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Asheville Art Museum On the Slope

175 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801 United States

Museum offices closed

The Museum’s offices will be closed Monday, December 24; Tuesday, December 25; and Tuesday, January 1. Happy holidays!

Urban Loft + Art Tour 2018

We invite you to privately tour Downtown Asheville’s most stunning art-filled lofts and impressive architecture during the Urban Loft + Art Tour 2018. We will also…

Red Hot in the Blue Ridge

Today’s Art Break features William, Katherine, and Alex Bernstein, whose work is on view in our current exhibition Red Hot in the Blue Ridge.

Red Hot in the Blue Ridge

Today’s Art Break is led by Yaffa & Jeff Todd, whose work is featured in our current exhibition Red Hot in the Blue Ridge.

New Asheville Art Museum rendering of interior

Making it New

Today’s Art Break is led by Lola Clairmont, Curatorial Assistant, with special guests Ralph Burns & David Huff, photographers-in-residence.

SOLD OUT Delicious Ambiguity: An Uncertainty Workshop for Uncertain Times

This workshop is sold out. To add your name to our waiting list, call 828.253.3227 x122. Level: All levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) Embrace uncertainty and…

SOLD OUT Art Party (Grades K-2)

This session is sold out. For more information or to add your name to our waiting list, please call x124. Week 7 | August 6…

SOLD OUT Color Your World (Grades K-2)

This session is sold out. For more information or to add your name to our waiting list, please call x124. Week 7 | August 6…

Grains of Breath, Out of Sand

Choreographer Kathleen Meyers Leiner and local professional dancers debut a new work in response to our current exhibitions Red Hot in the Blue Ridge and…

Alternative Photography (Grades 9-12)

Week 6 | July 30 – August 3 | Grades 9 – 12 | Afternoon This crash course in pinhole camera and cyanotype photography explores…

Drawing, Working with Line (Grades 9-12)

Week 6 | July 30 – August 3 | Grades 9 – 12 | Morning Using line as a principle means of visual expression, students…

(Re)Visiting George Masa

Today’s Art Break is led by Michelle Lee, the Museum’s Curatorial Intern for Museum Diversity 2018.

SOLD OUT Let’s Draw + Paint (Grades 3-5)

This session is sold out. For more information or to add your name to our waiting list, please call x124. Week 5 | July 23…

SOLD OUT Off the Wall (Grades 3-5)

This session is sold out. For more information or to add your name to our waiting list, please call x124. Week 5 | July 23…

SOLD OUT Mixed Up + Messy (Grades K-2)

This session is sold out. For more information or to add your name to our waiting list, please call 828.253.3227 x124. Week 4 | July 16…

SOLD OUT Animal Art (Grades K-2)

This session is sold out. For more information or to add your name to our waiting list, please call 828.253.3227 x124. Week 4 | July 16…

SOLD OUT Alchemy: Image Transfers

This workshop is sold out. To add your name to our waiting list, please call 828.253.3227 x122. Level: All levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) Turn found…

SOLD OUT Painting, Printing + Mixed Media (Grades 6-8)

This session is sold out. For more information or to add your name to our waiting list, please call 828.253.3227 x124. Week 3 | July 9…

SOLD OUT Drawing (Grades 6-8)

This session is sold out. For more information or to add your name to our waiting list, please call 828.253.3227 x124. Week 3 | July 9…

Red Hot in the Blue Ridge

Today’s Art Break features Mark Peiser, whose work is on view in our current exhibition Red Hot in the Blue Ridge.

Modern Masters (Grades 3-5)

Week 2 | June 25 – 29 | Grades 3 – 5 | Afternoon Students are introduced to the work of artists who use the elements of…

Full STEAM Ahead (Grades 3-5)

Week 2 | June 25 – 29 | Grades 3 – 5 | Morning Can you paint with a pendulum? Draw with a robot? This camp is…

SOLD OUT Art + Nature (Grades K-2)

This session is sold out. For more information or to add your name to our waiting list, please call x124. Week 1 | June 18…

SOLD OUT People, Places + Animals (Grades K-2)

This session is sold out. For more information or to add your name to our waiting list, please call x124. Week 1 | June 18…

CANCELLED Transparent Challenge: How To Draw Glass

This workshop has been cancelled. For more information, please call 828.253.3227 x122. Level: All levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) Drawing glass can seem like a daunting…

Red Hot in the Blue Ridge

Today’s Art Break is led by Lola Clairmont, Curatorial Assistant.

