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Art Break: Carla Funk

Date:
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Cost:
Free for Members or included with Museum admission
Tickets:
https://www.ashevilleart.org/visit/ticket-options/

Join Carla Funk, curator of the exhibition Counter/Balance: Gifts from John and Robyn Horn, for this month’s Art Break as she leads a gallery talk about the works in the exhibition.

About the Curator:

Over the past twenty years, Carla Funk has taught college-level courses in Art History and curated numerous exhibitions of contemporary art with a special focus on women artists and global textile arts. She spearheaded efforts to build the first campus art gallery at the Florida Institute of Technology where she was the founding Director of the Center for Textile Arts in 2009 and served as Executive Director and Chief Curator of University Museums from 2011–2020.

Carla received her bachelor’s degree in Art History from New College of Florida, and master’s in Art History and Criticism from Florida State University, with postgraduate studies at Emory University and George Washington University.

Art Breaks

These informal gallery talks that educate and engage visitors in dialogue with Museum staff, volunteer educators, or special guests.

Contact:
Asheville Art Museum
Phone:
828.253.3227