Edgewood Cottage

Blowing Rock’s Cultural Corner

Considered one of North Carolina’s most prolific — and most famous — artists, Elliott Daingerfield built Edgewood Cottage as his first home in Blowing Rock, where he created some of his most precious paintings. In addition to being an exceptionally talented and successful artist, Daingerfield was also quite generous with his time and talent, helping other artists learn and develop their skills.

Now, the Cottage is part of Blowing Rock’s “Culture Corner” as it resides across from St. Mary’s Episcopal and Rumple Memorial Presbyterian churches and next to the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum. Today, Edgewood Cottage has a dual purpose. From May through mid-September, it is the host site of the Artists in Residence series produced by the Blowing Rock Historical Society. In the other months, it serves as a museum for the historical society, professionally curated with exhibits telling about Blowing Rock’s development and personalities through the ages.

The Artists in Residence program is special in itself, featuring one or more different artists every week. Those artists and artisans selected to exhibit their pieces and crafts stay on site from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day of their assigned week to greet folks, explain what they do, answer questions, and even sell their work. Admission is free. The schedule from July to September is as follows:

• July 3 to July 9: Earl Davis and Allise Whitworth

• July 10 to July 16: Susan Payne and Jane Campbell

• July 16 to July 23: Cindy McEnery and Karin Neuvirth

• July 24 to July 30: Waitsel Smith and Kathryn

Regel

• July 31 to Aug. 6: Evenlight Eagles and Susan Sharpe

• Aug. 7 to Aug. 13: David Collins and Wendy Painter

• Aug. 14 to Aug. 20: Ashley & Samuel Burr and Morgan McCarver

• Aug. 21 to Aug. 27: High Country Modern Quilt Guild

• Aug. 28 to Sept. 4: Lee Harper and Tunde Afolyan-Famous

• Sept. 4 to Sept. 10: Fredrick “Craig” Franz and Shirley Light

More information on Edgewood Cottage — located at 115 Ginny Stevens Ln. can be found at www. artistsatedgewood.org/.