About the Artery – 346 depot street, Asheville NC 28801
The ARTERY is a multi-purpose exhibition and event facility serving as headquarters for the Asheville Area Arts Council (AAAC), a visitor center, classroom for a wide range of workshops and programs, display space for fine art and various crafts, rehearsal space for performing artists and groups, and presentation space for small events. Unique, independent projects are also welcome.
Check out our Event Calendar
Current Exhibit
Transforming Paper, featuring work by Angela Eastman & Brita Nordgren
April 6-28 2012
Reception: Friday, April 6, 6-9pm
Upcoming Exhibits
Annual Spring Student Art Show- AB Tech Art Department
May 4-26
Reception: Friday, May 4, 5-7pm
Featured artist: Susannah Zucker
June 1-30
Reception: Friday, June 1, 6-9pm
Featured artist: Moni Hill
July 6-28
Reception: Friday, July 6, 6-9pm
Past Exhibits
Pushing the Envelope
July 1-31
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 9, 8-11pm
Workshops: Wednesdays July 13 & 20 and Tuesday, July 26, 6-7:30pm
Closing Reception: Saturday, July 30, 8-10pm
Curated by The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation.
Immersion
August 1-31
Reception: Friday, August 5, 6-9pm
Featuring the work of Stina Anderson & Kristina Benshoff.
Watch the ARTERY Grand Opening celebration, produced by the talented Pattiy Torno of Asheville RAD
Living on the Edge
September 1-30
Reception: Friday, September 9, 6-9pm
Fundraiser for PLS: Tuesday, September 20, 5:30-7:30pm
Featuring the work of James Daniel & Chloe Kemp.
Proceeds will support Pisgah Legal Services.
Craft: A Sense of Place
October 1-31
Reception: Friday, October 7, 6-9pm
Featuring the work of Daniel Essig, Chris Perryman & Caitie Sellers.
Curated by Gwynne Rukenbrod, Executive Director of Handmade in America.
Third Nature
November 1-30
Reception: Friday, November 4, 6-9pm
Featuring the work of Virginia Derryberry.
Nuestras Historias, Nuestras Voces/ Our Stories, Our Voices, curated by Victor Palomino
December 3-30 Reception: Saturday, December 3, 7-9pm
Amanda C. Sweet, Oil Paintings January 6-28 Reception: Saturday, January 7, 6-9pm
Twenties: Decade in Polaroid, 1999-2008, featuring work by Erin Fussell February 4-25 Reception: Saturday, February 4, 6-9pm
Genetically Commodified, featuring work by Kirsten Stolle March 2-31 Reception: Friday, March 2, 6-9pm