Enchanted Garden Art Show
When Bakersville artist Josh Brooke Coté was a kid, his constant companions were a pair of well-loved stuffed rabbits named Bunny and Peter. The…
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Thrown Together Potters: Established Makers in Clay
Don’t let the name fool you: Thrown Together Potters is no accidental assemblage. This seasoned collective of seven North Carolina ceramicists has spent years…
This Is How It Happened
Painter Margaret Curtis doesn’t just tackle power dynamics — she dissects, distills, and reassembles them in fiercely imaginative works that walk the line between…
Breast Story
According to Flat Rock sculptor David Macvaugh, connection requires vulnerability — “and vulnerability,” he says, “is utterly terrifying.” His new installation, Breast Story, explores…
Fray and Glory
What counts as damage — and who decides what’s worth repairing? Asheville artist Nava Lubelski is posing these very questions in her mixed-media textile…
Cut, Paste, Heal
Art series helps community heal post-Helene When Hurricane Helene tore through Western North Carolina, it reshaped both the land and our collective psyche. “I…
Burning Bright
Growing up on Sunset Beach with the Atlantic Ocean as his front yard, Scott Summerfield spent his childhood sketching shrimp boats and building model…
Making Impressions on Higher Ground
After anchoring the printmaking scene in the River Arts District for years, Denise Markbreit and Anna Bryant have launched a new chapter downtown. Print…
Tuning Into Tradition
As a master luthier with more than 40 years of experience, John Kinnaird has one goal: to craft a guitar that looks as stunning…
From Wheel to Meal
On Sunday, May 18, a group of local potters will turn their craft into compassion during Empty Bowls. Now in its eighth year, the…
Deep Cut
Pine trees have their limits. Asheville sculptor and art educator Thomas Schram learned this as a young boy growing up in North Carolina’s Piedmont…
Creative Heights
In 1875, Highlands began as a high-elevation haven for those seeking relief from heat and humidity. But the summer colony quickly transformed into a…
A New Layer of Talent
Gallery Row, the one-mile arts district made up of Biltmore Avenue and Broadway Street, just acquired one more creative: Rand Kramer. Now represented by…
From Destruction to Creation
In those long, shapeless days after Hurricane Helene, Asheville mixed-media artist Li Newton says she “moved through the chaos on automatic — shutdown from reality.” Existing…
Weaving Through Loss
When Hurricane Helene barreled into Western North Carolina, weaver Emelie Weber Wade retreated from her first-floor apartment in Biltmore Village to a friend’s nearby…
That’s Her Transfiguration
Fear can limit you. Alexander artist Chrys Corn Goodman knows this firsthand. Growing up in San Francisco, Goodman always wanted to be an artist….
