Putting the Statement Back in Statement Jewelry
byAmanda Ray Danko’s jewelry isn’t for everyone, but it does feel fashioned for the moment. Working out of Marshall High Studios, she crafts outspoken…
Business of Art
One Day I Will Disappear
byA solo exhibit opening this month at Bender Gallery will feature works by painter and installation artist Tom Pazderka that depict the darker side…
Grand Opening: Mars Landing Galleries
byA new fine art gallery is opening in Madison County, featuring 6,000 square feet of exhibition space to display works by artists that founder…
The Art of Working Extra Hard to Avoid Perfection
byPotter Melissa Weiss wanted to do film-based photographic art, so she attended the School of Visual Arts in New York and earned a BFA…
Build a Reputation for One-of-a-Kind Collectibles and They Will Come
byUp a short flight of stairs from Cherry Street and tucked among the quaint shops of downtown Black Mountain is Bella Gallery, an 800-square-foot…
Women of Distinction: If you can see it, you can be it
byPink Dog Creative An exhibit at Pink Dog Creative displays a prolific series of oil portraits by Joseph Pearson that recognize the women in…
Living Images
byTrackside Studios An immersive art experience in augmented reality is happening this month, courtesy of multimedia artist Jaime Byrd at Trackside Studios. The artist…
More Lasting Than Liner Notes: An Album Blooms Into an Art Book
byBy: Alli Marshall Asheville-based folk healer/musician Jeff Firewalker Schmitt and keyboardist John Medeski (Medeski Martin & Wood) met deep in the Amazon jungle, where…
How to Make a Movie and Still Have a Life
byHad Brad Hoover not wearied of a long commute down the mountain, the Asheville School of Film might never have come to fruition. The…
Pop Tart Life
byKatrina Chenevert, whose eponymous gallery in Biltmore Village recently launched, talks about the venue’s “very soft opening” last winter, which was little more than…