April Clases and Workshops at Tryon Arts and Crafts

At Tryon Arts and Crafts Spring is here and so is an abundance of classes and workshops for you to take during the month of April:

·         April 2 and 3 - Basic Blacksmithing Weekend Workshop with Lynda Metcalfe

·         April 9and 10 - Intermediate Silversmithing Weekend Workshop with Dan Haga

·         April 9and 10- Basic Leather Knife Sheath Construction Workshop with Rick Lowe

·         April 30 and May 1- Intermediate Wire-Wrap Weekend Workshop with Sonia Arnold

·         April 30 and May 1 - Flintknapping Weekend Workshop with Bill Mosseller

Additional information about  classes and workshops is available at www.TryonArtsandCrafts.org  and   828.859.8323.

Asheville Art Museum Hosts "Up for Discussion"

April 7, 6 PM - 9PM at The Diana Wortham Theatre. Up For Discussion: An Evening with Karen Karnes and Special Guests    A special evening talk with artist Karen Karnes, author/biographer Mark Shapiro, and artist Paulus Berensohn. The discussion will be moderated by scholar, curator, and former Executive Director of the American Craft Council Andrew Glasgow.

Karnes, a former Black Mountain College faculty member, is the subject of our exhibition A Chosen Path: The Ceramic Art of Karen Karnes; Shapiro is the editor of the monograph of the same title. This discussion is followed by a book signing and reception at the Asheville Art Museum. The Museum's galleries will remain open from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. to ticket holders for this event. $3 Museum Members; $5 Non-Members

Asheville Artwalks Begin 2011 Season

April 1  The Asheville Downtown Galleries Walk  begins the season's self-guided tour this weekend. The every-other-month event provides the opportunity to explore the diversity of art in downtown Asheville. The walks take place from 5 PM to 8 PM on April1, June 3, August 5, October 7 and December 2 for 2011.
The Asheville Downtown Gallery Association has Twenty-two downtown galleries for you to visit that are listed on the Downtown Gallery Guide with a map to help you along the way at any participating downtown gallery, the Chamber of Commerce, or Pack Place.

Asheville Art Museum Shop Artist of the Month

Museum Shop March Artist of the Month: Sondra Dorn

Sondra Dorn is a full time studio artist living in Asheville, North Carolina. She received her MFA from the

University of Washington in 1996. Following graduate school, Dorn went on to a one year Artist in Residency at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and then a three-year Artist in residence at Penland School of Crafts in Penland, North Carolina. She was also a CORE fellowship student at Penland between the years 1992 through 1994.