Whether we’re facilitating new markets and new relationships between craft artists and design professionals, or providing support for civic ventures and entrepreneurial endeavors in rural Western North Carolina, HandMade in America ’s projects have a common thread. We see each program of work as an innovative way of developing, establishing, implementing, and encouraging others to a robust and sustainable future. Just take a look at what HandMade has done!

Besides the projects listed on the left menu, other past endeavors include:

• Creation of a crafts and business skills training program with Penland School of Craft and Mayland Community College
• Implementation of a loan fund with the Self Help Credit Union
• Heritage Gardens at the North Carolina Arboretum www.ncarboretum.org
• Stecoah Weavers www.visitsvcenter.com
• “By Our Hand” Traveling Exhibit
• Center for Craft Creativity and Design www.craftcreativitydesign.org
• Craft Industry Studies
• Clingman Avenue/WestEnd