April 30, 2012

Last Day for Penland's Annual Fund Drive

Penland School's annual fund drive ends today--Monday, April 30--which is the last day of the fiscal year. It's important that to meet the annual fund goal each year in order to continue to offer transformative workshops led by inspiring teachers in well-equipped studios.

Penland has almost met this year's goal, and your contribution--of any size--will help close the gap. With your support, Penland will keep good tools in the hands of creative makers.

April 29, 2012

New NC Artists at Heartwood Gallery

Holden McCurry and Ed Byers - The Gallery is now offering their prayer towers, renowned in throughout WNC, uniquely beautiful and always a thoughtful gift. Included inside each tower is a fold of paper for writing down messages or prayers of one's choice - giving a special purpose for each sculpture. Each tower is hand built and unique with various textures, colors and symbols.


Mark Gardner - a beautiful selection of turned wood bowls from Saluda's own Mark Gardner is now available. Mark uses native hardwoods, adding a wash of milk paint to the exterior giving a unique, colorful finish. These bowls make an excellent wedding gift or artful addition to any home.


Bernie Rowell - an extrodinary contemporary quilt artis. In addition to her painted quilts, the Gallery has a wonderful selection of mixed media collage prints. The botanical images in Bernie's work capture the majesty of this beautiful NC mountains. Visit the Gallery to view these pieces in full glory.

Heartwood Gallery is located at 21 East Main Street in Saluda NC.

April 28, 2012

2012 Fire on the Mountain Blacksmithing Festival today in Spruce Pine

April 28 - Penland School of Crafts and Spruce Pine Main Street  present the  2012 Fire on the Mountain Blacksmithing Festival in Downtown Spruce Pine. Blacksmithing has deep roots in Western North Carolina, and the Fire on the Mountain Festival will both honor and celebrate its history and broaden awareness of quality contemporary ironwork.

This festival is a great event for families, kids, artists, and metalworkers, featuring live demonstrations, a hands-on tent, iron work and tools for sale, professional networking opportunities, a bunch of delicious local snack options, and much more.
This year's featured master blacksmith is Nol Putnam. Other featured demonstrators at the festival include current Penland instructor April Franklin and recent iron studio coordinator Mike Chmielewski.


A Master Blacksmithing Lecture at Penland
And if you just can't get enough iron down in town on Saturday, join us after for a lecture by featured master blacksmith Nol Putnam in Northlight Auditorium at Penland School, at 8:15pm.

Nol Putnam opened his first forge in 1973. He taught himself the craft with the help of books, stubbornness, and a mentor. Starting in the early 1980s he undertook large architectural commissions - gates, balconies, and curved handrails. While he still does a few commissions, his work since 2001 has largely been sculptural, ranging in size from the palm of the hand to architectural scale.

April 27, 2012

Stecoah Ramp Festival this weekend

April 28   Stecoah Ramp Festival, Dinner and Concert   Browse locally made artisan craft booths on the lawn beginning at 11 AM. Free Cherokee finger-weaving class with Shirley Welch, 1-3 PM. Paula Nelson entertains with Cherokee stories and songs 6:15 - 7:15 pm (free). Dinner seatings at 5:30 PM or 6:30 PM -. Dinner price is $15.95 for adults, $9.95 for children 12 and under.

Complete dinners are served family style at two seatings - 5:30 and 6:30 PM - in the Stecoah dining room. Dinner features the down-home goodness of Southern Appalachian mountain cuisine, using the freshest local produce available. Reservations required for dinner. At 7:30 enjoy local favorite My Highway in concert in the Lynn L. Shields Auditorium - Tickets are $10 Adults; $5 Students (K-12); Children under 5 are Free.

Get a link for the Ramp Festival and other local events on the Robbinsville NC Visitor Guide

April 26, 2012

Special flameworking opportunity at Penland this summer

May 27 - June 8:  Sculpting with the Flame: Abstract Expression with AndrĂ© Gutgesell
Session 1 in the flameworking studio:

This class will cover special techniques for creating sculpture from glass tubing and rods. After a short introduction to the peculiarities of working with soft glass, especially tubing, students will learn to build objects using the montage technique. Expression through color and abstract imagery will also be part of this class. Intermediate level; basic flameworking skills required.
Flameworker Shane Fero writes, "Andre Gutgesell is a glass artist, designer and montage master from the edge of Lauscha in Ernstthal, Germany in the Thuringian forest where he maintains his studio with his wife and fellow artist, Rebekka. His work exhibits clean, beautiful forms and colors with elegant design, mostly in the montage tradition. He studied with Kurt Wallstab and Uta Feiler and has had the influences of other montage masters living and working in his vicinity. He received his Master's Certification from The School for Glass in Lauscha in 1991. Among his long history of exhibitions, Andre has shown at the Museum of Glass Arts in Immenhausen, the Museum for Glass in Lauscha, and the Museum for Modern Glass in Coburg, Germany, and won the Immenhauser Glass Prize in 2003. He has taught at various institutions in Germany as well.

