Beautiful Disasters
In her first solo exhibition with Tracey Morgan Gallery, interdisciplinary artist Elizabeth Alexander reimagines domestic décor as evidence of a slow unraveling. Opening August…
A Gallery of Her Own
When Connie Bostic passed away in January 2024, Asheville lost a cultural firestarter. From opening one of the city’s first gay bars in the…
Inner Worlds
Step through the looking glass and into Inner Worlds, a solo exhibition by Asheville artist Janice Geller. Opening August 22 at Pink Dog Gallery,…
Five to Nine
By day, they keep Penland School of Craft running — managing studios, flipping omelets, sweeping floors, designing publications, and greeting visitors. But after hours?…
Terra Forma
This summer at Tryon Arts & Crafts School, two artists will dig deep into themes of material, memory, and transformation. In Terra Forma, Charlotte-based…
#RADstrong
“Much was lost, but not everything,” Fleta Monaghan writes in a late-night essay reflecting on Hurricane Helene’s devastation. Last September, the longtime River Arts…
big/LITTLE & An Organic Edge
Valerie Berlage, exhibitions curator with the Southern Highland Craft Guild, knew a little levity would go a long way in the wake of Hurricane…
The Ties That Bind
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, American Folk Gallery owner Julia L. Mills found herself doing laundry in the creek — and enjoying it….
Liminal Language
In Liminal Language, on view in Penland’s FOCUS Gallery through July 26, artists Sarita Westrup and Iren Tete explore the tension between material, memory,…
Into the Wild
A hare seems caught mid-thought. A fox lingers like it knows more than it’s letting on. A wolf watches quietly, patient and poised. Tina…