“A Tale Of Two Cities” Exhibit at NOAFA
New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts 5256 Magazine St., New Orleans
Week of Events
Native America: In Translation
The Asheville Art Museum presents Native America: In Translation, an exhibition curated by Apsáalooke artist Wendy Red Star, on view from May 22 through November 3, 2025. Featuring work by seven Indigenous photographers and lens-based artists from across North America, the exhibition explores urgent questions of identity, heritage, land rights, and the ongoing impact of […]
Fall Pottery Show at The Bascomb
Discover one-of-a-kind pottery handcrafted by Bascom Studio Members. From functional wares to sculptural pieces, works were created and fired on-site. Proceeds support the artists and The Bascom’s Creative Community Initiative, bringing accessible arts experiences to our region.
Single Sessions – Needle Felting: SUNSET MOUNTAINS with Jaana Mattson
This is a drop in class- choose your date for a single session! Needle-Felted Wool Workshop with Jaana Mattson: Sunset over the MountainsAbout the workshop: In this single session we will work step-by-step together on a sunset scene over the subtle beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. With all the right colors in your roving kit we […]
Single Sessions – Needle Felting: SUNSET MOUNTAINS with Jaana Mattson
This is a drop in class- choose your date for a single session! Needle-Felted Wool Workshop with Jaana Mattson: Sunset over the MountainsAbout the workshop: In this single session we will work step-by-step together on a sunset scene over the subtle beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. With all the right colors in your roving kit we […]
Annual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
Hosted in downtown Asheville at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, artisans will fill both the concourse and arena levels of the venue, exhibiting a variety of craft ranging from contemporary to traditional in works of clay, wood, metal, glass, fiber, natural materials, paper, leather, mixed media, and jewelry. Join us for this unique shopping experience and enjoy […]
Single Sessions – Needle Felting: SUNSET MOUNTAINS with Jaana Mattson
This is a drop in class- choose your date for a single session! Needle-Felted Wool Workshop with Jaana Mattson: Sunset over the MountainsAbout the workshop: In this single session we will work step-by-step together on a sunset scene over the subtle beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. With all the right colors in your roving kit we […]
Stecoah’s Annual Harvest Festival & Concert
A 2-day festival celebrating all things Fall with music, food, art & crafts vendors, country fair, quilt show, artisan demonstrations, and more. FRIDAY NIGHT: 6pm Join us around the campfire with a FREE marshmallow roast while we welcome a special guest, Keawe Bone, who will kick off our festival weekend with stories of the Cherokee. […]
Drafted – Understanding weaving drafts and planning projects
Understanding Weaving Drafts and planning projects Participants will leave this class with an understanding of how to read a weaving draft and plan projects. Threading, tie up, treadling and the drawdown will all be explained and explored. Project planning will include converting to the yarns you have on hand .The importance of sampling to achieve […]
Ecusta Trail – Great Trails State Day
Celebrate Great Trails State Day with Friends of Ecusta Trail on Saturday, October 18, 2025! Ways to Celebrate: Visit the Ecusta trail! Use our trail map to find trail access and parking near you and enjoy a walk or roll on the trail! Visit us at the Trailhead located at the Henderson County Welcome Center at 201 S Main St, […]
Lake Lure Arts & Crafts Festival
The Lake Lure Arts & Crafts Festival will return October 18-19, 2025. More information coming soon. Keep up-to-date by visiting the festival's website and Facebook page. The Festival raises funds to support Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach. The Outreach is a food pantry (and more). It is dedicated to eliminating hunger in our community and helping […]
Single Sessions – Needle Felting: SUNSET MOUNTAINS with Jaana Mattson
This is a drop in class- choose your date for a single session! Needle-Felted Wool Workshop with Jaana Mattson: Sunset over the MountainsAbout the workshop: In this single session we will work step-by-step together on a sunset scene over the subtle beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. With all the right colors in your roving kit we […]
Woolly Worm Festival
This year’s event – the 48th annual – takes place Oct. 18-19 on the field of the Historic Banner Elk Elementary School. The Woolly Worm Festival is co-hosted by the Avery County Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Organization of Banner Elk. The Woolly Worm races begin around 10:00 a.m. Each heat consists of 25 […]
Lake Lure Arts & Crafts Festival
The Lake Lure Arts & Crafts Festival will return October 18-19, 2025. More information coming soon. Keep up-to-date by visiting the festival's website and Facebook page. The Festival raises funds to support Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach. The Outreach is a food pantry (and more). It is dedicated to eliminating hunger in our community and helping […]
Single Sessions – Needle Felting: SUNSET MOUNTAINS with Jaana Mattson
