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Arts

Arts
Mar 2025
“Art is such a vital component to a fully lived life, and visual art for me is this wonderful nonverbal way of expression that can lead us to know something, understand something, or feel entirely connected in a new way.”

Mar 2025
Five new watering holes to quench your thirst

Mar 2025
The RAD’s Radical Hotel shares a delicious spring apple cocktail recipe

Feb 2025
As Western North Carolina begins to bloom, explore the wonders within six of our region’s nature reserves and gardens

Feb 2025
As WNC works to rebuild and recover, we’ve gathered four standout community members—along with the combined efforts of their various organizations—who have made a difference in the lives of others after the hurricane in September.

Feb 2025
Glass and metal artist Robert Burch forges unexpected works of art

Feb 2025
Museum dedicated to the promotion of Avant Garde pieces to debut in June

Feb 2025
Preeminent nonprofit LEAF Global Arts in its 30th year

Dec 2024
Madison County creatives collaborate to uplift the music community

Dec 2024
Examining Judson Guerard’s River Rocks series

Nov 2024
Meet Lance Buskey, one of the locals that sprung to action in the wake of Helene

Sep 2024
Abundantly growing in Appalachia, fungi can be found throughout WNC. Here’s our guide to safely finding—and growing—your own in our backyard.

Sep 2024
Throughout Western North Carolina, activists are cultivating a movement to reawaken history through place naming

Sep 2024
Meet Asheville-based custom bespoke shoemaker Deborah Robertson

Sep 2024
Jaime Byrd gallery embraces augmented reality

Aug 2024
Artist Drew Langsner merges purpose and style with wooden sculptures

Aug 2024
Celebrating with your wedding party in the mountains

Jun 2024
“When I first moved to Asheville, a friend dragged me to an encaustic painting workshop, where I made the joyous discovery that you can paint and you don’t have to stay within the lines.”

May 2024
For generations of children—spanning more than a century of campfire songs, canoe races, s’mores, and more—WNC’s summer camps have defined the season

May 2024
Western North Carolina’s iconic watershed continues its journey of preservation and growth into the future

May 2024
Summertime adventures that are only a plane ride away

May 2024
Finding our heritage at the Bascom Center

Feb 2024
Two Buncombe County eateries that double as market spaces, a West Coast brewery’s new Asheville location, dining at a High Country inn, and a family-owned locale in Black Mountain

Feb 2024
Nineteen influential women who have had a positive impact on Western North Carolina

Feb 2024
The owners of Silver River Chairs and their work preserving and teaching the art of chair caning

Feb 2024
This spring, head to the Windy City for all-new performances, one-of-a-kind dining experiences, and modern architecture

Nov 2023
25 restaurants to satisfy your diverse food cravings

Nov 2023
Watauga County makes new additions to the Middle Fork Greenway

Nov 2023
October 21, 2022 • Homewood • Asheville

Sep 2023
Bringing the taste of autumn to life with rutabaga dishes

Sep 2023
Guitar, vocals, lyrics—the Asheville-based musician does it all. Go behind the scenes to learn about Ramsey’s life on the road, the joys of playing music live, and his journey home.

Sep 2023
Artists tap creative meaning of “Embellishments”

Jun 2023
“My work is an abstraction of nature.”

Jun 2023
A summer getaway in Highlands, and the retro-cool Skyline Lodge

Mar 2023
Luxury jewelry from master local makers

Dec 2022
Local brewers and experts weigh in on the beer industry’s recent boom and its future

Dec 2022
The reimagined and revitalized Southern metropolis of our northern neighbor

Sep 2022
Following Hernando de Soto’s historic–and devastating–legacy through the South

Sep 2022
From the galleries of Asheville to the backroad studios of world-class artisans, amble along the Blue Ridge Craft Trails to discover the creative spirit of the North Carolina mountains

Aug 2022
The Mitford Museum launches a lit fest with top NC authors