Pincu Pottery Upcoming shows and events

• Open House and 2nds Sale May 2, 2015 at 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Pincu Pottery, 80 North Carolina 28, Bryson City, NC 28713, Un ited States Annual Sale of not-so-perfect pots
   
• RAD Studio Stroll May 9, 2015 – May 11, 2015 Clay 5 Ways, River Arts District, Asheville, NC
  
• Decatur Art Festival May 23, 2015 at 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Decatur, GA. Visit the Pincu Pottery booth set up with lovely pottery on display and for purchase.
  

Pincu Pottery - inspired by nature, made for use.   Elise Willa Pincu Delfield is a full-time studio potter and pottery instructor, living and working in beautiful Bryson City, North Carolina. A member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, Pincu Delfield's pottery has been published in several books and has found its way to Europe, Asia and Australia. 

Cashiers Leaf Festival Features local Art and Crafts

October 11-13   Cashiers Leaf Festival   Each year, the Greater Cashiers Area Merchants Association (known locally a GCAMA, or G-comma) sponsors the Cashiers Leaf Festival. This 3-day event celebrates the beauty of the season that's particularly unique to this area.

Featuring arts and crafts from local and regional artisans, food from area restaurants, music from a variety of bands on two main stages, and activities for all ages at various locations throughout the Cashiers Valley, the Cashiers Leaf Festival serves as the centerpiece of the area's Leaf Season.

Get links for complete local visitor information on the Cashiers NC Guide.

Art in the Park this weekend in Blowing Rock

July 14   Art in the Park    A juried arts & craft show featuring 90 artists held in the picturesque downtown park once a month from May to October. Some of the best local and regional artists and craftspeople showcase their handcrafted jewelry, pottery, fiber, glass, photography, painting and more. Prices for objects, from a handmade postcard to a large piece of furniture, range from $5 to $5,000.  Located in Blowing Rock NC

Western Carolina University Hosts the Mountain Artisan Summertime Art and Craft Show

June 30 - July 1 Mountain Artisan Summertime Art and Craft Show at WCU Local art and crafts from 10 AM - 5 PM held in the Ramsey Center in climate-controlled comfort.

Contemporary art and crafts as well as heritage crafts including quilting, pine needle baskets, blacksmithing, clay art, folk dolls, corn shuck flowers, broom corn brooms, carved spirit sticks, and primitive furniture.

Art in the Park this Weekend in Asheville

June 23   Art in the Park   Artisans working in Glass, Ceramics, Wood, Jewelry, and metal show and sell in a public market setting in the center of Asheville in Pack Square Park. The event takes place on three consecutive Saturdays each June and October.

Nationally known artists exhibit at this event and the best part is- they are local. 10% of the proceeds from the event will be donated to a local art non-profit organization.

Ooh La La Curiosity Market in Asheville's Pritchard Park

June 9   Ooh La La Curiosity Market   An outdoor market in Pritchard Park  featuring works by local painters, leather smiths, jewelry makers, potters ,up-cycled crafters, and other curious delights, all beneath the colored canopies of large market umbrellas. In addition to the artists, the market will also feature live local music with up three musical acts performing each Saturday and will include everything from a solo saxophonist to folk, blues, acoustic, and jazz acts.

Grovewood Gallery's Annual Garden Sculpture Exhibit opens this Weekend

June 2 - December 31 at the Grovewood Gallery, 111 Grovewood Road in Asheville NC:  5th Annual Sculpture for the Garden    - An outdoor sculpture invitational featuring contemporary sculptures by nationally-recognized artists. Sculptures range from playful pieces suitable for the home or garden, to works for public spaces and corporate settings.

This year's participants include Ralph Berger, Stefan Steebo Bonitz, Grace Cathey, Cricket Forge & Don Drumm, Jeff Hackney, Roger Martin, Royal Miree, Sean Pace, Dale Rogers, Lyman Whitaker, and Charles McBride White.

