The Meaning of Life Might be Written in a Produce Sign
Chelsea Ragan applauds the everyday. “Domestic life is not thought of in an artistic way,” says the illustrator, mother of a 2- and 5-year-old….
How One Woman’s Spiritual Epiphanies Bear Fruit
“When they think of us, I hope they smile,” says Karen Zimmerman, who recently moved from Haywood County to another rural locale: Limestone, Tenn….
A Certain Vulnerability is Set in Stone
Amy Medford has two works of sculpture titled Metamorphosis, both male figures. One she carved from a block of white ordinario marble: a solid…
Portrait Artist Gets Into Your Head
“I just keep banging away until it seems to be what I was shooting for,” says Rich Nelson, painter and rock musician. “It really…
From Her Safe Space to Yours, With Love
Mary Farmer dwells deep in encaustic, a layered, two-dimensional (but sculptural) painting medium that uses beeswax and damar resin. Following a stay in rehab…
Point, Shoot, Infiltrate, Sculpt, Repeat
“I like making things with my hands” isn’t exactly the way one would expect a conversation with a noted photographer to begin, but that’s…
This Gallery is Your Gallery (or Will Be Eventually)
Few people express their love for art so deeply as to design their home around their collection — but that’s what patron powerhouses Ray…
The Success of Number 7 Arts Was Never Left to Chance
Number 7 Arts, named for its original location at 7 East Main St. in Brevard, has been an active supporter of the arts in…
The Man on the Moon Tends to Do His Own Thing
It was not a propitious beginning for a budding young artist. Michael Hamlin was in second grade when his art teacher gave her students…
Martha Johnson + Sylvia McCollum
Keep your mask on (it’s mandatory) and enjoy the work of two resident makers at downtown’s sprawling, art-filled Woolworth Walk this month. Marsha Johnson…
Ralph Burns, A Time Before: Asheville and Beyond
If downtown Asheville seemed desolate this spring, just time-travel back to 1978 and consider the shadowy canyons of College, Haywood, Walnut, and nearby streets….
Lead Artists for Mural Announced
The Asheville Area Arts Council on July 3 announced the three artists picked to administer a Black Lives Matter mural, to be sited downtown…
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