“However, a problem that is often overlooked is children in hospitals or shelters without comfort. This is the problem I acted upon by volunteering for Project Linus and making a security blanket for a baby in need.”
Kids Issue 2018: Create compost at school
“We would attract more bugs like butterflies and bees to school, and we would waste less. It would help us and the animals.”
Smart Bets: Storms
The work of 25 artists will be on display at the Adler Gallery starting March 22.
Kids Issue 2018: Darkness into light
“The glimmer of joy dances in front of you/you latch on with all your might:/maybe there’s a chance for a redo?”
Kids Issue 2018: Every living thing has rights!
“How to help: Don’t treat people based on how they look or who they are; respect them.”
Kids Issue 2018: Food waste
“Eat it up or when you’re through, compost it or give it to someone new!”
Kids Issue 2018: Ignorance isn’t bliss
“A theme I have heard before is ‘ignorance is bliss,’ but the truth is, it’s not, and people suffer from ignorance every day. Stereotypes, bigotry and prejudice are all a type of ignorance, and I refuse to accept these as any form of bliss.”
Kids Issue 2018: Share your light
“Making a difference is hard, but you can do it in your school, work or even your home. You don’t have to be famous to change the world. You can be 11, in school and just an average student.”
Smart Bets: Lyric
Asheville-based R&B artist Leeda “Lyric” Jones debuts the music video for her new single “Focus On Us” at The Social on Thursday, March 15.
Asheville Too: Arts community tackles taboo topic
The activist group Asheville Survivors Coalition has focused in recent months on bringing public attention to claims of unwanted sexual attention by anonymous women against artist Jonas Gerard. While some local organizations and businesses have removed Gerard’s work from their facilities in the wake of the activists’ protests, others have not. The arts community’s response has taken a variety of forms.
Weeklong festival recognizes a Jazz Age giant and educates the community on mental illness
Now in its third year, and with more events than ever before, the weeklong Celebrate Zelda! festival, running Friday, March 9, to Friday, March 16, includes art exhibits, cocktail parties, gaming competitions and more.
Smart Bets: Momentum Gallery exhibitions
Dual exhibitions pairing complimentary gallery artists open March 11.
Smart Bets: OpenDoors Art Affair
The ninth annual gala and art auction is set for March 10 at Highland Brewing Co.
Smart Bets: Spheres of Influence
The exhibition of abstract paintings by Asheville artist Linda Gritta will be on display March 1-30 at UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library.
Geneva B. brings joy to the page
Since relocating to Asheville in 2012, illustrator Geneva B. has sought to create joyful images.
![NO REGRETS: "There have been a few [paintings] that I’ve thought, immediately, ‘This is finished,’“ says Wedge Studios artist Joyce Thornburg. With others, if the texture is what appeals to her, “I’ll paint over it. … I’ve done it quite a few times, and it will usually, honestly, be a better painting.”](https://mountainx.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AE-Groundhog-day-330x370.png)
Wedge Studios artists host a Groundhog Day celebration
Artists on the River Arts District building’s second floor throw a party to encourage an early spring.
Smart Bets: A Contemporary Response to Our Changing Environment
The group exhibition on climate change opens Feb. 3 at Pink Dog Gallery.
The Asheville Fringe Arts Festival returns for its 16th year
The four-day multidisciplinary arts festival, which runs Thursday through Sunday, Jan. 25-28, is the place for artists to showcase new, innovative works. Subthemes for this year’s Fringe include experimental art, fringey fun, raw emotion, social justice and the wildly weird.
Smart Bets: Gerald van de Wiele
In conjunction with a new exhibition showcasing seven decades of his work, the Black Mountain College alumnus gives a gallery talk Jan. 19 at the BMC Museum + Arts Center.
Xpress seeks art, writing for 2018 Kids Issue
Mountain Xpress is now accepting art, photos, essays and poetry from K-12 students for the 2018 Kids Issue. The deadline is Friday, Feb. 9. The theme: “Let’s fix it!”
Nasty women and bad hombres exhibition benefits Planned Parenthood
“I thought it would be cool if the line went out the door and people were fighting over artwork,” organizer Kristin Schoonover says of last year’s inaugural exhibition. “That’s exactly how it was. The space was so packed.”