Annual Memorial Day Weekend Craft Show in Highlands

TKC Folk Art in Highlands

May 26-27     Village Square Craft Show    Annual Memorial Day Weekend art and crafts show in downtown Highlands NC.  The show features fine art and whimsical folk art, plus high-quality crafts such as fine wood work, metal work, quilts, birdhouses, and twig furniture. As usual, you will find one-of-a-kind baskets, pottery, and jewelry. The show has over 65 vendors.

Art Trek in Tryon NC this week

May   4-6    Art Trek Tryon   Approximately 40 artists in Tryon, Saluda, and Columbus, NC and Landrum, SC open their studios to the public. Trekking begins on Friday evening, May 4, and continues through Sunday, May 6. Saturday studio hours are 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday hours are 12 noon to 4 pm. 

Enjoy dining at sponsoring restaurants. An Art Trek Guide is your road map to the artistic community and is available from Trek Base Upstairs Artspace gallery located in downtown Tryon. The guide provides an image of each artist’s work, directions to their studio and road maps of each community. Four area maps identify major roads and artist locations.  MAPS are are also available at artist's studios.

Get a link for Art Trek in Tryon and other local information on the Tryon NC Visitor Guide

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.

American Crafts Week Begins Tomorrow

October 7 - 16 - American Craft Week Individuals, small businesses and organizations from all fifty states come together in recognition of the countless ways handmade objects enrich our daily lives and contribute to our national aesthetic and economy. There will be dozens of events at various locations throughout Western North Carolina.

American Craft week kicks off on Oct 7 at 5:30 PM at Asheville's historic Grove Arcade with an appearance by Mayor Terry Bellamy. The evening continues with live music by Don Pedi, refreshments. and the Downtown Asheville Gallery Stroll. Events continue throughout the week with some extending through the entire month of October. For details visit the individual websites of American Craft Week participants:
The Folk Art Center, Asheville NC
NC Mountain Arts Adventure, Laurel Springs
The Mountain Metalsmiths School of Jewelry & Lapidary, Arden NC
Alexander & Lehnert Fine Jewelry , Asheville NC
Appalachian Craft Center, Spruce Pine NC
Ariel Craft Gallery , Asheville NC
Asheville Art in the Park , Asheville NC
Asheville Art Museum , Asheville NC
Blue Spiral 1, Asheville NC
CURVE studios & garden , Asheville NC
Grove Arcade, Asheville NC
Grovewood Gallery, Asheville NC
HandMade in America, Asheville NC
KMR Handwoven, NC
Mountain Made, Asheville NC
Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville NC
Starnes Cove Baptist Church, Asheville NC
Studio B Custom Framing & Fine Art, Asheville NC
Van Dyke Fine Jewelry and Crafts, Asheville NC
WHO KNOWS ART, Asheville NC
Crimson Laurel Gallery , Bakersville NC
Town of Black Mountain collaborative events, Black Mountain NC
Black Mountain Center for the Arts, Black Mountain NC
Black Mountain Yarn Shop Inc, Balck Mountain NC
Gingko Tree Gallery, Black Mountain NC
Visions of Creation, Black Mountain NC
John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown NC
Number 7 Fine Arts & Crafts Cooperative , Brevard NC
Fabric Sense, Burnsville NC
Spruce Pine Potters Market, Spruce Pine NC
Toe River Arts Council (TRAC), Burnsville NC
Yummy Mud Puddle, Burnsville NC
Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park, Chimney ROck NC
Haywood Community College Professional Crafts program, Clyde NC
The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, Hendersonville NC
WICKWIRE fine art / folk art, Hendersonville NC
Sue Grier Pottery, Leicester NC
Flow ~ handmade adornment, Body + Home, Marshall NC
Kala Gallery, Morganton NC
Charlie Patricolo, Murphy NC
Turtle Island Pottery, Old Fort NC
Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC
Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center, Robbinsville (Stecoah) NC
Black Mountain Studios, Swannanoa NC
East of Asheville Studio Tour, Swannanoa NC
Little Mountain Potter, Tryon NC
Art on Depot - A Studio & Gallery , Waynesville NC
Sculpture Garden and Gallery, Waynesville NC
Textures , Waynesville NC

Last Day for A Wood Collector's Home at Grovewood Gallery

July 1 - Oct 2  A Wood Collector's Home at Grovewood Gallery  featuring the works of 19 top wood artists from across North America. A Wood Collector’s Home will showcase 3 rooms with handcrafted furniture pieces, as well as wall mounted and freestanding sculptural works. The exhibition honors the idea of incorporating, enjoying, and using handmade, heirloom wood objects in daily life. Today is the final day for the show.

