Calendar of Events
Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.
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To mark the 10th Anniversary of the Windgate Fellowship, the Center for Craft awarded a total of ten, $10,000 Project Grants. This exhibition showcases how the next generation of craft artists used their funds to explore scale, installation, and community practice.
Artists: Andrea Donnelly (Richmond, VA), Josh Copus (Marshall, NC), Dustin Farnsworth (Montreal, QC), Brian Fleetwood (La Mesilla, NM), Ani Geragosian (Salem, MA), Adam Ledford (Philadelphia, PA), Rebecca Manson (Bedford Hills, NY), Rachel Mauser (Louisville, KY), Aaron McIntosh (Richmond, VA), and Mark Reigelman II (Brooklyn, NY).
School of Art & Design Alumni Invitational Exhibition
Exhibition: February 13 – May 4, 2018
Reception: February 15, 2018
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the College of Fine & Performing Arts, the WCU Fine Art Museum invites 12 accomplished alumni of the School of Art & Design back to campus for this exhibition. Exhibiting artists include Amy M. Anderson, Connie Bostic, Mary Charles Griffin, Luzene Hill, Sally Jacobs, Cole Johnson, Dakota Ling, Jeff Marley, Olivia Mears, Tom Pazderka, Byron Tenesaca, and Preston Tolbert.
Image Caption: Tom Pazderka, Angels of the New Light, 2017, ash, charcoal, and oil on burned panel, 43 x 43 in
Willie Cole: Soles and Boards
Exhibition: January 16 – May 4, 2018
Since 1989, Willie Cole has employed the image of the clothes iron in his work. Cole morphs this utilitarian object to represent and reference a range of associations from African masks to scarification to slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. This exhibition presents prints from Cole’s time working at Highpoint Editions in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 2011-2012.
Image Caption: Image Courtesy of Highpoint Editions and Willie Cole
Asheville Gallery of Art’s March show features the work of Jane Molinelli. Known for expressive, colorful, non-objective paintings, the artist presents new works in a limited palette. The show runs March 1-31 during gallery hours, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. The gallery, located at 82 Patton Avenue in Asheville, across from Pritchard Park, will host a reception for the artist on Friday, March 2, from 5-8 p.m. Everyone is cordially invited to stop by.
“The idea for the show came when a collector wanted a commission in black, white, and shades of gray,” says the artist. “I hadn’t consciously worked in that way and was excited about the challenge.” Molinelli found it to be an incredibly rich world. She mixed her own blacks, rather than grab the standard tube of carbon or ivory black. “When I grayed the colors with white, I got a whole range of beautiful shades.”
As she painted, she focused on the expression and rhythm of the pieces. “It gave me time to reassess my values, in both an artistic and life sense, as I got to the core of the emotion I was hoping to convey.” The artist believes non-objective art is a spectrum of dialogue. “I start the dialogue by responding to the energy of the marks, lines, and colors I lay on the surface. I hope those who see my work start their own dialogues with the pieces and remain open to what each says during the encounter.”
The artist settled in Asheville after attending Penland School of Crafts where she studied weaving. “I spent years as a craft book editor, but realized my heart belonged back with the visual arts. Once I started painting, I knew I was truly home.” Molinelli lives in Asheville with her husband, Jim LaFerla. Her work is found both in private collections and corporate settings and can be found at Asheville Gallery of Art in downtown Asheville and at 310 ART in the River Arts District.
Molinelli’s work, as well as the paintings of the other 30 gallery members will be on display and for sale through the month of March. For further information about this show, you can contact Asheville Gallery of Art at (828) 251-5796, visit the gallery website at www.ashevillegallery-of-art.com, or go to the gallery Facebook page.
The Asheville Area Arts Council is excited to announce its 2018 Juried Members Exhibit, February 23 – March 30, 2018. Cash prizes for best in show and two honorable mentions will be selected by juror Candace Reilly. The winners will be announced at the opening reception on Friday, March 2, 2018.
