
"Emerging Artists" Gallery Opening Reception
Intimate gallery reception celebrating emerging regional visual artists, featuring new work with opportunities to meet creators and mingle among exhibits in a welcoming community arts setting.
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Colorful, exploratory visual work by adult students at Black Mountain Center for the Arts, spotlighting emerging local artists in a community gallery exhibition that maps recent classroom explorations and creative development.

Colorful, exploratory visual work by adult students at Black Mountain Center for the Arts, spotlighting emerging local artists in a community gallery exhibition that maps recent classroom explorations and creative development.
Colorful, exploratory visual work by adult students at Black Mountain Center for the Arts, spotlighting emerging local artists in a community gallery exhibition that maps recent classroom explorations and creative development.

Soft lit opening reception for a botanical focused exhibition, presenting floral paintings, prints, and mixed media pieces; attendees can mingle with artists among curated gallery installations in a convivial community arts setting.

Soft lit opening reception for a botanical focused exhibition, presenting floral paintings, prints, and mixed media pieces; attendees can mingle with artists among curated gallery installations in a convivial community arts setting.
Soft lit opening reception for a botanical focused exhibition, presenting floral paintings, prints, and mixed media pieces; attendees can mingle with artists among curated gallery installations in a convivial community arts setting.

Evening gallery reception celebrating sports-themed artworks in painting, photography, and mixed media at Blue Spiral 1; artists and collectors mingle amid curated installations and playful takes on athletic culture.

Evening gallery reception celebrating sports-themed artworks in painting, photography, and mixed media at Blue Spiral 1; artists and collectors mingle amid curated installations and playful takes on athletic culture.
Evening gallery reception celebrating sports-themed artworks in painting, photography, and mixed media at Blue Spiral 1; artists and collectors mingle amid curated installations and playful takes on athletic culture.

Gallery exhibition of regional visual art and handmade crafts at the historic Old Depot Arts & Crafts Center beside Black Mountain's railroad tracks; artist meet and greets, art for sale, and a relaxed community vibe.

Gallery exhibition of regional visual art and handmade crafts at the historic Old Depot Arts & Crafts Center beside Black Mountain's railroad tracks; artist meet and greets, art for sale, and a relaxed community vibe.
Gallery exhibition of regional visual art and handmade crafts at the historic Old Depot Arts & Crafts Center beside Black Mountain's railroad tracks; artist meet and greets, art for sale, and a relaxed community vibe.

Delicate, finely detailed botanical artworks and floral studies displayed in the Black Mountain Center for the Arts gallery, presented as a curated prelude to the Art in Bloom 20th Anniversary celebration.

Delicate, finely detailed botanical artworks and floral studies displayed in the Black Mountain Center for the Arts gallery, presented as a curated prelude to the Art in Bloom 20th Anniversary celebration.
Delicate, finely detailed botanical artworks and floral studies displayed in the Black Mountain Center for the Arts gallery, presented as a curated prelude to the Art in Bloom 20th Anniversary celebration.
Hands-on mixed-media workshop at Red House Gallery sparking creativity through guided studio projects and communal art-making. Evening session welcomes all skill levels for collaborative exploration in Black Mountain.
Hands-on mixed-media workshop at Red House Gallery sparking creativity through guided studio projects and communal art-making. Evening session welcomes all skill levels for collaborative exploration in Black Mountain.
Hands-on mixed-media workshop at Red House Gallery sparking creativity through guided studio projects and communal art-making. Evening session welcomes all skill levels for collaborative exploration in Black Mountain.

Translucent watercolor explorations of light and layered shadow at Red House Gallery in Black Mountain, featuring local artists' intimate studies of form, negative space, and painterly texture in small scale works.

Translucent watercolor explorations of light and layered shadow at Red House Gallery in Black Mountain, featuring local artists' intimate studies of form, negative space, and painterly texture in small scale works.
Translucent watercolor explorations of light and layered shadow at Red House Gallery in Black Mountain, featuring local artists' intimate studies of form, negative space, and painterly texture in small scale works.
Intimate spoken word readings led by collegiate and award winning poets delivering confessional, rhythm-driven pieces with conversational cadence and open mic community energy in a dimly lit gallery setting.
Intimate spoken word readings led by collegiate and award winning poets delivering confessional, rhythm-driven pieces with conversational cadence and open mic community energy in a dimly lit gallery setting.
Intimate spoken word readings led by collegiate and award winning poets delivering confessional, rhythm-driven pieces with conversational cadence and open mic community energy in a dimly lit gallery setting.
Eight instructors deliver an evening of diverse instrumental performances in an intimate Black Mountain Center for the Arts theater, spotlighting virtuosic teaching talent and community focused repertoire across small ensemble formats.
Eight instructors deliver an evening of diverse instrumental performances in an intimate Black Mountain Center for the Arts theater, spotlighting virtuosic teaching talent and community focused repertoire across small ensemble formats.
Eight instructors deliver an evening of diverse instrumental performances in an intimate Black Mountain Center for the Arts theater, spotlighting virtuosic teaching talent and community focused repertoire across small ensemble formats.

Seasonal summer arts festival at the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center showcasing local artisans, handmade crafts, and family friendly outdoor activities that create a lively community gathering.

Seasonal summer arts festival at the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center showcasing local artisans, handmade crafts, and family friendly outdoor activities that create a lively community gathering.
Seasonal summer arts festival at the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center showcasing local artisans, handmade crafts, and family friendly outdoor activities that create a lively community gathering.