Andre has only taught once before in the US at the Pittsburgh Glass Center in 2006 after he demonstrated at the St. Louis GAS conference. Apart from Kurt Wallstab, who demonstrated around the U.S. in the 1980's and taught a formal class at Pilchuck in 1991, and Thomas Mueller-Lizt who, demonstrated and taught here at Penland, we have not had the privilege to observe or take classes from these German Masters in the US. They are the ones who pioneered these wonderful montage techniques in soft glass. Andre's class at Penland School of Crafts this summer is a rare opportunity for people to study with him and take advantage of Penland's bringing this wonderful glass artist from Germany."

You can visit his website at:
glasgestaltung-gutgesell.de
(Be sure to click on the English menu to get the English version.)

You can click below for complete class and registration information for Summer 2012. Choose a link to search for your summer class either by medium or chronologically by session:

April 25, 2012

Brevard's 4th Friday Gallery Walks begin 6th Year this Friday

April 27  4th Friday Gallery Walk 5 - 9 PM  - The Brevard Gallery Walk begins its sixth year. On the fourth Friday of each month from April through December the galleries and art shops stay open late and serve refreshments along with special offering from downtown restaurants deem it one of their best nights of the month. A brochure for the gallery walks can be found at any of the participating galleries or at the Chamber of Commerce

April 24, 2012

Featured Craft Shop: Market on Main in Spruce Pine NC

Market on Oak  is more than a gallery and craft shop.  Market on Oak is a nonprofit entrepreneurial project to develop industry in Spruce Pine and Mitchell County, and provide the gifted, vibrant people of the region a venue to market their handmade goods. Online Shopping is also available.  

The Market began as "The Home of the Perfect Christmas Tree Store" in 2003
,
a non-profit organization supporting more than 120 local crafts people and small businesses while also providing scholarships for local high school students. The recently renovated and expanded shop offers handmade craft from pottery to hand-blown glass,  farmer’s market items including organic jams and jellies, raw mountain honey, and lavender-spiked vinegars. You can still find Home of the Perfect Christmas Tree specialty  products including licensed plates, ornaments, and art. Signed books by regional writers and music CDs featuring mountain artists are also available.

The Market on Oak is located 262 Oak Street, Spruce Pine North Carolina.

April 23, 2012

2012 Craft Research Fund

The mission of the Craft Research Fund is to advance, expand and support scholarship in United States.  This grant is provided through the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design located at 1181 Broyles Road | in Hendersonville NC.

The goals of the Research Grant are:

  • To support innovative research on artistic and critical issues in craft theory and history.
  • To explore the inter-relationship among craft, art, design and contemporary culture.
  • To foster new cross-disciplinary approaches to scholarship in the craft field in America.
  • To advance investigation of neglected questions in U.S. craft history and criticism.
    Get details and an application HERE

April 22, 2012

Quilter's Quarters One Week Sale

Quilter's Quarters is "Rolling back the prices".  The sale begins on Monday, April 23rd at 10:00 AM and ends on Monday, April 30th at 5:00 PM. ONE WEEK ONLY

The first ever Batik Blow-Out Sale Features:
All batik bolts - $8.95 per yard, one yard minimum.
All "Sale" bolts - $4.95 per yard, one yard minimum
60" Sale Fabrics also marked down.
Maximum - 15 yards of batiks per customer.

This week's classes:
Charm Quilt on Mon. 4/23 starting at 12:30 p.m.
Apron class on Tues. 4/24 starting at 12:30 p.m.
Jelly Roll Star Log Cabin on Wed. 4/25 starting at 10:00 a.m.
Beginning Bargello on Fri 4/27 starting at 10:30 a.m.

