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10 Best Places To Buy Art Supplies Online in 2024Michaels Slammed for Allegedly Overcharging ShoppersThe Most Popular Craft Store: Revealing the Top Choice for Craft Enthusiasts - StrawPollWe visited Hobby Lobby, Michaels, and Joann to see which was a better arts-and-crafts store, and there was a clear winnerBuilt in 1980 to preserve Southern Appalachian culture on the Blue Ridge Parkway
During the construction of the Parkway, a cooperative relationship formed between the National Park Service & the Southern Highland Craft Guild. Together with the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Folk Art Center was built.
Today, it holds a craft shop, library, three exhibition spaces, an auditorium for special events, and a National Park Service bookstore and information desk.