First Friday gallery night at Resurrection Studios Collective featuring monthly curated exhibitions of over 50 local artists with rotating walls, live music, an open bar, and a monthly artist activation. Geared toward local art lovers and nightlife audiences.

First Friday gallery night at Resurrection Studios Collective featuring monthly curated exhibitions of over 50 local artists with rotating walls, live music, an open bar, and a monthly artist activation. Geared toward local art lovers and nightlife audiences.
First Friday gallery night at Resurrection Studios Collective featuring monthly curated exhibitions of over 50 local artists with rotating walls, live music, an open bar, and a monthly artist activation. Geared toward local art lovers and nightlife audiences.

Curated gallery exhibition of contemporary women artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, emphasizing voices, visions, and material mastery across painting, sculpture, and mixed media; open Wednesdays through Sundays, on view through May 17, 2026.

Curated gallery exhibition of contemporary women artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, emphasizing voices, visions, and material mastery across painting, sculpture, and mixed media; open Wednesdays through Sundays, on view through May 17, 2026.
Curated gallery exhibition of contemporary women artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, emphasizing voices, visions, and material mastery across painting, sculpture, and mixed media; open Wednesdays through Sundays, on view through May 17, 2026.

Quiet gallery strolls through exhibits tracing Black Mountain College's legacy of experimental arts education and modernist artists, plus rotating contemporary shows and research resources in a compact downtown space.

Quiet gallery strolls through exhibits tracing Black Mountain College's legacy of experimental arts education and modernist artists, plus rotating contemporary shows and research resources in a compact downtown space.
Quiet gallery strolls through exhibits tracing Black Mountain College's legacy of experimental arts education and modernist artists, plus rotating contemporary shows and research resources in a compact downtown space.

Evening guided tour of the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition, offering close viewing and interpretive insights into artworks and themes as visitors move through the museum's galleries.

Evening guided tour of the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition, offering close viewing and interpretive insights into artworks and themes as visitors move through the museum's galleries.
Evening guided tour of the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition, offering close viewing and interpretive insights into artworks and themes as visitors move through the museum's galleries.

Close, contemplative looking at artworks guided by a volunteer educator fosters relaxation and group connection in the Asheville Art Museum galleries, encouraging slow observation, quiet discussion, and mindful engagement with paintings and objects.

Close, contemplative looking at artworks guided by a volunteer educator fosters relaxation and group connection in the Asheville Art Museum galleries, encouraging slow observation, quiet discussion, and mindful engagement with paintings and objects.
Close, contemplative looking at artworks guided by a volunteer educator fosters relaxation and group connection in the Asheville Art Museum galleries, encouraging slow observation, quiet discussion, and mindful engagement with paintings and objects.
Three generations of tight harmony bluegrass, banjo, fiddle, guitar and upright bass in an intimate Black Mountain Center for the Arts performance, bringing traditional mountain tunes and family rooted storytelling to a community audience.
Three generations of tight harmony bluegrass, banjo, fiddle, guitar and upright bass in an intimate Black Mountain Center for the Arts performance, bringing traditional mountain tunes and family rooted storytelling to a community audience.
Three generations of tight harmony bluegrass, banjo, fiddle, guitar and upright bass in an intimate Black Mountain Center for the Arts performance, bringing traditional mountain tunes and family rooted storytelling to a community audience.

Stitched textile installations translate incarcerated women’s individual struggles into powerful symbols of resilience, healing, empathy, and advocacy, presented free through a local ministry partnership as the Western North Carolina stop of the traveling exhibit.

Stitched textile installations translate incarcerated women’s individual struggles into powerful symbols of resilience, healing, empathy, and advocacy, presented free through a local ministry partnership as the Western North Carolina stop of the traveling exhibit.
Stitched textile installations translate incarcerated women’s individual struggles into powerful symbols of resilience, healing, empathy, and advocacy, presented free through a local ministry partnership as the Western North Carolina stop of the traveling exhibit.

Legendary open mic night presenting original songs, covers, guitar and piano performances with unexpected surprises; emerging singer-songwriters and storytellers take 15-minute (or three-song) sets in an intimate Black Mountain venue.

Legendary open mic night presenting original songs, covers, guitar and piano performances with unexpected surprises; emerging singer-songwriters and storytellers take 15-minute (or three-song) sets in an intimate Black Mountain venue.
Legendary open mic night presenting original songs, covers, guitar and piano performances with unexpected surprises; emerging singer-songwriters and storytellers take 15-minute (or three-song) sets in an intimate Black Mountain venue.
Interactive gallery tours highlighting curated objects from the Asheville Art Museum’s Collection and current exhibitions. Volunteer educators and museum staff lead rotating, object focused conversations suitable for drop-in visitors; no reservations required.
Interactive gallery tours highlighting curated objects from the Asheville Art Museum’s Collection and current exhibitions. Volunteer educators and museum staff lead rotating, object focused conversations suitable for drop-in visitors; no reservations required.
Interactive gallery tours highlighting curated objects from the Asheville Art Museum’s Collection and current exhibitions. Volunteer educators and museum staff lead rotating, object focused conversations suitable for drop-in visitors; no reservations required.

Docent-guided walkthrough through the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition, highlighting key works, interpretive insights, and historical context in a focused evening gallery talk with audience Q&A.

Docent-guided walkthrough through the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition, highlighting key works, interpretive insights, and historical context in a focused evening gallery talk with audience Q&A.
Docent-guided walkthrough through the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition, highlighting key works, interpretive insights, and historical context in a focused evening gallery talk with audience Q&A.