Salon d’Upstairs & Dale McEntire: Reflections Along the Path
byUpstairs Artspace, a contemporary gallery in downtown Tryon, is known for its carefully curated shows of fine art and craft by the Southeast’s leading…
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Scenes From Alice in Wonderland, Opening March 30
byWhen South Carolina-based painter and printmaker Mary Walker was five, she fell through a rabbit hole. Sort of. At the time, she and her…
Providence Refuses to Fit Inside One Medium
byLisa Steffens grew up along New York’s Hudson River, and her mother studied fashion design at the area’s prestigious Pratt Institute for a year…
You Can’t “Like” These Visionary Postcards, But You Can Love Them
byLamar Campbell Le Compte Sr. rarely practiced moderation. From 1913, when he founded the Asheville Postcard Company, to his death in 1977, Le Compte…
Three Exhibits
byUpstairs Artspace Upstairs Artspace opens its 44th season this month with three timely exhibits. Even When It’s Dark features paintings and photographs by Doug…
Handmade: Crafts for Home & Holiday
bySherry Masters of Art Connections, an ambassador of Western North Carolina’s fine-craft legacy who leads bespoke tours and administers local events for annual American…
Archaeologist Turned Artist Listens to Chairs and Understands Kudzu
byStudying anthropology at the University of Arizona, then working as an archaeologist for the forest service in California, Susan Alta Martin was intrigued by…
He Wants His Art to Talk to Itself While You Listen
by“I’m not an artist who is comfortable with pigeonholing myself,” says oil painter Peter Roux. “When I work with representational art I get itchy…