
Curves Ahead: Contemporary Art Exhibition
Contemporary craft works investigate form, movement, and organic shape across ceramics, textiles, sculpture, and mixed media, presented by regional artists in the Focus Gallery at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Explorations of form, movement, and organic shape in contemporary craft, from ceramics and textiles to sculptural mixed media, presented by regional artists at Focus Gallery in the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Explorations of form, movement, and organic shape in contemporary craft, from ceramics and textiles to sculptural mixed media, presented by regional artists at Focus Gallery in the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Explorations of form, movement, and organic shape in contemporary craft, from ceramics and textiles to sculptural mixed media, presented by regional artists at Focus Gallery in the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Contemporary gallery exhibition at Black Mountain Center for the Arts presenting 'Made of This,' a focused show of tactile visual works emphasizing materiality, texture, and local creative practices in an intimate community gallery.

Contemporary gallery exhibition at Black Mountain Center for the Arts presenting 'Made of This,' a focused show of tactile visual works emphasizing materiality, texture, and local creative practices in an intimate community gallery.
Contemporary gallery exhibition at Black Mountain Center for the Arts presenting 'Made of This,' a focused show of tactile visual works emphasizing materiality, texture, and local creative practices in an intimate community gallery.

Curated gallery exhibition of contemporary women artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, emphasizing voices, visions, and material mastery across painting, sculpture, and mixed media; open Wednesdays through Sundays, on view through May 17, 2026.

Curated gallery exhibition of contemporary women artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, emphasizing voices, visions, and material mastery across painting, sculpture, and mixed media; open Wednesdays through Sundays, on view through May 17, 2026.
Curated gallery exhibition of contemporary women artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, emphasizing voices, visions, and material mastery across painting, sculpture, and mixed media; open Wednesdays through Sundays, on view through May 17, 2026.

A three-day quilt celebration at the Folk Art Center presenting about 25 antique, vintage, and contemporary quilts with patriotic colorways and historical motifs displayed in the auditorium, plus a weekend meet and greet with a longtime Guild quilter.

A three-day quilt celebration at the Folk Art Center presenting about 25 antique, vintage, and contemporary quilts with patriotic colorways and historical motifs displayed in the auditorium, plus a weekend meet and greet with a longtime Guild quilter.
A three-day quilt celebration at the Folk Art Center presenting about 25 antique, vintage, and contemporary quilts with patriotic colorways and historical motifs displayed in the auditorium, plus a weekend meet and greet with a longtime Guild quilter.

Mother daughter dialogue of contemporary textiles alongside responsive clay and mixed media works, pairing Lore Kadden Lindenfeld’s innovative fabric pieces with Naomi Lindenfeld’s sculptural interpretations. A thoughtful, process-driven exhibition in a downtown museum gallery.

Mother daughter dialogue of contemporary textiles alongside responsive clay and mixed media works, pairing Lore Kadden Lindenfeld’s innovative fabric pieces with Naomi Lindenfeld’s sculptural interpretations. A thoughtful, process-driven exhibition in a downtown museum gallery.
Mother daughter dialogue of contemporary textiles alongside responsive clay and mixed media works, pairing Lore Kadden Lindenfeld’s innovative fabric pieces with Naomi Lindenfeld’s sculptural interpretations. A thoughtful, process-driven exhibition in a downtown museum gallery.

Curated selection of wheel thrown and handbuilt ceramics, glaze experiments, and community used tools highlighting a 45 year Highwater Clays legacy in WNC; gallery open Wed–Sun at 11am through April 26, 2026.

Curated selection of wheel thrown and handbuilt ceramics, glaze experiments, and community used tools highlighting a 45 year Highwater Clays legacy in WNC; gallery open Wed–Sun at 11am through April 26, 2026.
Curated selection of wheel thrown and handbuilt ceramics, glaze experiments, and community used tools highlighting a 45 year Highwater Clays legacy in WNC; gallery open Wed–Sun at 11am through April 26, 2026.

Delicate, finely detailed botanical artworks and floral studies displayed in the Black Mountain Center for the Arts gallery, presented as a curated prelude to the Art in Bloom 20th Anniversary celebration.

Delicate, finely detailed botanical artworks and floral studies displayed in the Black Mountain Center for the Arts gallery, presented as a curated prelude to the Art in Bloom 20th Anniversary celebration.
Delicate, finely detailed botanical artworks and floral studies displayed in the Black Mountain Center for the Arts gallery, presented as a curated prelude to the Art in Bloom 20th Anniversary celebration.

An evolving exhibition from a winter artist residency at The North Carolina Arboretum, presenting site specific, nature inspired responses to the forest’s sights and sounds as it shifts from dormancy to spring.

An evolving exhibition from a winter artist residency at The North Carolina Arboretum, presenting site specific, nature inspired responses to the forest’s sights and sounds as it shifts from dormancy to spring.
An evolving exhibition from a winter artist residency at The North Carolina Arboretum, presenting site specific, nature inspired responses to the forest’s sights and sounds as it shifts from dormancy to spring.

Hand-stitched panels translate incarcerated women’s struggles into vivid symbols of resilience, healing, and advocacy in a free, traveling textile art exhibit; community-centered installation invites reflection and dialogue in a church gallery.

Hand-stitched panels translate incarcerated women’s struggles into vivid symbols of resilience, healing, and advocacy in a free, traveling textile art exhibit; community-centered installation invites reflection and dialogue in a church gallery.
Hand-stitched panels translate incarcerated women’s struggles into vivid symbols of resilience, healing, and advocacy in a free, traveling textile art exhibit; community-centered installation invites reflection and dialogue in a church gallery.