Asheville home goods & design shops accepting makers
These 10 shops publicly say they accept submissions. Each card links to a listing with the exact pitch instructions from the shop's own website. Read how to pitch to retailers and grab the free line sheet template before you hit send.
The 10 shops
Woolworth Walk
Nearly 20,000 sq ft gallery and crafts emporium of about 170 local artists in the historic F.W. Woolworth building, with a 1950s soda fountain.
Heads up: Booth-style program with a juried waitlist.
Kress Emporium
Over 100 artists and craftspeople plus antiques and collectibles in the 1928 Kress Building downtown.
Heads up: It's a vendor space rental, and part of the floor is antiques.
Gallery of the Mountains
Craft gallery inside the Omni Grove Park Inn carrying mostly Asheville-area handmade work and Southern Appalachian makers.
Heads up: They only reply if they see potential to work together.
Grovewood Gallery
Family-owned fine craft gallery in historic Grovewood Village representing about 350 artists, mostly local and regional.
Heads up: American-made work only; they reply only if interested.
Southern Highland Craft Guild (Folk Art Center / Allanstand)
Historic craft guild (founded 1930) whose Allanstand Craft Shop and other stores sell members' handmade work.
Heads up: Membership is limited to makers living in listed Southern Appalachian counties (including Buncombe).
Asheville Emporium
Downtown gift shop that has represented 100+ local and nationally known makers, with handmade, fair trade and locally made goods.
Heads up: Product samples sent to them won't be returned.
Local Cloth
Nonprofit fiber-arts hub whose retail shop sells work from 60+ Blue Ridge fiber artists and farmers.
Heads up: Fiber and textile work only; membership required.
Marquee Asheville
50,000 sq ft design-centric marketplace in a converted RAD warehouse: antiques, vintage, artful decor, jewelry and craft.
Heads up: Mostly antiques and vintage; spaces limited.
Seven Sisters Craft Gallery
Long-running American fine craft gallery on Broadway in Black Mountain.
Heads up: Space is limited, so they may not take new artists.
The Emporium On Main
12,000+ sq ft emporium with 100+ vendors: local artists, WNC-made goods, gifts, home decor, jewelry, boutique clothing and a vintage lower level.
Heads up: Mixed vendor mall including vintage and non-handmade goods.
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