Cashiers
Zachary-Tolbert House
Step back in time and explore Greek Revivalist Architecture here in Cashiers. An authentic colonial North Carolina experience awaits at this historic home.
Mountain Mist Gallery
Curated by gallery owner David Berger, the collections on display highlight regional artists.
Wofford Sculpture Studio
Famed sculptor Wesley Wofford’s reclaimed barn houses a gallery, mold shop and examples of past creations.
Cullowhee
Mountain Heritage Center
Discover the rich traditions of the mountains, see the Appalachian region from new perspectives, and leave with an enhanced understanding of its land, culture, and people.
Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University
Regional and International artists are both on display in the WCU Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center.
Rogers Metal Studio
This authentic, working blacksmith forge offers classes and tours by appointment. Watch artisans work on new commissions and restore heirloom pieces.
Dillsboro
Dogwood Crafters
One-of-a-kind mountain crafts and in-person craft workshops are the highlights of this institution (around since 1974).
Monteith Farmstead
This historical family home is now the site of the Appalachian Women’s Museum, hosting programs, demonstrations and hands-on activities in celebration of Southeastern Appalachian women.
Tunnel Mountain Crafts
Owner and artist Connie Hogan invites you to browse and shop a selection of strictly handmade and local art, from more than 60 artists, Hogan included.
Green Energy Park
Methane, harvested from onsite decomposition, powers pottery kilns, blacksmithing forges and glass blowing furnaces at this revolutionary, eco-minded project.
Sylva
Rotunda Gallery
The former Jackson County courthouse — overseen by the Jackson County Arts Council — hosts exhibits throughout the year.
Gallery 1 Sylva
The gallery features art from regional artists, all of whom work in the shadows of the Potts Balsams mountains in Western NC.
Barkwood Studio
Working from a studio where her father once turned wooden bowels, this 1880s family farmhouse is now the printmaking, bookbinding, and ceramic tilemaking studio of artist Gayle Woody,
Shira Forge
Local blacksmith Matthew Shirey fires axes, hatchets, knives — including the famed Kephart knife — and even flying pans in this working forge.