High-Energy Gallerist Invigorates a Former Roller Rink
by“Right space made it the right place,” says Miryam Rojas, describing her new venture, Mars Landing Galleries, located in Mars Hill. Opened July 10,…
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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…
New Grant Furthers the Language of Change Makers
byA single letter can change the conversation, says Namita Gupta Wiggers. As Director of the Master of Arts in Critical Craft Studies at Warren…
Wearing Touchstones to Different Zones
byJewelry artist Nirado Sloan says, “When I pick up a stone and work with it, it speaks to me and I feel the millions…
Breaking Down Barriers to Build a Different Wrld
byA new cultural and creative hub will soon open in the West Asheville space formerly occupied by the Mothlight venue. Honey Simone, Nettie Fisher,…
Mount Mitchell Crafts Fair celebrates its 64th year
byOldest, Longest, Highest … and Occasionally Hottest (2,300 Degrees) A lot of things went missing last year because of the pandemic. One of these…
Celebrating West Asheville Style
byA few months ago, local painter Gus Cutty created a likeness of iconic drag queen RuPaul on the west exterior wing of the Bledsoe…
Permanent Buzz
byA project begun two years ago has weathered all the chaos and postponements of 2020 and emerged in a sweet spot. A few weeks…
More Lasting Than Liner Notes: An Album Blooms Into an Art Book
byBy: Alli Marshall Asheville-based folk healer/musician Jeff Firewalker Schmitt and keyboardist John Medeski (Medeski Martin & Wood) met deep in the Amazon jungle, where…
A Pattern of Rejuvenation
byThere’s no shortage of reasons to take a drive in North Carolina’s High Country in the thick of spring, but administrators at Beech Mountain…