Welcome to the Museum! Our new smARTguide is a great way to learn more about artists, artworks, and exhibitions in our galleries. It complements information found in wall text and also provides suggestions for looking and discussion.
As you use the smARTguide, be mindful of visitors moving around you in order to maintain social distancing. Please wear headphones; if you didn’t bring a pair, ask in the Museum Store about earbuds for sale.
When you’re finished, please take a few minutes to tell us about your experience!
Highlights Tour
This tour visits each exhibition and takes about one hour. Click on an image to hear more about the exhibition or individual artworks.
Level 1 | Windgate Foundation Atrium
Wesley Clark, My Big Black America

Wesley Clark, My Big Black America, 2015, stain, spray paint, latex, and salvaged wood, 192 × 120 × 14 inches. Museum purchase with major support from 2017 A.R.T. members Ron & Nancy Edgerton, Kevin Click, Butch & Kathy Patrick, Rick & Maggi Swanson, and Monty McCutchen & Terri Sigler, and additional contributions from 2017 A.R.T. members Miller & Constance Williams, 2017.39.01. © Wesley Clark, image 1982 Creative Studios.
Level 3 | SECU Collection Hall
Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, Japanese Magnolias
Kelly Phelps and Kyle Phelps, John Henry (Series 3)
Lonnie Holley, For Every Woman I Have Seen Parts of Africa’s Dream in Her Honor
Level 1 | Windgate Foundation Atrium
Museum Plaza
Henry Richardson, Reflections on Unity

Henry Richardson poses in front of his sculpture Reflections on Unity, which was installed at the Asheville Art Museum on September 19, 2019. | Henry Richardson, Reflections on Unity, 2016, chiseled, sanded, and bonded plate glass, 72 × 72 × 72 inches. On loan from the Artist, EL2019.04.01. © Henry Richardson.
Tell Us About Your Experience!
The Museum is adding content and improving the smARTguide in the coming months. Please take a few minutes to tell us about your experience. Your feedback will help us improve this resource.