
Our Changing World
Exhibit at Asheville Museum of Science, featuring the museum's first planetary health gallery with displays from satellites to storytelling that showcase data-driven planetary change and explore scientists' and community roles in shaping sustainable solutions. Ideal for educators, artists, scientists, and community members.
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Interactive evening tours led by volunteer educators and museum staff explore curatorial highlights from the Asheville Art Museum’s collection and current exhibitions, with rotating object focused stops; drop-in friendly, no reservations required.
Interactive evening tours led by volunteer educators and museum staff explore curatorial highlights from the Asheville Art Museum’s collection and current exhibitions, with rotating object focused stops; drop-in friendly, no reservations required.
Interactive evening tours led by volunteer educators and museum staff explore curatorial highlights from the Asheville Art Museum’s collection and current exhibitions, with rotating object focused stops; drop-in friendly, no reservations required.

Guided walkthrough of the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition with docent led insights into key works, themes, and curatorial choices, designed for visitors seeking contextual art education and deeper gallery engagement.

Guided walkthrough of the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition with docent led insights into key works, themes, and curatorial choices, designed for visitors seeking contextual art education and deeper gallery engagement.
Guided walkthrough of the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition with docent led insights into key works, themes, and curatorial choices, designed for visitors seeking contextual art education and deeper gallery engagement.

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.

Field-based drawing workshop in the Native Azalea Collection, combining close observation with basic plant-illustration techniques. Learn to identify native plant communities while making sketchbook studies outdoors in the Arboretum.

Field-based drawing workshop in the Native Azalea Collection, combining close observation with basic plant-illustration techniques. Learn to identify native plant communities while making sketchbook studies outdoors in the Arboretum.
Field-based drawing workshop in the Native Azalea Collection, combining close observation with basic plant-illustration techniques. Learn to identify native plant communities while making sketchbook studies outdoors in the Arboretum.

Unhurried, guided close looking in the galleries with a volunteer educator, using mindful observation to deepen connection with artwork. A calming museum meet-up focused on relaxation, reflection, and shared conversation.

Unhurried, guided close looking in the galleries with a volunteer educator, using mindful observation to deepen connection with artwork. A calming museum meet-up focused on relaxation, reflection, and shared conversation.
Unhurried, guided close looking in the galleries with a volunteer educator, using mindful observation to deepen connection with artwork. A calming museum meet-up focused on relaxation, reflection, and shared conversation.

Guided close looking tour of the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition, offering gallery conversation and interpretive insights to deepen visitors' visual understanding and engagement with the artworks.

Guided close looking tour of the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition, offering gallery conversation and interpretive insights to deepen visitors' visual understanding and engagement with the artworks.
Guided close looking tour of the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition, offering gallery conversation and interpretive insights to deepen visitors' visual understanding and engagement with the artworks.

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.

An evening gallery reception centered on “Woodlands” imagery—forests, texture, and nature-inspired compositions—paired with casual mingling among artists and art lovers. Browse new work in a downtown Asheville gallery setting.

An evening gallery reception centered on “Woodlands” imagery—forests, texture, and nature-inspired compositions—paired with casual mingling among artists and art lovers. Browse new work in a downtown Asheville gallery setting.
An evening gallery reception centered on “Woodlands” imagery—forests, texture, and nature-inspired compositions—paired with casual mingling among artists and art lovers. Browse new work in a downtown Asheville gallery setting.

Botanical inspired works fill the gallery with summer color and garden textures, from florals to plant studies. A seasonal exhibit at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts suited for casual browsing and art lovers.

Botanical inspired works fill the gallery with summer color and garden textures, from florals to plant studies. A seasonal exhibit at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts suited for casual browsing and art lovers.
Botanical inspired works fill the gallery with summer color and garden textures, from florals to plant studies. A seasonal exhibit at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts suited for casual browsing and art lovers.

Hands-on science exhibits and interactive demos spread across the Arboretum’s gardens and trails, blending STEM learning with mountain ecology. Expect kid-friendly activities, expert Q and A, and outdoor exploration in a nature center setting.

Hands-on science exhibits and interactive demos spread across the Arboretum’s gardens and trails, blending STEM learning with mountain ecology. Expect kid-friendly activities, expert Q and A, and outdoor exploration in a nature center setting.
Hands-on science exhibits and interactive demos spread across the Arboretum’s gardens and trails, blending STEM learning with mountain ecology. Expect kid-friendly activities, expert Q and A, and outdoor exploration in a nature center setting.

Relaxed pop up gallery in west Asheville featuring rotating work by local artists for an easy, casual Sunday afternoon of quiet viewing, conversation, and neighborhood community connection.

Relaxed pop up gallery in west Asheville featuring rotating work by local artists for an easy, casual Sunday afternoon of quiet viewing, conversation, and neighborhood community connection.
Relaxed pop up gallery in west Asheville featuring rotating work by local artists for an easy, casual Sunday afternoon of quiet viewing, conversation, and neighborhood community connection.

