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Potters & Patrons: The Gorelick Collection

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane , Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United States

Carol 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, Asheville, NC, United States

A 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, Asheville, NC, United States

Weaving 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 […]

The Colors of Winter – Artist Member Showcase

Yadkin Cultural Arts Center 226 E. Main Street, Yadkinville, NC, United States

The 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. […]

FREE

Ann Miller Woodford: The Artist as Storyteller

Mountain Heritage Center Hunter Library, 176 Central Drive, WCU, Cullowhee, NC, United States

A 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 […]

FREE

Welcoming 2022 with the WNC Fibers / Handweavers Guild

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

The 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 […]

Freedom! A Promise Disrupted: North Carolina, 1862 – 1901

Department of Natural and Cultural Resources 176 Riceville Road, Asheville, North Carolina

The Western Office of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources will host the exhibit, Freedom! A Promise Disrupted: North Carolina, 1862-1901 from February 3rd to March 31st.  Created by staff at the N.C. […]

FREE

First Time Enameling Workshop with Ashley Gilreath

Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United States

Enameling is a process in which vitreous glass is fused to precious metals; and is easier to achieve than it may seem.  The layering of vibrant color upon the surface […]

$185 – $215

Exhibition Celebration: Unearthing Our Forgotten Past, Fort San Juan

Mars Hill University: Rural Heritage Museum 100 Athletic Street, Mars Hill, NC, United States

The new exhibition on display in MHU’s Rural Heritage Museum (on loan from the Exploring Joara Foundation) chronicles the Spanish incursion into the area of present-day Burke County. Archaeologists have […]

Beginning Wood Turning with Madison Geer

Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United States

This workshop will cover basic safety issues, introduction to types of wood, wet versus dry,  tools (lathe, hand tools), and techniques (clamping, turning, finishes).  Students will produce 1-2 finished pieces […]

$175 – $205

Cherokee Art and Storytelling

Asheville Art Museum 2 South Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United States

Join us for an artful afternoon! In conjunction with A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art, we welcome Sarah Thompson, Jarrett Wildcatt, and exhibition artists Tara McCoy and Mary Thompson. […]

Build a Tenor Ukulele with Michael Burger

Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United States

Students will learn how to construct a tenor ukulele. Instructor will provide a kit that includes pre-formed raw materials, tuners, fret wire, and strings. Students will learn wood bending, precise […]

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