All artists participating in the Juried Member’s Exhibit must have a current membership. Annual individual memberships are $35 and must be purchased before the submission.
Juror:
Candace Reilly is the assistant director and curator at Blue Spiral 1 gallery in Asheville, NC. She has a BFA in art history from St Mary’s College, University of Notre Dame and an MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design. In the past, she has worked in museums, curated in galleries, taught art history, and volunteered for numerous non-profits. A career advocate for the arts, Candace believes that successful communities, like Asheville, are those which are enriched by passionate and active artists.
Selected artists include: Alyssa Sacora, Bee Adams, Carrie Wagner, Cheryl Barnes, Cleaster Cotton, David Sheldon, Erin Keane, Gretchen Chadwick, Jan Widner, Jen Gordon, Karen Keil Brown, Larry Turner, Leslie Rosenberg, Lisa De Girolamo, Lisa Natasha Sousa, Melanie Norris, Ron Adolph, Sandee Johnson,
James is a lonely, orphaned boy living with his two horrible and nasty aunts in a ramshackle house on the top of a high hill in the south of England. His aunts make James do all the cleaning and never let him away from the house to meet other children or make friends. But James’ luck starts to change when he meets a mysterious old man who hands him a magical gift. That gift will change his life and introduce James to some of the most unusual friends a young boy could ever have, leading to the most fantastical adventure one could only imagine! Told through the magic puppetry, eye-popping special effects and filled with lots of laughs, this classic story based on the work of Roald Dahl, will delight every dreamer of every age. Approximately one hour in length.
Presented by the Overlook Theatre Company
“Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter”
by Julie Marie Myatt, is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
Directed by Lise Kloeppel
Reintegration into society after the experiences of war is oftentimes very difficult for those in the military. After all the action, devastation and noise, everyday life may be quite the challenge. For U.S. Marine Jenny Sutter this is certainly true. Haunted by her war experience and not quite ready to pick up where she left off, Jenny takes a side trip to Slab City – “The Last Free Place on Earth,” a place for societal misfits who prefer to live outside the norm, do as they please and not interfere with the liberty of others. It is here where the permanent residents help Jenny heal her internal war wounds and gently persuade her to rejoin society and return to her children.
Performances: March 1st, 2nd and 3rd at 7:30pm and March 4th at 2:00pm.
Ticket prices:
$12 General Admission,
$10 Faculty/Military Veterans/Senior Citizens,
$7 students/ OLLI members
(taxes and fees not included).
Carol Belk Theatre
Box Office: 828-232-2291
Tickets available online at: https://www.etix.com/
9 to 5 The Musical
Music and lyrics by Dolly Parton; Book by Patricia Resnick; Directed by Jerry Crouch
February 9-March 4, 2018
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 2:30 pm; Additional Thursday performances at 7:30 pm
Working 9 to 5, three female employees team up to dream up ways they could rid themselves of their horrible chauvinistic boss. These ladies live out their wildest fantasy to give him the boot and, while he is out of commission, take control of the company. There’s nothing these ladies can’t do!
An Evening w/ The Ellingtons feat. Jelly Ellington & Special Guests Live at Ellington Underground
Doors: 9pm // 21+
Jelly Ellington (w/ Special Guests): 10pm
Alex Heisey DJ Set: 12am
Jonathan “Jelly” Ellington is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter based in Austin, TX by way of the mountains of Asheville, NC. His vocals are smooth and soulful, with a guitar style that chimes in elements of raw and expressive blues and rock n’ roll. Jelly has developed a reputation for exciting and untamed live performances, and has shared the stage and recorded with Grammy Award-winning artists. Jelly recently released his debut album All In, and is tearing it up across the country on tour with his band.
“The music of the southeastern US is not so different from the music of southeastern Europe. Black Mountain is really not as far as you might think from the Black Sea.”
