Following tonight’s opening reception for juried show Manipulated, juror Ariel Shanberg will be available for questions during a meet-and-greet at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
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ZaPow’s grand opening is tonight
The new gallery/studio/artist development space on Battery Park Ave. holds a party featuring music my The Mad Tea Party.
Smart Bets web extra: Contemporary Portrait show, “Lines and Lives of the Face”
The exhibit, featuring the works of 15 artists, hosts an opening reception at Tryon’s Upstairs Artspace on Saturday, Oct. 8.
The Reading Room opens in the River Arts District
Hint: It’s neither a library nor a book store.
Review: 5 under 35
If you saw a sign in a neighborhood storefront window announcing “5 under 35,” you might think you could go in for some little gems at a great price. If the storefront is SemiPublic, a tiny art gallery tucked away on Hillside Street in North Asheville, that’s exactly what you get: five artists under 35 years old showing 30 small-scale pieces ranging from metal sculptures to drawings, mixed-media prints and photographs.
In The Battle of Make Believe, adult responsibility overrides juvenile impulse
Eleven local artists take on an archetype at Satellite Gallery.
Colorfully demented characters from Patch Whisky
“The Legend of Rainbow Mountain” may sound like a children’s book, but it’s really an exhibition of colorfully demented characters from the mind of a Charleston, S.C., artist calling himself Patch Whiskey.
Read the Storyline at Blue Spiral 1
Six visual artists reflect on the bittersweet and the humorous in an engaging exhibit, up now at Blue Spiral 1.
“Untitled (as of yet)” at the Masonic Temple
— Photo by Tadd Clarkson
Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center and Norte Maar, a nonprofit arts organization based in Brooklyn, N.Y., host a night of collaborative performance, poetry, music and dance at the Masonic Temple Saturday, Aug. 6, at 8 p.m. The show’s title remains prospective: Untitled (as of yet). They’d better hurry! The event is tonight!
Sculpture unveiling at the Asheville Visitor Center
This afternoon, the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce and local artist Jonas Gerard unveiled “Electric Mantra,” a painted steel sculpture which Gerard has gifted to the Asheville Visitor Center.
Video: Preview tour of the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
Starting today and running through Sunday, the Asheville Civic Center will play host to the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands. Check out our Xpress video preview of the event, featuring some of the event’s craftspeople talking about their work.
Melissa Terrezza packs heat at Pump
Her show of confrontational works addresses environmental catastrophe, among other issues. Up through July 30 inside the Phil Mechanic Studios.
Patch Whisky brings his winkles to Push
The opening tonight features music from Cousin Dan, who Patch Whisky had to fetch from 80 years in the future. Check out Whisky’s characters at Push Skate Shop and Gallery.
Pushing the Envelope (of sound)
An outstanding list of local artists get together in a dynamic, Moog-themed art exhibit, opening this Saturday at the Artery.
Fleeting images
Street artist Michael Williams recently installed a piece in downtown Asheville. The art work is already gone, but impermanence is part of Williams’ message.
The Accident of Choice
An abstract-expressionist exhibit from an influential artist and painting teacher at BMC opens tonight at Black Mountain College and Arts Center. There’s a free lecture tomorrow, as well.
Culture Shock at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center
Everything is relative in Culture Shock, an exhibition by Severn Eaton.
Need more Zen
Tonight, stellar photog (and good pal) Zen Sutherland has an artist reception at Harvest Records for his new show, Standing There. Don’t miss it!
Chicken Scratch at Izzy’s
Michael Traister’s photos span a six-year period and document the lush life, graffitied walls and miscellaneous paraphernalia found in Carolina Lane and Chicken Alley of downtown Asheville.
Woodland creatures
Local artist Willy Rosencrans has been carving sculptures from fallen trees along UNC-Asheville’s South Campus Trails.
SHOW POSTER SHOW
The cleverly titled event kicks off tonight in fun little Marshall (and features some works from Xpress production manager Drew Findley).