Mixed Media

Fray and Glory

Fray and Glory

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What counts as damage — and who decides what’s worth repairing? Asheville artist Nava Lubelski is posing these very questions in her mixed-media textile…

Cut, Paste, Heal

Cut, Paste, Heal

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Art series helps community heal post-Helene When Hurricane Helene tore through Western North Carolina, it reshaped both the land and our collective psyche.  “I…

Creative Heights

Creative Heights

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In 1875, Highlands began as a high-elevation haven for those seeking relief from heat and humidity. But the summer colony quickly transformed into a…

News from the League

News from the League

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The Art League of Henderson County has a full calendar this spring, starting with the return of Fabulous Fakes.  A seasonal favorite, this quirky…

A New Layer of Talent

A New Layer of Talent

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Gallery Row, the one-mile arts district made up of Biltmore Avenue and Broadway Street, just acquired one more creative: Rand Kramer. Now represented by…

From Destruction to Creation

From Destruction to Creation

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In those long, shapeless days after Hurricane Helene, Asheville mixed-media artist Li Newton says she “moved through the chaos on automatic — shutdown from reality.” Existing…

That’s Her Transfiguration

That’s Her Transfiguration

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Fear can limit you. Alexander artist Chrys Corn Goodman knows this firsthand.  Growing up in San Francisco, Goodman always wanted to be an artist….

Gallery Interrupted 

Gallery Interrupted 

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What happens to a dream deferred by ongoing road construction? For Julie and Phil Wilmot, owners of Art on 7th in Hendersonville, that dream…

Current Events

Current Events

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Asheville Art Museum exhibits work inspired by Hurricane Helene   Forty trillion. That’s a conservative estimate of how many gallons of rain drenched the Southeast…

Another Kind of Networking

Another Kind of Networking

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When Alyssa Sacora was growing up in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, nature was an ally and not something to be held at bay. At a…