Asheville NC – "Carolina Arts Unleashed"

Center for Craft, Creativity and Design in Hendersonville, NC, Offers Exhibit on the Legacy of Harvey K. Littleton

November 30, 2012December 4, 2014 by admin

Editor’s Note: Earlier this year we informed readers that 2012 was the 50th Anniversary of the Studio Glass Movement in America. We did a special feature on many of the glass exhibits that were being offered in celebration of that anniversary – most taking place in Western North Carolina – home to many a glass ... Read More

Some Articles About Exhibits Taking Place in the Carolinas Which Came In After Our February Deadline

February 7, 2011December 4, 2014 by admin

Some of these came in late – after our Jan. 24 deadline and a few came from folks just discovering us. Some think we should just add them to the paper – after all it’s not printed – it’s electronic, but I say no. That’s what deadlines are for and I don’t want several editions ... Read More

UNC Asheville Holds Spring Ceramic and Art Sale – Apr. 30 & May 30, 2010, in Asheville, NC

April 25, 2010December 3, 2014 by admin

Here’s another event that came across our radar at Carolina Arts: UNC Asheville’s Art Department will hold its annual Spring Ceramic and Art Sale from 4-7 p.m. Friday, April 30, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 1, 2010, in UNC Asheville’s S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, located on the ground floor of Owen Hall. The sale ... Read More

Claymakers Gallery of Fine Handmade Pottery in Durham, NC, Features Works by Five Asheville Potters

January 25, 2010December 3, 2014 by admin

Here’s a press release we received at Carolina Arts about a pottery show in Durham, NC – a city we don’t hear from much. This came from Ronan Peterson, one of the ongoing potters featured at Claymakers. He is another blogging potter with the blog Nine Toes Pottery. Here’s the press release: Claymakers Gallery of ... Read More

Coming Events in the North Carolina Pottery World – Dec. 2009

November 24, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

New info added at bottom 11/25/09 We have received some notices about pottery events which will be taking place in North Carolina this December. So here’s a rundown of what we have received at this point. UNC Asheville’s Art Department will hold its annual holiday ceramic and art sale from 4-7pm on Friday, Dec. 4, ... Read More

Another Big Report on the Arts – Another Load of Baloney

June 19, 2008December 3, 2014 by admin

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has released a report on Artists in the Work Force based on US Census data. Translation – another bunch of guesses made by computer formulas – no hard facts. A headline in the Post & Courier newspaper in Charleston, SC, on 6/14/2008 reads – “Statistically, S.C. not too ... Read More

The Complete Story

May 30, 2008December 3, 2014 by admin

On a recent visit to the North Carolina Arts Council’s (this is NC’s state arts agency) website (www.ncarts.org) under the Headlines heading I found a piece titled “Asheville in American Style Magazine” dated May 6, 2008. The short article informed me that in the June 2008 issue of American Style Magazine, Asheville, NC, was ranked ... Read More