Weeklong STEAM camp packed with hands on science experiments, playful engineering games, and art projects rooted in math and measurement. Kindergarten through fifth graders tinker with new tools and materials, with full week or single day options.

Weeklong STEAM camp packed with hands on science experiments, playful engineering games, and art projects rooted in math and measurement. Kindergarten through fifth graders tinker with new tools and materials, with full week or single day options.
Weeklong STEAM camp packed with hands on science experiments, playful engineering games, and art projects rooted in math and measurement. Kindergarten through fifth graders tinker with new tools and materials, with full week or single day options.

Guided, hands on art class exploring seasonal flora and fauna through observational sketching and nature inspired techniques on the WNC Nature Center grounds; ideal for beginners and anyone seeking outdoor, creative study.

Guided, hands on art class exploring seasonal flora and fauna through observational sketching and nature inspired techniques on the WNC Nature Center grounds; ideal for beginners and anyone seeking outdoor, creative study.
Guided, hands on art class exploring seasonal flora and fauna through observational sketching and nature inspired techniques on the WNC Nature Center grounds; ideal for beginners and anyone seeking outdoor, creative study.

A regional artists gallery exhibit fills the Black Mountain Center for the Arts with seasonal, flower-inspired visual work and curated display moments. Stroll, browse, and connect with the local arts community in a relaxed gallery setting.

A regional artists gallery exhibit fills the Black Mountain Center for the Arts with seasonal, flower-inspired visual work and curated display moments. Stroll, browse, and connect with the local arts community in a relaxed gallery setting.
A regional artists gallery exhibit fills the Black Mountain Center for the Arts with seasonal, flower-inspired visual work and curated display moments. Stroll, browse, and connect with the local arts community in a relaxed gallery setting.

Drop into the museum studio for a staff-led, hands-on art activity inspired by the permanent collection and current exhibitions. Experiment with mixed media materials and tools, collaborate freely, and make your own piece—welcoming all ages and abilities.

Drop into the museum studio for a staff-led, hands-on art activity inspired by the permanent collection and current exhibitions. Experiment with mixed media materials and tools, collaborate freely, and make your own piece—welcoming all ages and abilities.
Drop into the museum studio for a staff-led, hands-on art activity inspired by the permanent collection and current exhibitions. Experiment with mixed media materials and tools, collaborate freely, and make your own piece—welcoming all ages and abilities.

Hands-on ikebana floral arranging inspired by springtime blooms and the change of seasons. Create minimalist Japanese-style arrangements in an arboretum classroom setting with guided instruction and materials-focused practice.

Hands-on ikebana floral arranging inspired by springtime blooms and the change of seasons. Create minimalist Japanese-style arrangements in an arboretum classroom setting with guided instruction and materials-focused practice.
Hands-on ikebana floral arranging inspired by springtime blooms and the change of seasons. Create minimalist Japanese-style arrangements in an arboretum classroom setting with guided instruction and materials-focused practice.

A contemplative gallery show centered on land, light, and stillness, with nature-inspired works that emphasize atmosphere and subtle tonal shifts. Ideal for slow looking and reflective viewing in a contemporary Asheville art space.

A contemplative gallery show centered on land, light, and stillness, with nature-inspired works that emphasize atmosphere and subtle tonal shifts. Ideal for slow looking and reflective viewing in a contemporary Asheville art space.
A contemplative gallery show centered on land, light, and stillness, with nature-inspired works that emphasize atmosphere and subtle tonal shifts. Ideal for slow looking and reflective viewing in a contemporary Asheville art space.

Guided neighborhood foraging walks identifying seasonal wild edibles while teaching safe harvesting, plant ID, and ethical foraging practices. Walks emphasize hands-on learning, community connection, and observation green spaces.

Guided neighborhood foraging walks identifying seasonal wild edibles while teaching safe harvesting, plant ID, and ethical foraging practices. Walks emphasize hands-on learning, community connection, and observation green spaces.
Guided neighborhood foraging walks identifying seasonal wild edibles while teaching safe harvesting, plant ID, and ethical foraging practices. Walks emphasize hands-on learning, community connection, and observation green spaces.

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.

Survey of contemporary women artists from the Pacific Northwest, presenting intimate paintings, textiles, ceramics, and mixed-media works that foreground tactile material mastery and progressive regional perspectives; on view through May 17, 2026.

Survey of contemporary women artists from the Pacific Northwest, presenting intimate paintings, textiles, ceramics, and mixed-media works that foreground tactile material mastery and progressive regional perspectives; on view through May 17, 2026.
Survey of contemporary women artists from the Pacific Northwest, presenting intimate paintings, textiles, ceramics, and mixed-media works that foreground tactile material mastery and progressive regional perspectives; on view through May 17, 2026.