
12 Artists x 12 Visions x 12 Artworks
Twelve WNC artists present landscapes, abstracts, collage, and surrealism on uniform twelve-by-twelve canvases, bringing diverse regional perspectives together in a curated visual art exhibition opening during RADFest.
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RADFest
MoreA celebration of Asheville’s River Arts District brings local creativity and neighborhood culture into focus, connecting visitors with the area’s vibrant community of artists and makers.

A celebration of Asheville’s River Arts District brings local creativity and neighborhood culture into focus, connecting visitors with the area’s vibrant community of artists and makers.
A celebration of Asheville’s River Arts District brings local creativity and neighborhood culture into focus, connecting visitors with the area’s vibrant community of artists and makers.

Abstract works take over a downtown Asheville gallery in a multi-month exhibition exploring color, shape, and texture through contemporary visual art. Browse at your own pace during the fall-to-winter run ending in early January.

Abstract works take over a downtown Asheville gallery in a multi-month exhibition exploring color, shape, and texture through contemporary visual art. Browse at your own pace during the fall-to-winter run ending in early January.
Abstract works take over a downtown Asheville gallery in a multi-month exhibition exploring color, shape, and texture through contemporary visual art. Browse at your own pace during the fall-to-winter run ending in early January.

Textile-inspired visual works explore warp and weft structures through repeating grid patterns and modern design motifs. A gallery setting invites close looking at texture, geometry, and material-driven abstraction.

Textile-inspired visual works explore warp and weft structures through repeating grid patterns and modern design motifs. A gallery setting invites close looking at texture, geometry, and material-driven abstraction.
Textile-inspired visual works explore warp and weft structures through repeating grid patterns and modern design motifs. A gallery setting invites close looking at texture, geometry, and material-driven abstraction.

The Art of Paper
MorePaper takes center stage through curated works that highlight folding, cutting, layering, and mixed media approaches. Wander museum galleries for a close-up look at texture, craft, and contemporary design-driven experimentation.

Paper takes center stage through curated works that highlight folding, cutting, layering, and mixed media approaches. Wander museum galleries for a close-up look at texture, craft, and contemporary design-driven experimentation.
Paper takes center stage through curated works that highlight folding, cutting, layering, and mixed media approaches. Wander museum galleries for a close-up look at texture, craft, and contemporary design-driven experimentation.

Paint, pastels, vintage ephemera, and surprise materials become small, personal art stories on wood panels in an easygoing, hands-on creative session—keepsakes for marking milestones or thoughtful gifts.

Paint, pastels, vintage ephemera, and surprise materials become small, personal art stories on wood panels in an easygoing, hands-on creative session—keepsakes for marking milestones or thoughtful gifts.
Paint, pastels, vintage ephemera, and surprise materials become small, personal art stories on wood panels in an easygoing, hands-on creative session—keepsakes for marking milestones or thoughtful gifts.

Contemporary works across multiple media explore repetition through recurring gestures, techniques, and patterns. Subtle variations and accumulated marks reveal how making again and again can build rhythm, meaning, and resonance.

Contemporary works across multiple media explore repetition through recurring gestures, techniques, and patterns. Subtle variations and accumulated marks reveal how making again and again can build rhythm, meaning, and resonance.
Contemporary works across multiple media explore repetition through recurring gestures, techniques, and patterns. Subtle variations and accumulated marks reveal how making again and again can build rhythm, meaning, and resonance.

Works on paper by Tryon artist Margaret Curtis anchor this visual art exhibition, inviting close attention to her artistic practice in an Asheville studio setting.

Works on paper by Tryon artist Margaret Curtis anchor this visual art exhibition, inviting close attention to her artistic practice in an Asheville studio setting.
Works on paper by Tryon artist Margaret Curtis anchor this visual art exhibition, inviting close attention to her artistic practice in an Asheville studio setting.

A deep dive into lathe-based making, tracing how spinning wood and tool marks shaped an artistic movement. Expect close-looking at turned forms and sculptural textures in a quiet, curated gallery context.

A deep dive into lathe-based making, tracing how spinning wood and tool marks shaped an artistic movement. Expect close-looking at turned forms and sculptural textures in a quiet, curated gallery context.
A deep dive into lathe-based making, tracing how spinning wood and tool marks shaped an artistic movement. Expect close-looking at turned forms and sculptural textures in a quiet, curated gallery context.

Explore working studios and meet regional makers creating handmade pottery, glass, photography, sculpture, jewelry, painting, fiber art, and metalwork in their creative environments on a self-guided tour.

Explore working studios and meet regional makers creating handmade pottery, glass, photography, sculpture, jewelry, painting, fiber art, and metalwork in their creative environments on a self-guided tour.
Explore working studios and meet regional makers creating handmade pottery, glass, photography, sculpture, jewelry, painting, fiber art, and metalwork in their creative environments on a self-guided tour.

Browse a seasonal gallery exhibition celebrating favorite things, with an in-person opening and evening reception alongside an online show. A festive opportunity to discover distinctive artwork in downtown Asheville.

Browse a seasonal gallery exhibition celebrating favorite things, with an in-person opening and evening reception alongside an online show. A festive opportunity to discover distinctive artwork in downtown Asheville.
Browse a seasonal gallery exhibition celebrating favorite things, with an in-person opening and evening reception alongside an online show. A festive opportunity to discover distinctive artwork in downtown Asheville.

