If It’s Happening Right Now, It’s at Upstairs Artspace
It all began in a bedroom. It was 1978 when Craig Pleasants, an artist and art lover living in Tryon, decided the town needed…
Throwing Clay is How He Got Through the Day — and Landed on a Career
John Cummings, diagnosed with ADHD as a child, found that art kept him busy and out of trouble. He recalls working with clay when…
Gallery Addresses Big Issues in Bright Hues
“As with most of the commercial property we own, it seems to begin with Randy wanting a different studio,” says Hedy Fischer, speaking of…
Her Superpower is Visualizing a 300-Hour Project in Miniature
Noël Yovovich says she was born to be an artist, and certainly she was raised in an uncommon atmosphere, in a rural area of…
Living Her Best Life in Layers
Her parents and grandparents were all artists, her father taught her how to use various artistic tools at a young age, and she grew…
Art is Everywhere You Look (and Eat and Sleep)
Though the main gallery area is small, 350 square feet, in truth all of the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Historic Biltmore Village is a…
Portrait Artist Gets Into Your Head
“I just keep banging away until it seems to be what I was shooting for,” says Rich Nelson, painter and rock musician. “It really…
The Success of Number 7 Arts Was Never Left to Chance
Number 7 Arts, named for its original location at 7 East Main St. in Brevard, has been an active supporter of the arts in…
The Man on the Moon Tends to Do His Own Thing
It was not a propitious beginning for a budding young artist. Michael Hamlin was in second grade when his art teacher gave her students…
Stalwart Gallery Has Framed a “New Normal” for Decades
Picture a downtown empty and desolate, with mostly boarded-up businesses. Asheville Gallery of Art President Sue Dolamore isn’t referring to the early days…