A Flood of Generosity
On Friday, September 27, painter Cathyann Burgess watched as the French Broad River breached its banks and flooded Cummings Cove Road near Etowah. “In…
Art in the Aftermath
Melissa Kucin admits she was in denial after Hurricane Helene. She wanted to believe her paintings at Trackside Studios were hung high enough to…
Framed by Fate
Two wrongs don’t make a right. But two setbacks can create an opportunity. That’s according to Julie and Phil Wilmot. On February 1, the…
Shaping Community: Bakersville Potter Heads Relief Efforts After the Storm
At 8:30 a.m. on Friday, September 27, Bear Creek in Bakersville spilled over its banks, filling Julie Wiggins’ shed with cold mountain water the…
Bryce Lafferty
When most people think about nature, they only think about what’s above the ground. But Bryce Lafferty, an artist and educator based in Jacksonville,…
Shades of Fall
From the buttery golds of tulip poplars to the rusty reds of sugar maples, the trees of Western North Carolina come alive with color…
Kenilworth Artists Association Studio Tour
For photographer LeeAnn Donnelly, the historic Kenilworth neighborhood has always felt like a fairytale. “There’s a kind of magical — even mystical — feeling…
Fall Exhibition
With a doctorate in ecology and evolutionary biology, Brad Worden has spent his career researching everything from bees in the mountains of Arizona to…
Foraging the Landscape
Since moving to Asheville by way of Michigan 11 years ago, multidisciplinary artist Alissa Mellis-Gruba has spent every possible moment capturing the region. Her…
New Members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild
In the 1890s, Presbyterian missionary Frances Louisa Goodrich settled in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Her hope was to “bring material help to…