrades. 

The authority previously invested $975,000 in the Center for Craft to create the National Craft Innovation Hub.

Award: $1,752,846

Timeline: November 2026 – October 2027 (public opening Spring 2028)