“Our ultimate goal is to create a small working farm dedicated completely to the arts,” reads Articulture’s website. “We plan to offer homegrown art supplies such as gourds, wool, eggshells, feather, beeswax, mohair, dyes, etc. as well as be a venue for art workshops, performances and exhibits.”
In working toward that goal, the newly launched organization will hold its first Art and Farm tour on Sunday, May 31, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., for $20 per person. Following a morning workshop, participants will be granted access to more than a dozen farms in which well-known local artists’ work will be displayed.
Here is the full event release from Articulture:
Articulture, a new organization based in the Asheville area, is presenting its first annual Art and Farm Tour. Slated for Sunday, May 31, several well-known local artists will be paired with area farms, for a day of workshops, exhibitions, and family fun.
“Farms enrich our lives physically as much as art and the creative process enrich our lives philosophically,” says Steve McAlinn, a co-organizer of the tour. “The goal for this project is to make a connection between the two, and thus allow community members to view art being created in a nontraditional setting.”
The morning of the tour (from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.) will be dedicated to learning. Participating artists will offer special workshops and demonstrations at their selected farms. As class sizes are being kept small to maximize participation, preregistration for these workshops is required. Workshop prices vary.
Artists are matched to farms based on location and the unique display areas they have. There is everything from glorious enclosed barns to syrup-making structures.
In the afternoon, from 1–5 p.m., the farms will open their doors to the public. Passholders will be able to tour the farms and view special exhibitions of the artists’ works. Many of the farms will have goodies available for sale, so bring your coolers!
The farms in this inaugural event are: Adelbert Farm in Fairview, Blue Ridge Mountain Creamery in Fairview, Hop’n Blueberry Farm in Black Mountian, Doubletree Farm in Marshall, Franny’s Farm in Leicester, Whispersholler Farms in Burnsville, Glorious Forest Farm in Mars Hill, Mudluscious Pottery & Gardens in Mars Hill, Addison Farms vineyard in Leicester, Whiskey Pigs in Leicester, and the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden in Black Mountain.
Participating artists include: Plein Air Painting with Asheville Urban Landscape Project, painter Lorelle Bacon, glass artist Victor Chiarizia, painter Olga Dorenko, ceramicist Cindy Trisler, photographer David Simchock, metal artists from Black Mountain Iron Works, PMC artist Amy Brandenburg, quilter Dort Lee, Pysanky egg artist Andrea Kulish, and the marionettes of Annie Schermer and Channing Showalter.
For artist and farm pairings, farm descriptions, artist biographies, plus workshop registration, and tour passes ($20 per car), visit articulturenc.com.
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