Press Releases

Haywood Quilt Block Trail is 90 strong and counting

The Mountaineer By Andrew Marshall April 25, 2025 More than 90 quilt blocks now adorn Haywood homes, barns and businesses with new ones going up all the time — so many in fact that the Haywood County Arts Council has trouble keeping its quilt block trail maps up to date.

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Celebrated Black artist featured in new Arts Council exhibit

The Mountaineer March 5, 2025 The Haywood County Arts Council will host an opening reception for a specially curated exhibit featuring the works of celebrated artist and author Ann Miller Woodford from 5-8 p.m. Friday, March 7, at Haywood Handmade Gallery in downtown Waynesville. The exhibit opening will be a

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Woman with glasses and blonde hair sitting in front of a weaving loom, wearing black tank top, tattoos on arm.

Artist Support Grants Awarded to Regional Talent

January 2025 Waynesville, NC – The Haywood County Arts Council, in collaboration with its regional partners—Arts AVL, Transylvania Community Arts Council, Tryon Fine Arts Center, and the Arts Council of Henderson County—is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024-2025 Artist Support Grants. This year, 21 artists from Buncombe, Haywood,

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