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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. The new year will begin with the Yadkin Arts Council’s Artist Member showcase titled “The Colors of Winter” on display from January 13 – March […]

FREE

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 – spindle, muddler, dibbler, small dry flower urn and/or small bowl. Please bring a lunch or snacks as desired. Saturday, January 15, 9:00 am-3:00 pm […]

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 from early childhood to the present day.  On view through March 3, the exhibit is free and open to the public Monday-Friday, 10:00 am-4:00 pm.  […]

FREE

Beginning/Intermediate Copper & Textured Bronze Workshop with Joe Cooper

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

This workshop is for beginners or intermediate students who have good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.  Students will learn basic skills while using copper sheet, copper tubing, and copper wire with a torch welding method to make art and craft objects.  Specifically each student will make at least one candleholder or wine coaster using the […]

Art, Language, & Culture

Museum of the Cherokee People 598 Tsali Blvd., NC, Cherokee, NC, United States

How 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, Keli Gonzalez Roy Boney, Jr. Roy Boney, Jr. (Cherokee Nation) is from Locust Grove, Oklahoma, and currently resides in Tahlequah. He is an award-winning multimedia […]

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. Museum of History in Raleigh and originally displayed in 2019, this exhibit looks at African Americans in North Carolina during the Reconstruction Era. The Civil […]

FREE

Learning Damascus Forging with Gerry Drew & Billy Salyers

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

This is an intermediate workshop – students must have a good working knowledge of forging and basic blacksmithing skills. This two-part workshop will be team-taught by Gerry Drew (Friday lead) and Billy Salyers (Saturday lead). On Friday evening, students will forge weld a three-layer laminated billet, rough grind to shape, heat treat and complete a […]

Silkscreen T-Shirt Workshop with Reid Coyner

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

No prior experience is necessary. Learn the principles of silkscreen printing with this single session course.  We will be cutting a knife-cut stencil to print a single-color image.  The course will use readily available water-based textile inks (choice of white or black) to print on t-shirts; a heat-setting device will be provided. Students should bring […]

Introduction to Needle Felting through Doll Making with Jess Self

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

During this workshop students learn many needle felting techniques and the possibilities of wool through doll and creature making.  Participants will walk away from the class with many ideas for future work and a thorough understanding of how to manipulate wool.  Making dolls is a great starting point to learn to make armatures, attach pieces, […]

$375 – $405

Between Slavery and the Want of Railroads: Reconstruction in WNC

ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUAL

The Western Office of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources will host a virtual program entitled, “Between Slavery and the Want of Railroads: Reconstruction in WNC”. To register and attend via Zoom, click this registration link.  If questions please call (828) 250-3105, email jeff.futch@ncdcr.gov, or visit https://www.ncdcr.gov/about/history/western-office.  This virtual presentation will examine how reconstruction unfolded in western North […]

Western Piedmont Symphony Link Up: The Orchestra Sings

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Riverside Drive, Boone, NC, United States

Part of the APPlause! K-12 Performing Arts Series Carnegie Hall’s Link Up program introduces elementary age students to the orchestra by helping them to become a part of it. Concert repertoire includes: “Come to Play,” Finale from The Firebird Suite, “New World Symphony,” “Ode to Joy,” “Oye,” “Simple Gifts,” “To Make Words Sing” and “Variations […]

Winter Lecture Series: Cultural Preservation

ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUAL

MEET THE PANELIST: Tonya E. Carroll was born and raised in Cherokee, North Carolina. She studied American History and Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University, where she also earned her master’s degree in Public History. In 2016, her passion for her community and Cherokee history and culture made becoming the Department Manager of the Ray […]

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