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Asheville Gallery of Art’s May show, “Earthlight” will feature the work of Karen Keil Brown. This will be the first solo artist’s show in AGA’s new gallery space at 82 Patton Avenue. Keil Brown, known for her ethereal sky and mountain landscapes, will present new work. “I’ve been influenced byContinue Reading

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Oil Painter A North Carolina resident since 1967, Sarah Sneeden is a native of Pennsylvania. She graduated from Centenary College in New Jersey, the Famous Artists School, the New York Institute of Photography, and the Portrait Institute of New York. Annual workshops in the West have added experience and newContinue Reading

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Artists and Guests Partner for Teaching Want to watch a colorful event, do good works, and score a vivid memory that lives on your wall? On June 4, artists and spectators converge to spark creative combustion on behalf of teachers at QuickDraw, western NC’s spring live-art benefit. The annual eventContinue Reading

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Visit the artists of Studio 12 during their special painting presentation Saturday, May 21. Artists Martha Raines and Denise Geiger of Studio 12 in the Red House Studios and Gallery, will receive visitors during May with an exhibit of paintings from the mountains of North Carolina to the mountains ofContinue Reading

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Rapid River Magazine: How would you describe your work and where do you think it fits within the sphere of contemporary art? Matt Tommey: I describe my work as nature inspired sculpture that uses basketry and a variety of unique surface and assemblage techniques as my language of expression. I’mContinue Reading

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310 Art Founder & Director Rapid River Magazine: 310 Art is celebrating its 10 year anniversary. Can you tell me about how this gallery first came to fruition? And how has it evolved over the past decade? Fleta Monaghan: In January 2006 I rented a one room studio which isContinue Reading

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Rapid River Magazine: How did you get involved with art? Mary Decker: I have been drawing and painting my entire life. My earliest commissioned art was for classmates in 1st grade who asked me to do their assigned drawings for them. I wonder how many of my drawings graced theContinue Reading

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An Exhibition of Master Artists at the AAAC An exhibition at the Asheville Area Arts Council’s art gallery features seven master artists. This exhibition is part of the Asheville Area Arts Council’s program “Point of View: Artists Curate Artists,” which was founded in 2013. The show will run from FridayContinue Reading