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“When members of a society wish to secure that society’s rich heritage, they cherish their arts and respect their artists. The esteem with which we regard

Intern’s Take On Southern backroads, it’s not uncommon to pass ramshackle houses and drive alongside rusted trucks or big rigs making deliveries to small communities.

This new addition to the Museum is certainly a work you’ll want to see before it melts away—pun intended. Recently rotated into the Museum’s SECU Collection Hall, Margaret Curtis’s relatively new painting, The Ice Sculpture, immediately caught my attention by distinguishing

Curator’s Take Etta Deikman notably studied painting with Hans Hoffman at his School of Art in New York City. While at Black Mountain College in

Joseph Bathanti performs “Du Plessix,” inspired by Jonathan Williams’s Beauty and Beast: —Joseph Bathanti, professor, Appalachian State University and former NC poet laureate This project

Curator’s Take One of the driving forces of Norm Schulman’s work was looking for the duality in human nature. He fearlessly confronted life through his

Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle on Shan Goshorn’s Home Land: —Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, author, historian, educator This project has been made possible in part by a major

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today that the Asheville Art Museum is among 30 finalists (15 museums and 15 libraries) for

Curator’s Take A native of Indiana who taught at Newcomb College in New Orleans during the 1920s through the 1940s, Will Henry Stevens’s (1881–1949) work

Docent’s Take I like a good story and if there’s a chance to learn, all the better. This leads me to share the story of