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gallery exhibits + art shows
Inner Worlds 

Inner Worlds 

Step through the looking glass and into Inner Worlds, a solo exhibition by Asheville artist Janice Geller. Opening August 22 at Pink Dog Gallery,…

Five to Nine

Five to Nine

By day, they keep Penland School of Craft running — managing studios, flipping omelets, sweeping floors, designing publications, and greeting visitors. But after hours?…

Terra Forma

Terra Forma

This summer at Tryon Arts & Crafts School, two artists will dig deep into themes of material, memory, and transformation. In Terra Forma, Charlotte-based…

#RADstrong

#RADstrong

“Much was lost, but not everything,” Fleta Monaghan writes in a late-night essay reflecting on Hurricane Helene’s devastation. Last September, the longtime River Arts…

Breaking Form 

Breaking Form 

BlackBird show melds digital layers with industrial grit “Before ghosting, we dreamt of undergoing changes of heart and changes of mind. Allowing oneself to…

Magic in the Mountains

Magic in the Mountains

Fian Arroyo opens his studio for the Weaverville Art Safari Step inside Fian Arroyo’s studio, and you might find a wizard cradling a box…

A Portrait of Place

A Portrait of Place

Local artists honor Asheville’s wild and wonderful spirit From her River Arts District studio, pastel artist Elise Okrend has watched black bears amble past…

The Bounce Back

The Bounce Back

Beaverdam Studio Tour returns to North Asheville  Last fall, Hurricane Helene forced organizers to cancel the Beaverdam Studio Tour after downed trees, damaged studios,…

Flight Plan for a Free Spirit

Flight Plan for a Free Spirit

Burnsville artist debuts 75 interdisciplinary works Burnsville artist Melissa L. Flattery has never been one to stay in a single lane. A former Air…

A Season to Settle

A Season to Settle

Fairview artists bring warmth back to fall Last fall didn’t feel like fall. When Hurricane Helene swept through Western North Carolina, birdsong was traded…

Silver Meets Soul

Silver Meets Soul

Regional makers gather for 78th Annual Craft Fair Metalsmith Elizabeth Walton has made a living coaxing silver into shape. “Bending the wire with pliers…

Crossing Lines

Crossing Lines

Sharon Louden bends light and limits In Barriers & Boundaries, on view at Tracey Morgan Gallery through November 22, artist Sharon Louden transforms the…

Light and Mystery

Light and Mystery

John Davis Held paints the sacred at Lucy Clark Gallery On Saturday, October 11, the Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio in Brevard will welcome…

Layer by Layer

Layer by Layer

Exploring texture and imagination in Kenilworth The streets of Asheville’s Kenilworth neighborhood twist and turn like brushstrokes on a canvas — an apt setting…

Artful Living

Artful Living

Grovewood honors the Craftsman ethos  Though based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, painter Shawn Krueger has long found inspiration in the mountains of Western North…

Stitched in Surprise 

Stitched in Surprise 

Guild artists showcase playful works on the Parkway For Hendersonville fiber artist Barbara Jones, creativity begins with a question: What happens if? What happens…