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…
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Digging the Roots of an Ancient (and Up-and-Coming) Tradition
byIt wasn’t easy for Ramona Lossie to decide which of the hundreds of baskets she’s woven in her lifetime to include in the Center…
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…
When the Bubble Won’t Burst, You Get Creative
byAccording to Zumper, an online rental platform, you can expect to fork out $1,453 per month for a one-bedroom apartment in Asheville. That’s a…
The Makers of Main Street
byWhen Judith Kolva says 2022 will be a “banner year,” she doesn’t mean it idiomatically. Kolva is chair of ArtScape Hendersonville, an annual public-art…
Brighter Days Ahead
byLocal artist Diamond Cash, a native of Hendersonville, and Elizabeth and David Queen were selected to conceptualize and create three sidewalk murals covering 1,300…
Latest Addition to Manufacturing Art Park Blows Us Away
byWhen former Madison County Planner Sara Nichols first walked into a manufacturing site — Peerless Blowers in Hot Springs — she was struck by…
Group Exhibit 2022
byPink Dog 348 Once a textile manufacturing warehouse, the Pink Dog Creative suite in the River Arts District’s Depot section was transformed by owners…
Gallery on Hendersonville’s Hip 7th Avenue Goes Big
byIt was supposed to be a practical, multi-use space. “Honestly, we hadn’t really thought about a gallery,” says Julie Wilmot, who, with her husband…
All in for October: Kenilworth, Beaverdam, and the Craft Guild
byIf you ever find yourself lost in Kenilworth, blame real-estate developer James Chiles’ horse. Legend has it that in the early 1900s, when Chiles…