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December Featured Artists: Explore the Breadth of Creativity

Artsville's Virtual Gallery Artist Spotlight Feature

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November 2023 Roundup: Artsville’s FIRST Holiday Cataloge, Marla Tambellini on Art in Asheville, and more!

November Roundup: Artsville’s FIRST Holiday Cataloge, Marla Tambellini on Art in Asheville, and more!

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Asheville Art Marketer Marla Tambellini: An Edgy, Artsy, and Inviting Destination for All

Discover the magic of Asheville with its vibrant arts scene and beyond on the Artsville Podcast! Join us as host Louise Glickman speaks with Marla Tambellini, Senior VP of Marketing at Explore Asheville as she retires after almost 30 years as a masterful spokesperson and marketer, especially for the arts.

November’s Featured Artists: Creative Exploration of Earthly Themes and Provacative Family Ties

Enjoy PART TWO of our Virtual Gallery Featured Artists Highlights This month, Artsville highlights our Virtual Gallery Artists: ceramicist Candice Hensley, printmaker Jean McLaughlin, and painter Selene Plum. These three women have powerful voices and years of experience.  Each speaks with inspirations from the earth and compelling ties to the

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Holiday Catalog Highlights Artsville’s Nine Virtual Gallery Artists

Artsville's first Holiday Cataloge allows you to browse through the work of our nine virtual gallery artists' offerings.

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October 2023 Roundup: NEW Virtual Gallery Launches, Travelogue Goes West, Hilloween, and MORE!

October 2023 Roundup: NEW Virtual Gallery Launches, Travelogue Goes West, Hilloween, and MORE!

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October’s Featured Artists: Explore Art through Intricate Jewelry, Captivating Textiles, and Ethereal Paintings

Explore the creative journeys of three exceptional artists from WNC. Wendy Newman's transition from fashion and photography to mandala art, Elizabeth Walton's interpretation of nature through metal jewelry, and Amy Massey's integration of diverse life experiences into her artwork. These artists' ...

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Travelogue: Travel West for Creative Culture Building Communities

Travel with us to Abingdon, Lexington, Nashville, and more! Artsville finds diverse art celebrating culture and community scattered across beloved cities.

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Artsville’s First Virtual Gallery CoHort Launches!

Artsville's first cohort for their Virtual Gallery launches with nine artists in a wide variety of mediums. The experience offers more than exposure, and connects art lovers and artists across WNC.

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Hilloween: A Mechanism for Unity with Gina Phillips

Learn about 'Hilloween', an event that amplifies Mitchell County, North Carolina's strong arts heritage and unifies the community.

September in Review: App State’s Thriving Art and Design Programs, Retrospective on Penland Auction, Podcast: Artsville Partnership, and MORE

The weather is starting to hint at cooler temperatures, but things are beginning to heat up here at Artsville.  This month’s features travel across WNC to Penland and Boone, as well as CA where our podcast guest, Scott “Sourdough” Powers, is located. Plus, we have an exciting “teaser” about

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So You Want to be a Real Artist?Appalachian State University Builds Creative Careers in the High Country

Appalachian State University's Art and Applied Design Programs are gems hidden in the North Carolina High Country.

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Building Artist Brands: An Artsville Partnership Story with Scott "Sourdough" Power & Louise Glickman [Ep 22]

Scott “Sourdough” Power's unique vision for building artist brands is moving the needle in the art world. Tune in to learn about his multimedia art projects and future aspirations!

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Retrospective: Penland Auction 2023

Revisiting Penland School of Craft's Benefit Auction 2023

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Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Program Accelerates Craftspeople’s Skills in WNC

This fall, Artsville Collective will be exploring the programs and institutions in WNC that are growing and educating creators in our community.  Our first feature is on Haywood Community College’s (HCC) Professional Crafts Program. Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts program has a 46-year history of producing craftspeople in

August - Artsville Collective Roundup: HCC Professional Crafts Program, Annual Penland Auction, and Exciting Upcoming Announcement from Artsville

"Aegean Waves" by Alix Johnson a recent graduate of Haywood Community College Professional Crafts Program. Read about this unique program and her personal experience as well as details on this year's Annual Penland School of Craft Benefit Auction, exciting news from Artsville, and more.

Penlands School of Craft Annual Benefit Auction

Penland School of Craft will host its 38th annual benefit auction on August 25 and 26. This gala weekend on the Penland campus is the renowned craft school’s largest public event and most important fundraiser of the year.

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Julia Woodman Honored at this year’s Penland Auction

Julia Woodman will be the first Penland artist to be honored with the Lucy Morgan Award at the Lucy Morgan Leaders luncheon at the 38th Annual Penland Benefit Auction on Friday, August 25.

CELEBRATING Beautiful Cards and Memories - Elizabeth Moody at 90

Summer is upon us, and Artsville is busy at home preparing for some exciting changes to come this fall.  In lieu of our monthly newsletter, we hope you enjoy this lovely piece celebrating Elizabeth Moody.  Don’t forget that our latest podcast episode makes a wonderful listen whether you’re

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Preserving A Picturesque America, Travelogue: Florence, BLISS Invite, Krafthouse, and New Podcast: June 2023 Newsletter

This month’s newsletter travels across America and to Florence, Italy to explore how art history and the natural world remain relevant in today’s modern art scene.

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The Story of Curating Jim McDowell’s Red Tails Face Jug with Nasher’s Chief Curator Marshall N. Price Ph.D. [Ep21]

Jim McDowell, his "Red Tails" Face Jug, and Marshall Price

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Asheville Painter Virginia Derryberry Talks Mythology, Alchemy, and Duality

Virginia Derryberry’s paintings of ‘Private Domain’ take you on a journey—enveloping you in mystical moments and wrapping you up in the drama of revised myths.

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BLISS Art Tour Brings 800 Enthusiasts to Biltmore Lake

We're celebrating the success of the inagural Biltmore Lake Imaginative Studio Stroll (BLISS), co-produced by Artsville to build cultural capital in Western Bucombe.

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The Success of BLISS, Asheville Painter Virginia Derryberry, and a New Podcast Episode: May Newsletter

In this month's newsletter, Artsville discusses the success of BLISS, shares a feature with painter Virginia Derryberry, and announces a new podcast episode.

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Sherry Masters: Bridging the Gap Between Artists and Art Enthusiasts [Ep20]

Today, you’ll learn more about the art tours that Sherry Masters organizes with Art Connections and why she believes it’s important to humanize the arts.