Disaster Preparedness for Artists: Q&A with Craft Your Commerce

Disaster Preparedness for Artists: Q&A with Craft Your Commerce Date Wed, 09/23/2026 - 12:00 Carolyn Coons Tue, 09/22/2026 - 16:08 Author By Carolyn Coons CraftYourCommerce.jpg State North Carolina Body Jamie Karolich, program director for Craft Your Commerce, speaks at the National Endowment for the Arts’ May 2026 National Council on the Arts meeting in Asheville, NC, which focused on disaster recovery following Hurricane Helene. Photo by Andy Wickstrom It has been nearly two years since Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, a region renowned as a hub for artists and craftspeopl