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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Saturday, May 30, 2020
Reopening Resources for the Creative Sector
May 30 all-day
online

Asheville Area Arts Council

In addition to our COVID resources page, AAAC has a new Reopening Resources page to assist the creative sector with the reopening process. We will continue to add to this page as more information becomes available.
Reopening the Arts in North Carolina Guideline
May 30 all-day
online

Last Monday, Arts NC and the North Carolina Arts Council shared a new reopening guide for the arts in NC. The purpose of this document is to provide recommendations for arts organizations as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and develop plans for reopening to the public. A webinar (recording above) was also held on Wednesday to go over the document and address questions.

South Arts Sustainability Grants Arts Organizations
May 30 all-day
online

In response to COVID-19, grants between $5,000 and $20,000 are available to statewide or regional arts and cultural service organizations.

Important Dates & Deadlines

  • Applications must be submitted on or before June 10, 2020.
  • Applicants will be notified by email within three weeks of the deadline.
  • Funded expenses must occur between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.
Urge Support for H1068 and Arts Funding During COVID-19
May 30 all-day
online

New NC Arts Funding Bill Needs Support

Joint Caucus on Arts and Arts Education Co-Chairs Rep. Becky Carney and Rep. Jeffrey Elmore are joined by Rep. Michele Presnell and Rep. Susan Fisher as primary sponsors of H1068, the new legislation that would allocate $3 million to arts organizations negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through the NC Arts Council.
17th Annual Montford Music and Arts Festival RESCHEDULED
May 30 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Historic Montford District

Great food, artist displays and fun activities while mingling with their neighbors.”

 

Perhaps the most family friendly street festival in western North Carolina, the Montford Music & Arts Festival features a special children’s area for face painting, interactive displays, sidewalk chalk art contest and other fun activities.

 

Located on Montford Ave. between Chestnut and Waneta Streets just down the street from downtown Asheville, the Asheville Visitors Center and Chamber of the Commerce, the all-day event will also feature a music stage with another attractive lineup in 2020.   Comprised solely of local musicians, the performing schedule will be announced shortly.

 

Attendees will also be treated to a wide variety of specialty cuisine, courtesy of food booths and food trucks.  In addition, more than 100 booth vendors will be on hand, with various artists, crafts people and nursery plant purveyors selling their merchandise.

 

Featuring turn-of-the-century “Victorian” homes and several bed-and-breakfast inns, a portion of Montford is proclaimed a National Register Historic District.  Many of today’s Montford historic homes were designed by the same architect hired by the Vanderbilt Family to create the Biltmore Estate.

 

World famous authors Thomas Wolfe and O. Henry are buried in Montford at the nearby Riverside Cemetery, while the community’s rich history also dates back to the once thriving African-American community of Stumptown, which ended in the 1960’s.

 

The very first Montford festival was presented as strictly an arts event in 2004, held inside of Pyper’s Place, which is now Nine Mile Restaurant, and Sweet Heaven Ice Cream Shop, now a real estate office.

 

Sunday, May 31, 2020
Asheville Art Museum Summer Art Camp To Go!
May 31 all-day
online classes

Summer Art Camp To Go!

Join us for Summer Art Camp To Go! Sessions are available for K–12 students. Each weekly session includes several age-appropriate art projects using a variety of materials to engage students in an exploration of art through creativity and imagination. Enrollment is limited, and registration is required.Registration includes instructional videos for each project, art materials, and daily virtual classes. Virtual classes—beginning at 10am via Zoom—include time for inspiration, Q&A, and sharing. Streaming instructional videos and creative challenges are designed to provide hours of creative engagement at your own pace each day. All art materials necessary for each session are available for curbside pickup at the Museum the week before each session begins; if you prefer to ship materials to your home, then two weeks’ advance registration is required. Registration starts this Monday. For more information, email Sharon McRorie, education programs manager, or call 828.253.3227 x124.

