River Arts District, Asheville, NC

Celebrate the Spring Equinox at Desert Moon Designs

Please join David Lookingbill and Julie Spalla Saturday, March 15 (5:30p-8:30p) for an exhibition of new work in glass, mixed media and fine silver. The benefit concert is for Habitat for Humanity featuring international singer and songwriter Aaron Burdett.

A suggested donation of $5 will include appetizers and refreshments.

Come celebrate the Spring Equinox!

Asheville to Alexandria

Jenny Mastin of Odyssey Studios will deliver her 'Trinity of Consciousness' to the Target Gallery in Alexandria, Va. on February 22, 2008. The work is one of 23 juried selections from more than 140 entries for 'The Five Senses' exhibition that will open on March 6 - April 6, 2008. The Target Gallery is part of the National Exhibition Space of the Torpedo Factory Art Center.

Lori Theriault

Lori Theriault of Odyssey Studios is in the exhibit "Blue Ridge Residencies" which opened at the Center for Craft, Creativity & Design in Hendersonville on February 5. The exhibit runs until May 9. For more information visit http://www.craftcreativitydesign.org/events/index.php.

February Show and Sell

Cottonmill Studio artist Christine Dougherty will be showing paintings in a group show Feb. 22 and 23. This is a Show and Sell show, which is a short and sweet show, for Friday night and Saturday only. Several mediums will be represented, such as clothing, ceramics, jewelry, and painting. The location is the Vadim Bora Gallery at 30 Battery Park Ave. Check details on the website showandsellasheville.com or Christine's blog.

Jonas Gerard at the Asheville Community Theater

Jonas Gerard, internationally collected River District Artist, premiered his works at the Asheville Community Theatre’s opening of its completely renovated Lobby Gallery on January 24, 2008. His exhibit of recent works runs January 14th through February 27th.

A Portrait of Nature, Photographic Art by Laurie McCarriar

Join Laurie McCarriar at the opening reception for her exhibition of landscape portraits at Holy Ground Retreat Center on Friday, Feb 15 from 4:30 to 7:30. Find out how she selects her subjects and uses photographic & digital tools to create a unique perspective on the natural world. The exhibit will run from Feb 14 through March 24. For more information, call 828-398-4190 or visit www.lauriemccarriar.com.
Holy Ground Retreat Center is located at 18 Orange Street, Asheville, NC

Meditation on War, paintings by Skip Rohde

Skip Rohde, Cotton Mill Studios, currently has an exhibition of his "Meditation on War" series of paintings at the Madison County Arts Center.  The exhibit will be up through February 22. The Center is located at 90 South Main in Marshall, NC, and is open Tuesday through Saturday.

Call 649-1301 for more information.

Boxcar Portraits at the Clingman Cafe

“Boxcar Portraits,” a close look at the graffiti and railroad graphics on passing trains as photographed by Michael Mauney, are on exhibit at the Clingman Avenue Café during February.

"The trains were moving when I shot from my loft window,” Michael said, “and that was a major appeal for me - no trips to the train yard or shooting stationary graffiti on bridge abutments. Only once or twice in the four years of looking at the boxcars did a train with an interesting piece of graffiti actually stop opposite my window. For trains going at  average speed I had about 5-6 seconds to identify something, compose, and snap. Sometimes I shot several times a day, sometimes I didn't shoot for weeks at a stretch, and I can only wonder at what I missed. No worries though; there’s always another train somewhere coming down the line.”

Walking up a Hill Singing

New Paintings by RDA members Meg Winnecour and Bee Sieburg
at the Pump Gallery in Phil Mechanic Studios

Opening reception Saturday, November 3, 7pm to 10pm

View of the Canyoncito, 2007

Jenny Mastin

Jenny Mastin (JENLUMA CLAYWORKS) of Odyssey Studios is one of 43 artists selected for Clay on the Wall - 2007 Clay National. The exhibition will be hosted at the Texas Tech University School of Art in the Landmark Gallery from December 1, 2007-February 17, 2008. Visit the Texas Tech website for more information.