Heritage Crafts Weekend at the NC Arboretum

Sept 24-25  Heritage Crafts Weekend The North Carolina Arboretum celebrates Southern Appalachian traditions during Heritage Crafts Weekend. The event, now in its fifth year, features craft demonstrations, plant sales and musical performances in the Heritage Garden, Baker Exhibit Center and Education Center.

Vitally important to the region’s craft heritage is the close relationship between crafts and the plants used in their production. Much of the fiber, color and artistic expression of mountain craft arises from the character and nature of plants.

The Arboretum's Heritage Garden showcases plants used in the multi-million-dollar craft industry of Western North Carolina, including those used for handmade paper and brooms, baskets and dyes. Visitors can explore the many plants that support crafts, understand how they are grown, prepared and used, and appreciate their value to the industry.

Tryon Gallery Trot this weekend

August 20   Tryon Gallery Trot   Enjoy great art, plus shop in downtown Tryon.  This event includes strolling musicians, performers and vendors. All galleries will either host opening receptions for new exhibits, or be open late hours. Other local merchants and restaurants will be open as well, creating a festive downtown atmoshphere.


The Upstairs Artspace will be featuring three exhibits all opening during the Trot; "Curvature and Color", with artists Kenn Kotara, and Dale McEntire whose shapes and bright palettes are comparable. "Carolina the Beautiful"; a photographic show featuring: Chris Bartol, Jeff Miller, John Morre, Mark Olenski, Norm Powers, John Smith and Rimas Zaliskas, with a focus on local scenic views. And finally "Cassie Ryalls: New Work"; the Upstairs proudly introduces this figurative clay artist.  Kathleen's follows suit with a duo opening exhibit; "Burnsville Potter-Claudia Dunaway", and "Real and Faux-Teddy Bears by Linda Boiter". Linda will be on hand to take orders and to answer questions about her work during the Trot.

Skyuka Fine Art continues its current exhibit of "Women of Western North Carolina". Come and enjoy the works of Linda Cheek, Sheila Wood-Hancock and Kelly Phipps. Also, artist and owner Richard Christian Nelson will be doing a live demonstration of a charcoal portrait. He will discuss his technique and give some insight into this beautiful medium's way of capturing the subject so delightfully.

Richard Baker invites you to join him at his working studio/gallery. Come see his latest luminous landscapes and commissioned pieces featuring Tryon points of interest.  Relax in his newly decorated working studio while enjoying light refreshments and a visual feast.

Green River Gallery is always ready to greet fellow "Trotters" with original artwork as well as beautiful giclee reproductions.

Vines and Stuff continuously unboxes new inventory and features stunning pottery by local artists. Kiveo regularly rotates their expansive wall space with stirring and unusual local artists as well and will be featuring pieces by Bob Neely and Diana and Catherine Gurri.

Tryon Painters & Sculptors will be hosting late hours in their new space on Maple St. Their current exhibit will be a "Members' Show" featuring both paintings and sculptures.

 

Youth Art Workshop from Catch the Spirit of Appalachia

In 2011 a new type of artist brings added interest to ColorFest, Art of the Blue Ridge: The Young Artists of ColorFest. On Wednesday, July 27 a youth art workshop will take place at the Jackson County Community Center in Sylva from 2 PM - 5 PM.

The young artists will create a finished pastel art piece through a creative process facilitated by Doreyl Ammons Cain. Their art piece will be included in a series of youth note cards designed by Etheree Chancellor during the workshop. The young artists will have a table at ColorFest to sell their art note cards.

During the second part of the art process, facilitated by Victoria Casey McDonald, Terry Michelsen and Pam Dengler, the young artists will sketch out a mural to be completed at ColorFest on October 22. The theme of the mural is "Our Jackson County" and depicts the four seasons in a large landscape. The workshop ends with an acrylic color mixing demonstration by Doreyl.

