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About
Pocosin Folk Arts
 Eastern North Carolina's premier
Hand-Craft Education Center
In the riverside hamlet of Columbia on the Scuppernong, a town
that time has nearly forgotten, there a renaissance of art and
culture taking shape on Main Street. One block from the Town
Dock, aromas of jasmine and rosemary mingle together in Shoe
String Alley, the brick-lined path to Pocosin Arts.
In the Main Street Gallery, fine art and
folk craft are sold, the hand-made work of students, teachers
and mentors. Upstairs, in the second floor studio, exposed brick
walls and lofty ceilings is the stage set for a hive of
creativity. Wheels are turning: potters wheels and spinning
wheels. Hands are muddied and moist with native Tyrrell County
clay, heads are bent over quilted squares, embellishing, in
whispers, and hand-carved white cedar walking canes tap out the
stories, today's and yesterday's, told by the people of the
Pocosin wetland region about the Pocosin way of life.
Pocosin Arts is about collecting these
folkways by connecting this indigenous culture to its natural
environment through the interdisciplinary arts process,
glorifying the rich cultural heritage found in eastern North
Carolina.
Annual events include the 7000 Juniper
Millennium Forest Tree Planting, The Community Arts Connection
artists in residence in the schools and community.
Throughout the year classes, workshops
and residencies are held in pottery, weaving, spinning,
quilting, embellishing, carving, soap making, glass slumping and
fusing, blacksmithing, pit firing, story telling, ballet,
African and Celtic dancing, story telling and roots music.
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday - Friday, 10 AM - 5 PM, Saturday, 10 AM - 4 PM.
Admission Fees: Free, open to the public
About
the Facilities
- Visitor center
- Gift shop
- Free parking
- Audio/visual presentation
- Exhibits
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Handicap Accessibility:
Site is partially accessible.
Nearest Major Town/City: Columbia. 35 minutes
from Manteo and the Outer Banks.
For
Visitor Information
Tyrell County
Visitors Center
Highway 64 on the Scuppernong River
Columbia, NC 27925
252.796.0723
252.796.0723
 Website:
www.partnershipforthesounds.org
About
the Programs
Major Program
Areas: Folk Life and Folk Art, Native American,
Maritime, Ecology/Environmental Education, Performing Arts,
Visual Arts/Crafts
Education Resources:
- Guided tours
- On-site interpretive activities
- Living History events
- Staff interpreters
- Museum gallery tours
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- Self-guided exhibits
- Hands-on activities
- Off-site/outreach activities
- Classroom resources (workbooks, A/V, etc.)
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School Tour Requirements:
- Maximum group size limit: 20
- Reservations required
- Free admission
- 20 minutes to one hour tour
- Curriculum-based tours, pre-K to 12.
Education Coordinator:
Email:
Carol Soo Lee
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