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
Glass & Metal Day at the Folk Art Center Gearing up for the season’s educational series of events, the Southern Highland Craft Guild is excited to showcase two new media on their calendar. Representing 11 media within the nearly 900-member organization, the Guild will introduce the public to elements ofContinue Reading
Did you know that The French Broad River is the third oldest river in the world? Have you ever floated down Section 9? In my experience there are not many better ways to get away from the fast pace of modern life and to see this beautiful part of theContinue Reading
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
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
Free event features music, arts, crafts, food, and more! The 19th annual Greening Up the Mountains festival will fill the streets of downtown Sylva on Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This historic Jackson County town’s largest festival of the year typically draws thousands of visitors toContinue Reading
Asheville Gallery of Art’s April show, “The Nature of Things,” will feature the work of new member artists, Tebbé Davis, Mark Harmon, t.e. siewert, and Kate Thayer. This will be the second show in AGA’s new gallery space at 82 Patton Avenue. The artists will present works that highlight theirContinue Reading
The Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League (SVFAL) announces the opening of Springtime. “The show will consist of artwork in various media from our SVFAL artists will reflect the observations, impressions and delight with the arrival of spring,” stated Donna Davis, curator for the show. “The artists who make up theContinue Reading
Thursday, April 28 The Western North Carolina AIDS Project’s (WNCAP) 14th annual Dining Out for Life® benefit takes place Thursday, April 28 in Asheville and the surrounding communities. The acclaimed national fundraiser has raised more than 30 million dollars for AIDS service organizations across the country and in Canada sinceContinue Reading
