
Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes
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.
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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.
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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.

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.

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.
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.

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.

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.
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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.

Candice Methe
MoreHand-built sculptural vessels and figures carry an ancient, intimate presence, with softened contours, restrained surfaces, and visible traces of touch. Close looking reveals forms shaped by intuition, memory, and ceramic tradition.

Hand-built sculptural vessels and figures carry an ancient, intimate presence, with softened contours, restrained surfaces, and visible traces of touch. Close looking reveals forms shaped by intuition, memory, and ceramic tradition.
Hand-built sculptural vessels and figures carry an ancient, intimate presence, with softened contours, restrained surfaces, and visible traces of touch. Close looking reveals forms shaped by intuition, memory, and ceramic tradition.

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.

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.
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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.

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.

Explore a current featured exhibition through an interactive guided gallery tour led by volunteer educators or Museum staff, with opportunities to engage closely with the artwork and its context.

Explore a current featured exhibition through an interactive guided gallery tour led by volunteer educators or Museum staff, with opportunities to engage closely with the artwork and its context.
Explore a current featured exhibition through an interactive guided gallery tour led by volunteer educators or Museum staff, with opportunities to engage closely with the artwork and its context.

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.

Movement, mantras, music, and meditation spark a mindful collage-making practice centered on gratitude and positive reflection. Create personal artwork, journal, and connect through shared creative expression.

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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.
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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.
Hands-on workshop on creating plant vouchers—pressed botanical specimens paired with clear labels and documentation. Learn practical herbarium-style preparation techniques while making artistic, functional records for study and collection.
Hands-on workshop on creating plant vouchers—pressed botanical specimens paired with clear labels and documentation. Learn practical herbarium-style preparation techniques while making artistic, functional records for study and collection.
Hands-on workshop on creating plant vouchers—pressed botanical specimens paired with clear labels and documentation. Learn practical herbarium-style preparation techniques while making artistic, functional records for study and collection.

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.

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Explore Asheville, Buncombe County, and Western North Carolina history through readings and guided discussions inspired by themes from a local exhibit. The four-part series brings curious community members together for regional learning.
Explore Asheville, Buncombe County, and Western North Carolina history through readings and guided discussions inspired by themes from a local exhibit. The four-part series brings curious community members together for regional learning.

Expressive piano music creates an emotional, sensory lens for experiencing artwork in the galleries. Spanish pianist Diego Vázquez draws on classical foundations and influences from pop and musical theater.

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Expressive piano music creates an emotional, sensory lens for experiencing artwork in the galleries. Spanish pianist Diego Vázquez draws on classical foundations and influences from pop and musical theater.