Quuilter's Quarters is located at
1510 Dellwood Road  in Waynesville  NC,

April 20, 2012

Current Exhibits at The Asheville Art Museum


North Wing:


 Ancient Forms, Modern Minds:  Contemporary Cherokee Ceramics 
Through Sunday, September 16, 2012
Gallery 6 (elevator Level U) 

Ongoing
Second Floor Galleries + Holden Gallery (first floor) 
    
Saturday, March 31 - Sunday, August 26, 2012
Appleby Foundation Gallery (elevator Level 3) 

East Wing:
Through Sunday, October 28, 2012
 
Through Sunday, July 8, 2012

Through Sunday, September 9, 2012

Biltmore Gallery:

Ongoing

April 19, 2012

Author Pam Flowers Speaks at The Blowing Rock Art and History Museum this weekend

April 20th , 6 PM at BRAHM, 159 Chestnut Street in Blowing Rock NC - Adventurer and Children's Author Pam Flowers, the first woman to complete the trans-Arctic "Fifth Thule Expedition" trail alone with a dog sled, will speak at BRAHM about her experiences in the wilderness.
Flowers is a seasoned adventurer, having participated in nine arctic expeditions, including a solo 2,500-mile dog-sled journey across Arctic America. She is the author of Ellie’s Long Walk, Hug a Husky and Douggie, and the co-author of Alone across the arctic: One Woman’s Epic Journey by Dog Team and Big Enough Anna. Her next goal is to hike the Pacific Crest Trail!

April 18, 2012

Featured Exhibit: TORQUED & TWISTED: BENTWOOD TODAY at The Center for Craft Creativity and Design

 Michael Cooper Big BaNGDon Miller Penumbra  
L TO R:  Jeremy Holmes, Atmosphere #45, 2011, white ash with black dye, steel, x 10 x 12"
Michael Cooper, The Big Bang Theory, 2007, various hardwood, aluminum, 65 x 53 x 37"
Don Miller, Penumbra, 2008, bleached white oak, 30 x 8 x 16"

On view through June 29th, Torqued and Twisted: Bentwood Today explores the work of nine furniture makers and sculptors from the United States who use the technique of bending wood in innovative, unusual and eloquent ways.  
  
Bentwood came to symbolize the modern movement in furniture design, but it still offers a tempting territory for a range of aesthetic and formal explorations. The artists/designers in this exhibition push the limits of wood bending to create extraordinary functional and sculptural works of art that are conceptually challenging and expand our understanding and expectations of wood as a material.

The Center for Craft Creativity and Design is located at 1181 Broyles Road Hendersonville, NC
  
This exhibit was funded, in part, by a Grassroots Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts; administered by the Arts Council of Henderson County.

April 17, 2012

Buy Coffee and help Support HandMade in America

Buy HandMade in America a cup of coffee for $5, enter to win a piece of WNC craft, and get HandMade $35,000.
 
Starbucks is giving $4 million to non-profits all over the country and you get to chose where it goes. HandMade in America is one of 124 non-profits chosen nationwide and one of the smallest of the non-profits chosen in North Carolina. HandMade serves over four thousand craft artists in the 25 county region of Western North Carolina, working within the state of North Carolina. Turn your $5 into at least $50 back to HandMade in America.
 
For the month of April 2012, Community Card: Vote.Give.Grow. will give Starbucks customers, for the first time ever, the ability to direct a $4 million investment from the Starbucks Foundation to local non-profits across the U.S. providing innovative community revitalization and needed services for the underserved.
 
HandMade in America was selected to participate based on its belief in the power of the handmade object to transform both individuals and communities through education, entrepreneurship and economic development. HandMade in America has an 18-year tradition for pioneering innovative ways to empower the people and towns of Western North Carolina through programs that educate and facilitate the needs of creative entrepreneurs and communities.
 
The easy way to help:
Donate $5 by clicking this paypal button, and HandMade will buy your community card and vote for you and register you to win a piece of WNC craft.
 
The more involved way to help:
To participate, customers will choose to make their registered Starbucks Cards a “Community Card” by opting in online. Customers can cast votes once per week throughout the month of April. 
Either way, be sure to enter our drawing for free WNC craft items (9 worth at least $20) if you register and vote for HandMade by emailing starbucks@handmadeinamerica.org today.

How to cast your vote:

1.    Go to: www.votegivegrow.com
2.    Click Get Started You can either:
•    create an account with a card you have bought at any Starbucks or Gift Card Mall
•    login to your existing account
•    Send an eGift to yourself, register it and start voting all within a few minutes.
3.     Find HandMade in America by searching community or by organization name (zip code 28801)
4.     Vote HandMade in America!
5.     Sign in each week in the month of April to cast your vote for HandMade in America. You have a total of four votes.

