Southern Highland Craft Guild, Tunnel Road

There are many beautiful, interesting, and entertaining handmade items here. On every surface and in every case, you will find something incredible and locally made. They have a decent selection of Stuart Nye jewelry (for now 😥) - an Asheville legend. The other artists represented offer many one of a kind treasures. This is a great way to support local artists and find items that will be treasures for generations. Whether you live nearby, are visiting for a while, or just passing through, I highly recommend dropping by! The shop is small enough to take it all in, but large enough to offer a great selection!

This is a really charming outlet for the works of local artisans. They offer beautiful and intriguing art pieces in various forms including paintings, crafts, sculptures, jewelry, leatherworks, needlecraft, candles, metal work, glasses, etc. The curator was very welcoming, knowledgeable about the art and the artists, and helpful with selection. The prices are wide-ranging from crafts for a few dollars to larger or more precious art pieces for hundreds.

Beautiful shop filled with a perfect variety of crafts, jewelry, pottery, paintings, corn husk dolls, and so much more! Also agree with the previous comments that the staff are super friendly!

If you've never been, it's a must see off the Blue Ridge Parkway.

A very unique experience. Local artists from all over N.C. Pottery, Stained Glass , Quilts and the most beautiful hand carved birds. Everything for sale by local Artists. Worth your time to visit and free admission. A real gem on the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway.

Fantastic items in this shop! Can't decide if I like the wood carved bowls or pottery more, and the blown glass is wonderful. Lovely helpful staff as well.

Very knowledgeable and helpful staff with a great selection of work by members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild.

If you like gorgeous handmade crafts and jewelry this place is for you. Lots of gifts- from reasonably priced to high end. Friendly personnel. I can spend hours looking at the jewelry gathering ideas in my head for my own jewelry making.

Amazing shop to find handmade jewelry, pottery, fiber art, unusual candles, prints and so much more. Something for everyone.

This is the best craft place! The artwork by the regional crafts people is excellent! Fantastic! Don't miss this gallery store!

A great place to find fantastic artwork from local artists. LOVE this place it's a mini folk art center right up the road on the parkway very highly recommended

A wonderfully curated collection of fine Appalachian art in an appealing space and staffed by friendly, knowledgeable staff. Even the wrapping at time of purchase is done with finesse and pride. Lovely and affordable, too.

This is one of three locations in the Asheville area. This particular store has a very friendly staff. The larger location is close by just a mile North of route 70 on the Blue ridge parkway. Absolutely beautiful craft items

Another of my favorite places in Asheville to visit! Love the artistry that is available in this area! And the people working here are also very helpful.

This place is unquestionably one of the many gems of the blue ridge - I like the fact that it boasts all different types of crafts; blacksmithing, painting, woodwork, textiles, etc. Mixed in with historical displays/context from the area, so there's definitely something to interest everyone.

Two things that make it stand out though are that everything is done by (and so supports) local artisans (and/or their schools) and many of the things you'll see are for sale. This is NOT, however a chintzy flea market - this is a serious, respected museum and heritage center where people who excel at what have become somewhat "lost arts" are able to display and be recognized for their work (and this is top-notch work). As a blacksmith and restorationist myself, I have an earnest appreciation for the hard work that goes into this endeavor.

It's easy to get to and is definitely worth getting out to see; the blue ridge has a rich and impressive history and a wealth of unique individuals who really have something of value to share. I was glad I took the time to visit - it was definitely time well spent!

Beautiful handcrafted gifts. I got the cutest kitchen witch. There were so many colors I had s hard time choosing. The pot try is beautiful.

A must visit when in the area. Make a purchase from a local artist that may one day become a family heirloom and pass on the cheap stuff from the big box home stores. Quality is what you will find here and the inventory is always changing!

Very nice pieces to buy from and very helpful staff. Craftsmanship of product is astonishing.

A Hidden Jewel in east Avl!!
The Craft Guild members sell their creations of all kinds of unique work at great prices in this store.

Smaller shop, but worth a stop has some different items than the other craft guild down the road.