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Dozens of businesses in downtown Asheville boarded up their windows when protesters marched in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis. Those

Buncombe County is giving out a second round of federal COVID aid money. Top recipients of the $11M include Mountain Housing Opportunities with $2.5M and Habitat for Humanity with $1.6M.

Two events celebrating local artists and entrepreneurs converged in Asheville’s River Arts District this weekend, Nov. 13-14. The Black Wall Street Marketplace supports Black-owned entrepreneurs, like Naomi Waller’s Beauty Business and Paintings. “BLACK WALL STREET AVL” TO SET UP STOREFRONT, EVENT…

Checking in with the executive directors of the Asheville Area Arts Council, Magnetic Theatre and Asheville Writers in the Schools and Community.

After a shift in state policies decimated the NC film industry, incentive changes and COVID-19 conditions are behind solid numbers this year. But will this last?

Aurora Studio and Gallery’s mission is to provide a supportive art space for artists affected by mental health needs, addiction and/or homelessness. It’s a place in Asheville where artists can gather and express themselves through the visual arts. Caption: Studio provides support, art space for ar…

Growing up, Shana Bushyhead Condill frequently visited museums with her family. Whether in Montana where she was born or in Milwaukee where she graduated high school, Condill had exposure to a broad range of collections. But as a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, what she did not see…

Another round of aid for Asheville and Buncombe County small businesses is now available, following a vote by county commissioners to allocate $500,000 in federal COVID aid.

The final piece of the Jack Rusher Park improvement project should be in place by late spring 2022. The City of Asheville announced on Thursday that Baltimore-based artist, Becky Borlan, had been selected by a review committee to design a playable art piece that will be placed in the park near the p…

Hominy Creek Greenway marks 10 years with outdoor art installation. Plus, an Asheville musician recounts wild outlaw country tales in new book, HART presents The Diary of Anne Frank and the Black Mountain Center for the Arts returns to live theater.

It’s kind of magical how a blank canvas can make an artist feel whole again. Caption: Asheville artist’s Halloween series comes 5 years after life-changing health scare. “It’s fun that you can turn a white space into something,” explained Amar Stewart of Asheville, who’s spent months working on pain…

Until late in the 20th century, you had to go to New York or Chicago or Los Angeles to see important contemporary art — or, if you were an artist,

After a year away, organizers are "hopeful and cautiously excited" for the return of Asheville's Holiday Parade.

Asheville’s African American Heritage Trail is expected to be completed late next year, and organizers are seeking public input.

Asheville music venue operators shared their COVID-19 protocols during an Asheville Area Arts Council town tall Tuesday. Caption: Keeping crowds safe: Asheville venue operators discuss their COVID rules. Managers from The Orange Peel, White Horse Black Mountain, Grey Eagle, Harrah’s Cherokee C…

A little after noon Sunday in Asheville’s Pack Square, the first sounds indicating a turning point for the Asheville Symphony Orchestra came from Alicia

Asheville’s world renowned arts scene just got even better with the new South Slope Mural Trail, featuring 17 marvelous murals.

JP Chalarca discusses his new oral history project, which tells the stories of people who live and work in the West End Clingman Avenue Neighborhood.

In 16 paintings, local artist Connie Bostic pays tribute to the many local Black women who cared for white children in the first half of the 20th century.

Blue Ridge Pride installs art project in Pack Square Park. Plus, Art in Autumn returns to Weaverville, the Southern Highland Craft Guild celebrates Appalachian heritage, and Pan Harmonia plans Asheville concerts.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Arts Council announced today that five traditional artist teams from western North Carolina have received the third annual North Carolina Appalachian Folklife Apprenticeships awards.

Now in its 10th year, the Asheville-based nonprofit—dedicated to championing nearly every aspect of the local fiber chain—is experiencing a renaissance in its new Depot Street location, with a retail space and studios that invite passersby to discover the jaw-dropping diversity of artists and producers working with fiber in the regional “fibershed.”

Despite public outcries over his 1929 debut novel, Look Homeward, Angel, local residents were still eager to know what Thomas Wolfe had planned next. As pressure mounted to deliver his next book, Wolfe begged his mother to not leak any information to the Asheville press.

Oxalis is a weed-like ground cover that can quickly take over a lawn. Travis Lowe saw “Oxalis” as an apt metaphor and appropriate title for his latest