Master Sweetgrass Basket Weaver & Cultural Educator
Corey Alston
Master Sweetgrass Basket Weaver & Cultural Educator, Historic Charleston City Market
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i. Biography
Corey Alston is a master sweetgrass basket weaver, cultural educator, and Gullah Geechee artist based in Mount Pleasant and Charleston, South Carolina. Operating out of the Historic Charleston City Market since 2005, he preserves Gullah coiled basket-making traditions while expanding into contemporary sculptural works. A 2024 United States Artists Fellow, his works are held in permanent collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Mint Museum, and in 2026 his piece Big Percy set the Guinness World Record for the largest sweetgrass basket in the world.
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