Native Voices and National Ceramics in November
byWe Will Not Be Silenced Standing for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women This exhibit, officially opening November 16, brings voice to the international Missing…
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Print + Pattern
byThe artists in Blue Spiral’s early-winter exhibit Print + Pattern go to great lengths (and long hours) to expand the notion of traditional printmaking,…
echoing
byAdvance press for echoing, opening Nov. 4 at ArtPlay Studio and Gallery, describes participating painters Kim Beller and Elizabeth Porritt Carrington as “entangling their…
“Matewan as Metaphor”
byWith her advanced degree in cultural anthropology, Jean Hess might have explored the Battle of Matewan from a purely academic standpoint. With her personal…
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…
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…