Asheville Downtown Galleries Association

 

Current Exhibitions

 

 

 

 

 


 

16 Patton


 16 Patton features original contemporary fine art by southeastern artists including paintings, sculpture, glass, ceramics and fine craft presented in an intimate classic gallery setting.

2009 Postcard – Exhibition dates and descriptions

 

Contemporary Representation

Through Sunday, July 12, 2009 

Reception:  Saturday, June 13, 6 – 8 p.m.

            16 Patton artists portray images that surround us in our everyday world - depictions of a person, place, or thing that directly represents external reality.

 

Richard Oversmith:  Recent Works

Saturday, July 18 - Sunday, August 23, 2009

Reception & Debut Book Signing:  Saturday, July 18, 6 – 8 p.m.

Still Life Demonstration:  Friday, August 7, 5 – 8 p.m.  (Art Walk)

            Richard’s landscape paintings are created in true "en plein air" fashion - while in the studio his sense of vision and mood guide him to produce still lifes ranging from the classic to the imaginative.

  

Drawings: Foundations of Fine Art

Saturday, August 29 - Sunday October 4, 2009

Reception:  Saturday, August 29, 6 – 8 p.m.

            16 Patton artists, along with several guest artists, display the draftsmanship inherent in the major fine art technique of drawing.  Generally differentiated from painting by the dominance of line over mass, drawings may include color and shading.

 

John Mac Kah:  Here and Now

Saturday, October 10 - Saturday, November 14, 2009

Reception:  Saturday, October 10, 6 – 8 p.m.

            John’s new work focuses on the concept of reflecting the rare habitats and unusual views close to home:  the mountains, ecosystems, and communities of Western North Carolina.  His style of realism relies on traditional materials and methods influenced by the Nature painters of 19th century America and Europe.

 

 Signe Grushovenko:  Inspirations

Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Saturday, January 2, 2010

Reception:  Saturday, November 21, 6 – 8 p.m.

            Signe’s engaging figurative work is based upon historical black and white photographs.  16 Patton clients are encouraged to submit their vintage (1880s-1960s) family photographs to the gallery by October 1st.  Signe will then create paintings from chosen photographs.  Visitors to our website will be able to vote on their favorite painting which will then be presented at the November 21st reception to the client who submitted the original photograph.

 

Please check our website regularly for special upcoming programs and events.

 

Contact the gallery for special events

and exhibition programming.

Contact:  Danna Anderson

828.236.2889

 

16 Patton: Fine Art Gallery

 

 

 

 

 

Aesthetics

6 College St.

Asheville, NC 28801

828.301.0391

www.aestheticsfineartandcraftsgallery.com

 

 

Alexander & Lehnert

 

Fine Jewelry

1 Page Ave. #126

828.254.2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kyle Carpenter

 

 

American Folk Art and Framing

 

 

64 Biltmore Avenue

Asheville, NC 28801

828.281.2134

www.amerifolk.com

 

 American Folk Art & Framing represents contemporary folk art, including painting, wood fired pottery, found object sculpture, wood carving and jewelry.  Providing innovative solutions for the preservation and presentation of fine art.

 

Appalachian Craft Center


Come share our love of authentic mountain handicrafts. Beautiful pottery, face jugs, quilts, mountain-made toys and handmade rugs await your pleasure.

 

 

 

 

 

Ariel Gallery

 

 A contemporary craft cooperative featuring handmade work of renowned local artists. Enjoy original works in clay, fiber, furniture, glass, metal, jewelry and book arts. Meet local artists selling their own work

 

Located at 19 Biltmore Ave.

828.236.2660

 


Asheville Area Arts Council

 

 

The Front Gallery, owned and operated by the Asheville Area Arts Council, provides exhibition space for established and emerging local artists.

 

The Front Gallery is located at 11 Biltmore Avenue.

Mon - Fri 10am-5pmSat 12-5pm.

For further information, contact Gallery Manager

828.258.0710 ext. 108

 

 

 

 


Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Surrounded Islands

Miami,  Florida, 1980-83.

Photo: Wolfgang Volz.

©1983 Christo

 

Asheville Art Museum


Asheville Art Museum’s November Events
Exciting Calendar Listings for the Arts

 

 

Mapping the Mountains: The Photographs of George Masa
through
July 5, 2009
Holden Community Gallery

 

Museum Open Free to the Public

Every First Wednesday of the Month

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

 

The Asheville Art Museum is the only nonprofit visual arts museum serving the 24 counties of Western North Carolina. Incorporated by artists in 1948, the Museum collects, preserves and interprets American art of the 20th and 21st centuries with a focus on work of significance to the Southeast. 

Centrally located in downtown Asheville on Pack Square, the Museum is open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. The Museum is open every Friday until 8:00 p.m. Special docent-guided tour packages are available for groups and students.

Admission to the Museum is $6.00 for adults and $5.00 for seniors, students with ID and for children 4-15 (children age three and younger are admitted free). Members are admitted free to the Museum.

