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Henderson County ceramic artists spend a lot of time at the wheel — the steering wheel, that is. “Many locals travel either north or…
Read MoreHenderson County ceramic artists spend a lot of time at the wheel — the steering wheel, that is. “Many locals travel either north or…
Read MoreYou don’t need dirt, sunshine, or water to grow flowers. That’s according to Hendersonville mixed-media painter Bethany Joy Adams. Later this spring, Adams will…
Read MoreEast Flat Rock collage artist Melanie Hopkins thinks a lot about the nebulous gasses enveloping the Earth. “Being under the sky has always been…
Read MoreValentine’s Day is always a “bummer” for Isabelle Klauder, an artist and self-described “36-year-old single woman” who has been flying solo since moving to…
Read MoreA powerhouse of raw, unfiltered storytelling that lays bare the intricacies of womanhood, The Vagina Monologues has been a theatrical staple since its off-off-Broadway…
Read MoreNovelist discusses socioeconomic issues south of the Mason-Dixon In 2020, when the world came to a screeching halt, Washington, D.C.-based author and former NBC…
Read MoreTechnically speaking, a hypothesis is a proposed explanation or educated guess that can be tested through experimentation, observation, or research. But really, “it’s just…
Read MoreTryon’s Upstairs Artspace is honoring the work of North Carolina photographer Elizabeth Matheson in late fall with an extensive retrospective of the Hillsborough native’s…
Read MoreThree years ago, when painter Mike Wurman made a return visit to the place that had special significance to his career, he found himself…
Read MoreFor watercolorist Bill Abel, making art is less a dialogue with his medium than a high-stakes game. “It’s like a tennis volley, a…
Read MoreFashion is cyclical. Trends are here today, gone tomorrow, and back in full force four presidencies later. There’s no better example of this…
Read MoreArt League hosts first juried show in its new space “The local community doesn’t always get to see highly acclaimed artwork from other places,”…
Read MoreMarie Bostwick’s latest mends the life of a woman undone In many books, the story begins with a character at home who is pushed…
Read MoreDowntown gallery celebrates ten years of building a scene “Like a kid in a candy store” accurately describes Michele Sparks’ childhood — but instead…
Read MoreTextile artist turned collagist upends expectations By: Carolyn Kemmett Nava Lubelski’s art takes the viewer on an adventure that always ends with open-ended questions,…
Read MoreMulti-generational Western North Carolinian paints pride of place “The creative process slows me down,” confides painter and musician Hannah Seng, who grew up in…
Read MoreAsheville native Cyrus Glance, who works in pen-and-ink, pastels, and gouache, decided early on that he didn’t want to be an artist. “When I…
Read MoreArtist Joy Reed has a nice choice of studios. She and her husband Harold (likewise a prolific oil painter) live in the 10,000-square-foot, 80-acre…
Read MoreDomestic violence. Political corruption. A river overflowing with a local swine factory’s waste. Such elements populate the gritty atmosphere of Hendersonville author John Desjarlais’…
Read MoreLocal metalsmith honors her matriarchal muse Most folks believe their story begins at birth. But Henderson County metalsmith Landen Gailey knows better. She knows…
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