The Kress Emporium presents a collection of excellece in art from luminous stained glass and hand-thrown ceramics to elegant paintings, evocative sculptures, extraordinary handcrafted jewelry, and much more.

The collection represents the creativity of more than 80 distinguished regional artists and craftspeople and is showcased in the spacious splendor of the historic Kress building in downtown Asheville. The Kress building is an important architectural landmark, built in 1928, featuring exquisitely detailed polychrome terra cotta tile in neoclassical motifs.