Random Arts ArtMart in May

Random ArtMart - it's all about YOU! Got macrame? Got fibers? Got paper? Got books?
Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 19th and start your spring cleaning now. Outdoor and undercover spaces will be available, first come-first serve, for only $25. for all day event.
Bring your own table & chair (up to 8' long) and all your unwanted & unused art supplies and related arts & crafts supplies and sell it at the Art Mart/

Yes, that's right. Sell it here all day for only $25.

This is the same day as the Saluda Art Festival and Random Arts is  the first place anyone will see when they come into town. It's one of Saluda's busiest days.
For more details please email Random Arts.
Limited spaces so be sure to get your space early.

Works of the Week at the Asheville Art Museum: Peggy Bacon Prints

February 24 - Featured Works of the Week at The Asheville Art Museum:  Peggy Bacon, The Copy Desk (The Washington Post), 1945, lithograph, 12 x 10 inches. 2011 Collectors' Circle Purchase. Asheville Art Museum Collection; Peggy Bacon, Model in Bellows' Class (The Art Students League, NYC), 1918, drypoint, 6 x 8 inches. 2011 Collectors' Circle Purchase. Asheville Art Museum Collection. 

The Copy Desk, Model in Bellows' Class by Peggy Bacon

The Museum's growing collection of prints related to the Art Students League of New York currently includes works by George Bellows and John Sloan.  Two works by Peggy Bacon (1895 - 1987) were recently acquired by the Asheville Art Museum's Collectors' Circle.  

Bacon is an artist known for her satirical drawings and prints illustrating the everyday lives of people around her. She became sought after for her illustrations and witty verse in magazines such as The New Yorker, New Republic, Fortune and Vanity Fair.

Featured Gallery: Mountain Made Art Gallery

Mountain Made Art Gallery features the work of over 150 WNC artisans, in both contemporary and traditional mountain handcrafts. Media includes:  Handcrafted jewelry, beadwork, pottery, hand painted textiles, furniture, original oils-pastels-watercolors, stained glass, baskets, blown glass, Appalachian books, music and more.

Mountain Made is located in the Grove Arcade, 1 Page Avenue, Ste 123, Asheville, NC

John C Campbell Folk School Empty Bowls

March 3     Empty Bowls at John C Campbell Folk School   5-7 PM - Tickets $25.00 (includes a handmade bowl by a local potter, soup, bread, salad and dessert). Support food banks while sharing a hearty meal with friends and enjoying a fun evening at the Folk School. Extra bowls will be for sale for $20.00 after the event.There are still ticket available - get yours now!

John C Campbell Folk School at One Folk School Road in Brasstown NC, near Hayesville

Mixed Media Workshops at Random Arts

Join emerging mixed media artist Jodi Ohl (as seen in Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine Jan/Feb 2012) for  2 separate workshops at Random Arts in March.

March 3, 10 AM to 4 PM - Funky Faces - Experience part abstract painting and part character portrait that evolves...no experience required..just a willingness to indulge in a day of creative freedom!

March  4, 10 AM to 4 PM - Board Book Journal - Enjoy a day full of journal play and be into creating magical backgrounds and contemplative faces for our creative journey. Learn to reveal enough to go forward with your writing or quotes on colorful and playful children's board books that you have transformed during the day. It's a process that continues long after class is over.

You will learn a multitude of mixed media techniques from this ever so popular teacher. Each workshop is $90 for the full day. There is a small supply fee payable to Jodi the day of class.Please email in advance to assure space. card,  or check.

Featured NC Gallery: Ariel Craft Gallery in downtown Asheville

Ariel Craft Gallery   In a city full of fine craft galleries and a region brimming with artisans, Ariel Gallery is a standout. Owned and operated by the exhibiting artists themselves, this unique gallery is a showcase for original works of handmade jewelry, sculpture, glass, fiber, clay, mixed media, and woodwork.

Since 2002, Ariel Gallery has represented some of Western North Carolina's finest artisans and given the public an opportunity to buy directly from local makers. 46 Haywood Avenue, Asheville

February Shows and Exhibits at the Asheville Art Museum

Homage2 (squared)
Through Sunday, March 11, 2012 in Gallery 6

The Elemental Arts: Air | Earth | Fire | Water
Ongoing in the Second Floor Galleries

The New Materiality: Digital Dialogues at the Boundaries of Contemporary Craft
Through Sunday, March 18, 2012 in the Appleby Foundation Gallery

WNC Scholastic Art Awards
Through Sunday, February 26, 2012 in the Holden Community Gallery

Penland's Summer Portrait Class Preview

Penland School of Crafts Contemporary Portrait Painting with Michael Dixon & Beverly McIver Session 3 (June 24 - July 6) in the drawing and painting studio:
Self-portraiture has a long and rich history. This class will explore self-portraiture through observation, working with oil paint and a primary palette. Once our first self-portrait is complete, we will make a psychological self-portrait. With the help of paint and collage, we will dig deep and discover our inner beauty. No painting experience is necessary; you only have to be willing to explore who you are.

