Asheville Art Museum

With more than 1,900 works in its collection, the Asheville Art Museum, in Asheville, NC, collects, preserves and interprets American art of the 20th   and 21st centuries, with a focus on work of significance to Western North Carolina and the Southeast.

The permanent collection includes works from nationally known artists such as Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, George Inness, Arshile Gorky, Romare Bearden, Ed Ruscha, Jasper Johns Alex Katz, William Wiley and Red Grooms.

The Museum's permanent collection also explores regional contributions in three focal areas:
• Works by artists related to this region, including nationally recognized artists such as Kenneth Noland and Donald Sultan who were born in Asheville and other artists who visited, lived or are living and working locally.
• Works by a number of leading modern artists who taught or studied at Black Mountain College, including Josef and Anni Albers, Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Rauschenberg, Ray Johnson, Joseph Fiore and Robert Motherwell.
• Fine handmade objects created in the region. The Museum has works by early residents including the Cherokee Indians, works from Pisgah Forest and other folk potteries, and contemporary studio craft as exemplified by Penland School of Crafts, including work by Mark Peiser, Harvey Littleton and Cynthia Bringle.

The Museum presents 15-20 exhibitions each year.  Recent exhibitions include American Impressions: Prints & Paintings by Childe Hassam; Kickin' It with Joyce J. Scott; Tradition and Beyond: The Basketry of Billie Ruth Sudduth; Black Mountain College: Its Time and Plac,e and Under the Skin: Tattoos and Contemporary Culture.

In addition, the Asheville Art Museum provides over 200 educational programs every year for audiences of all ages, including K-12th grade and university student tours, summer and winter art camps, after school art programs, adult art classes, artist gallery talks, workshops, book signings, film screenings, symposiums, travel programs, concerts and special events.

Hours of Operation

Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Friday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Admission Fees 

$6 for adults; $5 for students and seniors
*Prices are subject to change without notice & from what is listed on this website.

Location 

2 South Pack Square in downtown Asheville, NC
P.O. Box 1717
Asheville, NC  28802
828-253-3227  
www.ashevilleart.org