[5] The Asher Gallery serves as an in-house sales space for local artists, makers, and creative vendors, and it regularly hosts special events and pop-up shops.

[6] The HCCC has hosted dozens of group and solo shows, all centering contemporary craft and crafters.

[30] A small selection of plants in the garden include: turmeric, madder, and indigo used primarily for dyes,[31] and brown cotton and ramie,[32] used largely for basket-making, weaving, paper-making, and other fiber arts.

The center often hosts educational workshops in the garden,[33] and resident artists are invited to harvest materials for their practices directly from the ground, to be inspired by the natural environment it offers, and to install exhibits outdoors.

[34] In addition to the plants themselves, HCCC partners with a local beekeeping organization to maintain a community of rooftop honeybees that both pollinate the garden and provide educational opportunities to visitors.