Holiday Sip & Shop, December 6-7
byDating back to ancient Mesopotamia, backgammon is considered one of the world’s oldest board games. It’s also one of the most entertaining, according to…
Grovewood Gallery
Bi-Annual Grovewood Village Studio Tour
byOver the last 75 years, the global whale-shark population has been cut in half by climate change, industrial fishing, and other threats. This biodiversity…
The Last Mapmaker, Opening July 13
byIf you want to travel to faraway places like the Caribbean Islands and the west coast of Ireland this summer, skip the plane tickets…
Grovewood Village Studio Tour, May 18-19
byince marrying in San Francisco on Valentine’s Day in 1985, metalsmiths Tom Reardon and Kathleen Doyle have nurtured a nationally renowned jewelry enterprise. Working…
Spring Sip & Shop
bySure, the Easter Bunny brings plastic eggs filled with goodies and sweet treats. But that mythical mammal has nothing on Andrea Kulish, an Asheville…
Mixed-Metal Alchemist Did What They Said Couldn’t Be Done
byYou have to be flexible when you work with metal. So says Julie Louise Merrill, who has been forging, fusing, pounding, soldering, and even…
Wired into the Waking Daydream
byJosh Brooke Coté of rural Bakersville is a self-taught sculptor who cites Beatrix Potter stories and Alice in Wonderland as major influences, adding, “I’m…
Vessels of Merriment
byGrovewood Gallery’s popular invitational exhibition, “Vessels of Merriment,” has returned to celebrate its fourth year, just in time for the holiday shopping season. A…
In a Minor Key
by“My work mainly concerns mood and feeling,” explains painter Shawn Krueger. “I tend to lean into the somber mood and, sadly, the times seem…
The Hills are Alive with the Scent of Bears and Fresh Paint
byPainter Bryan Koontz — whose family heritage in WNC dates back at least 200 years — earned a degree in Commercial Design at Appalachian…