Blowing Rock Art and History Museum has "Back of the Dock" Fund Raiser Sale

May 24, 10 AM - 5 PM   BRAHM (Blowing Rock Art and History Museum) is having a Back of the Dock sale with all proceeds benefiting the Museum. Visit the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum's lower level parking deck for some items you just can't live without, including  furniture, surplus office supplies, "artsy" things, and other merchandise. Cash and carry terms. The Museum is located at 159 Chestnut Street in Blowing Rock NC.

Empty Bowls Fundraiser at John C Campbell Folk School

	Empty Bowls Features Food for Body and Soul
	Purchase your tickets now for Empty Bowls, a wildly popular annual food bank fundraiser. Empty Bowls 2013 will be held on Saturday March 23 from 5-7 PM. in the Olive Dame Campbell Dining Hall at John C Campbell Folk School. Select a colorful handcrafted bowl from a collection donated by generous area potters. Next, satisfy your appetite with a hearty meal of soup, salad, bread, and dessert. Enjoy live entertainment and the company of new and old friends. Take your bowl home to remind you of the hunger that exists in our local and global communities. All Empty Bowls proceeds benefit the Clay and Cherokee County food banks. Empty Bowls tickets are $25, and include your bowl and hearty meal. Purchase extra bowls at the event for $20 each. Tickets must be purchased in advance at the Folk School Craft Shop, United Community Bank of Hayesville, or the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce in Murphy. This event sells out every year, so get your tickets soon! All proceeds benefit the Clay and Cherokee County food banks. Extra bowls may be purchased at the event for $20.

Pennland calls for matching funds donations

Penland has received a $100,000 matching challenge from an anonymous donor to grow the annual fund. This is a one-to-one match for renewed giving from donors who did not give last year, increased giving, or new giving. Your new, increased, or renewed support this year will be doubled!

Penland School of Crafts is an international center for craft education dedicated to helping people live creative lives. Located in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, Penland offers workshops, artist residencies, a gallery, and community collaboration programs. Penland School is a nonprofit, tax-exempt institution that receives support for its programs from the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

Asheville Art Museum Sponsors Dog House competition and Fundraiser

November 10 - The Asheville Art Museum along with AIA Asheville, Fine Arts Theatre, Aloft Downtown Asheville and Brother Wolf Animal Rescue is sponsoring a design/build competition of doghouses to be auctioned as part of The Asheville Bow-Wowhaus

This event will also include a screening of Michael Miner's movie "Romanza, the California Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright", at the Fine Arts Theatre. The screening will be followed by a reception, gala and auction at the Asheville Art Museum.

Proceeds from Bow-Wowhaus support your Asheville Art Museum and Brother Wolf Animal Rescue.

Asheville Art Museum Urban Loft Tour 2012

October 11, 4:30 - 9:30 PM: Asheville Urban Loft Tour benefit for the Asheville Art Museum. Tour some of Asheville's most stunning downtown lofts, filled with original art and upscale furnishings and help support the Asheville Art Museum.

The Tour is followed by a reception, "Art for Art's Sake",  6 PM - 9:30 PM, hosted by the Cotton Mill Studios.  For tickets check in at the Art Museum's front desk or call 828-253-3227.  Artists of The Historic Cotton Mill Studios, located in the River Arts District at 122 Riverside Drive, are generously hosting a reception following the Urban Loft and Art Tour. 40% of art sales during the reception directly benefit the continued growth of the Asheville Art Museum and its capital campaign, Art WORKS for Asheville.  Free admission; participation on the Tour not required to attend reception.

Transportation to the Reception:  The event sponsor, the White Trolley Line (Asheville's Historic White Trolley Tours), will shuttle guests from the final stop on the walking tour to the benefit reception at The Historic Cotton Mill Studios, and back to the Museum throughout the evening.

For tickets check in at the Art Museum's front desk or call 828-253-3227. $50 for Members, $55 for non-Members  Tickets are timed (various start times for tours; spaces fill up quickly so please reserve your preferred spot early).

HandMade in America Celebrates Asheville's Grovewood Gallery

August 30, 6:00-9:00 PM, A Handmande Meal with HandMade in America - Join HandMade in America to celebrate Asheville's own Grovewood Gallery, enjoy a handmade meal, local wine, and walk away with a handcrafted gift from Grovewood Gallery. All lovers of Western North Carolina craft are invited so please share this invitation with your friends and family.

Hosted by Diane and Bob Levy, the celebration marks Gorvewood's 20th year of operation with a private four course dinner prepared by Chef Mauricio “Mo” Abreu, and local wine from Appalachian Vintners.