Members: $85, Non-Members: $95 (additional charge for shipping materials)

Grant Opportunities for the Crafts
May 31 all-day
online
The Craft Futures Fund will fund up to $30,000 each month from May 2020 – October 2020 to support craft-based education projects. These one-time, unrestricted grants of $5,000 will be disbursed to craft-based education projects that envision and build new futures for craft.
Have You Taken Our Reopening Survey Yet? Asheville Art Museum
May 31 all-day
online
Reopening Resources for the Creative Sector
May 31 all-day
online

Asheville Area Arts Council

In addition to our COVID resources page, AAAC has a new Reopening Resources page to assist the creative sector with the reopening process. We will continue to add to this page as more information becomes available.
Reopening the Arts in North Carolina Guideline
May 31 all-day
online

Last Monday, Arts NC and the North Carolina Arts Council shared a new reopening guide for the arts in NC. The purpose of this document is to provide recommendations for arts organizations as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and develop plans for reopening to the public. A webinar (recording above) was also held on Wednesday to go over the document and address questions.

South Arts Sustainability Grants Arts Organizations
May 31 all-day
online

In response to COVID-19, grants between $5,000 and $20,000 are available to statewide or regional arts and cultural service organizations.

Important Dates & Deadlines

  • Applications must be submitted on or before June 10, 2020.
  • Applicants will be notified by email within three weeks of the deadline.
  • Funded expenses must occur between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.
Urge Support for H1068 and Arts Funding During COVID-19
May 31 all-day
online

New NC Arts Funding Bill Needs Support

Joint Caucus on Arts and Arts Education Co-Chairs Rep. Becky Carney and Rep. Jeffrey Elmore are joined by Rep. Michele Presnell and Rep. Susan Fisher as primary sponsors of H1068, the new legislation that would allocate $3 million to arts organizations negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through the NC Arts Council.
SoulCollage®: Build Your Practice at Home (Online Workshop)
May 31 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
online

Instructor: Marcia Gleason, LCSW

Skill Level: All

Materials & Tools Needed: To make this workshops accessible to women under stay-at-home orders, students will use materials commonly available at home: three pieces of 8” x 5” paper (the heavier, the better; cardstock, cardboard, and matboard are ideal, but regular paper will work), magazines or books with lots of images (that you’re willing to cut up!), scissors (small, sharp scissors are ideal, but any regular scissors will work), and glue (rubber cement or glue sticks are ideal, but any glue will work). If students have SoulCollage® materials, they are encouraged to bring them to the class.

During this period of sheltering, we are offering a unique opportunity to tap into your creativity to inspire and guide your personal journey. Uncertain times invite us to slow down and use our intuition and creativity to explore our lives.

SoulCollage® was developed by Seena Frost, M. Div., M.A., in the 1980’s as a way to learn about oneself through the collage process. Cards are made by tearing or cutting pictures from magazines or old picture books. The process itself is simple, yet engaging, and the results are oftentimes profound.

In this workshop, SoulCollage® facilitator, Marcia Gleason, LCSW, will explain (or review if you already have a SoulCollage® practice) the fundamental principles of Soul Collage® and, then, show you how to create and access wisdom through your own deck of cards.

No artistic experience necessary!

Already have a SoulCollage® practice? Please consider joining us as well for some focused creative time—and a new perspective on your cards! You’ll continue gaining insights at each workshop!

For more information about SoulCollage®, visit Marcia’s SoulCollage® website and the official SoulCollage® website.

​​Note: These workshops will be conducted using Zoom, an online meeting tool. You must have access to a computer, tablet, smart phone, or other internet-accessible device, as well as the internet. Instructions for accessing the workshop will be provided after registration.​

Monday, June 1, 2020
Leap Then Look Collaboration Instagram
Jun 1 all-day
Online

Instagram Collaboration June 1st – 10th
@leap_then_look

How can we think, act, and make like we were all at Black Mountain? How can we use the approaches and principles of this amazing community to expand our creative resources and ways of working together?

