Rock of Ages
Popular gallery changes owners but sustains its original vision “I didn’t plan to open a gallery,” says Suzanne Camarata, talking about the 2,550-square-foot space…
The Making of Madison County
Arts Council gallery spotlights the region’s visual artists On hot summer days, there’s something relaxingly bucolic about the mountain town of Marshall. Just 20…
Asheville’s Clay Journey is a True Odyssey
Regional clay artists owe a debt of gratitude to Brian and Gail McCarthy, whose early vision for an entity supporting clay artists helped encourage…
Expanded Trackside Studios Goes Full Steam Ahead
Trackside Studios, long a fixture on Depot Street in the River Arts District, is emerging from major upgrades that will help keep the gallery…
New Gallery Repurposes a Former Skating Rink
The 6,300-square-foot building in Fairview has, over the years, gone through several incarnations. Thought to have begun as a fishing camp, it was later…
New Day, New Muse
Gallery models a fresh dynamic in the River Arts District “Pearl [Renken] thought up the name ‘Modern Muse’ out of the blue one day,”…
Made to Last: Grove Arcade’s Original Store Turns 20
Twenty years ago, Mountain Bizworks, a local nonprofit designed to promote entrepreneurship in the region, had a vision. “They wanted to provide an outlet…
The Tyger Has Spoken: New Gallery is Burning Bright with a Vision of Inclusion
Mira Gerard grew up in an ashram in New Hampshire, where, as a child, she was given a copy of William Blake’s book Songs…
Artsy Polymath Got the Fever to Create and Never Recovered
When asked if he’d be willing to sit for an interview, Jerald Pope had this to say: “What aspect of my pretty spectacular life…
The Yellow Clay Road Leads to Leicester
“While attending Herron School of Art & Design in Indianapolis, I carried my supplies around in an old doctor’s bag, prompting my pals to…