Fall Art Safari in Weaverville

Nov 6-7  Visit studios and galleries at the Fall Art  Safari  in the town of Weaverville NC and the surrounding rural areas. The tours are free and open to the public, and some artists' studios are open year-round by appointment.

The self-guided studio tours are held the last full weekend in April and the first full weekend in November, coinciding with the beautiful spring and fall seasons in the magnificent Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. So, come join us and take home a trophy from North Carolina's creative frontier!

Concerts at The Asheville Art Museum

Sunday, November 7, 3:00 PM, Gallery 6, Dr. Teresa Sumpter performs at the Pianoforte Concert series. A recent transplant to the area, Dr. Sumpter is an Assistant Professor at Mars Hill College and a board member of the Asheville Area Piano Forum. She will be performing works by Bernstein, Beethoven, Montsalvatge, Scriabin and Rachmaninoff. The Pianoforte Concerts fill up fast, so please reserve your seats early by contacting Nancy Sokolove, Adult Programs Manager for reservations at 828.253.3227, ext. 120 or nsokolove@ashevilleart.org. $6 Members; $8 + Museum Admission Non-Members

November 9, 7:00PM, Gallery 6 Flutist Kate Steinbeck directs Elegy, Keowee Chamber Music's Holocaust Remembrance Concert. Elegy is performed at different venues in Western North Carolina, and we are pleased to be able to participate in what has become an annual event for the Keowee Chamber, this year featuring the music of Bernstein, Kaprálová and Shostakovich with pianist Daniel Weiser, cellist Elizabeth Gergel and flutist Steinbeck. "I don't know how anybody could have come out of Elegy without being deeply and forever changed," wrote a listener in 2009.

Reserve your seats early by contacting Nancy Sokolove, Adult Programs Manager at 828.253.3227, ext. 120 or nsokolove@ashevilleart.org. $6 Museum Members; $8 + Museum Admission for Non-Members

Gallery Minerva Fall Hours

Gallery Minerva will be hosting extended hours on Friday and Saturday nights during the 2010 holiday season. Stop in and see us 5 days a week, Tuesday through Thursday from 10am to 6pm, Friday and Saturday from 10am to 7pm and by private appointment.

Don't forget to check out the new photographs from Matthew Turlington while you visit.

Currently featured are the paintings of Mississipi delta artist, Cathy Hegman are currently showing at Gallery Minerva. Through more than 25 years of study, the artist has developed a vibrant, expressive style exploring topics such as the canine-human connection explored in this series.

Art Quilts: Creative Imagery Workshop

Nov 6, 10 AM - 5 PM Cloth Fiber Workshop offers Art Quilts: Creative Imagery with Norma Bradley. "Drawing "with scissors, you'll carve into colored fabrics to create form. Simple and intricate shapes will emerge allowing for personal authenticity and abstract ideas to develop. In this workshop you'll work on a series of small quilt/pieces that can be inspired by a personal photograph, poem or by improvising. Techniques for easy applique, carving with your scissors and integrating surface-design as an element of the design, will be emphasized. 
Level: all levels, fee: $85 + materials. Cloth Fiber Workshop is located at 122 Riverside Drive, Studio D  in Asheville NC.
Norma Bradley is a multi-media quilt artist and the Director of Art Education for HandMade In America. She creates fiber quilts and quilt-inspired gardens and has been a visiting and teaching artist for over 25 years, integrating the “art quilt” into school curriculum. Her goal is “always to inspire personal creativity while keeping the spirit of the quilt.” Norma is the creator of the internationally recognized Earth Quilt Project featured on HGTV's “Simply Quilts.” Her vibrant fiber quilts, informed by a background in painting, sculpture and art history, have been exhibited in galleries and museums and are in personal collections. Norma's Web site: Norma Bradley Earth Quilts