Double Opening Reception + First Friday Art Walk

The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to be a part of the Downtown Asheville Art District’s First Friday Art Walks occurring the first Friday of…

Not Flat: Assemblage

Level: All levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) Collage meets assemblage in this workshop! Create highly textured, dimensional surfaces that can be painted, sanded, or glazed. Challenge…

Rendering of the new Asheville Art Museum

Gallery closed for installation

Our gallery is closed this week for installation. We are busy installing our new exhibitions Red Hot in the Blue Ridge and Making It New, which open May…

Turning Traditions

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

Crafting Abstraction

Today’s Art Break is led by Lola Clairmont, curatorial assistant.

Craft in America: Family

Craft in America promotes and advances original handcrafted work and inspires people of all ages to pursue their own creativity. “Family” explores the creative environments…

First Friday Art Walk

The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to be a part of the Downtown Asheville Art District’s First Friday Art Walks occurring the first Friday of…

A Legacy in Wood

Atlanta-based artists Ed, Philip, and Matt Moulthrop represent three generations of wood-turning using native Southeastern woods. Each has his own style of turning with unique…

Conservation & Care of Works on Paper

Prints, photographs, watercolors, and drawings are among the most collected artworks – and the most fragile! Join conservator Kesha Talbert for a lunchtime workshop on…

The Craft of Abstraction and the Abstract Power of Realism

MARCH 20, 27, APRIL 3, 17, 24 + MAY 1 — Tuesdays, 6–8pm This painting and mixed-media class explores the “craft” of painting as it applies to abstract…

SOLD OUT Zelda’s Flowers: Painting + Drawing

This workshop is sold out. To add your name to the waiting list, please email Kristi McMillan, Adult Programs Manager, or call 828.253.3227 x122. Springtime…

The Forgotten Lives of Zelda Fitzgerald

To this day, Zelda Fitzgerald’s name remains synonymous with the Roaring ‘20s. Despite being an extraordinary writer, visual artist, and humanitarian in her own right,…

Rendering of the new Asheville Art Museum

Gallery closed for installation

Our gallery is closed this week for installation. We are busy installing our new exhibition Crafting Abstraction, which open March 10!

More Than Math

Teachers: You are cordially invited to attend a FREE More than Math professional development workshop at the Museum! FEBRUARY 10 — Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30…

Jewelry Pop-Up | Museum Shop

Don’t miss this opportunity to get a perfect gift for your valentine! The Museum Shop is hosting a Jewelry Pop-Up this weekend, featuring hand-crafted jewelry…

2018 WNC Regional Scholastic Art Awards

Today’s Art Break is led by Erin Shope, school & family programs manager, and Sharon McRorie, education programs manager.

Mixing It Up: Drawing + Mixed Media

Ignite or expand your drawing skills by combining layers of mark-making with acrylic paint, collage, ink, transfer, and transparency, and by drawing on a painted…

A work featured in the Unwrapped exhibition.

Unwrapped: Gifts from the Peter Norton Family Christmas Project

Today’s Art Break is led by Nathan Lilly, general manager of Well Played Board Game Café.

Midday Music Break in the Gallery On the Slope

Quartet Davis is a genre-bending string quartet from Oberlin Conservatory dedicated to exploring a wide range of musical traditions. Unified in their commitment to pushing…

Holiday Arts Extravaganza 2017

A work featured in the Unwrapped exhibition.

Unwrapped: Gifts from the Peter Norton Family Christmas Project

Today’s Art Break is led by Lola Clairmont, curatorial assistant, and Kristi McMillan, adult programs manager.

Webinar Watch + Talk: Designing for Outrage: Inviting Disruption into Exhibitions

Violent murders, rampant xenophobia, homophobia, racism, and gender and economic injustices vibrate around us. Is there a way that exhibitions can create spaces that authentically…

Art Beats: A Pulse of Multidisciplinary Responses to Art

Asheville School students activate artwork on view as visitors travel through the gallery.

A work featured in the Unwrapped exhibition.

Unwrapped: Gifts from the Peter Norton Family Christmas Project

Today’s Art Break is led by Lola Clairmont, curatorial assistant, and Kristi McMillan, adult programs manager.

