Andy Farkas, Solo Exhibition
by“His prints are less happily-ever-after than sweetly open-ended,” is how Asheville Made described Andy Farkas’ narrative folkloric works four years ago. Farkas, based in…
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Compassion & Cannibalism: A Spiritual Guide to Recycling
byTracey Morgan Gallery is hosting an immersive, interactive installation by WNC artist and poet Ted Pope, who employs recycled, everyday materials that would otherwise…
Imagine Dragons Riding on Your Hip or Circling Your Waist
byLyn Lyndall makes it possible to keep a pet dragon by your side. The artist’s hand-tooled leather bags are sculpted with the bodies of…
How to Wear the Great Realization
byIn 2021, 47.4 million American workers quit their jobs. Sala Menaya-Merritt was one of them. The Great Resignation wave followed the 2020 “Great Realization”…
A Well-Made Scenic Overlook: Inside the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway
byEstablished in 1930 to help boost employment, and thus income, during the Great Depression, the Southern Highland Craft Guild continues to thrive. By…
Leading You Down the Fairy Path, Torch in Hand
byThe magical creatures in Marti Svoboda-Sidelnick’s intricately composed glass pieces are real. After all, you can see and touch them. As the artist views…
Two Galleries are Bettis Than One
byMark Bettis worked in computer animation before pursuing a number of other successful careers, including advertising and real estate. Through it all, though, he…
The Beguilement is in the Shadows
byWhen Andy Levine adopted the name John Nebraska about 25 years ago, he was not having an identity crisis. Quite the opposite. The editorial…
Mikey Simmons: Featured Artist Woolworth Walk
byArtist Mikey Simmons will be featured in the FW Gallery at Woolworth Walk for the month of June which marks the venue’s 20th anniversary….
Where to Look, When to Look, Never How
by“Art is not really a choice for me,” claims Asheville-based sculptor and oil painter Sherrod Barnes-Ginifer – who goes by Sherrod BG professionally. “It’s…