Where the Good Vibes Reign
byIs it something akin to a vortex that lures visitors to Red House? Susan Hanning, an oil and acrylic painter and president of the…
Business of Art
The Art of Staying Inside the Box
byJackson Martin is a contrarian: He believes rules beget innovation rather than stifle it. “Parameters are something I give my students all the time,”…
Helping Local Artists Make Sense of the Shadows
byZelda Sayre Fitzgerald, wife and muse of Jazz Age writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, lived as if she were weightless. In a high-school journal, she…
Joe Zoeller + Element Tree Essentials
byFor the month of March, Woolworth Walk’s FW Gallery will feature local contemporary artist Joe Zoeller. Although Zoeller’s acrylic paintings do not conform to…
How a Loose Collection of Artists Found Community
byFor the most part, the fabric of Asheville’s arts scene is tight-knit. Creatives find camaraderie in reimagined industrial areas like the River Arts District…
Tracey Morgan Brings a World of Talent to the South Slope
byAs a teen, Tracey Norman-Morgan didn’t keep pictures of rock stars or heartthrobs taped to her wall. Instead, she put up photos of fashion…
Blooms
byAsheville Gallery of Art Spring can’t come too soon this year. By late February, the very earliest flowers should be up. And Asheville Gallery…
Three Exhibits
byUpstairs Artspace Upstairs Artspace opens its 44th season this month with three timely exhibits. Even When It’s Dark features paintings and photographs by Doug…
Gallery Addresses Big Issues in Bright Hues
by“As with most of the commercial property we own, it seems to begin with Randy wanting a different studio,” says Hedy Fischer, speaking of…
You’re Never Too Young to Start Obsessing Over Your Art Collection
byMichael and Hanna Manes are decades younger than most of their art-collecting peers, and already their nine-month-old son, Harvey, is involved in the family…