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Explore abstract painting on canvas through mixed media prompts, guided presentations, and new weekly techniques. This welcoming, small-group workshop supports artists of every experience level.
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Explore mixed media techniques and abstract canvas painting through weekly presentations, creative prompts, and guided practice. This free, small-group workshop welcomes artists of all experience levels.
Explore mixed media techniques and abstract canvas painting through weekly presentations, creative prompts, and guided practice. This free, small-group workshop welcomes artists of all experience levels.
Explore mixed media techniques and abstract canvas painting through weekly presentations, creative prompts, and guided practice. This free, small-group workshop welcomes artists of all experience levels.
Hands-on mixed-media practice explores abstract painting on canvas through weekly presentations, creative prompts, and new techniques. All experience levels are welcome, with advance registration required for this small-group workshop.
Hands-on mixed-media practice explores abstract painting on canvas through weekly presentations, creative prompts, and new techniques. All experience levels are welcome, with advance registration required for this small-group workshop.
Hands-on mixed-media practice explores abstract painting on canvas through weekly presentations, creative prompts, and new techniques. All experience levels are welcome, with advance registration required for this small-group workshop.
Create handmade greeting cards with cardstock, linoleum blocks, decorative stamps, markers, and envelopes. This relaxed, beginner friendly workshop invites you to craft personal notes for holidays, birthdays, or friends.
Create handmade greeting cards with cardstock, linoleum blocks, decorative stamps, markers, and envelopes. This relaxed, beginner friendly workshop invites you to craft personal notes for holidays, birthdays, or friends.
Create handmade greeting cards with cardstock, linoleum blocks, decorative stamps, markers, and envelopes. This relaxed, beginner friendly workshop invites you to craft personal notes for holidays, birthdays, or friends.
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.
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.
Explore local medicinal plants with an experienced herbalist, then make a winter salve using calendula or white pine. This hands-on workshop focuses on natural care for cold, dry-season skin.
Explore local medicinal plants with an experienced herbalist, then make a winter salve using calendula or white pine. This hands-on workshop focuses on natural care for cold, dry-season skin.
Explore local medicinal plants with an experienced herbalist, then make a winter salve using calendula or white pine. This hands-on workshop focuses on natural care for cold, dry-season skin.
Swinging rhythms and spontaneous improvisation shape a collaborative jazz jam led by Bill Bares, bringing musicians and listeners together for an intimate night of live jazz in Black Mountain.
Swinging rhythms and spontaneous improvisation shape a collaborative jazz jam led by Bill Bares, bringing musicians and listeners together for an intimate night of live jazz in Black Mountain.
Swinging rhythms and spontaneous improvisation shape a collaborative jazz jam led by Bill Bares, bringing musicians and listeners together for an intimate night of live jazz in Black Mountain.
A supportive 90-minute writing session blends quiet work on personal projects with community freewriting, followed by sharing-in-progress, constructive feedback, and encouragement for poets of every experience level.
A supportive 90-minute writing session blends quiet work on personal projects with community freewriting, followed by sharing-in-progress, constructive feedback, and encouragement for poets of every experience level.
A supportive 90-minute writing session blends quiet work on personal projects with community freewriting, followed by sharing-in-progress, constructive feedback, and encouragement for poets of every experience level.
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.
Open Mic
MoreLocal performers take the stage for 15-minute turns or three-song sets, creating an intimate showcase of emerging talent across a variety of styles.
Local performers take the stage for 15-minute turns or three-song sets, creating an intimate showcase of emerging talent across a variety of styles.
Local performers take the stage for 15-minute turns or three-song sets, creating an intimate showcase of emerging talent across a variety of styles.
Explore the history and repeating-line structure of pantoums, then draft original poems in a guided writing session. Writers of all experience levels share work and exchange supportive feedback.
Explore the history and repeating-line structure of pantoums, then draft original poems in a guided writing session. Writers of all experience levels share work and exchange supportive feedback.
Explore the history and repeating-line structure of pantoums, then draft original poems in a guided writing session. Writers of all experience levels share work and exchange supportive feedback.
A quiet, restorative art-making practice invites creative self-inquiry and connection with personal longings and gifts. Slow down, rest the body, quiet the mind, and explore from home.
A quiet, restorative art-making practice invites creative self-inquiry and connection with personal longings and gifts. Slow down, rest the body, quiet the mind, and explore from home.
