Staying Strong
by“It’s just heartbreaking,” abstract painter Kevin Andrew says of the catastrophic flooding that occurred in the River Arts District as a result of Hurricane…
Openings
Annual Holiday Sale
byBefore Hurricane Helene thundered into Western North Carolina, the Madison County Arts Council (MCAC) had scheduled a Yuletide bazaar for its downtown Marshall gallery…
Artful Impact 2024
byEarly projections from Governor Roy Cooper’s office suggest that 126,000 North Carolina homes were damaged by Hurricane Helene. In response, the Community Housing Coalition…
Art After Dark
byWanda Ann Kinnaman’s creative process begins and ends in the woods. First, she laces up her hiking boots and goes searching for “open spaces…
Rob O’Sheeran
byThe phrase “window of opportunity” carries a lot of meaning for Rob O’Sheeran, an Asheville artist who paints vividly whimsical scenes on salvaged window…
Stronger Together
byLeicester artist Deb Williams considers herself lucky because both her home and studio survived Hurricane Helene. Mark Bettis Gallery, where she sells her cast…
Kenilworth Artists Association Studio Tour
byBefore Hurricane Helene, we spoke with photographer LeeAnn Donnelly about the historic Kenilworth neighborhood, where she had planned to participate in the Kenilworth Artists…
Artists of WNC
byBritish-American painter Julyan Davis has always felt he was born a little too late. “Since I was a kid,” he tells Asheville Made, “I…
The Boys Will Get Hungry If They See Fruit
byYou won’t find many portraits of women in Colorado artist Carly Owens Weiss’ most recent series. But you will find close-ups of plump breasts,…
2024 Jean Claude Roy Private Artist Dinner
byYou should never stare directly at the sun. Unless, of course, you are French-born artist Jean Claude Roy. In the late 1980s, Roy was…