April 16, 2012

Registration now open for HandMade Small Towns Summit

The Annual Gathering of Small Towns throughout Western North Carolina is scheduled for May 23, 9 AM - 3 PMStart collecting your best stories and photos of craft and culture for Show & Tell at the annual gathering held at the Reuter Center on the UNC-Asheville Campus. Wayne Martin will be featured this year to talk about new State Programs and Folklife.

There will also be
a Small Towns Jam at lunchtime, so bring your fiddles, banjos and guitars!
Agenda:
  • Featured speakers: Wayne Martin, North Carolina Arts Council, Local arts & Cultural innovators, Small Town leaders from Hayesville to West Jefferson
  • Skill building workshops on Advocacy, Marketing, and Finding Resources for Rural Craft & Culture Projects
  • Refreshments & Lunch with midday Jam Session
  • Displays, photos, videos, secrets, and stories
  Go to  HandMade in America  to register online using a credit card on PayPal. 
 
For more information for the Small Towns Summit  Contact Judi Jetson at (828) 252-0121×304 or jjetson@handmadeinamerica.org, or call Yoko Morris to register by check (828) 252 0121×303 or ymorris@handmadeinamerica.org.

April 15, 2012

Hunters & Gatherers in Brevard looking for Artists and Crafters

Hunters & Gatherers is expanding again and  looking for artists, craftspeople, creators, local and American made products and really cool vintage. Email them or give them a call at 828.883.3709.

Hunters & Gathers is located at 40 West Main Street in Brevard, NC

April 14, 2012

Asheville Art Museum Artist Discussion: A Day of Glass

April 15, 2:00 - 4:00 PM at the Asheville Art Museum, 2 South Pack Square in Asheville NC.  Artist Discussion: A Day of Glass,  led by Studio Glass Artists.  The discussion is FREE with Membership or Museum Admission

This informal artist discussion will be led by several artists currently featured in Fire on the Mountain: Studio Glass in Western North Carolina
, including: William and Kate Bernstein, Ken Carder, Rob Levin, John Nygren, Mark Peiser, and Yaffa and Jeff Todd. Author Joan Falconer Byrd will also discuss her new book, Harvey K. Littleton: A Life in Glass, Founder of America's Studio Glass Movement. Byrd's book is available in the Museum Shop.

April 13, 2012

Cloth Fiber Workshop: Permanent Pleats + Color on Cloth

May 26 at  Cloth Fiber Workshop122 Riverside Drive, Studio D in  Asheville, NC -  Permanent Pleats + Color on Cloth with Amy Putansu. Permanently pleat, crease, and manipulate fabrics by heating and reshaping fibers. You will also apply color in the same step, using specially formulated dyes. The technique is appropriate for synthetic fibers. The dyes are called Disperse, are readily available online, and require no additional chemicals.

You'll shape and dye a series of samples, and then create up to 3 scarves, depending on complexity. There will be discussion about how and why this process works, as well as resources for using this technique at home. For more ideas, look at clothing designer Issey Miyake, or textile designer Junichi Arai. Fee: $85 + materials fee.

For the complete summer/fall schedule and workshop materials lists and fees, please see the Class Description page on our website.

To register for workshops call 828.505.2958; stop by the studio, Mon-Sat, 10 am - 4 pm, or register online.

April 12, 2012

Reserve Now for the 8th Annual Wine Auction and Gala Dinner

May 12 at the Asheville Art Museum, 2 S. Pack Square in Asheville NC - 8th Annual  Wine Auction and Gala Dinner to benefit the Asheville Art Museum.   6:00 Cocktail Hour - 7:30 Dinner - 8:30 Live Auction. 

Enjoy an enchanting evening of fine dining, excellent wine and a live auction including a diverse selection of vintages, luxury travel packages and other fabulous items, all in support of the Asheville Art Museum’s vision to transform lives through art. Black Tie optional. $125 per person - For ticket information call 828.253.3227 ext. 123

April 11, 2012

Third Thursdays Return At The Blowing Rock Art and History Museum

April 19, 5 PM at Blowing Rock Art and History Museum, 159 Chestnut Street in Blowing Rock NC.  Bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb  kicks off BRAHM's Third Thursday Speaker Series celebrating the opening of the exhibit "From Secession to Sesquicentennial: Remembering the Civil War" (Historic Objects Gallery).