Slow Art Tour
MoreUnhurried close looking at artworks creates space for relaxation, reflection, and connection. A volunteer educator guides this mindful museum experience, inviting visitors to notice details at their own pace.

Unhurried close looking at artworks creates space for relaxation, reflection, and connection. A volunteer educator guides this mindful museum experience, inviting visitors to notice details at their own pace.
Unhurried close looking at artworks creates space for relaxation, reflection, and connection. A volunteer educator guides this mindful museum experience, inviting visitors to notice details at their own pace.
An all-femme comedy showcase brings comedians from across the country together for an evening of stand-up in a relaxed Asheville brewery setting.
An all-femme comedy showcase brings comedians from across the country together for an evening of stand-up in a relaxed Asheville brewery setting.
An all-femme comedy showcase brings comedians from across the country together for an evening of stand-up in a relaxed Asheville brewery setting.

Open Studio
MoreCreate an original artwork in a welcoming, hands-on studio activity inspired by the museum’s collection and current exhibitions. Open to all ages and abilities, with children accompanied by an adult.

Create an original artwork in a welcoming, hands-on studio activity inspired by the museum’s collection and current exhibitions. Open to all ages and abilities, with children accompanied by an adult.
Create an original artwork in a welcoming, hands-on studio activity inspired by the museum’s collection and current exhibitions. Open to all ages and abilities, with children accompanied by an adult.

Hands-on sketching session built around sketchbook practice, drawing fundamentals, and low-pressure experimentation. A community-focused afternoon workshop welcoming beginners through experienced artists for shared prompts and supportive feedback.

Hands-on sketching session built around sketchbook practice, drawing fundamentals, and low-pressure experimentation. A community-focused afternoon workshop welcoming beginners through experienced artists for shared prompts and supportive feedback.
Hands-on sketching session built around sketchbook practice, drawing fundamentals, and low-pressure experimentation. A community-focused afternoon workshop welcoming beginners through experienced artists for shared prompts and supportive feedback.

Seventeen landscape and documentary photographs trace warming winters from the Southern Appalachians to Iceland’s glaciers and Norway’s Lofoten Islands. The opening reception pairs climate-focused imagery with beer, wine, and light bites.

Seventeen landscape and documentary photographs trace warming winters from the Southern Appalachians to Iceland’s glaciers and Norway’s Lofoten Islands. The opening reception pairs climate-focused imagery with beer, wine, and light bites.
Seventeen landscape and documentary photographs trace warming winters from the Southern Appalachians to Iceland’s glaciers and Norway’s Lofoten Islands. The opening reception pairs climate-focused imagery with beer, wine, and light bites.

Explore downtown Asheville’s creative spaces during a First Friday gallery crawl, collecting passport stamps at participating locations. Five stamps enter visitors into a giveaway of gift cards to local favorites.

Explore downtown Asheville’s creative spaces during a First Friday gallery crawl, collecting passport stamps at participating locations. Five stamps enter visitors into a giveaway of gift cards to local favorites.
Explore downtown Asheville’s creative spaces during a First Friday gallery crawl, collecting passport stamps at participating locations. Five stamps enter visitors into a giveaway of gift cards to local favorites.

Artists paint and draw the historic Montford Neighborhood outdoors during a plein air festival, culminating in a wet paint sale with live music, food, and community festivities.

Artists paint and draw the historic Montford Neighborhood outdoors during a plein air festival, culminating in a wet paint sale with live music, food, and community festivities.
Artists paint and draw the historic Montford Neighborhood outdoors during a plein air festival, culminating in a wet paint sale with live music, food, and community festivities.

Beginner friendly hands on fabric painting workshop at Trackside Studios, focusing on foundational brushwork and color mixing techniques for decorating textiles and wearable items.

Beginner friendly hands on fabric painting workshop at Trackside Studios, focusing on foundational brushwork and color mixing techniques for decorating textiles and wearable items.
Beginner friendly hands on fabric painting workshop at Trackside Studios, focusing on foundational brushwork and color mixing techniques for decorating textiles and wearable items.

Blend gentle yoga and mindful movement with guided close looking at current art exhibitions in serene museum spaces. Stay afterward for complimentary tea and relaxed conversation.

Blend gentle yoga and mindful movement with guided close looking at current art exhibitions in serene museum spaces. Stay afterward for complimentary tea and relaxed conversation.
Blend gentle yoga and mindful movement with guided close looking at current art exhibitions in serene museum spaces. Stay afterward for complimentary tea and relaxed conversation.

Piano and violin trace America’s musical diversity through spirituals, ragtime, blues-inspired works, Native American influences, Jewish composers, and country fiddle traditions in a chamber concert bridging folk roots and classical composition.

Piano and violin trace America’s musical diversity through spirituals, ragtime, blues-inspired works, Native American influences, Jewish composers, and country fiddle traditions in a chamber concert bridging folk roots and classical composition.
Piano and violin trace America’s musical diversity through spirituals, ragtime, blues-inspired works, Native American influences, Jewish composers, and country fiddle traditions in a chamber concert bridging folk roots and classical composition.
