Potters & Patrons: The Gorelick Collection
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane , Blowing RockCarol Gorelick (1939-2019) began building her collection of pottery in 1970. Along with her husband Shelton (1929-2014), the Gorelicks were drawn to the medium’s texture and tactility and built a […]
A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art
Asheville Art Museum 2 South Pack Square, AshevilleA Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art features over 50 works of art in a variety of media by 30+ Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and Cherokee Nation artists. […]
Weaving Across Time: Contemporary Cherokee Basket Making, Land, and Identity
Center for Craft Broadway Street, AshevilleWeaving Across Time features a recent resurgence of contemporary Eastern Band Cherokee artists who are creatively building on a centuries-old practice of basket making. Learning from mothers, grandmothers, and mentors, these […]
Private Kiln Firing-Full Kiln: Tryon Arts and Crafts School
Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, TryonTryon Arts & Crafts School allows students to pay for private kiln firing. By participating in TACS’ normal kiln firing schedule, potters’ work will be fired and returned within a […]
The Colors of Winter – Artist Member Showcase
Yadkin Cultural Arts Center 226 E. Main Street, YadkinvilleThe Yadkin Arts Council announces their 2022 Welborn Gallery season of intriguing art exhibits featuring 3D stained glass works, colored pencil drawings, watercolor paintings, a juried show, photography and more. […]
Ann Miller Woodford: The Artist as Storyteller
Mountain Heritage Center Hunter Library, 176 Central Drive, WCU, CullowheeA new exhibit, Ann Miller Woodford: The Artist as Storyteller is now in our Hunter Library exhibit gallery. This retrospective exhibit features 25 artworks spanning 60 years, tracing Ann Woodford’s artistic development […]
Welcoming 2022 with the WNC Fibers / Handweavers Guild
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, AshevilleThe Southern Highland Craft Guild will open its first Main Gallery exhibition of the 2022 year on Saturday, January 22. Featuring members of the Western North Carolina Fibers/Handweavers Guild, a […]
Art, Language, & Culture
Museum of the Cherokee People 598 Tsali Blvd., NC, CherokeeHow can language influence art? Award-winning Cherokee and EBCI visual artists share how the Cherokee language and syllabary inform and inspire their work. Panelists: Roy Boney, Jeff Edwards, John Henry Gloyne, […]