Asheville Art Museum

Today’s public tour is led by Lin Andrews, master docent.

Today’s Art Break is led by Kristi McMillan, adult programs manager.

In this workshop, learn about the history of barn quilts in Appalachia and create your own.

Heroes & Villains This month we’ll visit artworks that feature characters. We’ll look for examples of good and evil, and create masks!

Heroes & Villains This month we’ll visit artworks that feature characters. We’ll look for examples of good and evil, and create masks!

Appalachia Now! This month we’ll visit works in our opening exhibition Appalachia Now! and discuss trends in contemporary southern Appalachian art.

Soft pastel is the purest medium for painting vibrant colors. In this four-part class, explore color, texture, and design to create beautiful finished artworks.

Storytime & Art takes place at North Asheville Library on First Wednesdays.

In this eight-part class, explore the fundamentals of painting with oils.

In this four-part class, discover sculptural concepts and processes with a focus on hands-on learning, critical thinking, and group dialogue.

Today’s Art Break is led by UNC Asheville professor Lei Han and New Media students.

Collage This month we’ll visit the galleries to look at a few portraits before heading to the studio to create a real or imagined portrait…

Today’s public tour is led by a Museum docent.

The Museum, with the assistance of its volunteer docents and support from the Asheville Area Section of the American Institute of Architects, is proud to sponsor the WNC…

Come discover the art of play in the Museum’s studio and Art PLAYce!

Storytime & Art takes place at Etowah Library on second Tuesdays at 10am.

Signaling recent activist and aesthetic concepts in the work of Kara Walker, Childish Gambino, BLM, Janelle Monáe, and Kendrick Lamar, and marking the exit of…

Storytime & Art takes place at West Asheville Library on second Tuesdays at 3:30pm.

Today’s public tour is led by a Museum docent.

Today’s Art Break is led by Sharon McRorie, education programs manager & Kelly Baisley, learning & engagement assistant.

Register by February 12 to help meet minimum enrollment.

Revisit timeless locations known by heart—your home, a childhood realm of imagination, or a memorable faraway place—and translate a sense of its setting into visual representations that celebrate more than record.

John Cobb is an international performer and recording artist known for his broad interpretive range and technical command. The New York Times has praised his…

Storytime & Art takes place at Enka-Candler Library on third Wednesdays at 10:30am.

Storytime & Art takes place at Skyland/South Buncombe Library on third Thursdays at 10:30am.

Today’s Art Break is led by Kristi McMillan, adult programs manager.

Watercolors Visit the galleries to see examples of watercolor paintings, then explore the medium yourself in the studio.

Today’s public tour is led by a Museum docent.

Asheville is brimming with tourists, but it is not a new phenomenon. In 1880, just before the arrival of the Southern Railroad, Asheville’s population was…

Today’s tour is led by Doris Potash, master docent.

Today’s public tour is led by a Museum docent.

Today’s Art Break is led by Cindy Buckner, associate curator.

Explore the elements of art and principles of design through the most complex and dynamic subject in nature: the human figure.

Storytime & Art takes place at North Asheville Library on First Wednesdays.

Today’s Art Break is led by Hilary Schroeder, curatorial assistant.

Learn and experiment with fundamental embroidery skills. Using found objects (provided, or bring your own!), explore composition and technique to create artifact-based collages.

Flora/Fauna This month we’ll visit examples of plants and animals, real or imagined, and talk about elements of our natural world. We’ll wrap up with…

Flora/Fauna This month we’ll visit examples of plants and animals, real or imagined, and talk about elements of our natural world. We’ll wrap up with…

Come discover the art of play in the Museum’s studio and Art PLAYce!

In this four-part class, learn to draw like the Old Masters by giving yourself the right tools, techniques, and time to learn.

Storytime & Art takes place at Etowah Library on second Tuesdays at 10am.

“Wild Art” refers to work that exists outside the established, rarified world of art galleries and cultural channels. It encompasses uncatalogued, uncommodified art not often…

Storytime & Art takes place at West Asheville Library on second Tuesdays at 3:30pm.

