Group exhibition by Western Carolina University MFA students opens at Asheville Area Arts Council, March 5

WHEE Fresh, works by students in Western Carolina University’s Master of Fine Arts Program, opens at the Asheville Area Arts Council on Thursday, march 5. A reception takes place on Friday, March 6, 5-8 p.m.

Press release from AAAC:

The Asheville Area Arts Council will be presenting WHEE Fresh: A collection of works by local artists from Western Carolina University’s Master of Fine Arts Program in their gallery located in the Grove Arcade at 1 Page Avenue Suite 143 A. The MFA program at WCU is interdisciplinary, encouraging students to develop individual creative directions ranging from traditional painting and ceramics to experimental work in sculpture and new media.

The collaborative showcase curated by Western Carolina’s lead sculpture instructor,Justin Morgan Kennedy, will include students Amy M. Anderson, Tonya Anderson, Mary Cozens, Paul Farmer, Kimberly Gattozzi, Jordan Krutsch, Hannah Rebecca McBride, Jenna McDonald, Kevin McNiff, Leigh Ann Parrish, Janet Richardson, Sara Rincon, Renee Roberson, Laura Sellers and Donna Sepulveda. The gallery space will be occupied with freshly crafted works crossing disciplines of sculpture, photography, digital media, fibers, ceramics, drawing, and painting.

The exhibition will be opening on Thursday, March 5th with a public reception on Friday, March 6th from 5:00- 8:00PM. It will run through Saturday, March 14th and can be viewed during normal business hours 10:00AM-6:00PM, Monday through Saturday.

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Alli Marshall has lived in Asheville for more than 20 years and loves live music, visual art, fiction and friendly dogs. She is the winner of the 2016 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize and the author of the novel "How to Talk to Rockstars," published by Logosophia Books. Follow me @alli_marshall

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