artsville newsletter November 2025 Round-up: Sharing Food, Crafting Community, Seeking Asylum In this issue: artisan tablescaping, the Afghan Women’s Craft Collective, plus open letters from the RAD's Jeffrey Burroughs and Center for Craft's Stephanie Moore.
op-ed A Tale of Two Hurricanes: ‘When the Water Rises, Artists Rise, Too’ Jeffrey Burroughs, President of the River Arts District Artists, reflects on his role as a speaker and participating artist in the climate-themed exhibition ‘A Tale of Two Cities.’
op-ed Learning to Breathe Again: After Helene, Art Exhibition is ‘A Moving Classroom’ Stephanie Moore, Director of the Center for Craft, reflects on the powerful opening reception of ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ at the New Orleans Academy of Art.
feature story ‘So Many Possibilities’: The Street Creature Puppet Collective Steps Back Into the Limelight The Street Creature Puppet Collective brings whimsy back to WNC this fall, reviving the local arts landscape and delighting audiences at regional festivals.
artsville newsletter September 2025 Round-up: Looking Back, Moving Forward In this issue: What our children stand to lose, ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ opens in New Orleans, plus an open call for our small works exhibition and holiday market.
photo story ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ Opens to Enthusiastic Crowds in New Orleans On opening night, ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts featured hurricane-related art from New Orleans and Western North Carolina.
podcast ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ Curators’ Panel: ‘Art is the Highest Form of Hope’ Join the curators of ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ as they discuss how art can drive economic recovery and strengthen cultural identity after a natural disaster.
exhibitions A Tale of Two Cities On the anniversaries of Hurricanes Helene and Katrina, artists from Western North Carolina and New Orleans unite in response to the existential crisis of our times.
feature story ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ Exhibition Unites Asheville and New Orleans on the Anniversaries of Hurricanes Katrina and Helene 'A Tale of Two Cities' commemorates the shared experiences of New Orleans and Asheville as they navigate the aftermath of climate-related disasters decades apart.
artsville newsletter January 2025 Roundup: Treasure Hunting in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Preserving Rural Craft Communities, Plus the First Helene Retrospective Our January newsletter spotlights the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, where artists are working to revive their communities through creative endeavors.
photo story ‘From the Beginning’: Hurricane Helene in Photographs Local photographer Michael Freas captures the impact of Hurricane Helene on Asheville in a poignant new exhibition at the Ferguson Family YMCA in Candler.
artsville podcast Year in Review: Triumphs, Trials, and Bouncing Back After Hurricane Helene ArtsvilleUSA reflects on a year filled with surprises in our last episode of the year. NOT REAL ART founder Scott Power joins in on the discussion.
artsville newsletter November 2024 Roundup: Rural WNC Arts Community Unites, Crafters Tally Their Losses, Plus Lessons From New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina In November, we covered relief efforts in Mitchell County, evaluated the storm's economic impact on artists, and consulted leaders in Asheville and New Orleans.
feature story Rural Western North Carolina Arts Community Unites to Heal and Rebuild After Hurricane Helene In Mitchell and Yancey counties, local artists, volunteers, and arts organizations spearheaded the disaster relief response. Here’s how to support them.
podcast A Tale of Two Cities: What Asheville Can Learn From New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina Two thought leaders—Michael Manes of Asheville’s Blue Spiral 1 and Arthur Roger of New Orleans’ Arthur Roger Gallery—join us to discuss the future of Asheville post-Hurricane Helene.
feature story Beyond the Storm: 6 Asheville Artists Reflect on Their Losses in Helene’s Aftermath ‘The biggest impact on me and my family is a loss of income as we move forward through these next few months without much tourism.’
podcast Photojournalist Michael Freas Documents Disaster, Destruction, and Hope in Asheville In a special bonus episode, Asheville-based photojournalist Michael Freas joins us to discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina.
feature story Rising Above the Flood: Resilience in Asheville's River Arts District After Hurricane Helene A week after the record-high waters subsided, River Arts District artists gathered to assess the damage, share stories of hope, and create an action plan.
events + news An Update on Hurricane Helene From ArtsvilleUSA We are safe but heartbroken. Much love from ArtsvilleUSA as we process and plan how best to serve and support the Asheville arts community in the future.