So says Eric Stein, co-founder and mandolin player of Beyond the Pale, the award-winning Canadian acoustic-roots ensemble known for their unique take on klezmer, Balkan and Romanian music. The Toronto-based quintet is bringing its string- and reed-powered sound to the American South this March with an 11-day tour of festivals, theaters and clubs across seven different states. While they are kicking off their 20th anniversary year together, and have toured extensively in other parts of the US, these will be their first shows below the Mason-Dixon line. The occasion has prompted Stein’s consideration of how the band’s music relates to the region.
What: March Art Madness, a month-long live action artist extravaganza
When: Thursdays-Sundays, March 3 – 31
Where: The Gallery at Flat Rock
How much: Free and open to the public
The Gallery at Flat Rock Presents March Art Madness
In a spirit of extreme non-competitiveness, the team of artists represented by The Gallery at Flat Rock will get focused on the inspiration that spring fever brings in a special month of “March Art Madness.” This first-ever month-long art obsession will launch March 3, with artists taking their respective art forms to the floorboards of the gallery in what promises to be a riotous display of creative activity.
Crafted as a stimulating cultural alternative to the endless mind-numbing basketball of that other March event, March Art Madness will get viewers involved with a free raffle offering a $150 prize for the art fan who clocks the most visits to witness artists in action as they show off their skilled finesse in paint, clay, wood and drawing media on the gallery floor.
Here’s how it works: March 3 through March 31, 2018, artists will be sweating out artwork from 1-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 1-3 p.m. Sundays, with pairs of artists stacked in two-hour time slots of jam-packed invention and creation. March Art Madness is free and open to the public.
The Gallery at Flat Rock represents finely curated art and craft, and is located in Flat Rock Square at 2702-A Greenville Highway in Flat Rock, North Carolina. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; or by appointment. For more information on the gallery and March Art Madness please visit the website at www.galleryflatrock.com or call 828.698.7000.
LINING: SHEATHING
Exhibition: January 16 – May 4
Reception: Thursday, April 19 from 5-7pm
Lining: Sheathing is a large-scale installation about the tactile and protective qualities of textiles by collaborators Denise Bookwalter and Lee Running. The artists have been working together for five years, creating installations and artist books that include printed fabric, handmade paper, woodblock prints, custom garments and embroidery. This installation has been developed in residencies at Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC, Constellation Studios, Lincoln NE, and Small Craft Advisory Press, Tallahassee FL. The focal point of the installation is a room-size tent suspended beneath a skylight. The tent is made from large printed and dyed textile panels which create a space that viewers can enter. Viewers are invited to try on one of the handmade garments and view the series of eight queen bed sized woodblock prints on handmade paper. For the exhibition at the WCU Fine Art Museum, Bookwalter and Running will also create a three-story site-specific window installation for the atrium of the Bardo Arts Center.
MUSEUM HOURS: Tues-Fri 10am-4pm/ Th 10am-7pm
Closed weekends & University holidays
828.227.ARTS
Image Caption: Detail: Denise Bookwalter, Lee Emma Running, “LINING:SHEATHING”, 2011
To mark the 10th Anniversary of the Windgate Fellowship, the Center for Craft awarded a total of ten, $10,000 Project Grants. This exhibition showcases how the next generation of craft artists used their funds to explore scale, installation, and community practice.
Artists: Andrea Donnelly (Richmond, VA), Josh Copus (Marshall, NC), Dustin Farnsworth (Montreal, QC), Brian Fleetwood (La Mesilla, NM), Ani Geragosian (Salem, MA), Adam Ledford (Philadelphia, PA), Rebecca Manson (Bedford Hills, NY), Rachel Mauser (Louisville, KY), Aaron McIntosh (Richmond, VA), and Mark Reigelman II (Brooklyn, NY).