In this six-part class, learn to draw and paint birds realistically using drawing and watercolor.

For this special Art Break, Carol Anders interviews “Zelda Fitzgerald” (Terry Darakjy) about her life and art. Presented in conjunction with Celebrate Zelda! 2020, in…

Printmaking This month we’ll visit the galleries looking at examples of all types of prints, before heading to the studio to create your own series…

Today’s public tour is led by a Museum docent.

The human form has inspired artists as a symbol of the human condition, or been used as a point of departure for abstraction. In this four-part class, take a fresh approach to traditional figurative art by translating casual cell-phone snapshots into a fully realized painting.

Storytime & Art takes place at Enka-Candler Library on third Wednesdays at 10:30am.

Storytime & Art takes place at Skyland/South Buncombe Library on third Thursdays at 10:30am.

Today’s public tour is led by a Museum docent.

One climate-threatened wood thrush’s migration journey created an incredible connection between North Carolina and Belize. Follow this bird’s journey from North Carolina to Belize and…

Today’s Art Break is led by Marilyn Laufer, director emerita of the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art and co-curator, A Telling Instinct.

Register by March 18 to help meet minimum enrollment.

Anne Lemanski joins Cindy Buckner, associate curator, for a discussion of the role animals play in her work, including two sculptures on view in A…

Today’s tour is led by Doris Potash, master docent.

Black Mountain College artist Dorothy Cole Ruddick’s untitled weaving in the Museum’s Collection scaffolds this intensive workshop filled with experiments and explorations in a variety of media.

Today’s public tour is led by a Museum docent.

A “fun” raising, fundraiser event with food & drink, a silent auction, raffle, dancing, and more! Tickets and details to come.

Storytime & Art takes place at North Asheville Library on First Wednesdays.

Today’s public tour is led by a Museum docent.

The Asheville Art Museum’s 2020 interdisciplinary symposium reflects on the theme of Diversity in Small/Midsize Museums. The Museum invites undergraduate and graduate students in all…

Get in contact with your mind and spiritual self by making a visual representation of your connection to the universe.

Found Object Sculptures This month we’ll visit 3D artworks and talk about materials and technique.

Slow Art Day is a global event with a simple mission: help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art.…

Found Object Sculptures This month we’ll visit 3D artworks and talk about materials and technique.

Today’s public tour is led by a Museum docent.

Come discover the art of play in the Museum’s studio and Art PLAYce!

Storytime & Art takes place at Etowah Library on second Tuesdays at 10am.

This buoyant, captivating memoir tells the tale of a talented dancer’s lifelong friendship with one of the choreographic geniuses of our time. Preger-Simon’s story opens…

Storytime & Art takes place at West Asheville Library on second Tuesdays at 3:30pm.

Storytime & Art takes place at Enka-Candler Library on third Wednesdays at 10:30am.

Storytime & Art takes place at Skyland/South Buncombe Library on third Thursdays at 10:30am.

Today’s public tour is led by a Museum docent.

Today’s Art Break is led by Bill Steiner, collector.

More Than Math integrates the visual arts into problem-based mathematics units developed for grades 3–8 drawn from the context of works of art in the…

Register by April 15 to help meet minimum enrollment.

Today’s tour is led by Doris Potash, master docent.

Since its installation as the first work in the new Museum, My Big Black America has made a deep impression on Members and visitors. The…

This Art Travels trip is full. To add your name to our waiting list, please email Kristi McMillan, adult programs manager, or call 828.253.3227 x122.…

Experience the art of Oshibana: creating art with pressed flowers and leaves.

Today’s public tour is led by a Museum docent.

Don’t miss this annual collaborative program! Asheville School current students and alumni activate the Museum’s galleries with original dance, music, spoken word, and visual art…

Today’s program features works by Xavier Montsalvatge, Maurice Ravel, Ernő Dohnányi, and Enrique Granados.

Today’s public tour is led by a Museum docent.

Save the Date! Join the Education staff for an afternoon of hands-on fun.

More Than Math integrates the visual arts into problem-based mathematics units developed for grades 3–8 drawn from the context of works of art in the…