The Asheville Art Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums and receives general operating support from businesses, foundations and individuals, as well as 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. Additional support is provided by the City of Asheville and Buncombe County.

The Asheville Art Museum asks when reprinting images, please keep all artwork at their original proportions; please do not crop them or alter them disproportionately. Provided image credit information is mandatory and images are not for resale.

 


Asheville Gallery of Art


 
A partnership of 29 professional, regional artists offering original two-dimensional works from representational to abstract.

 


16 College Street at Pritchard Park, Asheville, North Carolina.


Gallery Hours:

Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Sundays: 1 pm - 4 pm
Phone: 828.251.5796 / www.ashevillegallery-of-art.com

 

Synergy

Acrylic on canvas

24" h x 36 " w

 

 

Carole Perry

Root Beer Float

H 12in x W 18in x D 9in

hand manipulated hot cane

 

David Patchen

Resistenza Series

Fused Murrine, Blown

 

The Bender Gallery

 

Asheville’s largest gallery as well as the region's, devoted exclusively to studio glass art. The Bender Gallery going into their fourth year has grown from representing 15 artists to over 90 at this time. Artists are from across the country as well as from around the world. We have become what a studio glass art gallery should be, "a feast for the eyes" and something for almost everyone. Please stop in and enjoy the vast array of glass art in what has been described by many of our clients as one of the best and most diverse glass collections in the country. The Bender Gallery, always evolving.

 

Carole Perry

Glass Tapestries

Through June 30, 2009

 

NEW ARTISTS & NEW WORK

 

57 Haywood Street

Asheville, NC 28801

828.225.6625

Monday-Thursday 10:00am - 6pm

Friday & Saturday 10:00 - 7pm

Sunday 12 - 5

Plenty of parking available

www.thebendergallery.com

 

The region's largest glass art gallery

 


 

 

Black Mountain College

Museum + Arts Center

 


 
An exhibition space dedicated to exploring the history and legacy of the world’s most acclaimed experimental educational community, Black Mountain College. An exhibition, Ideas + Inventions: Buckminster Fuller and Black Mountain College, exploring the genius of R. Buckminster Fuller through two- and three dimensional works.


Hours: Wed. - Saturday 12:00-4:00pm
Free to BMCM+AC members
$3.00 non-members (free on Wednesdays)

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Spiral 1


 

 

Blue Spiral 1 is a 15,000 square foot gallery specializing in Southeastern fine art and craft. Located at 38 Biltmore Avenue, Blue Spiral 1 is in the heart of downtown Asheville.  The gallery is open from 10 am to 6 pm, Mon – Sat.  For further information please call 828-251-0202 or visit the gallery’s website at www.bluespiral1.com.

 


A Boy & His Dog

89 Patton Ave.

828.254.4051

 

 

 

Julie Mixon

 

 

 

 

Aspen Hochhalter

Triptych

 

 

 

 

Castell Photography

 

Castell Photography, owned by internationally recognized artist Brie Castell, is a unique photographic Salon & Gallery dedicated solely to photo based media. We Showcase one-of-a-kind and 19th century print processes, and offer a range of personalized photographic services. The gallery features the work of Brie Castell, and also hosts several rotating exhibitions each year of other talented photographers. 

 

Current Exhibitions:

The gallery is now featuring the work of owner Brie Castell. As a photographic artist for more than a decade, Brie has created a range of works that explore the concepts of identity, self, and the intimate relationships of her personal life. See images that span 10 years, and showcase her ability to use a variety of photographic methods, mixed media, and surface alteration. The exhibition features two major bodies of work, REFLECTion and Performances. 

 

Beginning June 5th, we will also be showing new work by photographers Julie Mixon and Aspen Hochhalter. 

 

Hochhalter's series, The Reclamation of Silver, is an aesthetic exploration of the remnants of her own production as a photographer working with wet processes. The artist is interested in exploring how traditional photographic processes as well as experimental processes can be utilized to create a richer translation of digital imagery by imbuing it with a sense of materiality.

 

Mixon's work goes beyond mere representation of the subject at hand--the presentation is often constructed in such a way that it creates an alternate context for both the objects and places in which she photographs. Mixon also uses a great deal of symbolism in her work to represent things, feelings, or ideas that are not visible or tangible in reality. 

 

Current exhibition runs until August 6th.

 

www.castellphotography.com

2C Wilson Alley off Eagle Street

828.255.1188

 

C A S T E L L p h o t o g r a p h y
www.castellphotography.com
For The Latest Updates, Please Visit:
www.castellphotography.blogspot.com
828.255.1188
New Downtown Gallery Now Open!

 


The Haen Gallery

 

 The Haen Gallery, located in downtown Asheville, NC will present "Summer Samplings", a group exhibition of outstanding works from many of the The Haen Gallery artists such as Lynn Boggess, Wendy Whitson, Karen Weihs, Susan Finer, R. Sierra, Larry Gray, and Clayton Santiago.  This will be a changing exhibition and will open on Saturday, July 18th with an artists' reception, and continue through the end of August. The opening reception will be on July 18th, 5:30-7:30pm, and many of the artists will be in attendance.    

