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…
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Portrait Of The Artist
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…
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The Fine Print
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…
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Aesthetically and Ethically, ECO-ART is the Only Choice for Many Area Artists
Artists have helped end wars and topple governments. Can they help save the planet, too? That’s the question posed by i>ECO-ART: Artists Respond –…
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Thinking Big
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…
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The Cultural Landscape
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…
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Radical Chic and the Divine Garments of Paul Hersey
The tailor to the gods, goddesses, warriors and priestesses of our world works in an unassuming studio on Lyman Street in Asheville. He fashions…
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Seeing the Forest for the Trees
Polk County has a long and illustrious tradition as a creative hub. The artistic seed planted by Native American travelers bloomed with the arts…
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Southern Scene
The raw power behind the primitive images and pieces created by folk art practitioners often evokes a highly emotional response in the viewer. Southern…
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Shifting Perceptions
Making art has always had its subversive side, a deliberate attempt to manipulate perception and emotion. The most figurative of artists still fiddle with…
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