Coatlicue & Las Meninas: The Stanford Edition
byOpening this spring at the Asheville Art Museum, Pedro Lasch’s Coatlicue & Las Meninas: The Stanford Edition explores the intersection of European and pre-Columbian…
Openings
Spring Sip & Shop
byEarly spring is Jenna Marie Kesgen’s favorite time to explore the mountains of her native Western North Carolina. Walking the woods at “an unhurried…
Renewal
bySpring isn’t just about painted trilliums and flame azaleas—it’s about rebirth, reflection, and, in the case of the latest group show at Philip DeAngelo…
Dana Brown: Encaustic Paintings
byEastern North Carolina resident Dana Brown is interested in depicting “honest, tangible work” in her encaustic paintings: tractors in barns, rusty industrial buildings, and…
Exploring the Wild
byYears ago, painter Colleen Lineberry rowed her sportyak — a watercraft she describes as a “bathtub with oars” — down the San Juan River…
The In-Between
byAccording to Perry Obee, a professional collaborative printer, we all exist in a state he calls “the in-between.” He explains, “We are all in…
Holding Water
byIn early February, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported that nearly 1.2 million cubic yards of debris had been cleared from North Carolina…
Late Winter Shows at Blue Spiral 1
bySure, you could pay for therapy to gain a firmer grasp on the human experience. But if you want to save yourself some dollars…
New Shows at Upstairs Artspace
byFor the past 11 years, fine arts ceramicist Glenda Guion has called a two-acre tract in Spartanburg, South Carolina, home. It’s a place she…
A Legacy Worth Noting
byConnie Brown could have easily become a prolific cake decorator. But when she moved from Memphis, Tennessee, to Asheville in 1989, the cake decorating…