Staying the Course
byMade of no less than 16 kinds of species of exotic and domestic hardwoods and comprising 1,500 hours of labor, “Ironwood” is undeniably a…
Events
Mirror Mirror
byContemporary Art from the Collection of Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull Through May 28 (by reservation/appointment) Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull, founders of the Pink…
I Sensi dell’Italia
by(The Senses of Italy) “Italy is a dream that keeps returning for the rest of your life,” proclaimed Ukraine-born poet Anna Akhmatova, and a…
Potters Help Out in Flat Rock
byFood for Thought, Food for Real Debby Staton observed students’ food insecurity firsthand while working as a kindergarten teacher. She says it’s even more…
A Reverence for Rabbits
byT.S. Eliot said that “April is the cruelest month,” but for those of us who emotionally connect with rabbits — and have aged out…
Pink Flamingos, Barbie Arms, and Other Upcycled Destinies
byRay Fawley doesn’t subscribe to “normal.” That’s why, one morning in 2017, he staged a robed mannequin in slippers in his Asheville front yard. …
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…
The Persistence of Memory, Pyromaniac-Style
byNabil El Jaouhari says growing up in the mountains outside of Beirut, Lebanon, he was the child who stayed inside to doodle. In the…
The Golden Ticket
byThe Scholastic Art Awards, tailored to students in grades 7-12, has been around for a remarkable 99 years — and yet each year the…
Dana Brown Solo Show
by“I’ve done a lot of paintings of architecture and machinery and locomotives,” says encaustic painter Dana Brown of Topsail Beach, NC, “and now I’ve…