School of Art & Design Alumni Invitational Exhibition
Exhibition: February 13 – May 4, 2018
Reception: February 15, 2018
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the College of Fine & Performing Arts, the WCU Fine Art Museum invites 12 accomplished alumni of the School of Art & Design back to campus for this exhibition. Exhibiting artists include Amy M. Anderson, Connie Bostic, Mary Charles Griffin, Luzene Hill, Sally Jacobs, Cole Johnson, Dakota Ling, Jeff Marley, Olivia Mears, Tom Pazderka, Byron Tenesaca, and Preston Tolbert.
Image Caption: Tom Pazderka, Angels of the New Light, 2017, ash, charcoal, and oil on burned panel, 43 x 43 in
Willie Cole: Soles and Boards
Exhibition: January 16 – May 4, 2018
Since 1989, Willie Cole has employed the image of the clothes iron in his work. Cole morphs this utilitarian object to represent and reference a range of associations from African masks to scarification to slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. This exhibition presents prints from Cole’s time working at Highpoint Editions in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 2011-2012.
Image Caption: Image Courtesy of Highpoint Editions and Willie Cole
Start time: 11 am, Kids fun run free 11:05
Mud Dabbers Pottery: Beer Steins for Age Winners
Adult beverage with entry. Live Music, Food Truck Action, Chip Bib Timing, Instant results with screen.
Event Information will be posted closer to the event. Check website for details.
Asheville Gallery of Art’s March show features the work of Jane Molinelli. Known for expressive, colorful, non-objective paintings, the artist presents new works in a limited palette. The show runs March 1-31 during gallery hours, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. The gallery, located at 82 Patton Avenue in Asheville, across from Pritchard Park, will host a reception for the artist on Friday, March 2, from 5-8 p.m. Everyone is cordially invited to stop by.
“The idea for the show came when a collector wanted a commission in black, white, and shades of gray,” says the artist. “I hadn’t consciously worked in that way and was excited about the challenge.” Molinelli found it to be an incredibly rich world. She mixed her own blacks, rather than grab the standard tube of carbon or ivory black. “When I grayed the colors with white, I got a whole range of beautiful shades.”
As she painted, she focused on the expression and rhythm of the pieces. “It gave me time to reassess my values, in both an artistic and life sense, as I got to the core of the emotion I was hoping to convey.” The artist believes non-objective art is a spectrum of dialogue. “I start the dialogue by responding to the energy of the marks, lines, and colors I lay on the surface. I hope those who see my work start their own dialogues with the pieces and remain open to what each says during the encounter.”
The artist settled in Asheville after attending Penland School of Crafts where she studied weaving. “I spent years as a craft book editor, but realized my heart belonged back with the visual arts. Once I started painting, I knew I was truly home.” Molinelli lives in Asheville with her husband, Jim LaFerla. Her work is found both in private collections and corporate settings and can be found at Asheville Gallery of Art in downtown Asheville and at 310 ART in the River Arts District.
Molinelli’s work, as well as the paintings of the other 30 gallery members will be on display and for sale through the month of March. For further information about this show, you can contact Asheville Gallery of Art at (828) 251-5796, visit the gallery website at www.ashevillegallery-of-art.com, or go to the gallery Facebook page.
Event Type: Musical Performance
Event Title: Cello Cielo
WHO: Blue Ridge Orchestra
WHEN & WHERE:
- Saturday, March 3, 2pm AND 4:30pm (2 performances), at Biltmore United Methodist Church (376 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville)
WHAT: Cello Cielo, an intimate orchestral concert featuring Franklin Keel as cello soloist in Haydn’s “Cello Concerto in D Major.” Also includes works by Tomaso Albinoni and Benjamin Britten.
HOW MUCH?
$15 General / $10 Friends of BRO / $5 Students.
For tickets & information, visit the Orchestra’s website, www.blueridgeorchestra.org, or call 828.782.3354.
North Carolina journalist releases debut novel
3 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at Firestorm Books & Coffee in Asheville.