McCrumb's book Ghost Riders
,  a tale of the Civil War that chronicles the experiences of North Carolina lawyer (and eventual Governor) Zebulon Baird Vance and Avery county resident Melinda Blalock, who dressed as a man to fight for the Confederate Army,  was re-released in 2011 by John F. Blair publishers. Boone historian and author Michael C. Hardy will join McCrumb for the event.
The evening will also feature a reception celebrating the opening of the Civil War exhibit in the Historic Objects Gallery, curated by ASU public history graduate students. McCrumb will hold a book-signing afterwards and copies of Ghost Riders will be available for purchase, as well.
The 2012 Third Thursday series will take place in the spacious Community Meeting Room, a welcome venue change from BRAHM's former office space. Admission for most Third Thursday lectures will be free for members and $5 for non-members, unless otherwise noted.
For more information on McCrumb's lecture or the Third Thursday series, contact (828) 295-9099 x 3006 or virginia@blowingrockmuseum.org.

April 10, 2012

HandMade in America Leadership Workshops

This month's Leadership Workshops from HandMade in America:

April 18 - 19: Tourism Resources Assistance Center (TRAC) regional workshops. April 18, in Bryson City (2-5:30 pm at the Fryemont Inn) and on April 19, in Morganton (10am-2pm at the Morganton Community House) Free, but please RSVP to André Nabors at (919) 733- 7502.

April 24: Basic Grant Writing. A ½ day workshop on planning and preparing a proposal, grant resources, and building relationships with funders. Ridgecrest Conference Center, Black Mountain, NC. Click the following link to register and email Donna Pratt with questions at dpratt@conservationfund.org or call at (919) 951-0116.
 
April 25: Money for Your Mission. A 1-day workshop by Resourceful Communities to give a framework to your fundraising efforts. Ridgecrest Conference Center in Black Mountain, NC. Click this link to register and email Donna Pratt with questions at dpratt@conservationfund.org

April 9, 2012

BRAHM offers Adult Workshops

Adult Workshops - Classes a Chance to Brush Up on Skills

BRAHM will offer the following adult workshops throughout the summer and fall:
  • Digital Photography with Lonnie Webster (each Tuesday in June, 10:30-12:30 pm)
  • En Plein Air with Susan Powers (June 25-27, 10 am-2 pm)
  • Oil Painting with a Master with Tom Bader (August 13-16, 10 am-2 pm)
  • Connecting with your Inner Muse with Judi Russell (August 18, 10 am-2 pm)
  • Watercolor Techniques with Wes Waugh (October 11-13, 10 am-4 pm)
The Blowing Rock Art and History Museum is located at 159 Chestnut Street in Blowing Rock NC. For more information or to register, contact Virginia at (828) 295-9099 x 3006 or virginia@blowingrockmuseum.org.

April 7, 2012

Blowing Rock Art and History Museum Exhibit Opening Reception

April 10,  6:30 to 8  PM at the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum  (BRAHM) , 159 Chestnut Street, Blowing Rock NC -  Exhibit preview reception for Curious Collections. Hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served. Cost for the reception will be $30 payable at the door.
What do quizzical face jugs, G-scale model trains, colorful tobacco tags, wooden outsider folk art, a Remington bronze and handmade pieced quilts have in common?  They will all be a part of the upcoming exhibit, Curious Collections, which will open to the public on Wednesday, April 11.
The exhibit includes a wide variety of fascinating objects from nearly 30 collectors from across North Carolina, exploring not only the rich histories of the objects but also delving into the psychology of collecting, which is deeply entrenched in human nature. In the process, exhibit guests will be encouraged to uncover the collector in each of us.
The exhibit, chosen because of its wide-ranging appeal and lighthearted nature, will run from April 11 through the first of August.

April 6, 2012

Asheville Art Museum Monthly Book Club Discussion

April 10,  3:00 - 5:00 PM at The Asheville Art Museum, 2 South Pack Square in Asheville NC - Monthly Book Club Discussion: Robert Motherwell: With Pen and Brush by Mary Ann Caws.  Ex[lore the art and techinques of Robert Motherwell as seen through the eyea of author Mary Ann Caws. Free with Membership or Museum Admission

April 5, 2012

Friend-raising Dinner for HandMade in America

April 25,  6-9 PM at  Chef Mo's Restaurant and Bar  900 Hendersonville Rd., Suite 201 Asheville, NC -   HandMade in America will be hosting a friend-raising dinner.  RSVP for a Handmade Meal with HandMade in America and featured artist Akira Satake. Enjoy a private four-course dinner and local wine tasting prepared by Chef Mauricio "Mo" Abreu, and each guest will also receive a handmade gift by ceramic artist Akira Satake. $100 per person, space limited. Proceeds from this dinner benefit HandMade in America's efforts to continue growing economies through craft. 