The Haen Gallery is located at 52 Biltmore Avenue between the City Bakery and ED Boudreaux's.  There is a paid parking lot across from the gallery, a garage just up the hill, as well as street parking.  The gallery is open seven days a week, Monday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 12pm-5pm.  For more info: 828-254-8577 or www.thehaengallery.com. Gallery Contacts: Chris Foley, director, Carol Bonds, gallery associate.    
 

Mon - Fri 10am-6pm

Sat 11am-6pm

Sun 12-6pm

For more info: 828-254-8577

www.thehaengallery.com

Gallery Contacts: Chris Foley, owner

Carol Bonds, gallery associate. 

 

Lynn Boggess

"4 May 2009"

 Oil on canvas

 34" x 40"

 


 

 

 

Jewels that Dance


 Asheville's premier jewelry gallery and working studio. Featuring contemporary and classic fine jewelry.


Jonas Gerard

 

Born in Casablanca, Morrocco in 1941, of French and Brazilian ancestry. Now established in a 5,000 square-foot studio and gallery in Asheville, NC. His work is Acrylics on canvas, mixed-media and found objects collage, 3-D wall-hung painted wood sculpture, painted wood / painted steel free standing sculpture.

 

 

19 Biltmore Ave
350.7711


 

 

 

 

 

Gallery Minerva


www.galleryminerva.com

Call 828.255.8850

 

Gallery Minerva is located at 8 Biltmore Avenue and 12 Church Street off Patton Avenue.

 

Mon - Thur 10 - 6

Fri - Sat 10 - 8

Sun  1 - 5

 


Mountain Made


Featuring the work of over 80 Western North Carolina artisans. Unique and truly wonderful jewelry in silver, glass and exquisite beadwork. Stunning wood and pottery.

 

Mountain Made is a project of Mountain BizWorks, a local not-for-profit organization, and features the works of regional artisans, writers and musicians.  Mountain BizWorks is a non-profit organization that supports the creation and growth of small businesses throughout Western NC by providing training, financing, and opportunity to aspiring entrepreneurs.   The store, as well its proceeds, will further support entrepreneurial development in our mountains.

 

For more information on this event contact store manager

Melinda Knies

828-350-0307 or e-mail Mtnmade807@aol.com

 

 

Maude Boleman

 

 

 

 


Pura Vida

 

Engaging Photography by Brett Ryabik, "My Own Body,".

 Please join us at 39 Biltmore Avenue of works by Brett Ryabik. Brett has a BS in Biochemistry and a Medical Doctorate in Psychiatry. But his passion is nude photography, often with a twist.

 Artist Statement

 Generally speaking, my work has attempted to communicate complex themes involving life struggles with circumstance, relationships, addiction, mental illness, psychological growth and recovery through the vehicles of light, shadow and form. Albeit admittedly cryptic at times these media used in the context of human nudity and corporal expression can be a powerful metaphor when trying to viscerally convey intensely affect-laden material. Even at their most basic level gentle curves and diffused light and shadows promote a sense of calm and ease while more specular light and angular forms can incite apprehension or anxiety.

 

 The Pura Vida Gallery, is a 1,000 square foot exhibition space, located at 39 Biltmore Avenue, in the middle of downtown Asheville. We are open 12pm-10pm seven days a week.  For more information please contact Charlie Kesler at 828.439.5451 or kesler.puravida@gmail.com.

 

 

 

 

Susan Marie Designs

 

 

4 Biltmore Ave.

828.277.1272

 

 


Vadim Bora Gallery and Studio

30 1/2 Battery Park Ave.
Asheville, NC 28801
828.254.7959
www.vadimborastudio.com

 

 

 A spacious second-floor gallery overlooking Battery Park Avenue, Vadim Bora Gallery & Studio is reminiscent of a European style art-salon, showcasing the works of international artists from various geographical regions of Russia, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, Scandinavia as well as North Carolina and other areas of the United States. The gallery features thematic exhibitions of painting, sculpture, etchings, drawings, and mixed media.

 

During the season, the studio is open Tuesday-Sat. 11 - 5 p.m.

sometimes later

 the gallery is also open by appointment

 Also introducing: www.vadimbora.blogspot.com (for a first peek at new works and artist/gallery news)

 

 

           The Square, oil on linen by Ararat Sarkissian                The Marketplace, graphite, pen & ink study by Arshak

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Woolworth Walk

“Deona’s Sleepy Little Dreams: for Michelle”

F.W. Front Gallery at Woolworth Walk

 

Please contact me for more information about the artist.

Megan Stone, info@woolworthwalk.com (828)254-9234

 

 Woolworth Walk

25 Haywood Street

Asheville NC 28805

828.254.9234

 

Convenient parking in the Rankin Street Garage

 

     


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