Canvasing a Revolution
How early-20th-century landscape painters saved the Smokies Mist-shrouded vistas. Lush deciduous forests. Moonlit meadows. These are just some of the awe-inspiring scenes featured in…
Tried and True, Exciting and New
Words from the new executive director of Arts Council of Henderson County The La Vie en Rosé Art & Wine Festival may bear a…
InsBEARation, Opening July 6
he anthropomorphizing of ursines is nothing new. Baloo began crooning about the “bear necessities” way back in 1894, and Winnie-the-Pooh started musing on the…
The Big Crafty, July 6-7
ess Wambles, aka Aunty Skelator, doesn’t stay in one artistic lane. Instead, the Sylva-based folk crafter metaphorically rolls down her windows, turns the radio…
New Shows at Blue Spiral 1, Opening July 5
f imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then pastiche is a close second. A classic art-school assignment, pastiche requires that creatives blend the…
Cèilidh, Opening July 5
ontemporary Americana painter Philip DeAngelo is on a music kick. Back in May, he teamed up with Michael Cartellone, the high-octane drummer of Lynyrd…
Inspired by Rust, Opening July 1
or the past year, River Arts District painter Joyce Thornburg and her husband have been exploring the world via sailboat. So far, their oceanic…
Brenna McBroom & Amy Massey, Opening July 1
hey say a picture is worth a thousand words. But when Pittsburgh native Amy Massey began exploring photography as an undergraduate at the Columbus…
An Emergence, Opening June 8
After high school, Indiana native Deborah Kolp majored “timidly” in art at Ball State University. “I say ‘timidly’ because my dad strongly discouraged the…
Chasing Joy, Opening June 5
Happiness and joy are seen as synonymous states of being. But there are some subtle differences. While happiness can be intense and exhilarating, it’s…