UK-based innovative participatory artists Leap Then Look are working with BMCM+AC to delve into the archive and create a participatory project and workshop based on the BMCM+AC permanent collection.

Follow Leap Then Look on Instagram for instructions on how to take part and share your creations!

Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Leap Then Look Collaboration Instagram
Jun 2 all-day
Online

Instagram Collaboration June 1st – 10th
@leap_then_look

How can we think, act, and make like we were all at Black Mountain? How can we use the approaches and principles of this amazing community to expand our creative resources and ways of working together?

UK-based innovative participatory artists Leap Then Look are working with BMCM+AC to delve into the archive and create a participatory project and workshop based on the BMCM+AC permanent collection.

Follow Leap Then Look on Instagram for instructions on how to take part and share your creations!

Cultivating Digital Photography Skills: Narrative Online Class Asheville Art Museum
Jun 2 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Asheville Art Museum Online

In this four-part class taught by Learning & Engagement Assistant Paige Taylor, explore ways to visualize narratives and tell stories using digital photography! Through a series of weekly assignments, create sequences of images that tell a story or express a narrative based on text, fiction, and personal experiences or perspectives. Use images from the Museum’s Collection and other sources for inspiration. Class time includes instruction, journaling, group shares, and discussions; individual preparation between classes includes responding to weekly photo prompts and short readings.

JUNE 3, 10, 17, & 24—Wednesdays, 6–8pm
Registration deadline: June2

THIS FREE PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM. SPACE IS LIMITED.

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Leap Then Look Collaboration Instagram
Jun 3 all-day
Online

Instagram Collaboration June 1st – 10th
@leap_then_look

How can we think, act, and make like we were all at Black Mountain? How can we use the approaches and principles of this amazing community to expand our creative resources and ways of working together?

UK-based innovative participatory artists Leap Then Look are working with BMCM+AC to delve into the archive and create a participatory project and workshop based on the BMCM+AC permanent collection.

Follow Leap Then Look on Instagram for instructions on how to take part and share your creations!

Live Online Marbling
Jun 3 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
live on Facebook

Join Pam every Wednesday at 3 pm on Facebook Live to experience marbling, the 17th Century process of floating paint on a thick water surface. Watch the paints expand, get pushed by subsequent colors until the final print on paper. Watch the #majikalmarblingreveal create the frozen piece of art!!

 

This family friendly weekly event is always live and unexpected happenings. Come virtually and prepare to be amazed!! Interact as each piece happens.

Asheville Art Museum: WNC residents pay-as-you-wish 1st Wednesdays
Jun 3 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Asheville Art Museum

FIRST WEDNESDAYS

WNC residents pay-as-you-wish on Wednesday, 4–6pm!
Ask the Researcher w/ Center for Craft
Jun 3 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Online

Center for Craft’s monthly webinar series, “Ask the ___”.

This month we learn about digital textile with STEM x Craft Collaborators of “Soft Monitor.”

Register online now to participate!

 

Free event but Register beforehand.

Ask the Researchers
Jun 3 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Center for Craft (online)

Join the Center for Craft for the next discussion in our “Ask the ______” series! In this free webinar, we will speak with 2020 Materials-Based Research Grant recipients Victoria Manganiello and Julian Goldman about their “Soft Monitor” project, which aims to invent a screen made entirely from flax, water, and air, and learn about the benefits and hurdles of working cross-disciplinary.

Cultivating Digital Photography Skills: Narrative Online Class Asheville Art Museum
Jun 3 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Asheville Art Museum Online

In this four-part class taught by Learning & Engagement Assistant Paige Taylor, explore ways to visualize narratives and tell stories using digital photography! Through a series of weekly assignments, create sequences of images that tell a story or express a narrative based on text, fiction, and personal experiences or perspectives. Use images from the Museum’s Collection and other sources for inspiration. Class time includes instruction, journaling, group shares, and discussions; individual preparation between classes includes responding to weekly photo prompts and short readings.