Set amid the windswept prairies of Wyoming and rounded mountains of southwest Virginia, “Shadows of Flowers” is a debut novel about love, loss and the power of place from award-winning journalist Holly Kays.
It follows the story of Virginia native Dana Stullman, whose world turns upside down when her boyfriend dies in a car accident in the final days of their time as students at Virginia Tech. At 22, she finds herself moving across the country to escape reminders of the tragedy and the life that preceded it. Becoming lonelier than she could have imagined, Dana finds solace in an unexpected friendship, but her life remains paralyzed until a crisis in the wind-swept Wyoming wilderness forces her to confront the past and choose her path into the future.
“When I moved to Wyoming after a lifetime of living and playing in the Appalachian Mountains, the grandeur and beauty of the Rocky Mountain landscape left me dumfounded on a daily basis. It would have been impossible to leave Wyoming without the urge to somehow memorialize that place in writing. Pairing that setting with a powerful fictional story like Dana’s lends a strength to this novel that I enjoyed writing and I hope others will enjoy reading,” Kays said. “Dana’s situation is particular, but the themes it unearths are universal — the unrelenting need to reconcile past with present, the search for God and the innate desire for community.”
Thoughtfully developed characters that bring to vivid life the severe beauty of the Rocky Mountains, rough-and-tumble charm of the small town of Buffalo and Dana’s place on this landscape make this book a must-read. Fueled by an economy of words and eye for detail honed during her years as a reporter, Kays writes with a deliberate and original voice where every word counts.
Holly Kays is a writer and journalist living in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Having earned more than 20 state and national awards during her news reporting career thus far, she covers a range of topics for the regional newsmagazine The Smoky Mountain News and explores the area’s many hiking trails with her four-legged best friend whenever possible. Originally from Williamsport, Maryland, she is a graduate of Virginia Tech’s creative writing and natural resources programs, and a former reporter for The Buffalo Bulletin. This is her first book.
“Shadows of Flowers” is a 144-page softcover book published by The Smoky Mountain News and available online at www.paypal.me/hollykays for $12 plus $3 for shipping within the U.S.; $4 shipping for two to five books. It is in stock in Waynesville at Blue Ridge Books and Earthworks Gallery; in Sylva at City Lights Bookstore and Sylva Market; in Franklin at Books Unlimited; and at Firestorm Books & Coffee in Asheville.
Shadows of Flowers is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shadowsofflowers and the first chapter is posted on the author’s blog at www.adventuringwithjesus.wordpress.com/2017/11/24/sneak-a-peek-at-first-pages.
David Hopes: Recent Paintings, will be exhibited at the Flood Fine Arts Center from March 3rd through April 7th, 2018 located at 2160 Hwy 70 near Swannanoa, NC. The opening reception is Saturday, March 3rd from 6pm to 9pm.
David Brendan Hopes is a prolific poet, playwright, and painter. His plays Abbott’s Dance, 7 Reece Mews, Edward the King, and, most recently, The Loves of Mr. Lincoln have been produced in New York.
The Black Mountain Press will be releasing his new book titled, Night, Sleep, and the Dreams of Lovers, a novel placed in Asheville, NC, in the Spring of 2018.
About his new paintings Hopes relates, “I find that the quality of my backings affects what I paint and how I paint it. One of my favorite supports is plain old industrial strength Lowe’s plywood, the roughness and irregularity of which inspires strategies that would be unnecessary on a fine surface. Lots of monsters and fabulous birds . . . .”
Hopes also wears other hats: He runs a theater company called Black Swan, acts locally, and is a professor of literature and humanities at UNCA.
David Hopes: Recent Paintings is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served at the Opening Reception March 3rd from 6pm to 9pm. For more information please contact 828-273-3332 or email [email protected].
So excited to partner with UNC-A during
#NEDAwareness Week!!
We have a full week of happenings on campus.
