Birds, Butterflies, and Blooms, Opening March 22
The pileated woodpecker is an elusive species. Despite its large size and shock of scarlet red plumage, you’re more likely to hear the avian…
The pileated woodpecker is an elusive species. Despite its large size and shock of scarlet red plumage, you’re more likely to hear the avian…
Lots of changes are underfoot in the burg of Black Mountain. Late last year, board members of the Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League voted…
Trackside Studios, long a fixture on Depot Street in the River Arts District, is emerging from major upgrades that will help keep the gallery…
Boots are made for walking. But they’re also made for looking. At least, that’s the premise of Between Dreams and Reality | Bespoke Footwear,…
Illustrator Casey Girard (they/them) never thought much about birds until January 2018, when they awoke to find more than 100 pine siskins in their…
In 1894, the Women’s Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church founded the Asheville Farm School on 420 acres in the Swannanoa Valley….
Like many women, Asheville fine arts photographer Sarah Hooker spent decades hating the skin she lived in. “Body dysmorphia [was] part of my life…
Regional clay artists owe a debt of gratitude to Brian and Gail McCarthy, whose early vision for an entity supporting clay artists helped encourage…
Some artists nestle themselves into a tight niche, content to focus on one medium. But then there’s Melissa Flattery. A U.S. Air Force veteran,…
Most kids love to draw, but Asheville artist Kim Hambric never cared for it. “I didn’t draw then, and I still can’t,” she says….
The interior of Asheville’s Grove Arcade is an Art Deco marvel. With soaring arches, bright skylights, and whimsical staircases, balconies, and friezes, the building…
The work of prominent local photographer Mike Belleme, who grew up in Western North Carolina, has appeared in publications including National Geographic, Rolling Stone,…
News from the Art League of Henderson County Flat Rock sculptor David Macvaugh turns vases, bowls, and other vessels from slabs of hardwood. The…
Jim “The Black Potter” McDowell partners with OpenDoors Asheville to benefit local youth “Several summers ago,” recalls ceramic artist Jim McDowell of Weaverville, “I…
The 1960s was a time of change for many young Americans, and particularly so for Asheville artist Raphaella Vaisseau, whose career sprang from those…
Second chances can be stunningly stylish. Color Me Goodwill, a fashion show benefiting Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina, is evidence of that. Now…