Grovewood Gallery is located in Asheville, North Carolina, next to The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa. The gallery was opened in 1992 to revitalize the Homespun Shops that once housed the famous weaving and woodworking complex of Biltmore Industries. Grovewood showcases 9,000 square-feet of traditional and contemporary crafts by more than 500 artists from Western North Carolina and around the United States. Over the years, Grovewood has earned the reputation of being one of the nation's top retailers of fine American craft.
The special guests for the evening are Grovewood Gallery owners Barbara Blomberg and Marilyn Patton and Grovewood Gallery general manager Sherry Masters. Tickets are $100 per person, and will include four specially prepared courses, local wine and a handmade object from Grovewood Gallery. Proceeds from this dinner benefit HandMade in America, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that grows economies through craft entrepreneurship, economic development and education.

Please RSVP by August 28th to Janelle Wienke at (828) 252-0121 x 307 or jwienke@handmadeinamerica.org. 

HandMade in America announces: Ladies Friend-raising Lunchen still has seats available

June 14 11:30 - 1:30 at Chef Mo's Restaurant & Bar, Asheville NC. The Luncheon includes an entrée, dessert, wine and/or a non-alcoholic beverage. Each guest will also receive a small gift from Echoview Farm & Fiber Mill, our featured business for the luncheon.

 

This meal is more of a friend-raising than fundraising luncheon. Attendees will share a meal prepared by Chef Mo, enjoy some wine, and celebrate a Western North Carolina artist and businessperson named Julie Jensen. Julie lives in Weaverville, where she owns and operates Echoview Farm & Fiber Mill.

Her mission is to demonstrate that sustainable agriculture can work in Western North Carolina and beyond.  Echoview Fiber Mill is equipped to provide quality fiber processing from washing to yarns, felted fabrics, and anywhere in between.  You can learn more about Echoview here: http://www.echoviewfarm.com/

The luncheon is hosted by Angie Chandler, Pam Lewis and Stephanie Twitty along with featured business owner Julie Jensen. 

 

Please RSVP by June 11 to Rachel Berry at (828) 252-0121 x 305 or rberry@handmadeinamerica.org.

8th Annual Asheville Art Museum Wine Auction + Gala Dinner

RSVP by May 4 for the May 12 Event.

8th Wine Auction + Gala Dinner
Asheville Art Museum: Gets Better With Age

Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the Asheville Art Museum

6:00 Cocktails | 7:30 Dinner | 8:30 Live Auction
PLEASE RSVP BY MAY 4, 2012
Click here for complete details and to view Save the Date invitation.
- Black Tie Optional -

More info at www.ashevilleart.org
For ticket information call 828.253.3227 ext. 123
(or) email khamilton@ashevilleart.org

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.

Click here to make an online contribution today

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.

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

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

Historic Cotton Mill Studios Hosts Special Event to Benefit the Asheville Art Museum

March 30, 6:30 - 9:30 PM at Cotton Mill Studios, 122 Riveside Drive in Asheville NC: Art for Art's Sake, benefit fundraiser. Featuring works by 13 professional artists working from the River Arts District, 50% of art sales during this special event will directly support the Asheville Art Museum's capital campaign, Art WORKS for Asheville.

The  Cotton Mill Studios, is located in the remaining structures of the historic Cotton Mills Complex, devastated by  a 1995 fire.  In 2002 the building located in the River Arts District of Asheville NC,  was purchased by potters Eileen & Marty Black  working as The Potter's Mark Ltd., and is currently home to twelve artists.

Art for Penland Sales Program Supports Penland Classes

Art for Penland is a web-based art sales program designed to support Penland School of Crafts classes, programs, studios, and scholarships through the sale of art contributed by artists and other donors.

Funds from the sale of these items go directly to Penland School of Crafts. Penland's fees for tuition, room, and board cover less than half the annual expense for classes, outreach programs, and services to artists. Your contribution directly benefits the artists and students who study and work here. Help us sustain Penland's exceptional programs and the school's leadership in the field of craft education.

Here's a look at one of the fabulous items available now through Art for Penland:

Gary S. Griffin, Rock with Anomaly Verde Steel with powder coating , 16 x 16 x 14 in. $1,500

Gary Griffin is one of the nation's most esteemed metalsmiths and educators. For 22 years, he taught at Cranbrook Academy of Art and headed its metals department. He has influenced hundreds of students and encouraged them to study at Penland. His Rock with Anomaly Verde is a wall-mounted sculpture made of steel with a powder-coated green appendage. If you know Gary, you'll appreciate the humor in his description:

"It is one of a series of fabricated steel rocks mounted to the wall. In its context on the wall, the rock is odd and the lime green flower/science model is more so."

Gary Griffin has generously given this work to Penland in support of the scholarship fund for metals students.

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

Penland Exhibit - Generosity of Spirit: The Gifts of Penland Artists

February 10 - March 15, 2012 - An exhibition of contemporary ceramics, jewelry, and metalwork by 68 artists affiliated with Penland School of Crafts. Work in this exhibition has been donated, and proceeds will support a new scholarship fund for Penland clay and metals students.

