Work of the Week

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

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

Marie Cochran on Kelly Phelps and Kyle Phelps’s John Henry (Series 3) and Affrilachian Art —Marie Cochran, artist and director, Affrilachian Artist Project This project has been made possible in part

Not many people experience standing within arm’s reach of a polar bear; however, I consistently feel the up-close presence of this frightening arctic predator when

Jo Sandman’s broad, gestural marks and composed splatter place her work in dialogue with the Abstract Expressionists of her generation. The spirit of experimentation demonstrated

Seeing this image for the first time inspired a nostalgia that brought me back to growing up on the beaches of North Carolina. The lighting