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Buncombe County Commissioner Candidate Arts Survey

Buncombe County Commissioner Candidate Arts Survey

Last week, we shared the results of our Asheville City Council Candidate Arts Survey. Now, in this second edition, we are asking Buncombe County Commissioner candidates their thoughts on arts-related issues. Remember early voting starts this Thursday! 

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Asheville downtown free LEAF festival may be canceled due to scheduling conflict
The free Asheville LEAF downtown festival may be cancelled due to scheduling problems, an organizer has said.
LEAF Global Arts center opens on The Block
The LEAF Global Arts center will celebrate its grand opening on Friday, Feb. 14 with a series of events.
Jonathan Scales Fourchestra: Tiny Desk Concert
Here’s a first: Steelpans at the Tiny Desk. It’s true. Nearly a thousand performances into the series and the instrument has never been featured, until now.
Montford Music and Arts Festival returns May 30
The Montford Music & Arts Festival, the longest-running and only free-to-the-public festival in the greater Asheville area, will stage its 17th annual event on Saturday, May 30, the first time the festival is being held after Memorial Day.

 

City proposes $100M makeover for Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
“Other than a new roof, the exterior shell and a few walls here and there, we’re looking at a brand-new facility,” said Chris Corl, general manager of Harrah’s Cherokee Center — Asheville, as he displayed concepts for the auditorium developed by the Nashville-based Earl Swensson Associates.
Mission Hospital’s new building includes an extensive local art collection
More than 150 local artists contributed 659 works of art to the hospital’s North Tower.
Many Ask Artists To Supply Creative Work For Exposure. So Did The Asheville Art Museum
Ask any of the 50 artists invited into Asheville Art Museum’s “Appalachia Now!” exhibition

 

Former Librarian Makes Statement Jewelry That Won’t Whisper
Viola Spells is a third-generation crocheter, and she says she loves the medium’s “woven look — and that it’s a traditional women’s art.

 

Customers step up after mistake costs Asheville pottery shop almost $66,000
A pottery shop based out of Asheville made national headlines this week. WLOS.
The Asheville Art Museum takes Black Mountain College online | AVLtoday
The Asheville Art Museum just got a grant to digitize their collection of Black Mountain College materials
BMCM+AC opens an exhibition spotlighting women artists
The show is set to open on Friday, Jan. 24. A wide array of accompanying programs, from music and spoken word to workshops and film screenings, run through April 25.
National Endowment for the Arts Releases Latest Survey of Public Participation in the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts today released the full results from the nation’s largest, most representative survey of adult participation in the arts.

 

Thomas Wolfe Auditorium renovation plans: 9 questions answered
Asheville wants to embark on an extensive renovation of Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. Who will pay for it?

 

Rebecca Lynch named Chow Chow executive director
Chow Chow, the 501C3 organization which held its inaugural celebration in Asheville in 2019, has hired its first executive director — Rebecca Lynch — in anticipation of this year’s event September 10-13, 2020.
No Longer Concerned About Gallery Sales, Molly Sawyer Thriving In Museums, Art Centers
Molly Sawyer used to sculpt stylized horses and human figures from clay.

 

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