Bi-Annual Grovewood Village Studio Tour
Over the last 75 years, the global whale-shark population has been cut in half by climate change, industrial fishing, and other threats. This biodiversity…
FLOW
The word “flow” carries a lot of meaning for Asheville multi-disciplinary artist David Sheldon. At its most literal, the single syllable refers to water…
The Natural World
If you’ve ever climbed to the top of Bearwallow Mountain — a 4,232-foot grassy bald in the Hickory Nut Gorge — and felt an…
Art After Dark
The daughter of an artist, Suzanne Barrett Justis grew up painting. But it wasn’t until after she graduated from the University of Tennessee with…
New Shows at Blue Spiral 1, Opening Sept. 6
Penland fiber artist Vicki Essig is a shepherd of sorts, but you won’t find her traipsing through rolling pastures with her flock. That’s because…
Pumpkin Patch, Opening Sept. 4
Asheville flameworker Mark DeShields’ “unexplainable reverence” for pumpkins dates back to elementary school, when every student in his grade was given one to carve….
Judy Simmons and Alan “Doc” Welty, Opening Sept. 1
Alan “Doc” Welty earned his nickname while attending the Herron School of Art + Design in Indianapolis. “… I carried my supplies around in…
Against the Grain, Opening August 7
Woodblock printer Kent Ambler need not amble far for inspiration. Living on 12 acres on Paris Mountain near Greenville, South Carolina, his surroundings afford…
Stephen and Angela Wilkers, Opening August 2
Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome — or PANS for short — is a condition characterized by a sudden onset of severe neuropsychiatric symptoms in children, such…
9th Annual Art in Bloom, August 30-September 1
Nothing lasts forever. This is especially true of fresh flowers, which grow pallid and mournful within days of being harvested. That’s part of what…