The Story So Far, Opening July 12
byGrowing up in Philadelphia, C.J. Randall says he was fed a “steady visual diet of the great fantasy and sci-fi films of the ’80s.”…
Openings
Our Landscape, Opening July 13
byTransylvania County artist Ray Byram has painted Cold Mountain, a 6,030-foot summit nestled in the Great Balsams, many times before. But his most recent…
Meet the Artist at the Saluda Art Stroll, July 13 & August 10
bySaluda was once best known for having the steepest railroad grade in the U.S. Today it’s all about the ascending arts community, reflected in…
2024 Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Opening July 12
byFrom the meadows of Warren Wilson College to the coves of Montreat to the shores of Lake Tomahawk, there is no shortage of beauty…
Passing the Rock
byThe Gallery at Flat Rock changes ownership In 2015, photographer Suzanne Camarata locked eyes with a commercial space for rent in Flat Rock Square. Though…
The Making of Madison County
byArts Council gallery spotlights the region’s visual artists On hot summer days, there’s something relaxingly bucolic about the mountain town of Marshall. Just 20…
Canvasing a Revolution
byHow early-20th-century landscape painters saved the Smokies Mist-shrouded vistas. Lush deciduous forests. Moonlit meadows. These are just some of the awe-inspiring scenes featured in…
InsBEARation, Opening July 6
byhe anthropomorphizing of ursines is nothing new. Baloo began crooning about the “bear necessities” way back in 1894, and Winnie-the-Pooh started musing on the…
The Big Crafty, July 6-7
byess Wambles, aka Aunty Skelator, doesn’t stay in one artistic lane. Instead, the Sylva-based folk crafter metaphorically rolls down her windows, turns the radio…
New Shows at Blue Spiral 1, Opening July 5
byf imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then pastiche is a close second. A classic art-school assignment, pastiche requires that creatives blend the…