This year, the 17th for the event, features the work of local designer Denise Carbonell.
Local comic-con returns after a two-year hiatus
There will be many local artists, including Asheville-based illustrators Gregory Dickens, Wayne Bernstein, Elizabeth Albright and Jarrett Rutland.
Five-day photo+sphere pairs art and science
Eric Baden saw the opportunity to “take another issue of urgency, which has to do with care for the environment,” he says, “and the fact that, just like Asheville has a big craft community, there’s also a really important climate-based community.”
Smart Bets: Beaverdam Studio Tour
The self-guided tours of North Asheville artists’ studios runs Oct. 27-28.
Weaverville’s female business owners talk support and collaboration
Woman-owned businesses are the norm in Weaverville’s downtown district, a bustling hamlet that puts the lie to the notion of small towns as sleepy places where nothing much ever happens.
Asya Colie mounts an exhibition inspired by Asheville and Cotignac, France
While in Cotignac, France, this summer, Colie had a show at Cercle des Arts, the gallery attached to her village’s 16th century church. Now back in Asheville, she is readying a collection that will hang in ananda hair studio for three months.
RAD Fest seeks to create a safe, equitable, community-oriented experience
The collection of artists slated to appear at the Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 13 and 14 festival in the River Arts District is fringey, women-led, often queer-identifying, and less white-centric than the typical Western North Carolina music festival.
Craft Week returns to WNC
During this nationally celebrated event, held Friday, Oct. 5-Wednesday, Oct. 14, studios and galleries throughout the country open their doors to shine a spotlight on handmade craft in all its forms.
New collective creates art as a spiritual pursuit
Open Coven, a new collective designed to assist fledgling as well as experienced artists in discovering the sacred process of making art, offers indoor and outdoor workshops this fall.
Galleries and museums tap into Asheville’s craft beverage craze
Artists and gallery owners are recognizing the benefits of incorporating craft beverage sales into their business models.
Exhibit celebrates African-American artists
On Saturday, Sept. 29, Say It Loud will debut at 22 London Road. The collection explores issues of beauty, gender, ethnic identity and stereotypes.
Smart Bets: Mountain Heritage Day
The annual celebration of regional culture takes place Sept. 29 at Western Carolina University.
BMCM+AC opens its new location with a Jacob Lawrence exhibition
The exhibition, which opens on Friday, Sept. 28, not only examines the work of one of the most widely-regarded modern artists of the 20th century, but celebrates the relocation of BMCM+AC its new 120 College St. home.
Area classes offer art instruction for all abilities
Use this list as a starting point to explore a new interest, jumpstart your artistic engine, or just get your hands dirty in a totally fun way.
Smart Bets: Art in Autumn
The fine art and craft show returns to downtown Weaverville on Sept. 15.
Pedro Esqueda curates an exhibition of works by artists in recovery
‘New Vision, New Hope: Asheville Artists in Recovery,’ an exhibition of works by more than 20 local creatives who are navigating their own paths through rehabilitation, opens at the Asheville Area Arts Council on Friday, Sept. 7.
Smart Bets: The Dragon and The Unicorn
The opening reception for the first in a series of thematic group shows takes place Sept. 8 at Izzy’s Coffee Den.
Duy Huynh captures fantasy and narrative on canvas
The artist will display about a dozen paintings as part of the group exhibition Reverie, which opens at Blue Spiral 1 on Thursday, Sept. 6.
Christy Lynn Band prepares new material for LAAF
On Sunday, Sept. 2, the Christy Lynn Band will take the stage as one of the many musical acts perfuming at the Living Asheville Arts Festival on Lexington Avenue.
Smart Bets: A Psychedelic Circus
The Snozzberries’ immersive, collaborative A/V experience takes place Aug. 31 at Asheville Music Hall.
Smart Bets: Nature-themed exhibitions at Momentum Gallery
The downtown space has an opening reception for two shows on Aug. 30.