
The Art of Paper
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
Learn tabby and twill weaving techniques through paper selection and design concepts, experimenting with varied materials to create handmade holiday pieces in an adult creative workshop.
Learn tabby and twill weaving techniques through paper selection and design concepts, experimenting with varied materials to create handmade holiday pieces in an adult creative workshop.
Learn tabby and twill weaving techniques through paper selection and design concepts, experimenting with varied materials to create handmade holiday pieces in an adult creative workshop.

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.
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.

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.

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.
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.
Break down discarded paper and old books into fresh handmade sheets, then turn them into upcycled holiday cards. A hands-on paper craft workshop focused on reuse and creative making.
Break down discarded paper and old books into fresh handmade sheets, then turn them into upcycled holiday cards. A hands-on paper craft workshop focused on reuse and creative making.
Break down discarded paper and old books into fresh handmade sheets, then turn them into upcycled holiday cards. A hands-on paper craft workshop focused on reuse and creative making.
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.

Makerspace
MoreCreate an original artwork in a welcoming studio, drawing inspiration from the museum’s collection or current exhibitions. This hands-on, staff-led activity welcomes makers of all ages and abilities.

Create an original artwork in a welcoming studio, drawing inspiration from the museum’s collection or current exhibitions. This hands-on, staff-led activity welcomes makers of all ages and abilities.
Create an original artwork in a welcoming studio, drawing inspiration from the museum’s collection or current exhibitions. This hands-on, staff-led activity welcomes makers of all ages and abilities.

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.

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.

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.

Layer decorative papers, stickers, office supplies, and colorful embellishments into a one-of-a-kind altered book. Experiment with texture and design to create a journal, sketchbook, scrapbook, or art piece.

Layer decorative papers, stickers, office supplies, and colorful embellishments into a one-of-a-kind altered book. Experiment with texture and design to create a journal, sketchbook, scrapbook, or art piece.
Layer decorative papers, stickers, office supplies, and colorful embellishments into a one-of-a-kind altered book. Experiment with texture and design to create a journal, sketchbook, scrapbook, or art piece.

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.
