Coastal Carolina, an oil painting by Brevard artist Virginia Pendergrass, has been selected for the 2015 juried exhibition of Women Painters of the Southeast. The 2015 Women Painters of the Southeast (WPSE) exhibition will open at the Blue Ridge Arts Association in Blue Ridge, GA on Friday, April 10 fromContinue Reading
BlackBird Frame & Art’s entry was recently honored as “Popular Choice” winner of the Professional Picture Framers Association international print framing competition in voting by over 4,000 peers attending the organization’s annual conference. To qualify for the event, the BlackBird entry had been judged the first place winner in PPFAContinue Reading
Unprecedented Community Collaborations Asheville Amadeus is the Asheville Symphony Orchestra’s week-long festival celebrating the music and life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Featuring internationally renowned pianist Emanuel Ax, several performances will be held March 17-22 in an unprecedented collaboration with more than a dozen local and regional arts and culture organizations,Continue Reading
North Carolina Stage Company (NC Stage) and Asheville Community Theatre (ACT) are excited to announce a co-production of Amadeus opening Wednesday, March 11, 2015. In 18th century Vienna, music is the currency of power. And Court Composer Antonio Salieri is the toast of the town. That is, until a youngContinue Reading
Pre-Festival Kickoff Saturday, March 14 at 7 p.m. – Beer Release and Open House featuring music by Sirius.B. Highland Brewing releases a commemorative beer crafted in honor of Mozart, Wolfgang 1756 is a classic Vienna-style lager. A wonderful session beer, Wolfgang 1756 is crisp, light-bodied and refreshing – the perfectContinue Reading
Kyle Abraham’s Groundbreaking Dance Company Abraham.In.Motion, brings a fresh, unique vision to the stage with When the Wolves Came In. Abraham.In.Motion was just named one of The Boston Globe’s Top 10 Dance Picks in the nation (2014), won the prestigious Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award in 2012, and has been citedContinue Reading
Interiors/Landscapes/Cityscapes Asheville Gallery of Art features the work of Cheryl Keefer. Her show, “Reflections: Interiors/Landscapes/Cityscapes,” includes new and recent work in oils. The artist, who paints from life and travels for inspiration, captures scenes that conjure memories and prompt reflection in even the most casual viewer. Keefer’s paintings have wonContinue Reading
by Cheryl Keefer – “I feel there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh As a fellow artist, I have always felt befriended by French artists, Monet, Cèzanne, Van Gogh, and Matisse, as well as American artist, John Singer Sargent, who also painted fromContinue Reading
With March, the sun overtakes winter’s waning darkness, soothing blue waters flow from the sky, and springtime begins in radiant bursts of new life and color. Aquamarine, a gemstone with the color of the sea, is a fitting birthstone for this month of renewal. Long held to be a symbolContinue Reading