This is a drop in class- choose your date for a single session! Needle-Felted Wool Workshop with Jaana Mattson: Sunset over the MountainsAbout the workshop: In this single session we will work step-by-step together on a sunset scene over the subtle beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. With all the right colors in your roving kit we […]
Drafted – Understanding weaving drafts and planning projects
Understanding Weaving Drafts and planning projects Participants will leave this class with an understanding of how to read a weaving draft and plan projects. Threading, tie up, treadling and the drawdown will all be explained and explored. Project planning will include converting to the yarns you have on hand .The importance of sampling to achieve […]
“A Tale Of Two Cities” Exhibit at NOAFA
The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts joins with Asheville-based ArtsvilleUSA and River Arts District Artists to produce and showcase A Tale of Two Cities, an exhibition exploring the role of art in the wake of environmental disaster. Opening on September 13, 2025—a date strategically situated between the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the first […]
Macramé Showcase @ The Jones House
In October, the Mazie Jones Gallery at the Jones House will host a Macramé Showcase, featuring the collective work of Traci Goodard (Nefarious Knots), Disa Herring (Designs by Disa), and Kali Mullins (Gold Dust Creative). These three Watauga County artists and entrepreneurs bring a modern Appalachian flair to the vintage art of macramé, creating a wide variety […]
Join the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust (HCLT) for a fascinating mushroom walk at Edward Baker Preserve! Led by knowledgeable HCLT staff, this guided hike invites nature lovers of all ages to step into the mysterious and beautiful world of fungi. Wander through the shaded trails of Edward Baker Preserve as we search for mushrooms and other fungi, […]
“A Tale Of Two Cities” Exhibit at NOAFA
The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts joins with Asheville-based ArtsvilleUSA and River Arts District Artists to produce and showcase A Tale of Two Cities, an exhibition exploring the role of art in the wake of environmental disaster. Opening on September 13, 2025—a date strategically situated between the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the first […]
Macramé Showcase @ The Jones House
In October, the Mazie Jones Gallery at the Jones House will host a Macramé Showcase, featuring the collective work of Traci Goodard (Nefarious Knots), Disa Herring (Designs by Disa), and Kali Mullins (Gold Dust Creative). These three Watauga County artists and entrepreneurs bring a modern Appalachian flair to the vintage art of macramé, creating a wide variety […]
“A Tale Of Two Cities” Exhibit at NOAFA
The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts joins with Asheville-based ArtsvilleUSA and River Arts District Artists to produce and showcase A Tale of Two Cities, an exhibition exploring the role of art in the wake of environmental disaster. Opening on September 13, 2025—a date strategically situated between the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the first […]
Macramé Showcase @ The Jones House
In October, the Mazie Jones Gallery at the Jones House will host a Macramé Showcase, featuring the collective work of Traci Goodard (Nefarious Knots), Disa Herring (Designs by Disa), and Kali Mullins (Gold Dust Creative). These three Watauga County artists and entrepreneurs bring a modern Appalachian flair to the vintage art of macramé, creating a wide variety […]
“A Tale Of Two Cities” Exhibit at NOAFA
The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts joins with Asheville-based ArtsvilleUSA and River Arts District Artists to produce and showcase A Tale of Two Cities, an exhibition exploring the role of art in the wake of environmental disaster. Opening on September 13, 2025—a date strategically situated between the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the first […]
Macramé Showcase @ The Jones House
In October, the Mazie Jones Gallery at the Jones House will host a Macramé Showcase, featuring the collective work of Traci Goodard (Nefarious Knots), Disa Herring (Designs by Disa), and Kali Mullins (Gold Dust Creative). These three Watauga County artists and entrepreneurs bring a modern Appalachian flair to the vintage art of macramé, creating a wide variety […]
Fall Reception at the Uptown Gallery
Join us Thursday, October 16th, 2025 from 4pm-6pm for our Fall MCAA/Uptown Gallery Art Reception! Free and open to the public with light refreshments being served.
Third Thursday Art Crawl – Morganton
Third Thursday Art Crawls are back this year in April, May, June, August, September and October! Join Main Street as we celebrate different artists and businesses each month in Downtown Morganton.
A Life Reimagined: The George Masa Story
Please join us on Thursday, October 16th, at the Fine Arts Theatre for an exclusive sneak peek screening for Carolina Mountain Club members and friends of A Life Reimagined: The George Masa Story, a new documentary from Emmy Award-winning director Paul Bonesteel. This inspiring film explores the life and legacy of early CMC pioneer George […]
Artist Morning Meetup – Haywood County Arts Council
Artist Morning Meetup is an opportunity to meet fellow artists, share works in progress, or even work on pieces together! We meet every third Friday in the Board Room at Folkmoot USA from 9 – 10:30 am. Open to ALL ARTISTS, Haywood County Arts Council members, and non-members! Bring your artist friends!
