Creativity in Crisis
byArtists across Western North Carolina lead recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene On Friday, September 27, Hurricane Helene tore through the mountains of Western North…
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Local Dance Film is an Intimate Experiment That Went Worldwide
byFor 25 years, Kate Weare, whose work was described by Dance Magazine as “the voice of the ‘it’s complicated’ generation,” has been a highly…
Putting the Factory Back on Factory Hill
byOne summer during college, Leigh Anne Hilbert worked the graveyard shift at a Hanes factory in Galax, Virginia. From seven at night to seven…
Cheers to 30!
byGrovewood Gallery Grovewood Gallery will commemorate its 30-year anniversary with two days of live demos from four renowned Western North Carolina makers. “The artists…
They Inked Their Dream in Eight Thousand Square Feet
byTheirs was a big dream, one that did not foresee the pandemic — but a persistent dream nonetheless. Katie Montes and Cody Reed, two…
Book Artist Lost the Plot and Gained a Whole New World
byBy: Lee Stevens When Patti Fertel picks up a book at a flea market, a secondhand bookstore, or other used-book outlet, she sees more…
Breaking Down Barriers to Build a Different Wrld
byA new cultural and creative hub will soon open in the West Asheville space formerly occupied by the Mothlight venue. Honey Simone, Nettie Fisher,…
It’s a Place Where Blending In Means Standing Out
byChifferobe Home & Garden owner Stephanie Wilder moved to Western North Carolina from Charlotte in 1989, noting, “Like many people, I was drawn to…
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…
Art Goes Forward at the Newly Relocated Momentum Gallery
byThree expansive plate glass windows front the 100-year-old brick building that is home to Momentum Gallery on the busy Broadway-Biltmore artery that moves vehicles…