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It's another funky party up in BootyBandLand! Sept 24-27th
In a chill spot called Booty Band Land, musicians and artists will flourish through an epic celebration not to be missed... or forgotten. This festival was created to provide an affordable and interactive, yet top-quality event that will showcase the excellent emerging artists in the region, as well as some world-class greats. Read more...
Update on the Asheville Mural Project Summer 09
The Asheville Mural Project is poised to complete last summer's work on the concrete support piers of the I-240 Bridge downtown. The Lexington Avenue side of the Gateway Mural is estimated to be completed by the end of July, where artists Kurt Thaesler, Steve Lister, and Harper Leich have been working to finish the portion dedicated to the arts in Asheville. Painting is currently well underway, as well as a plan to address the water run-off issue occurring due to the break in the roadway overhead. Read more...
2nd Saturday Artist Market Announces New Hours and Community Booth Guest
The 2nd Saturday Artist Market announces new hours for the remainder of its season, running from 12-4pm on the 2nd Saturday of each month. The Market takes place on Domino Lane and in Christopher's Garden on the East site of West Asheville, just off Haywood Road and behind Harvest Records. Read more...
The Wandering Sickness
I'm lonely, punished for my kills. There was no battlefield without a cure, Which I pray for every night, To free me from my misery. Read more...
Trek of the Scorpion
The desert stretches out before me, An ocean of rock, sand and towering green monoliths. Here I stand, carrying twenty-five babies on my back, Still unaware I consumed their father. I scuttle from my resting place under one outcrop to another, And another and another to keep my babies cool. Read more...
Faces of Asheville - A Portrait Documentary Project
After two solid years of dedication the local photographer Jen G. Bowen is proud to open the final exhibit of the 'Faces of Asheville' portrait documentary project. Initially started in July 2007, the project & the artist's studio were burglarized & destroyed in Aug 2007. Read more...
Art Is My Job
Twenty-five fabulous new paintings all ready to go, they are so glorious in my studio. What shall I do now? I'm waiting by the phone, checking my email every few minutes, checking the hits on my web site. what else can I do? It's one thing to make art, it's quite another to show and sell art. Where do you start? Read more...
Magazine Ranks Asheville as Top Art Destination
AmericanStyle magazine readers ranked Asheville as the #2 city in the Top 25 Arts Destinations for Small Cities. Wendy Rosen, publisher of the magazine, remarked on the impact local artists have on their community. 'Remember the vital roles played by artists during the last recession...' Read more...