JUNE 3, 10, 17, & 24—Wednesdays, 6–8pm
Registration deadline: June2

THIS FREE PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM. SPACE IS LIMITED.

Thursday, June 4, 2020
Leap Then Look Collaboration Instagram
Jun 4 all-day
Online

Instagram Collaboration June 1st – 10th
@leap_then_look

How can we think, act, and make like we were all at Black Mountain? How can we use the approaches and principles of this amazing community to expand our creative resources and ways of working together?

UK-based innovative participatory artists Leap Then Look are working with BMCM+AC to delve into the archive and create a participatory project and workshop based on the BMCM+AC permanent collection.

Follow Leap Then Look on Instagram for instructions on how to take part and share your creations!

Reopening the Arts in North Carolina Guideline
Jun 4 all-day
online

Last Monday, Arts NC and the North Carolina Arts Council shared a new reopening guide for the arts in NC. The purpose of this document is to provide recommendations for arts organizations as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and develop plans for reopening to the public. A webinar (recording above) was also held on Wednesday to go over the document and address questions.

South Arts Sustainability Grants Arts Organizations
Jun 4 all-day
online

In response to COVID-19, grants between $5,000 and $20,000 are available to statewide or regional arts and cultural service organizations.

Important Dates & Deadlines

  • Applications must be submitted on or before June 10, 2020.
  • Applicants will be notified by email within three weeks of the deadline.
  • Funded expenses must occur between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.
Friday, June 5, 2020
Asheville Art Museum Summer Art Camp To Go!
Jun 5 all-day
online classes

Summer Art Camp To Go!

Join us for Summer Art Camp To Go! Sessions are available for K–12 students. Each weekly session includes several age-appropriate art projects using a variety of materials to engage students in an exploration of art through creativity and imagination. Enrollment is limited, and registration is required.Registration includes instructional videos for each project, art materials, and daily virtual classes. Virtual classes—beginning at 10am via Zoom—include time for inspiration, Q&A, and sharing. Streaming instructional videos and creative challenges are designed to provide hours of creative engagement at your own pace each day. All art materials necessary for each session are available for curbside pickup at the Museum the week before each session begins; if you prefer to ship materials to your home, then two weeks’ advance registration is required. Registration starts this Monday. For more information, email Sharon McRorie, education programs manager, or call 828.253.3227 x124.

Members: $85, Non-Members: $95 (additional charge for shipping materials)

Grant Opportunities for the Crafts
Jun 5 all-day
online
The Craft Futures Fund will fund up to $30,000 each month from May 2020 – October 2020 to support craft-based education projects. These one-time, unrestricted grants of $5,000 will be disbursed to craft-based education projects that envision and build new futures for craft.
Leap Then Look Collaboration Instagram
Jun 5 all-day
Online

Instagram Collaboration June 1st – 10th
@leap_then_look

How can we think, act, and make like we were all at Black Mountain? How can we use the approaches and principles of this amazing community to expand our creative resources and ways of working together?

UK-based innovative participatory artists Leap Then Look are working with BMCM+AC to delve into the archive and create a participatory project and workshop based on the BMCM+AC permanent collection.

Follow Leap Then Look on Instagram for instructions on how to take part and share your creations!

More Online w/ Asheville Museum at Home
Jun 5 all-day
Asheville Museum Online

We’ll update this page with virtual tours, children’s activities, and more, as we continue to develop content to provide inspiration, calm, comfort, and yes, even some fun during this unprecedented time.

Reopening the Arts in North Carolina Guideline
Jun 5 all-day
online

Last Monday, Arts NC and the North Carolina Arts Council shared a new reopening guide for the arts in NC. The purpose of this document is to provide recommendations for arts organizations as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and develop plans for reopening to the public. A webinar (recording above) was also held on Wednesday to go over the document and address questions.