Michael is an assistant professor at Albion College in Michigan; he has exhibited at Konakalti Kutur Merkezi in Turkey and the Holter Museum of Art in Montana.  Review his work at:   michaeldixonart.com

Six Self-Portraits by Beverly McIver

Beverly is a professor at North Carolina Central University; she has received a Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Creative Capital Project Grant, and a North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship. Her family is the subject of an HBO documentary, entitled Raising Renee, about a promise Beverly made to her mother to care for her mentally disabled sister, Renee, after their mother's death. Raising Renee will premiere on HBO 2, February 22nd at 8pm. Visit professor McIver at:  beverlymciver.com

Asheville Art Museum Presents Two Programs Celebrating Studio Glass in Western North Carolina

February 18, 5-7 PM  -   Glass Becomes Art with Mary Cheek Mills. Preview Tour and lecture with Mary Cheek Mills,  the current Manager of Education Programs for The Corning Museum of Glass. This event is held in conjunction with the Grove Park Inn Arts and Crafts Conference and the Arts & Crafts Heritage Week: February 12 - 18, 2012.  Following the lecture, Museum guests are invited toenjoy a reception and preview tour of Fire on the ountain: Studio Glass in Western North Carolina.

February 19, 3 PM  -  Tim Tate, Up for Discussion. The Museum welcomes glass artist Tim Tate, featured in the exhibition The New Materiality: Digital Dialogues at the Boundaries of Contemporary Craft , to discuss the changing face of contemporary glass art, new media and his own work. Tim is the co-founder of the Washington Glass School located near Washington, DC and has shown his work domestically and abroad.

Arts & Crafts Antique Show and Conference 2012 this Weekend in Asheville

February 17-19   Arts & Crafts Antique Show and Conference 2012   Hosted by the Grove Park Inn in Asheville NC, this conference is dedicated to the education of the collector. The weekend blends informative talks with an immense show of furniture and collectibles.

Providing additional inspiration is The Grove Park Inn’s own rich Arts & Crafts tradition, which lives on throughout the resort, from the Old Hickory rockers to the Roycroft chandeliers. Lodging packages available.

Office Spaces Available at HandMade in America

HandMade in America offices are top quality and a great business incubator space. There are  four office spaces and a board room available for affordadble prices. This would be ideal for creative professionals or organizations. The  HandMade in America office is located at 125 S. Lexington Ave., Suite 101. in Asheville NC.

Details:
2 offices with windows at $600/month, (180 ft2 )
2 offices at $300/month (140 ft2)
1 board room $2000/month (620 ft2)

These office rentals include all utilities, phone, wireless access, shared meeting space, kitchenette, and bathrooms. The space is also handicap accessible.

To get more information contact Gwynne Rukenbrod at grukenbrod@handmadeinamerica.org.

Craft Lab tonight at HandMade in America

February 13, 6-8 PM:   How to Tell Your Story - Telling stories is how we identify, learn, and share our history. If your goal is to educate, persuade, or simply connect in a meaningful way with a particular audience, storytelling is the single most powerful communication tool available to you and can be your best selling tool.

Come learn how to tell your story as a craft maker. Executive Director, Gwynne Rukenbrod will teach you the importance of learning how to tell your unique story and hone your skills at story telling. Gwynne will talk about the three steps in a good story and group exercises will lead you through each step of YOUR story.

HandMade Craft Labs are a series of professional development classes for craft artists that cover topics of How to Engage a Visitor in your Studio, Pricing your Work, Budgeting, Social Networking, Critiques, Artist Statements and many more. They are held from 6-8pm the second Tuesday of each month at HandMade in America's office at 125 South Lexington Ave., Suite 101 in Asheville NC.

New Show at Skyuka Fine Art

February 11 Skyuka  Fine Art located at  133 N. Trade Street in Tryon NC opened its new show, " Showing off Saluda". The show features some of Saluda's most prominent artists including: Bonnie Bardos, Jim Carson, Marguerite Hankins, William and Anne Jameson, Dale McEntire, Beverly Pickard, Bill Ryan and John Waddill. Much of the work will depict scenes of historic Saluda and its natural beauty.  The Show will run through March 23.

New Show at HandeMade in America: In Our Own Words: Language as Craft

February 13- May 4,2012  In Our Own Words: Language as Craft  - The exhibit features eleven local craft artists, each sharing the results of a creative experiment at Handmade in America. An Opening Reception will be held February 17 from 5:30 – 8 PM at the HandMade in America Gallery at 125 South Lexington Avenue, Suite 101.

In a reversal of the usual process of making an object and then explaining it in words, a personally-resonant word was first chosen by each artist as the impetus for the making of an object. “We find not the phrasing to describe our work, but rather the craft to depict our language”, says one of the artists.

From fine furniture and woven sculpture to exquisitely created wall pieces, In Our Own Words is a playful exhibit with visual, verbage and vital messages.

Artists featured in this exhibition are: Fatie Atkinson, Caryl Brt, Hayley Davison, Melissa Engler, Carla and Greg Filippelli, Wayne Fowler, Susan Link, Journel Thomas, Jenna Weston, and Jamie Womack.