Magic in the Mountains
byFian Arroyo opens his studio for the Weaverville Art Safari Step inside Fian Arroyo’s studio, and you might find a wizard cradling a box…
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A Season to Settle
byFairview artists bring warmth back to fall Last fall didn’t feel like fall. When Hurricane Helene swept through Western North Carolina, birdsong was traded…
Silver Meets Soul
byRegional makers gather for 78th Annual Craft Fair Metalsmith Elizabeth Walton has made a living coaxing silver into shape. “Bending the wire with pliers…
Tradition, Unmasked
byFour new exhibitions open at Blue Spiral 1 A striped mask with orange-rimmed eyes and lips fixes its gaze in “Zebra Mask,” a painting…
Nature, Unscripted
byToe River Arts exhibition lets the landscape take the lead Mushroom spores, wasp nests, flower petals — in the hands of Burnsville artists George…
Shaping the Skyline
byAsheville Art Museum spotlights the city’s architects In the early 20th century, travel writers dubbed Asheville “the Paris of the South,” a nod to…
Living the Experiment
byTracing the history of performance at Black Mountain College Black Mountain College was never just a school — it was a laboratory for experimentation…
Beautiful Disasters
byIn her first solo exhibition with Tracey Morgan Gallery, interdisciplinary artist Elizabeth Alexander reimagines domestic décor as evidence of a slow unraveling. Opening August…
Back and Brilliant in Biltmore
byGrand Bohemian Gallery hosts reopening celebration After months of rebuilding in the wake of Hurricane Helene, the Grand Bohemian Gallery is throwing open its…
Creative Heights
byIn 1875, Highlands began as a high-elevation haven for those seeking relief from heat and humidity. But the summer colony quickly transformed into a…