The Right Kind of Rope
byHow one coil-basket maker tightened a hobby into a profession To inspire new crafters, Ann Oakes still brings the first coil basket she made to…
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An Elevated Concours
byHighlands Motoring Festival draws aficionados by the thousands Spring brings many gifts — daffodils, robins, fewer clothing layers — and for classic-car enthusiasts throughout…
Shifting Symbols
byTryon-based artist Margaret Curtis brings layered, large-scale work to a national stage this spring Tryon-based painter Margaret Curtis is entering a dynamic spring season,…
Where Craft Becomes Community
byJoin collectors and makers at the 39th Annual National Arts & Crafts Conference Few gatherings honor the handmade quite like the National Arts &…
The Giving Things
byWinter group show explores the beauty of everyday devotion When Hurricane Helene flooded her studio in Asheville’s River Arts District, Gretchen Chadwick had to…
Between Earth and Ether
byTryon Arts & Crafts School opens its winter season This winter, Tryon Arts & Crafts School (TACS) presents two exhibitions that move between the…
From Serenity to Spring
byAsheville Gallery of Art opens the new year with fresh exhibitions For Western North Carolina painter Lindsay Keeling, creativity and structure go hand in…
Built by Generations
byFolk Art Center exhibition marks a century of making A century after its founding in Brasstown, the John C. Campbell Folk School continues to…
Going After the Good
byArtist shows a seasoned pastiche of earthiness and fantasy Cynthia Brody took a few art courses in New York while she was raising her…
Emanating Its Inner Laws
byThe Black Mountain College story as told by its Midcentury buildings After the summer-long fun at Camp Rockmont, and after the global-culture arts festival…