thru February Urban Sketches by Virginia Pendergrass Trackside Studios, 375 Depot Street in the River Arts District. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. February 4-6 Mothertongue Ghosts in the bathroom. Drugs in the brassiere. Uncontrolled scratching. And so much more. Thursdays-Saturdays, January 28-30 and February 4-6, at 7:30 p.m.Continue Reading

through January The Odyssey Cooperative Art Gallery New show celebrating the ceramic art of Chiwa Clark and Andrea Freeman and other gallery members. The gallery features 24 local clay artists, working in a variety of styles to create functional and non-functional pottery and works of figurative and abstract sculpture. OdysseyContinue Reading

December 1-30 Toys Works by Virginia Pendergrass, on display from December 1-30, 2015 at the Asheville Gallery of Art, 16 College Street, downtown Asheville. For more information, visit ashevillegallery-of-art.com or call (828) 251-5796. through December Ceramic Art Exhibit New show celebrating works by Mark Harmon, Ed Rivera, and other galleryContinue Reading

Looking for October events? Click Here through November Odyssey Cooperative Art Gallery Ceramic art of Libba Tracy and Reiko Miyagi and other gallery members. Odyssey Co-op Gallery, 238 Clingman Avenue. Call (828) 285-9700, or visit Odysseyceramicarts.com through November 30 Anything Goes, Everything Shows What do shoes, phones, records, bottles, dolls,Continue Reading

Friday, October 2 Art After Dark Downtown Waynesville. For more details call Twigs and Leaves at (828)456-1940 or find us online at www.waynesvillegalleryassociation.com. Friday, October 2 Art After Dark Ceramic artist Danny Mclain demonstrates wheel thrown pottery at the Mahogany House Gallery, 240 Depot Street, Frog Level, Waynesville. Friday, OctoberContinue Reading

Spruce Street Market Weekly artist market takes place every Saturday in September from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the intersection of College and Spruce Streets in downtown Asheville. Details at www.SpruceStreetMarket.com thru September Ceramic Art Exhibit Ceramic art of Barbara Quartrone and Dyann Myers. Functional and non-functional pottery andContinue Reading

Saturday, August 1 Heros & Villains New visions of heroes and villains created by ZaPow member artists. Opening reception from 7-9 p.m. On display through October 11, 2015. ZaPow! 21 Battery Park Ave., downtown Asheville. Details at www.zapow.com Saturday & Sunday, August 1 & 2 Village Art and Craft FairContinue Reading

Wednesday, July 1 at 7 pm Jenny Martin & Courtney Stevens Reading & Signing Fast cars are Phoebe “Phee” Van Zant’s mode of opposition in Jenny Martin’s debut Tracked, which Erin Bowman calls “an action-packed sci-fi with heart.” Martin is a school librarian in Texas. Courtney Stevens tackles difficult groundContinue Reading

Plein-Air Painting Workshops Trail & Palette will host two plein-air painting workshops near Asheville in June. NYC-trained artists and Montana geologist offer a Hudson River School approach to landscape painting. Details, registration at www.trailpalette.com.   Opening at HART Nunsense – Until June 12. Directed by Suzanne Tinsley. The 39 Steps –Continue Reading