February 10, 6-8 PM -  Opening reception
February 11, 2-4 PM  - Artist Gallery Talks with artists Nicholas Joerling and Angela Bubash

February 18, 2-4 PM -  Artist Gallery Talks with artists Julia Woodman and Gay Smith
During the exhibition, work will also be available for viewing and purchase online at thesignatureshop.com

Works in clay by Becky Gray, Barking Spider Pottery, and Gay Smith

Participating artists:William Baker, Boris Bally, Barking Spider Pottery, Kenneth Baskin, Jana Brevick, Cynthia Bringle, Angela Bubash, Raissa Bump, David Butler, Melisa Cadell, Caroline Cercone, John Edward Cogswell, Josh Copus, Nancy Megan Corwin, Jim Cotter, Susan Dewsnap, Daniel DiCaprio, Judith Duff, Bob Ebendorf, veva edelson, Julie Elkins, Marty Fielding, JoAnna Fireman, Becca Floyd, Steven Forbes-deSoule, debra fritts, Aran Galligan, Adrienne M. Grafton, Becky Gray, Andrew Hayes, Judith Hoyt, Rob Jackson, Nicholas Joerling, Diane Solomon Kempler, Sun Kyoung Kim, Kathy King, Michael Kline, Leah Leitson, Suze Lindsay, Sarah Loertscher, Courtney Martin, Tom McCarthy, Linda McFarling, Ryan McKerley, Kent McLaughlin, Matthew Metz, C. James Meyer, Ron Meyers, Lisa Naples, Kelly O'Briant, Neil Patterson, Mary Pearse, Ronan Kyle Peterson, Ron Philbeck, Rob Pulleyn, Sang Parkinson Roberson, Justin Rothshank, akira satake, JoAnn Schnabel, Gertrude Graham Smith, David Stuempfle, Joy Tanner, Holly Walker, Lana Wilson, Julia Woodman, Janis Mars Wunderlich, Hiroko Yamada, and gwendolyn yoppolo

HandMade in America Needs your Support for Online Fundraiser

There are less than 2 weeks left of HandMade in America's  online fundraiser and they need your support! They have added two new perks for your donations in the final stretch of the fundraiser:

 

For a donation of $75 you will receive a HandMade for the Holidays sticker, poster AND an ornament from the HandMade Tree!

 

For a donation of $150 you will receive a Craft, Architecture and Design gift set that includes the Tool Kit, Architectural Element Source Book and Hand Crafted Home Furnishings & Design Elements.  Don't forget about the other fantastic perks!

 

Your support will allow HandMade in America to continue to provide services for craft artists through classes, online promotion, information and advocacy. It will allow HandMade in America to continue to build markets and opportunities to grow the craft economy in Western North Carolina and provide a model for areas in the nation that want to grow the impact of craft on their economies.

HandMade in America Online Fundraiser

HandMade in America needs your support for our Online Fundraiser. Your support will allow HandMade in America to continue to provide services for craft artists through classes, online promotion, information and advocacy. It will allow HandMade in America to continue to build markets and opportunities to grow the craft economy in Western North Carolina and provide a model for areas in the nation that want to grow the impact of craft on their economies.

HandMade in America has been a leader and innovator in creative placemaking, a term that describes revitalization by creative initiatives that animate places and spark economic development.  This year HandMade educated over 300 craft artists, worked in 13 small towns, and supported over 100 Appalachian women owned businesses.

HandMade Calls for Artists' Donations

As the year is reaching an end, Handmade in America is beginning their annual fundraising campaign which will allow the continuation of services to craft artists in Western North Carolina. As a part of the fundraiser, HandMade would like to include small HandMade gifts or items from local merchants to include in gift bags for funders at a certain level. We are also taking donations of HandMade Christmas Ornaments to sell on a Christmas Tree in our office.

If you would like to donate an item(s), please email Jamie (jamiecarpenter@handmadeinamerica.org) information about the piece and include what you retail that item by the end of this week, and get the item to our offices by December 1. The online fundraiser will be launching this week. Please keep an eye out for different ways you can help HandMade in America.

Asheville Art Museum Art MOB Party and Dance Tonight

September 24, 7:00 - 10:00  PM    ARTmob Returns with Primary Colors: A Cocktail + Dance Party      Support your Asheville Art Museum by signing up to "party in your primaries" tonight at Arcade Asheville. Help the Art MOB reach its goal of more than 75 guests (we're more than halfway there already!) and RSVP to 828.253.3227 ext. 110 or 123, or email ncrawford@ashevilleart.org.   Learn more about this event here.

The event will be held at Arcade Asheville (130 College Street) $5 Suggested Donation at the Door