The Young Artists of ColorFest workshop is open to youth ages 8 years to 12 years and ages 13 years to 17 years. A $15 materials fee covers the entire workshop. Call 828-631-4587 to sign-up or go to www.spiritofappalachia.org to download the application; limited to 15 participants.

Art in the Park this weekend in Blowing Rock

May 14   Art in the Park  A  juried arts & craft show featuring 90+ regional artists and craftspeople with handcrafted jewelry, pottery, fiber, glass, photography, painting and more. Downtown Blowing Rock NC.

Old Fort Arts Mart this Weekend

February 5 Locally created arts and crafts will be displayed inside the historic Old Fort Depot. Stop by to chat with the creators of these one of a kind items while you shop for yourself, family or friends. Something for everyone including baskets, paintings, woodwork, wreaths and candles.

Open studio hours, classes and events At River Arts District

Saturday, December 11 at the River Arts District visit open studios, attend classes and workshops or do some great Christmas shopping. Visit the site for directions and links to individual studios and artist:
Weaving I-Three Warps, Three Towels - All day
10 am-4 pm :: Cloth Fiber Workshop - All day
10am-4pm :: Potters Mark - All day
10am-6pm :: Jonas Gerard Fine Art - All day
10am-6pm :: Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts - All day
11am-4pm :: CURVE studios & garden - All day
11am-4pm :: Warehouse Studios - All day
9:30am-3:30pm :: 310 ART (Riverview Station)
9:00am  - John Mac Kah - Painting in Oils -Studio Classes
10:00am  - Resident Artists Holiday Discount Pottery Sale & Fundraiser
10:00am  - Creative Collage: Fabric Cards
12:00pm  - Weave a Twill Gamp Class
1:00pm  - John Mac Kah- Open Air Painting - Landscape Classes
2:00pm - Jonas Paints Live at 2pm every Second Saturday in Studio

Annual Christmas in the Mountains Arts and Crafts Show in Robbinsville NC

Christmas in the Mountains Arts & Crafts Show is this Saturday, December 11 from 10am to 5pm. The Stecoah Artisans Guild and the Stecoah Gallery are hosting the second Annual Christmas in the Mountains Arts and Crafts Show. This indoor show will feature local artisan booths in a festive holiday atmosphere. A children's crafts room for ages 4 and up will be staffed beginning at 11am so the little ones can be entertained while you shop. Santa will be here too!

Shop the Gallery Monday - Saturday from 10am - 5pm and choose from hundreds of handcrafted items from over 125 local and regional artists. The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center is located at 121 Schoolhouse Road Stecoah (Robbinsville), NC.

The 12 Days of Christmas at The Echo Gallery

The Twelve Days of Christmas

submitted by The Echo Gallery,  8 Town Square Blvd, Suite 160  Asheville, NC

Echo Gallery at Biltmore Park invites you to join us for an Artist Reception to celebrate the holidays and our December exhibit of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, by Leo Monahan. The Artist Reception will take place on Friday, December 10 from 5 to 8pm. The exhibit consists of twelve original paper sculptures that were created as illustrations for the book "The Twelve Days of Christmas", which is also on display.

Leo will also give a talk and demonstration of his incredible work on Wednesday, December 15, from 6:00 - 7:00pm.

In addition, Echo Gallery proudly presents the work of fine artists and craftspeople from around the Asheville area. When you visit, you'll also find work that includes functional and decorative ceramics and tile, decorative and wearable textiles, jewelry, ornaments, furniture, sculpture, paintings, encaustics, pencil drawings, plush toys, accessories, and more.

Don't forget! Biltmore Park has it all: Dinner...movies... shopping... and art! Come and spend the evening with us. (Please help us spread the word - - invite your friends by forwarding this email!) Directions from Asheville:
• South on I-26 to Long Shoals Road Exit 37
• Turn left at end of ramp
• Left past McDonalds (second light) onto Schenck Parkway
• 3/4 around the traffic circle onto Town Square Blvd
• Echo Gallery is on the right: Suite 160