“A Tale Of Two Cities” Exhibit at NOAFA
The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts joins with Asheville-based ArtsvilleUSA and River Arts District Artists to produce and showcase A Tale of Two Cities, an exhibition exploring the role of art in the wake of environmental disaster. Opening on September 13, 2025—a date strategically situated between the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the first […]
Macramé Showcase @ The Jones House
In October, the Mazie Jones Gallery at the Jones House will host a Macramé Showcase, featuring the collective work of Traci Goodard (Nefarious Knots), Disa Herring (Designs by Disa), and Kali Mullins (Gold Dust Creative). These three Watauga County artists and entrepreneurs bring a modern Appalachian flair to the vintage art of macramé, creating a wide variety […]
NC Mountain Arts Adventure Annual Studio Tour
The North Carolina Mountain Arts Adventure is a juried group of professional artists and craftspeople from Alleghany County, dedicated to designing and creating high-quality, handmade art and fine crafts. The group aims to offer the public opportunities to meet and interact with individual artists in their personal studio environments, thereby fostering a strong and appreciative […]
Susan McChesney: Oshibana Workshop
Experience a contemporary interpretation of Oshibana, the Japanese tradition of creating art with pressed plant material. Pressing, unpressing, storing, creating, and sealing will be included in hands-on activities with take-home technique materials and resource information. Create a 2D collage 5”x7”, sealed with lamination, matted and sleeved, and experience gel medium sealing on 3D wood and […]
Oshibana Workshop (Pressed Flowers) with Susan McChesney
Experience a contemporary interpretation of Oshibana, the Japanese tradition of creating art with pressed plant material. Pressing, unpressing, storing, creating, and sealing will be included in hands-on activities with take-home technique materials and resource information. Create a 2D collage 5”x7”, sealed with lamination, matted and sleeved, and experience gel medium sealing on 3D wood and […]
Perfection: Gallery Exhibition Reception and Artist Talk
John & Robyn Horn Gallery, PERFECTION: a question of repair, Guest Curator Celia Pym, September 23 – November 29, 2025, Artist Talk: Friday, October 17th, 3:30 PM at Northlight Gallery Reception: Friday, October 17th, 4:30 – 6:30 PM
Community Carving Night
Third Fridays of the Month Richard Carter & Carolyn Anderson • 5-6 p.m. • Free! Every third Friday of the month, Olive's Porch hosts a community carving night. Learn how to carve your favorite domesticated and woodland creatures in the style of the Brasstown Carvers. This event is provided free-of-charge to the public through grant-funding […]
2025 Mush, Music & Mutts Festival – NC’s Official Fall Liver Mush Festival
Mark your calendars for the 2025 Mush, Music & Mutts Festival - North Carolina’s Official Fall Liver Mush Festival on Saturday, October 18th from 9 AM to 4 PM in beautiful Uptown Shelby! Recognized in regional and national media, including Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre Foods, this festival celebrates the unique regional delicacy and local food staple […]
Valle Country Fair
Started as a small church bazaar to raise money to build a parish hall, the Valle Country Fair has turned into a major attraction attended by ten thousand people a year. The combination crafts fair, mountain music jam and harvest festival now raises funds for human service organizations in Avery & Watauga Counties, generating more […]
NC Mountain Arts Adventure Annual Studio Tour
The North Carolina Mountain Arts Adventure is a juried group of professional artists and craftspeople from Alleghany County, dedicated to designing and creating high-quality, handmade art and fine crafts. The group aims to offer the public opportunities to meet and interact with individual artists in their personal studio environments, thereby fostering a strong and appreciative […]
Apple Harvest Festival
Named one of the “10 Best Fall Harvest Festivals in the Nation”, this annual street festival in charming downtown Waynesville is a delicious way to enjoy the tastes of the fall season. This premier arts and crafts event celebrates apples and the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains. Stroll the historic Main Street filled with […]
“A Tale Of Two Cities” Exhibit at NOAFA
The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts joins with Asheville-based ArtsvilleUSA and River Arts District Artists to produce and showcase A Tale of Two Cities, an exhibition exploring the role of art in the wake of environmental disaster. Opening on September 13, 2025—a date strategically situated between the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the first […]
Intro to Clay- Hand Build- Duo Espresso Set with Julia Briggs
Join Julia Briggs Oct 18th 11am - 1pm in hand building your own set of 2 espresso cups, saucers and espresso spoons ! $110 per person, ~5 lbs of clay and does not include glazing session once your pieces are fired. Glazing sessions will be scheduled after your pieces are fired. Please wear something you […]
Macramé Showcase @ The Jones House
In October, the Mazie Jones Gallery at the Jones House will host a Macramé Showcase, featuring the collective work of Traci Goodard (Nefarious Knots), Disa Herring (Designs by Disa), and Kali Mullins (Gold Dust Creative). These three Watauga County artists and entrepreneurs bring a modern Appalachian flair to the vintage art of macramé, creating a wide variety […]
Marshall Magic Market
Live Music • Vendor Market • Downtown Shops & Restaurants Open Late Vendor Market 12–5 PM | Lot across from Mad Co. Brew House Local artisans, handmade goods, tasty eats & more! Vendor lineup coming soon! Food Vendors Deanie’s Weenies – Mad Co. Lot | 12–5 PM Begonia Fine Foods – Back Street | 4–7:30 […]
Macramé Showcase @ The Jones House
In October, the Mazie Jones Gallery at the Jones House will host a Macramé Showcase, featuring the collective work of Traci Goodard (Nefarious Knots), Disa Herring (Designs by Disa), and Kali Mullins (Gold Dust Creative). These three Watauga County artists and entrepreneurs bring a modern Appalachian flair to the vintage art of macramé, creating a wide variety […]
Show & Tell, Fall Weekend
View the work created by students and guest teaching artists during Penland’s weekend workshops.