A quiet, restorative art-making practice invites creative self-inquiry and connection with personal longings and gifts. Slow down, rest the body, quiet the mind, and explore from home.
Watercolor freshness, impressionistic reflections, and Western North Carolina forests and mountains turn familiar subjects into studies of everyday beauty. Three artists invite slower looking and renewed discovery.
Watercolor freshness, impressionistic reflections, and Western North Carolina forests and mountains turn familiar subjects into studies of everyday beauty. Three artists invite slower looking and renewed discovery.
Watercolor freshness, impressionistic reflections, and Western North Carolina forests and mountains turn familiar subjects into studies of everyday beauty. Three artists invite slower looking and renewed discovery.
A warm anniversary gathering brings neighbors together over celebratory cake and live music from Kellin Watson and friends, honoring nearly two decades of performances and community in Black Mountain.
A warm anniversary gathering brings neighbors together over celebratory cake and live music from Kellin Watson and friends, honoring nearly two decades of performances and community in Black Mountain.
A warm anniversary gathering brings neighbors together over celebratory cake and live music from Kellin Watson and friends, honoring nearly two decades of performances and community in Black Mountain.
A relaxed literary meetup centered on shared reading and group discussion in a cozy listening-room setting. Ideal for readers looking to connect locally, swap recommendations, and unwind with thoughtful conversation.
A relaxed literary meetup centered on shared reading and group discussion in a cozy listening-room setting. Ideal for readers looking to connect locally, swap recommendations, and unwind with thoughtful conversation.
A relaxed literary meetup centered on shared reading and group discussion in a cozy listening-room setting. Ideal for readers looking to connect locally, swap recommendations, and unwind with thoughtful conversation.
Pulsing Afro rhythm night led by Adama Dembele and Drew Heller, driven by West African drumming and call and response grooves. Expect a high-energy dance floor vibe with participatory rhythms and communal movement.
Pulsing Afro rhythm night led by Adama Dembele and Drew Heller, driven by West African drumming and call and response grooves. Expect a high-energy dance floor vibe with participatory rhythms and communal movement.
Pulsing Afro rhythm night led by Adama Dembele and Drew Heller, driven by West African drumming and call and response grooves. Expect a high-energy dance floor vibe with participatory rhythms and communal movement.
Funky vintage shop transforms into a night market of accessible artworks by twelve WNC artists, with background music, beverages, and shopping (storewide 15% off); free entry and artists keep 100% of sales.
Funky vintage shop transforms into a night market of accessible artworks by twelve WNC artists, with background music, beverages, and shopping (storewide 15% off); free entry and artists keep 100% of sales.
Funky vintage shop transforms into a night market of accessible artworks by twelve WNC artists, with background music, beverages, and shopping (storewide 15% off); free entry and artists keep 100% of sales.
Explore zine history and observation as a creative practice, then assemble a handmade nature zine with varied materials. This tactile workshop blends field-inspired noticing, independent publishing, and visual storytelling.
Explore zine history and observation as a creative practice, then assemble a handmade nature zine with varied materials. This tactile workshop blends field-inspired noticing, independent publishing, and visual storytelling.
Explore zine history and observation as a creative practice, then assemble a handmade nature zine with varied materials. This tactile workshop blends field-inspired noticing, independent publishing, and visual storytelling.
Decorate handmade seasonal cards with stencils, acrylic paint, glitter pens, and basic art supplies, exploring playful designs for festive greetings in a relaxed, hands-on creative workshop.
Decorate handmade seasonal cards with stencils, acrylic paint, glitter pens, and basic art supplies, exploring playful designs for festive greetings in a relaxed, hands-on creative workshop.
Decorate handmade seasonal cards with stencils, acrylic paint, glitter pens, and basic art supplies, exploring playful designs for festive greetings in a relaxed, hands-on creative workshop.
A joyful anniversary gathering pairs live performances from Kellin Watson, Lillie Syracuse, Jane Kramer, and Ashley Heath with sweet treats and a close-knit celebration of Black Mountain’s music community.
A joyful anniversary gathering pairs live performances from Kellin Watson, Lillie Syracuse, Jane Kramer, and Ashley Heath with sweet treats and a close-knit celebration of Black Mountain’s music community.
A joyful anniversary gathering pairs live performances from Kellin Watson, Lillie Syracuse, Jane Kramer, and Ashley Heath with sweet treats and a close-knit celebration of Black Mountain’s music community.