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Weaverville Art Safari

Weaverville Art Safari

Leo Monahan segued from commercial to fine art when he moved to the Weaverville area more than 20 years ago. The veteran artist’s works…

Bryce Lafferty

Bryce Lafferty

When most people think about nature, they only think about what’s above the ground. But Bryce Lafferty, an artist and educator based in Jacksonville,…

Shades of Fall

Shades of Fall

From the buttery golds of tulip poplars to the rusty reds of sugar maples, the trees of Western North Carolina come alive with color…

A Flood of Generosity 

A Flood of Generosity 

On Friday, September 27, painter Cathyann Burgess watched as the French Broad River breached its banks and flooded Cummings Cove Road near Etowah.  “In…

Art in the Aftermath

Art in the Aftermath

Melissa Kucin admits she was in denial after Hurricane Helene. She wanted to believe her paintings at Trackside Studios were hung high enough to…

Framed by Fate

Framed by Fate

Two wrongs don’t make a right. But two setbacks can create an opportunity. That’s according to Julie and Phil Wilmot.  On February 1, the…

Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages

Popular gallery changes owners but sustains its original vision “I didn’t plan to open a gallery,” says Suzanne Camarata, talking about the 2,550-square-foot space…

Studio Central

Studio Central

How the Kenilworth Tour Emphasizes History and Community The Kenilworth Artists Association Studio Tour — featuring 26 artists in 14 home-studio locations — returns…

As Seen from the Air

As Seen from the Air

Asheville artist Victoria Pinney took her first ride in an airplane when she was six years old. She was fascinated by the topography spread…

Coming Up Dandelions

Coming Up Dandelions

Wishing Flower Press & Bindery roots itself in a reverence for the botanical As a kid in southern New Hampshire, printmaker and book artist…

Rediscovering Discovering Fire

Rediscovering Discovering Fire

The discovery of fire 420 million years ago — give or take a few centuries — changed the world. Sculptor Claudia Moore Field might…