An Arctic Soirée
Mark Bettis is best known for his richly textured abstract paintings, created by layering oil, cold wax, and additives like sand and marble dust….
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Standing Strong at Bender Gallery
In November of 2023, oil painter Amanda Kendrick moved to Asheville with the dream of working in the River Arts District — “a dream…
American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection
If you snoozed through art history in college and can’t recognize American Regionalism if Grant Wood’s dour couple smacked you in the face, here’s…
Charity-Based Shows at Philip DeAngelo Studio and Gallery
In 2008, contemporary painter Philip DeAngelo was ready for a change. While successful as both a painter and a gallery owner, his soul was…
Current Events
Asheville Art Museum exhibits work inspired by Hurricane Helene Forty trillion. That’s a conservative estimate of how many gallons of rain drenched the Southeast…
Shuttered, But Not Forgotten
Hurricane Helene unleashed catastrophic devastation that will one day be etched into history books. And when those books are written, Sarah Jones Decker’s hauntingly…
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
When Larry Zapf moved his glassblowing studio and shop from Horseshoe to Brevard earlier this year, he had hopes of expanding his business in…
Tons of Tiny Marks, One Big Statement
By: Storme Smith Heather Divoky has quickly made a name for herself on the local scene with her intricate illustrations, mixed-media works, and an…
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
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
Blue Spiral 1 celebrates 35 years on Biltmore Avenue Like many businesses, Blue Spiral 1 Fine Art + Craft on Biltmore Avenue temporarily closed…
Miniaturist’s Work Looms Large with Collectors
By: Carolyn Kemmett Once considered a niche hobby or the domain of retirees, miniatures are trending big time — pun intended — with the…
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
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
When Hurricane Helene hit, the French Broad River swallowed Blannahassett Island in Marshall, filling Marshall High Studios with nine feet of cold, muddy water….