RSVP by April 13  at 828.252.0121 x305 or  rberry@handmadeinamerica.org

April 4, 2012

New Works at Gallery Minerva

Grant Penny spent the winter months preparing for his show debuting at Gallery Minerva on April 5th. With a new collection of vintage bicycles, paper airplanes and botanicals - this new group is gauranteed to brighten the block. Image shown: "Ruby on the Right", 48"x48", Paper Collage on Panel


Five very special paintings from master French painter, Anne Bachelier are now on display. The are a image shown is  "Je Guiderai Tes Pas Dan Le Labyrinthe", 32"x40", Oil on Canvas

See these new works during the Asheville Art Walk this Friday, April 6. Gallery Minerva is located at 8 Biltmore Avenue in dowtown Asheville NC.

April 3, 2012

Starbucks Selects HandMade in America as Grant Recipient

HandMade in America was selected by Starbucks as a recipient of grant funds from the Starbucks Foundation from a program called Vote.Give.Grow. Starbucks is giving $4 million to non-profits all over the country and you get to chose where the money goes. HandMade in America is one of 124 non-profits chosen nationwide to participate, and one of four for the state of North Carolina. We are the smallest of the non-profits chosen in North Carolina, but we serve over four thousand craft artists in the 25 county region of Western North Carolina providing valuable services.  We are also the only one exclusively working within the state.
 
For the month of April 2012, Community Card: Vote.Give.Grow. will give Starbucks customers, for the first time ever, the ability to direct a $4 million investment from the Starbucks Foundation to local non-profits across the U.S. providing innovative community revitalization and needed services for the underserved.
 
HandMade in America was selected to participate because they believe in the power of the handmade object to transform both individuals and communities through education, entrepreneurship and economic development. HandMade in America has an 18-year tradition for pioneering innovative ways to empower the people and towns of Western North Carolina through programs that educate and facilitate the needs of creative entrepreneurs and communities.
 
To participate, customers will choose to make their registered Starbucks Cards a “Community Card” by opting in online. Customers can cast votes once per week throughout the month of April. Whatever North Carolina non-profit receives the most votes will receive the most money, up to $30,000! We appreciate you passing this along to any of your family or friends who are Starbucks fans. Just tell them to vote for HandMade in America!

How to cast your vote:
  1. Go to: www.votegivegrow.com  
  2. Click Get Started
                You can either:
  • create an account with a card you have bought at any Starbucks or Gift Card Mall
  • login to your existing account
  • Send an eGift to yourself, register it and start voting all within a few minutes. 
        3. Find HandMade in America by searching community or by organization name 
        4. Vote!
        5. Sign in each week in the month of April to cast your vote for HandMade in America. You have a total of four votes!

April 2, 2012

Asheville Art Walk this Weekend

April 6 - Asheville Downtown Gallery Association Art Walk  -  Enjoy the fine art and craft of the Asheville Downtown Gallery Association and see one of the reasons Asheville has been voted #1 small city in the country by the readers of American Style Magazine 2 years running. More than 20 downtown venues participate with a complete Downtown Gallery Guide and a map available at any participating downtown gallery, the Chamber of Commerce, or Pack Place.

April 1, 2012

Random Arts Workshops for April

Get workshop details and make reservations HERE

Tues. 3rd - Zen Doodle Drop In 10-12 FREE
Thur 5th - Everything Butterflies Cards. 1-3 $10
Sat.7th-Kate Stockman-Heirloom Jewlery 10-4 $95.
Thur.12th - Journaling without words 10-2 $24.
Fri. 13th - Altered Fashionista Collage 1-3:30 $20.
Sat. 14th - Create collage papers 10-noon $ 20.
Tues.17th - Zen Doodle Drop In 10-noon FREE
Thur. 19th - Simply Carved mini class 1-2 $10.
Fri. 20th - Journaling - "Part 2"10-3 $ 24.
Sat. 21st - Tattered Bird Collage 1-3:30 $24.
Thur. 26th - Journal + Words = Art 10-2 $24.
Fri. 27th - Simple Act of Making ATC's 1-3 $10
Sat. 28th - Carol Owen, Spirit Houses & Shrines
Sun. 29th - Carol Owen Spirit Houses & Shrines

Random Arts  is located at 481 Louisiana Ave in Saluda NC - randomarts@charter.net  -  828-749-1165