Creativity in Crisis
byArtists across Western North Carolina lead recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene On Friday, September 27, Hurricane Helene tore through the mountains of Western North…
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Another Kind of Networking
byWhen Alyssa Sacora was growing up in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, nature was an ally and not something to be held at bay. At a…
The Soul of the Machine
by“I have a lot of irons in the fire.” When Nick Gentile says this, he means it figuratively and literally. Gentile — who majored…
She’s Producing a Whole Different Kind of Reality Show
byJaime Byrd always was ahead of the action. She started writing music as a kid and was performing in nightclubs, she says, by age…
Banjo Luthier Picked the Right Time to Make Old-Fashioned Instruments
byPisgah Banjos builds handcrafted bracket-style banjos whose lineage can be traced to America’s Industrial Revolution. Founder Patrick David Sawyer and his crew of four…
Uncompromising Great-Grandmother is Still Raising the “Real”Art Scene
byIn 1991, artist Connie Bostic opened Zone one, downtown Asheville’s first contemporary art gallery. For about a decade, the space was a vital creative…
Staying in One Place Isn’t Palette-able for Artistic Growth
byBee Adams paints quickly. Perhaps because she’s moved around a lot, she prefers the first stages of a project, that early excitement, to the…
Traditional Music Ambassador Can’t Quit Changing His Tune
byDavid Holt does a few different things. The prolific musician (he can play 15 instruments), singer, storyteller, historian, and long-time host of Folkways on…