Flow Gallery: Warp + Weft, Opens Sept. 21
For its third show of the year, Flow Gallery in downtown Marshall will present Warp + Weft. Given its title, the exhibition obviously culls…
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64th Annual Art on Main, Sept. 23-34
Megan Hartman isn’t a precise artist. “I am not slow and exact or tedious with detail,” the Mills River creative quips. Fortunately, her medium…
Penland Gallery: MOTION CAPTURE
As the daughter of Libyan refugees who left behind everything they ever knew for asylum in Italy, Yael Braha understands that the ground beneath…
Red House Studios & Gallery: Off the Beaten Path, Opens Sept 15
Routines are helpful, necessary even. But doing the same thing at the same time day in and day out can also leave you with…
From the Other Side of Adornment
Jeffrey Burroughs possesses dueling energies that are equal parts precision-focused and “what-the-hell-let’s-try-it.” The iconoclast of a sports-loving Michigan family, Burroughs, who uses they/them pronouns,…
Established Glass Artist Turns Over a Quirky New Leaf
Growing up on the outskirts of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Deb Williams found some curious sources of entertainment. While her friends may have been inside watching…
The Sky Isn’t The Limit, It’s Only The Beginning
In 1980, David V. Eckert found himself painting clouds in his neighbor’s Michigan driveway. Or trying to, at least. A 13-year-old boy with undiagnosed…
Wood-Fired Whimsy Requires Constant Vigilance
Christina Bendo first saw clay when the site for her family’s home, which her father designed and built, was excavated. “It was a defining…
New Gallery Repurposes a Former Skating Rink
The 6,300-square-foot building in Fairview has, over the years, gone through several incarnations. Thought to have begun as a fishing camp, it was later…
Weaving the Fabric of a Homesteader’s Lifestyle
In farming years, five years can be a flash in the pan. But Courtney LaCaria, who started working her homestead with her husband five…
Signed, Sealed, Unfolding
Printmaking is a fluid fine-art form at Obee Editions The printmaking process can be absolutely mystifying to the casual enthusiast, and even masters of…
Some Dreams Do Best With a “Base Layer of Chaos”
Kevin Andrew has lived most of his 36 years on this planet as a self-described “good capitalist boy.” After high school, he ignored his…
Grounded in Experience, Expecting to Fly
“When I was a kid in Illinois, on my way home on my bicycle after school, the tornado sirens went off,” recalls multimedia artist…
Star Chef Spins Back to Fine Art
He may be most widely known for his James Beard-nominated barbecue and fried chicken, but Chef Elliott Moss’ skills extend far beyond the kitchen,…
An All-Consuming Love
James Love is no stranger to the galleries of Asheville, but for his latest show, he’s gone in a decidedly different direction. Rooted In…
The Steadier the Hand, the Tastier the Wine
After a long career as a project manager for GE, artist Jerry Spencer wanted to live closer to the natural world, so he moved…
