Four New Shows at Blue Spiral 1, Opening May 3
iminal space refers to a transitional or in-between state. It’s neither here nor there but rather a threshold between two distinct realities. Liminal spaces…
T(h)reading Sands and Mountains, Opening May 3
hree years ago, Akintayo Akintobi left his native Nigeria to pursue an MFA at East Tennessee University in Johnson City. A solo showcase titled…
Jaime Byrd Contemporary Art Gallery Grand Opening Celebration
ome artists paint so viscerally that their brushstrokes almost come to life. Then there’s Jaime Byrd. A longtime filmmaker, Byrd uses augmented reality (AR)…
Stepping Outside, Opening May 1
sheville watercolorist Kathryn Phillips grew up in an Arkansas farming community. She remembers spending languid afternoons with neighborhood children — listening to thunder, catching…
Spring in the Mountains, Opening May 1
oined by cardiologists Meyer Friedman and R.H. Rosenman in 1985, “hurry sickness” is a modern phenomenon characterized by a persistent sense of urgency. Individuals…
A Nearly Concealed Heart, Opening April 26
Since 1883, when coal companies began recording fatalities, it’s estimated that more than 21,000 miners have lost their lives in West Virginia coal mines….
Things We Think We Know, Opening April 26
According to Asheville creative Nava Lubelski, art is everywhere — even in discarded balls of thread, found fabrics, cut paper, dirt, dryer lint, electric…
Weaverville Art Safari Studio Tour, April 27-28
ost safaris spotlight megafauna like African elephants, Barbary lions, and Cape buffalo. But during the Weaverville Art Safari Studio Tour, painter Kim Austin wants…
4th Annual Upcycle Art Auction
or more than 20 years, the Community Housing Coalition (CHC) of Madison County has kept low-income residents safe by fixing leaking roofs, updating faulty…
Waste Not / Want Not, Opening April 18
Most artists run to the craft store whenever they need supplies. But this spring, Flow Gallery in downtown Marshall invites creatives to skip the…