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Hometown Christmas

Hometown Christmas

ayden Wilson grew up watching his father blow glass in the South Toe River Valley of Yancey County. But it wasn’t until 2007, after…

New Shows at Momentum Gallery

New Shows at Momentum Gallery

aint Nick is a magical man capable of many amazing feats, but shoving triptych paintings, life-sized sculptures, and other gargantuan pieces of art in…

Signs of the (Better) Times

Signs of the (Better) Times

According to Dartmouth researchers, the stress of losing your job falls somewhere between preparing for Christmas with the in-laws and serving jail time. But…

Glass Never Gives Up

Glass Never Gives Up

When Larry Zapf moved his glassblowing studio and shop from Horseshoe to Brevard earlier this year, he had hopes of expanding his business in…

Creativity in Crisis

Creativity in Crisis

Artists across Western North Carolina lead recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene On Friday, September 27, Hurricane Helene tore through the mountains of Western North…

Woven with Resilience

Woven with Resilience

Nonprofit restores locally crafted blankets in the wake of Helene “Shocking and heartbreaking.” That’s how shepherdess Caroline Williford describes the state of Local Cloth,…

The Vision That Keeps on Giving

The Vision That Keeps on Giving

Blue Spiral 1 celebrates 35 years on Biltmore Avenue  Like many businesses, Blue Spiral 1 Fine Art + Craft on Biltmore Avenue temporarily closed…

Bright Ideas in Dark Times

Bright Ideas in Dark Times

When we spoke with Elizabeth Ivey in late August, nothing seemed to stop the acclaimed mixed-media artist from fashioning her bright and bold fabric…

Kindness in the Chaos

Kindness in the Chaos

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Bakersville artist Lori Brook Johnson noticed many alarming things: the thick smell of gasoline, rushing floodwaters, uprooted pines…

Magic, The Gathering 

Magic, The Gathering 

When Hurricane Helene hit, the French Broad River swallowed Blannahassett Island in Marshall, filling Marshall High Studios with nine feet of cold, muddy water….

Reopening the RAD

Reopening the RAD

The River Arts District is a mile-long neighborhood situated on the banks of the French Broad River. But to Sue Dolamore, a painter who…

Flocking Together

Flocking Together

Several weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall, Swannanoa resident Melanie Wilder was sitting outside when she noticed geese flying overhead.  “I started to wonder…