Art

The word “plastic,” like the material it describes, can take on a variety of functions. Besides being the name given to any one of…

Long before any of us were born, this thing began its life with a purpose — a shoe form, a chair, a baby carriage….

1933 was a notable year for the arts in Western North Carolina. It was the year that Black Mountain College, the nation’s first school…

For her 90th birthday, Ruth Goldsborough’s daughter Lorraine made her a hand-painted, wooden folk-art style shrine featuring photos of an always-smiling Ruth at different…

John Orolin’s dad thought his son had lost his mind. “I started out in the printing business,” John says. “But I decided I didn’t…

People who know him are expecting big things from Sean Pace. Just a few years out of UNCA, the sculptor-painter-conceptual artist has already helped…

Janet Green Jacobson’s spent her early years as an artist creating traditional watercolor portraits. These were highly detailed representational pieces that evolved into her…

Polk County has a long and illustrious tradition as a creative hub. The artistic seed planted by Native American travelers bloomed with the arts…