Roots + Wings School of Art is truly a rich resource for our community. On top of all they provide, they are raising money for a scholarship fund. You guys are awesome! The Share Love event will be held on Sunday, February 12th from 2-5pm at Pink Dog Creative in the River Arts District. All proceeds from the Share Love event [...]
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Exhibit: Torqued & Twisted
Posted in Arts & Thoughts Artistic, Education & Knowledge Sharing, tagged art exhibit, Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Torqued and Twisted on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design hosts Torqued & Twisted, an exhibition exploring the work of nine furniture makers and sculptors who use the technique of bending wood in innovative, unusual and eloquent ways. Feb. 10 – June 29, 2012 Wood bending is typically accomplished through one of three approaches—steaming, laminating or greenwood bending. Steaming [...]
LEAF: Call for Artists
Posted in Arts & Thoughts Artistic, Education & Knowledge Sharing, tagged Asheville, Leaf call for artists; Leaf Festival on January 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
LEAF: CALL FOR ARTISTS! The Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF) is calling all handcraft artists to apply for our 2012 Festivals! 55 exhibitors/festival will be chosen by jury, open to all media. Booth Fee: $360 Spring Festival Dates – May 10-13 Fall Festival Dates – Oct 18-21 LEAF is an award-winning non-profit Music [...]
“Bids for Kids” Benefit Auction: Free to Attend, Awesome Items
Posted in Arts & Thoughts Artistic, Education & Knowledge Sharing, tagged Bids for Kids Auction, Brunk Auctions Gallery, Children First, Elida Home, Helpmate, Mountain Area Child and Family Center on December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
…and for a good cause. I know, I know auction schmoction. We have very generous businesses and individuals here who donate to many auctions for good causes each year. Bids for Kids is worth putting on the calendar: 5:30-7:30 on Dec. 14. It’s free to attend and has a live and silent auction, as well as wine [...]
Asheville Glass Center Hosts Special Guest (local gift ideas too!)
Posted in Arts & Thoughts Artistic, tagged Asheville Glass Center, CNN, holiday gift ideas, local gifts, River Arts District, Roberts Street Studios on December 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hot off a llama trekking expedition in Tennessee (they said the llamas were very sweet), CNN’s HLN network crew stopped in to Asheville Glass Center in the Asheville River Arts District to film a segment about glassblowing workshops and hands-on arts workshops in Asheville on Friday, December 2, 2011. Alex Greenwood, glass artist and teaching [...]
The Billy Sea at Altamont Theatre
Posted in Arts & Thoughts Artistic, tagged Altamont Theatre, The Billy Sea on November 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend, self-described “global Americana” band The Billy Sea heads into The Altamont Theatre to play a show and record their new album. The performance is on Friday, November 18th, the second night of recording, and will also be video taped as part of the studio experience. With an all-star lineup of musicians, the Asheville band has come out [...]
Wolf Trap Artist Residency at Mountain Area Child and Family Center
Posted in Arts & Thoughts Artistic, Education & Knowledge Sharing, tagged arts in education Asheville, Asheville, childcare center, children 0-3, daycare, early childhood learning center, Mountain Area Child and Family Center, Swannanoa, Wolf Trap Artist Residency on November 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mountain Area Child and Family Center serves children ages 0-5 and their families. They have two locations: in Swannanoa next to Warren Wilson College and in Candler at Montmorinci. Wolf Trap Early Learning through the Arts is an internationally respected program that provides innovative arts-based teaching strategies and services to early childhood teachers, caregivers, parents, and [...]
Turns Out Brian Eno is a Pollinator
Posted in Arts & Thoughts Artistic, Community Development, Education & Knowledge Sharing, tagged 77 Million Paintings, Asheville, Brian Eno, Moog Fest, Smith McAulay, WSM Craft, YMI Cultural Center on October 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Brian Eno’s Exhibit Sheds Poignant Light on Moogfest 2011 “I like art that is magic. I don’t like art that is just clever.” -Brian Eno Brian Eno’s multi-media installation 77 Million Paintings in the YMI Cultural Center on Eagle St in Downtown Asheville is an atmospheric experience, combining a visual collage of digital imagery and [...]
Whole Community: Art for Everyone
Posted in Arts & Thoughts Artistic, Education & Knowledge Sharing, Whole Community: Diversity, tagged art for everyone, Asheville, NC, Open Hearts Art Center; art and ability, whole community on October 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
New Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Center Opening Thursday at 5.30 p.m.
Posted in Arts & Thoughts Artistic, Community Development, Education & Knowledge Sharing, tagged City of Asheville, Cultural Arts Center, Wesley Grant Southside Center on October 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The City of Asheville invites the public to the grand opening of the Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Center, Asheville’s newest community center, at the former site of Livingston Street Park. Mayor Terry Bellamy will officiate the event at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at the center, located at 285 Livingston St. at the corner [...]
