Drawing Discourse
According to UNC Asheville professor Tamie Beldue, “… art has the ability to change the way we perceive the world around us.” Such is…
Current Events
Asheville Art Museum exhibits work inspired by Hurricane Helene Forty trillion. That’s a conservative estimate of how many gallons of rain drenched the Southeast…
An Arctic Soirée
Mark Bettis is best known for his richly textured abstract paintings, created by layering oil, cold wax, and additives like sand and marble dust….
Shuttered, But Not Forgotten
Hurricane Helene unleashed catastrophic devastation that will one day be etched into history books. And when those books are written, Sarah Jones Decker’s hauntingly…
Standing Strong at Bender Gallery
In November of 2023, oil painter Amanda Kendrick moved to Asheville with the dream of working in the River Arts District — “a dream…
American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection
If you snoozed through art history in college and can’t recognize American Regionalism if Grant Wood’s dour couple smacked you in the face, here’s…
Charity-Based Shows at Philip DeAngelo Studio and Gallery
In 2008, contemporary painter Philip DeAngelo was ready for a change. While successful as both a painter and a gallery owner, his soul was…
North Carolina Glass Center Holiday Market
Growing up in New England, Max Trainque never colored with crayons. Instead, he would press his Crayola art supplies against cast-iron water heaters and…
Hometown Christmas
Hayden Wilson grew up watching his father blow glass in the South Toe River Valley of Yancey County. But it wasn’t until 2007, after…
New Shows at Momentum Gallery
aint Nick is a magical man capable of many amazing feats, but shoving triptych paintings, life-sized sculptures, and other gargantuan pieces of art in…