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A Century in the Making

A Century in the Making

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John C. Campbell Folk School celebrates 100 years with group show Celebrating the centennial of the John C. Campbell Folk School, We Still Make…

Crafted Cheer

Crafted Cheer

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American Folk Art Gallery decks the walls  This December, American Folk Art Gallery unveils a merry menagerie of hand-hewn treasures as part of A…

Magic in the Mountains

Magic in the Mountains

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Fian Arroyo opens his studio for the Weaverville Art Safari Step inside Fian Arroyo’s studio, and you might find a wizard cradling a box…

A Season to Settle

A Season to Settle

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Fairview 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

Silver Meets Soul

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Regional makers gather for 78th Annual Craft Fair Metalsmith Elizabeth Walton has made a living coaxing silver into shape. “Bending the wire with pliers…

Artful Living

Artful Living

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Grovewood honors the Craftsman ethos  Though based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, painter Shawn Krueger has long found inspiration in the mountains of Western North…

Tradition, Unmasked

Tradition, Unmasked

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Four new exhibitions open at Blue Spiral 1  A striped mask with orange-rimmed eyes and lips fixes its gaze in “Zebra Mask,” a painting…

Scrap to Spotlight 

Scrap to Spotlight 

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Asheville’s most resourceful makers show off their chops What can you do with a pile of secondhand building supplies? For the past 14 years,…

Dark Delights 

Dark Delights 

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American Folk Art’s October show conjures the macabre Things will get a little wicked at American Folk Art this fall with Midnight in the…

Holding the Fray

Holding the Fray

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Artists embrace damage, care, and repair at Penland What does it mean to mend? PERFECTION: a question of repair, opening at Penland Gallery this…