Tryon gets one step closer to honoring the legendary soul singer; the Historic Resources Commission honors local champions; and more area arts news.
Fiber nonprofit Local Cloth celebrates move to River Arts District
Local Cloth, an Asheville-based nonprofit composed of fiber hobbyists and full-time professionals alike, is leaving its space on the South Slope and heading to the River Arts District.
Around town: Say Their Names
The YMI Cultural Center and First Congregational United Church of Christ renew their partnership; Asheville Pizza & Brewing reopens its theater; and more area arts news.
Fiber artist Paris Evans grows Milkweed from Instagram to brick-and-mortar
The Charleston transplant has struck a productive balance between commissions and featuring the work of brands she respects.
RADTIP celebrations aim to enhance revitalized river district’s future
City officials team with River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project partners for grand opening celebrations.
Webinar series encourages collaboration through craft
The Center for Craft’s webinar series with UNCA views vital topics through the lens of craft.
Local artists respond to pandemic challenges in creative ways
Xpress caught up with three local artists to discuss how COVID-19 has altered their creative approach.
Local arts leaders spotlight creators to watch in 2021
Local arts leaders in various mediums identify up-and-coming or underseen peers that readers should be on the lookout for in 2021.
Field to Shroud seeds healthy death culture
Burnsville resident Katherine Savage feels a unique kinship with a small patch of ground on the campus of Warren Wilson College. The 5-foot by 60-foot plot was home this year to a crop of flax, a traditional Southern Appalachian fiber plant, which she is helping process into linen that she will someday wear as her burial shroud.
A&E Roundup: YMI, local artists celebrate Kwanzaa
Community leaders and local musicians bring the annual celebration of African American culture online, a local screenwriter’s film debuts online and more area arts news.
A&E Roundup: Open Hearts celebrates new mural
Open Hearts and Ian Wilkinson collaborate, ACT premieres Maria Young’s new play and more area arts news.
A&E Roundup: Our VOICE’s Survivor Art Show goes virtual
An annual event pivots to online, Different Wrld readies to open in the former Mothlight space and more area arts news.
Local arts groups displaced by pandemic seek new spaces
The Porch, Street Creature Puppets and Asheville Improv Collective are among the area organizations that have been displaced since March.
Local maker Tyler Capps finds creative calling with arcade briefcase
The local resident discusses his experience designing and building The Negotiator and the new sense of purpose that the process instilled in him.
A&E roundup: Pickens commissioned to create Wortham Center courtyard mural
The Asheville native is hard at work on her next major project, plus other recent news from the local arts scene.
Smart Bets: Crafted Roots
The Center for Craft’s new exhibit will be on display through Oct. 30.
Smart Bets: Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
The 73rd annual event makes its digital debut July 16-19.
Local artist Margaret Cogswell opens her Tiny Gallery
Cogswell’s initial goals for the gallery were that she would pursue whatever she felt like making and that the space would serve as a place for her to engage directly with people through her work.
Smart Bet: Blue Spiral 1 exhibits
The Asheville gallery has four new exhibits running through Aug. 28, including one featuring local photographer Ralph Burns’ shots of the city, 1975-1999.
Smart Bet: In Solidarity
The Asheville gallery’s new online exhibition doubles as a fundraiser for nonprofits fighting for justice and equality.
Smart Bets: Mugs on a Mission
Proceeds from local ceramicist Libba Tracy’s series benefit Bounty & Soul and the Black Mountain Center for the Arts.