Craft in Motion
byThree artists explore the momentum between tradition and modern design A new three-artist exhibition at Momentum Gallery highlights the creative tension between tradition and…
Momentum Gallery
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…
New Shows at Momentum Gallery
byaint Nick is a magical man capable of many amazing feats, but shoving triptych paintings, life-sized sculptures, and other gargantuan pieces of art in…
Bryce Lafferty
byWhen most people think about nature, they only think about what’s above the ground. But Bryce Lafferty, an artist and educator based in Jacksonville,…
New Shows at Momentum Gallery, Through August 24
byTrees, those silent giants standing tall with unwavering grace, are the unsung heroes of our planet. These woodland warriors absorb carbon dioxide and release…
Chihuly on Broadway, Through August 24
byDale Chihuly, a prolific glass artist exhibited in more than 200 museum collections worldwide, understands the limitations of his medium. “Glass is very durable,”…
The Age of Understanding
byMultimedia artist Heather Hietala confides that her repertoire derives from “the intensity of life, love, loss, and grief I’ve experienced — and the understanding…
East of the Sun, West of the Moon, Opening May 11
byast O’ the Sun and West O’ the Moon is a Norwegian fairytale about a young peasant girl who sets out to rescue a…
Heather Hietala at Momentum Gallery, Opening May 9
byn Finnish, “hietala” means “place of sand.” It’s an apt name for Heather Hietala, a mountain creative who grew up canoeing and sailing along…
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…