Returning to the Ridge
byFor generations, Western North Carolina has been a hotbed of handmade brilliance. That creative energy is on vibrant display this summer in Returning to…
Openings
The Nature of Things
byAsheville- and Penland-based photographer James Henkel has spent more than 40 years rethinking what a still life can be. His work often pairs carefully…
Enchanted Garden Art Show
byWhen Bakersville artist Josh Brooke Coté was a kid, his constant companions were a pair of well-loved stuffed rabbits named Bunny and Peter. The…
Thrown Together Potters: Established Makers in Clay
byDon’t let the name fool you: Thrown Together Potters is no accidental assemblage. This seasoned collective of seven North Carolina ceramicists has spent years…
This Is How It Happened
byPainter Margaret Curtis doesn’t just tackle power dynamics — she dissects, distills, and reassembles them in fiercely imaginative works that walk the line between…
Breast Story
byAccording to Flat Rock sculptor David Macvaugh, connection requires vulnerability — “and vulnerability,” he says, “is utterly terrifying.” His new installation, Breast Story, explores…
Domestic Tranquility?
byOn view at Momentum Gallery through late June, Domestic Tranquility? invites viewers to reconsider the domestic space not as a haven of comfort, but…
Native America: In Translation
byNative America: In Translation, the latest exhibition at the Asheville Art Museum, challenges the camera’s colonial gaze through the work of seven groundbreaking Indigenous…
Greetings From Asheville: Tourism and Transformation in the Postcard Age
byLong before inboxes and Instagram, Asheville sold itself in glossy four-by-sixes. Greetings From Asheville: Tourism and Transformation in the Postcard Age, running through May…
The Sound of Color
byKelly Saunders doesn’t just paint what she sees — she paints what she hears. In her new solo exhibit The Sound of Color, on…