
Lasting Legacies: Architecture in Asheville by Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier & Douglas D. Ellington
Explores Asheville's early 20th-century built environment and artistic spirit through drawings, photographs, and plans by Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier, and Douglas D. Ellington at the Asheville Art Museum.
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Architectural exhibition tracing early 20th-century visions of Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier, and Douglas D. Ellington, highlighting Asheville landmarks, ornamental detail, and their influence on the city's built environment and artistic spirit.

Architectural exhibition tracing early 20th-century visions of Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier, and Douglas D. Ellington, highlighting Asheville landmarks, ornamental detail, and their influence on the city's built environment and artistic spirit.
Architectural exhibition tracing early 20th-century visions of Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier, and Douglas D. Ellington, highlighting Asheville landmarks, ornamental detail, and their influence on the city's built environment and artistic spirit.

Meticulous wood engravings by Letterio Calapai render scenes from Thomas Wolfe's semi-autobiographical 1929 novel, capturing a fictionalized Asheville in a folio of prints displayed in museum galleries through Feb. 22, 2026.

Meticulous wood engravings by Letterio Calapai render scenes from Thomas Wolfe's semi-autobiographical 1929 novel, capturing a fictionalized Asheville in a folio of prints displayed in museum galleries through Feb. 22, 2026.
Meticulous wood engravings by Letterio Calapai render scenes from Thomas Wolfe's semi-autobiographical 1929 novel, capturing a fictionalized Asheville in a folio of prints displayed in museum galleries through Feb. 22, 2026.

Letterio Calapai's intricately carved wood engravings evoke animals and fantastic beasts drawn from a medieval bestiary and Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward, Angel, presenting literary and regional narratives in a focused museum gallery show.

Letterio Calapai's intricately carved wood engravings evoke animals and fantastic beasts drawn from a medieval bestiary and Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward, Angel, presenting literary and regional narratives in a focused museum gallery show.
Letterio Calapai's intricately carved wood engravings evoke animals and fantastic beasts drawn from a medieval bestiary and Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward, Angel, presenting literary and regional narratives in a focused museum gallery show.

Ceramic vessels and studio pottery from Gail and Brian McCarthy’s collection celebrate Highwater Clays’ 45-year legacy, highlighting regional makers and technical variety at the Asheville Art Museum through April 26, 2026.

Ceramic vessels and studio pottery from Gail and Brian McCarthy’s collection celebrate Highwater Clays’ 45-year legacy, highlighting regional makers and technical variety at the Asheville Art Museum through April 26, 2026.
Ceramic vessels and studio pottery from Gail and Brian McCarthy’s collection celebrate Highwater Clays’ 45-year legacy, highlighting regional makers and technical variety at the Asheville Art Museum through April 26, 2026.

Guided evening tour of the museum's current featured exhibition, with curator-led art interpretation, thematic context, and close readings of contemporary and historical works on display.

Guided evening tour of the museum's current featured exhibition, with curator-led art interpretation, thematic context, and close readings of contemporary and historical works on display.
Guided evening tour of the museum's current featured exhibition, with curator-led art interpretation, thematic context, and close readings of contemporary and historical works on display.

Contemporary works by female artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, emphasizing material mastery across painting, fiber, ceramics, and mixed-media installations in the Asheville Art Museum's bright gallery; runs through May 17, 2026.

Contemporary works by female artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, emphasizing material mastery across painting, fiber, ceramics, and mixed-media installations in the Asheville Art Museum's bright gallery; runs through May 17, 2026.
Contemporary works by female artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, emphasizing material mastery across painting, fiber, ceramics, and mixed-media installations in the Asheville Art Museum's bright gallery; runs through May 17, 2026.