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gallery exhibits + art shows
Honoring the Handmade 

Honoring the Handmade 

39th Annual National Arts & Crafts Conference returns to Asheville Few gatherings celebrate the handmade with the depth and devotion of the National Arts…

Inheriting Form

Inheriting Form

Mother-daughter exhibition explores generational dialogue At Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, Dialogue: Lindenfeld + Lindenfeld brings two distinct artistic voices into intimate…

All Dressed Up

All Dressed Up

Pink Dog Creative artists reinterpret Mardi Gras  Masks come off, and identities multiply in Pink Dog Mardi Gras: Lovers, Sinners, and Misfits, a spirited…

Refresh on Riverside

Refresh on Riverside

Tracey Morgan Gallery finds a new creative home Tracey Morgan Gallery (TMG) is turning the page with a newly announced collaborative residency at Revolve…

Caught in the Glow

Caught in the Glow

Jennifer Bueno uses glass and light to explore fragile ecosystems It began with a small, quiet moment in a salt marsh. Penland artist Jennifer…

Art as Repair

Art as Repair

Rosana Paulino awarded the 2025 Black Mountain College International Artist Prize Brazilian artist Rosana Paulino has been awarded the 2025 Black Mountain College International…

Where the Noise Falls Away

Where the Noise Falls Away

Four landscape painters create space for stillness at Asheville Gallery of Art In January, the Asheville Gallery of Art invites viewers to slow down…

Between Earth and Elsewhere

Between Earth and Elsewhere

Three artists consider what it means to rise at Tryon Arts & Crafts School This winter, Tryon Arts & Crafts School (TACS) presents Ascension,…

A Century in the Making

A Century in the Making

John C. Campbell Folk School celebrates 100 years with group show Celebrating the centennial of the John C. Campbell Folk School, We Still Make…

The Alchemy of the Ordinary

The Alchemy of the Ordinary

Found materials become wearable art at Lucy Clark Gallery  There’s a sense of discovery in R. Melinda Hoffman’s work — the feeling that each…

A New Arc

A New Arc

Group exhibition opens at the Folk Art Center  For mixed-media sculptor Theresa Clower, the spark of creation comes from uncovering what’s usually unseen. Her…

Holiday Hounds

Holiday Hounds

Dog-loving artists raise funds at holiday ornament event At Philip DeAngelo Studio and Gallery, the love of art is matched only by the love…

Creature Comforts

Creature Comforts

Playful animal paintings flock to BlackBird Frame & Art For Woodfin artist Ann Stowe, painting is an act of sharing joy. Now 73 and…

A Town With Many Beginnings

A Town With Many Beginnings

Creative voices reinterpret Highlands’ past Founded in 1875 and perched more than 4,000 feet above sea level, Highlands quickly became a gathering point for…

When Worlds Collide

When Worlds Collide

Pink Dog Gallery spotlights two artists who thrive in the in-between Pink Dog Gallery closes out the year with a vibrant collision of color,…