A work featured in the Unwrapped exhibition.

Fall Family Day

Children and families, join the Education staff for an afternoon of discovery! Children and families will have time to explore the exhibition Unwrapped: Gifts from the…

First Friday Art Walk | Opening Reception for Unwrapped

On this First Friday, join us for an opening reception for Unwrapped: Gifts from the Peter Norton Family Christmas Project. Enjoy light refreshments and drinks…

Woodworking at Black Mountain College

Today’s Art Break is led by Holly Gore, Windgate curatorial intern.

Experimental Drawing

NOVEMBER 2, 9, 16, 30, DECEMBER 7 + 14 — Thursdays, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Drawing is much more than a realistic rendering – it…

Home Land

Today’s Art Break is led by B. Lynne Harlan, co-curator of Home Land.

Urban Loft + Art Tour 2017

Tours 3:00 – 6:30 p.m. | Reception 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. We invite you to privately tour Downtown Asheville’s most stunning art-filled lofts and impressive architecture…

Docent Program Info Session

Looking for a fun and fulfilling way to make a difference in your community? Leading group tours as a docent is a rewarding and wonderful way…

We Shall Remain: The Trail of Tears

We Shall Remain is a provocative multimedia project that establishes Native American history as an essential part of American history. The centerpiece of this initiative…

Webinar Watch + Talk: Getting Started on Photographic Documentation of Collections

Photographic documentation is an essential aspect of collections management, helping mitigate risk by reducing the need for object handling, and providing opportunities to increase the…

Webinar Watch + Talk: Getting Started with Working across Generations

Today’s museum workplace is evolving, as five generations collaborate (or collide), as supervisors or direct reports, on project- and team-based initiatives across our institutions. Join…

Color That Sings, Pattern That Moves

SEPTEMBER 26, OCTOBER 3, 10, 17, 24 + NOVEMBER 7 – Tuesdays, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Medium: Painting Level: All levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) This…

Home Land: Tradition + Innovation

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

Artwork featured in Home Land

Home Land

Today’s Art Break features a talk and artist demonstration with Joshua Adams, artist.

Spotlight Series: Rivercane Resurgence

Today’s Art Break is led by Paper Eoghan Buck, our Curatorial Intern for Museum Diversity 2017.

Yoga in the Gallery

Join us for a yoga class in our Gallery On the Slope, surrounded by works of art! The class will be lead by Leslie Temme…

First Friday Art Walk | Opening reception: Home Land

The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to be a part of the Downtown Asheville Art District’s First Friday Art Walks occurring the first Friday of…

Art Party (Grades K-2)

Week 7 | July 31 – August 4 | Grades K – 2 | Afternoon Young artists have fun while sharpening skills and broadening their…

Art Adventure (Grades K-2)

Week 7 | July 31 – August 4 | Grades K – 2 | Morning Students experiment with a variety of art materials to create…

Wearable Art (Grades 9-12)

Week 6 | July 24 – 28 | Grades 9 – 12 | Afternoon Students have an opportunity to experiment with a range of media…

Bookbinding + Mixed Media (Grades 9-12)

Week 6 | July 24 – 28 | Grades 9 – 12 | Morning Students experiment with surface techniques and decorative papers to create a…

SOLD OUT Printmaking + Mixed Media (Grades 6-8)

SOLD OUT – To add your name to our waiting list, please email or call us at 828.253.3227 x124. Week 5 | July 17 –…

SOLD OUT Art + Nature (Grades 3-5)

SOLD OUT – To add your name to our waiting list, please email or call us at 828.253.3227 x124. Week 5 | July 17 –…

Mixed-Media Madness (Grades K-2)

Week 4 | July 10 – 14 | Grades K – 2 | Afternoon Young students have a blast getting messy while exploring different types…

Exploring Art (Grades K-2)

Week 4 | July 10 – 14 | Grades K – 2 | Morning Students explore great themes in art such as still life, landscape,…

Empowerment + Portrait Photography

In this workshop, students learn how photographic techniques can tell a story and create different dynamics between the photographer, subject, and viewer. Students work with each other and community members…

First Friday Art Walk

The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to be a part of the Downtown Asheville Art District’s First Friday Art Walks occurring the first Friday of…

Elizabeth Catlett, Niña, 1957, linocut, 6 × 5 ⅛ inches. 2004 Collectors' Circle purchase, 2004.24.01.66. © Catlett Mora Family Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Spotlight Series: Message + Medium

Today’s Art Break is led by Lola Clairmont, curatorial assistant and Kristi McMillan, adult programs manager.

