
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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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.

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.

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.
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.

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.

Guided art-making with a registered art therapist offers a welcoming space to explore mental and emotional wellbeing, reconnect with personal meaning, and leave refreshed—no prior experience required.

Guided art-making with a registered art therapist offers a welcoming space to explore mental and emotional wellbeing, reconnect with personal meaning, and leave refreshed—no prior experience required.
Guided art-making with a registered art therapist offers a welcoming space to explore mental and emotional wellbeing, reconnect with personal meaning, and leave refreshed—no prior experience required.

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.

An imaginative collaborative worldbuilding project by local artists, inviting audiences into the creative universe of Planet Paperclip through an artist residency presentation.

An imaginative collaborative worldbuilding project by local artists, inviting audiences into the creative universe of Planet Paperclip through an artist residency presentation.
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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.

Browse new work by seven Big Room studio artists during a vibrant River Arts District celebration of visual art, music, and creative community.

Browse new work by seven Big Room studio artists during a vibrant River Arts District celebration of visual art, music, and creative community.
Browse new work by seven Big Room studio artists during a vibrant River Arts District celebration of visual art, music, and creative community.

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.

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.

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.
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.
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.

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.
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.

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.
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.

A Sunday music gathering brings live sounds into the Asheville Art Museum, offering a cultural outing in a gallery setting. The event’s performers, musical style, and format are not specified.

A Sunday music gathering brings live sounds into the Asheville Art Museum, offering a cultural outing in a gallery setting. The event’s performers, musical style, and format are not specified.
A Sunday music gathering brings live sounds into the Asheville Art Museum, offering a cultural outing in a gallery setting. The event’s performers, musical style, and format are not specified.

Gentle yoga and mindful movement pair with guided close looking in a current exhibition, creating space for relaxation, artistic inspiration, and connection in the Museum’s galleries.

Gentle yoga and mindful movement pair with guided close looking in a current exhibition, creating space for relaxation, artistic inspiration, and connection in the Museum’s galleries.
Gentle yoga and mindful movement pair with guided close looking in a current exhibition, creating space for relaxation, artistic inspiration, and connection in the Museum’s galleries.
A casual professional open house offers the chance to meet Mindpath Health clinicians and connect with Asheville’s mental health care community.
A casual professional open house offers the chance to meet Mindpath Health clinicians and connect with Asheville’s mental health care community.
A casual professional open house offers the chance to meet Mindpath Health clinicians and connect with Asheville’s mental health care community.
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.

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.