Especially looking forward to one of the ‘open to the public’ events…
A screening of Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image w/a Q & A!
Saturday, March 3rd — 6pm in The Grotto!– FREE
MANY thanks to UNC Asheville Campus Recreation, Underdog Productions UNCA, UNC Asheville Health and Counseling Center, and D. Hiden Ramsey Library at UNC Asheville for their support throughout the week!
“Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter”
by Julie Marie Myatt, is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
Directed by Lise Kloeppel
Reintegration into society after the experiences of war is oftentimes very difficult for those in the military. After all the action, devastation and noise, everyday life may be quite the challenge. For U.S. Marine Jenny Sutter this is certainly true. Haunted by her war experience and not quite ready to pick up where she left off, Jenny takes a side trip to Slab City – “The Last Free Place on Earth,” a place for societal misfits who prefer to live outside the norm, do as they please and not interfere with the liberty of others. It is here where the permanent residents help Jenny heal her internal war wounds and gently persuade her to rejoin society and return to her children.
Performances: March 1st, 2nd and 3rd at 7:30pm and March 4th at 2:00pm.
Ticket prices:
$12 General Admission,
$10 Faculty/Military Veterans/Senior Citizens,
$7 students/ OLLI members
(taxes and fees not included).
Carol Belk Theatre
Box Office: 828-232-2291
Tickets available online at: https://www.etix.com/
9 to 5 The Musical
Music and lyrics by Dolly Parton; Book by Patricia Resnick; Directed by Jerry Crouch
February 9-March 4, 2018
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 2:30 pm; Additional Thursday performances at 7:30 pm
Working 9 to 5, three female employees team up to dream up ways they could rid themselves of their horrible chauvinistic boss. These ladies live out their wildest fantasy to give him the boot and, while he is out of commission, take control of the company. There’s nothing these ladies can’t do!
Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.
Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Yekwon Sunwoo, Gold Medal Winner of the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3, op. 30, D minor
Brahms: Symphony No. 4, op. 98, E minor
A new star is born! The suspense builds as we await the Greenville debut of the Gold Medal Winner of the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Yekwon Sunwoo. Mr. Sunwoo will thrill audiences with his performance of Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto, and the concert comes to a grand finish with Brahms’ heartfelt and passionate Fourth Symphony.
Toronto’s Beyond the Pale Find Southern Exposure for Freewheeling Balkan Klezmer Sounds on Spring 2018 US Tour
“The music of the southeastern US is not so different from the music of southeastern Europe. Black Mountain is really not as far as you might think from the Black Sea.”
So says Eric Stein, co-founder and mandolin player of Beyond the Pale, the award-winning Canadian acoustic-roots ensemble known for their unique take on klezmer, Balkan and Romanian music. The Toronto-based quintet is bringing its string- and reed-powered sound to the American South this March with an 11-day tour of festivals, theaters and clubs across seven different states. While they are kicking off their 20th anniversary year together, and have toured extensively in other parts of the US, these will be their first shows below the Mason-Dixon line. The occasion has prompted Stein’s consideration of how the band’s music relates to the region.
Toronto’s Beyond the Pale Find Southern Exposure for Freewheeling Balkan Klezmer Sounds on Spring 2018 US Tour
“The music of the southeastern US is not so different from the music of southeastern Europe. Black Mountain is really not as far as you might think from the Black Sea.”
So says Eric Stein, co-founder and mandolin player of Beyond the Pale, the award-winning Canadian acoustic-roots ensemble known for their unique take on klezmer, Balkan and Romanian music. The Toronto-based quintet is bringing its string- and reed-powered sound to the American South this March with an 11-day tour of festivals, theaters and clubs across seven different states. While they are kicking off their 20th anniversary year together, and have toured extensively in other parts of the US, these will be their first shows below the Mason-Dixon line. The occasion has prompted Stein’s consideration of how the band’s music relates to the region.