SOLD OUT Drawing + Painting (Grades 6-8)

SOLD OUT – To add your name to our waiting list, please email or call us at 828.253.3227 x124. Week 3 | June 26 –…

Sculptural Books (Grades 6-8)

Week 3 | June 26 – 30 | Grades 6 – 8 | Morning Students explore the exciting process and limitless possibilities of surface embellishment…

Spotlight Series: Message + Medium

Today’s Art Break is led by Lola Clairmont, curatorial assistant, and Martha Vaughan, artist.

SOLD OUT Paper Possibilities (Grades 3-5)

SOLD OUT – To add your name to our waiting list, please email or call us at 828.253.3227 x124. Week 2 | June 19 –…

Suzanne Davis, Rhythmic Volumns, 1974, fiber tapestry, 96 x 72 inches. Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Asrael, 1991.18.72. © Suzanne Davis.

SOLD OUT Fun with Fiber (Grades 3-5)

SOLD OUT – To add your name to our waiting list, please email or call us at 828.253.3227 x124. Week 2 | June 19 –…

Crazy About Color (Grades K-2)

Week 1 | June 12 – 16 | Grades K – 2 | Afternoon Students explore how different kinds of artists use color. Students create…

Art + Nature (Grades K-2)

Week 1 | June 12 – 16 | Grades K – 2 | Morning Lines, shapes, and color are found in plants, animals, rocks and…

Hear Our Voice KiP

Join us at the pop-Museum On the Slope for World Wide Knit in Public Day! Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned knitter, grab some…

Hear Our Voice

Today’s Art Break is led by Lola Clairmont, curatorial assistant.

Moving Voices: A Multimedia Movement Performance

Choreographer Kathleen Meyers Leiner and guest dancers respond to the powerful graphic works now on view in the Gallery On the Slope with an exploration of the voice…

First Friday Art Walk | Opening Reception

The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to be a part of the Downtown Asheville Art District’s First Friday Art Walks occurring the first Friday of…

Museum Member Celebration Day

Join us for a Members-Only Celebration at the Asheville Art Museum On the Slope! Please note that this celebration is for members of the Asheville Art…

Pop, Paint, Print!

Pop artists such as Andy Warhol and James Rosenquist combined popular imagery and a variety of artistic media to create iconic artworks that both challenged and celebrated American culture. In this afternoon…

First Friday Art Walk | Family Art pARTy!

Children and families are invited to join us in our studio On the Slope to create art inspired by our current exhibition Pop ‘n’ Op.…

Art, Museums, and Dementia-Friendly Initiatives

Education Intern Shannon Waldman explores how art museums are leading best practices for enrichment programs for people living with dementia. This Art Break includes a…

Pop ‘n’ Op

Today’s Art Break is led by Kristi McMillan, adult programs manager + Shannon Hebert Waldman, education intern.

Printmaking: Marking a Visual Impression

EXPLORING THE CREATIVE PROCESS This workshop series for adults explores the fundamentals and tools of three artistic media: drawing, watercolor painting, and printmaking. Designed for…

Ruth Asawa: Wire Wrap-Up

Education Intern Anna Jahncke discusses the artist’s woven wire sculptures and the process used to create them. Then, participants are invited to experiment with wire…

First Friday Art Walk | Opening Reception

The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to be a part of the Downtown Asheville Art District’s First Friday Art Walks occurring the first Friday of…

Watercolor Painting: A Visual Conversation

EXPLORING THE CREATIVE PROCESS This workshop series for adults explores the fundamentals and tools of three artistic media: drawing, watercolor painting, and printmaking. Designed for…

SOLD OUT Hood Tour

History. Art. Poetry. Music. Community green spaces. Vivid voices. Grassroots initiatives. The past, present, and future of African Americans in Asheville is a story of…

Drawing on Creativity

EXPLORING THE CREATIVE PROCESS This workshop series for adults explores the fundamentals and tools of three artistic media: drawing, watercolor painting, and printmaking. Designed for…

The Art of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald

Museum staff hosts a viewing of and gallery talk about artworks by Fitzgerald. The gallery talk includes a reading by local writer and poet Melanie…