Rock of Ages
byPopular 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…
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Passing the Rock
byThe Gallery at Flat Rock changes ownership In 2015, photographer Suzanne Camarata locked eyes with a commercial space for rent in Flat Rock Square. Though…
Canvasing a Revolution
byHow early-20th-century landscape painters saved the Smokies Mist-shrouded vistas. Lush deciduous forests. Moonlit meadows. These are just some of the awe-inspiring scenes featured in…
Mixing it Up on Gallery Row
byGallery Mélange unites the work of two abstract painters and a jewelry maverick The story of Gallery Mélange, the newest fine-art venue on Biltmore…
Expanded Trackside Studios Goes Full Steam Ahead
byTrackside 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
byThe 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
byGallery models a fresh dynamic in the River Arts District “Pearl [Renken] thought up the name ‘Modern Muse’ out of the blue one day,”…
UnEarthed
byThe Saints of Paint, a local group of fine artists who pool their gift for the local good, have united once again to exhibit…
Made to Last: Grove Arcade’s Original Store Turns 20
byTwenty 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
byMira Gerard grew up in an ashram in New Hampshire, where, as a child, she was given a copy of William Blake’s book Songs…