What: March Art Madness, a month-long live action artist extravaganza
When: Thursdays-Sundays, March 3 – 31
Where: The Gallery at Flat Rock
How much: Free and open to the public
The Gallery at Flat Rock Presents March Art Madness
In a spirit of extreme non-competitiveness, the team of artists represented by The Gallery at Flat Rock will get focused on the inspiration that spring fever brings in a special month of “March Art Madness.” This first-ever month-long art obsession will launch March 3, with artists taking their respective art forms to the floorboards of the gallery in what promises to be a riotous display of creative activity.
Crafted as a stimulating cultural alternative to the endless mind-numbing basketball of that other March event, March Art Madness will get viewers involved with a free raffle offering a $150 prize for the art fan who clocks the most visits to witness artists in action as they show off their skilled finesse in paint, clay, wood and drawing media on the gallery floor.
Here’s how it works: March 3 through March 31, 2018, artists will be sweating out artwork from 1-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 1-3 p.m. Sundays, with pairs of artists stacked in two-hour time slots of jam-packed invention and creation. March Art Madness is free and open to the public.
The Gallery at Flat Rock represents finely curated art and craft, and is located in Flat Rock Square at 2702-A Greenville Highway in Flat Rock, North Carolina. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; or by appointment. For more information on the gallery and March Art Madness please visit the website at www.galleryflatrock.com or call 828.698.7000.
LINING: SHEATHING
Exhibition: January 16 – May 4
Reception: Thursday, April 19 from 5-7pm
Lining: Sheathing is a large-scale installation about the tactile and protective qualities of textiles by collaborators Denise Bookwalter and Lee Running. The artists have been working together for five years, creating installations and artist books that include printed fabric, handmade paper, woodblock prints, custom garments and embroidery. This installation has been developed in residencies at Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC, Constellation Studios, Lincoln NE, and Small Craft Advisory Press, Tallahassee FL. The focal point of the installation is a room-size tent suspended beneath a skylight. The tent is made from large printed and dyed textile panels which create a space that viewers can enter. Viewers are invited to try on one of the handmade garments and view the series of eight queen bed sized woodblock prints on handmade paper. For the exhibition at the WCU Fine Art Museum, Bookwalter and Running will also create a three-story site-specific window installation for the atrium of the Bardo Arts Center.
MUSEUM HOURS: Tues-Fri 10am-4pm/ Th 10am-7pm
Closed weekends & University holidays
828.227.ARTS
Image Caption: Detail: Denise Bookwalter, Lee Emma Running, “LINING:SHEATHING”, 2011
To mark the 10th Anniversary of the Windgate Fellowship, the Center for Craft awarded a total of ten, $10,000 Project Grants. This exhibition showcases how the next generation of craft artists used their funds to explore scale, installation, and community practice.
Artists: Andrea Donnelly (Richmond, VA), Josh Copus (Marshall, NC), Dustin Farnsworth (Montreal, QC), Brian Fleetwood (La Mesilla, NM), Ani Geragosian (Salem, MA), Adam Ledford (Philadelphia, PA), Rebecca Manson (Bedford Hills, NY), Rachel Mauser (Louisville, KY), Aaron McIntosh (Richmond, VA), and Mark Reigelman II (Brooklyn, NY).
School of Art & Design Alumni Invitational Exhibition
Exhibition: February 13 – May 4, 2018
Reception: February 15, 2018
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the College of Fine & Performing Arts, the WCU Fine Art Museum invites 12 accomplished alumni of the School of Art & Design back to campus for this exhibition. Exhibiting artists include Amy M. Anderson, Connie Bostic, Mary Charles Griffin, Luzene Hill, Sally Jacobs, Cole Johnson, Dakota Ling, Jeff Marley, Olivia Mears, Tom Pazderka, Byron Tenesaca, and Preston Tolbert.
Image Caption: Tom Pazderka, Angels of the New Light, 2017, ash, charcoal, and oil on burned panel, 43 x 43 in