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Home > Exhibitions > Precious Medals

Precious Medals

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Dates:
July 9–October 4, 2021
Location:
Explore Asheville Exhibition Hall

Precious Medals: Gold, Silver, Bronze highlights works from the Museum’s Collection including glass, ceramic, fashion, and sculpture that use the same metals that are given to the top three placing athletes in an Olympic competition. The precious nature of these three metals is examined in relation to the artworks shown.

Precious Medals is on view in conjunction with the exhibitions Golden Hour: Olympians Photographed by Walter Iooss Jr. and Artistic Tribute: Representation of the Athlete. These exhibitions are organized by the Asheville Art Museum and curated by Whitney Richardson, associate curator.

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Thursday, Jul 8, 2021

Members-Only Preview: Art of the Olympics

As a valued Museum Member, we invite you to join us for the exclusive opening of our newest exhibitions: Golden Hour: Olympians Photographed by Walter

Friday, Aug 6, 2021

Jewelry-Making

Visit our galleries on a scavenger hunt for inspiration before joining us in the Wells Fargo Art PLAYce to create! Each Friday afternoon for the month of August, use a variety of materials to create your own unique piece of jewelry.

Friday, Aug 13, 2021

Jewelry-Making

Visit our galleries on a scavenger hunt for inspiration before joining us in the Wells Fargo Art PLAYce to create! Each Friday afternoon for the month of August, use a variety of materials to create your own unique piece of jewelry.

Saturday, Aug 14, 2021

Movement

Visit the galleries on a scavenger hunt for inspiration, then join us in the studio to experiment with a variety of movement-based art-making techniques, inspired

Friday, Aug 20, 2021

Jewelry-Making

Visit our galleries on a scavenger hunt for inspiration before joining us in the Wells Fargo Art PLAYce to create! Each Friday afternoon for the month of August, use a variety of materials to create your own unique piece of jewelry.

Thursday, Aug 26, 2021

Weaving

Visit the Museum’s galleries on a scavenger hunt for inspiration, then join us in the studio to explore weaving with a variety of materials including

Thursday, Aug 26, 2021

Marilynn Seits Jazz Duo

Marilynn Seits is a performer, composer, and jazz piano teacher. She has played at the Waldorf Astoria and Plaza Hotels in New York City, in

Friday, Aug 27, 2021

Jewelry-Making

Visit our galleries on a scavenger hunt for inspiration before joining us in the Wells Fargo Art PLAYce to create! Each Friday afternoon for the month of August, use a variety of materials to create your own unique piece of jewelry.

Saturday, Aug 28, 2021

Weaving

Visit the Museum’s galleries on a scavenger hunt for inspiration, then join us in the studio to explore weaving with a variety of materials including

Saturday, Sep 4, 2021

*CANCELED* 1, 2, 3… Action! (Grades K–5)

Spend the afternoon creating action-based artwork, inspired by the athleticism seen in our Olympics-themed exhibitions. Students create large-scale silhouette collages of their bodies in motion, stop-motion photography, and movement-based abstract art.

Saturday, Sep 11, 2021

MakerSpace: Precious Metals

Visit the Precious Medals exhibition on a scavenger hunt for gold, silver, and bronze, then create a variety of metal-based or metallic artworks in the

Saturday, Sep 25, 2021

MakerSpace: Precious Metals

Visit the Precious Medals exhibition on a scavenger hunt for gold, silver, and bronze, then create a variety of metal-based or metallic artworks in the

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Selected works from the exhibition

Negative Side Up
Mark Stanitz, Negative Side Up
Untitled
Lorna Blaine Halper, Untitled

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Groups of students or adults are invited to schedule a tour of the Museum’s Collection or special exhibitions. Our inquiry-based group visits, led by volunteer docents or Museum staff, challenge visitors to hone their observation skills.

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