
Lasting Legacies: Architecture in Asheville by Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier & Douglas D. Ellington
Archival exploration of design contributions and stylistic legacies from Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier, and Douglas D. Ellington, illuminating how their early 20th century architecture shaped Asheville’s built environment and artistic identity.
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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.

Guided walkthrough of the current featured exhibition, unpacking key works, thematic threads, and curatorial insights within the museum galleries; accessible, conversational format for general audiences.

Guided walkthrough of the current featured exhibition, unpacking key works, thematic threads, and curatorial insights within the museum galleries; accessible, conversational format for general audiences.
Guided walkthrough of the current featured exhibition, unpacking key works, thematic threads, and curatorial insights within the museum galleries; accessible, conversational format for general audiences.

Material-driven works by female-identifying artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, presenting contemporary painting, sculpture, and textiles that highlight voices and visions of the region; on view at Asheville Art Museum through May 17, 2026.

Material-driven works by female-identifying artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, presenting contemporary painting, sculpture, and textiles that highlight voices and visions of the region; on view at Asheville Art Museum through May 17, 2026.
Material-driven works by female-identifying artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, presenting contemporary painting, sculpture, and textiles that highlight voices and visions of the region; on view at Asheville Art Museum through May 17, 2026.

Survey of handmade stoneware, porcelain, and studio pottery from Gail & Brian McCarthy’s collection honoring Highwater Clays' 45-year legacy in WNC; on view at Asheville Art Museum through April 26, 2026.

Survey of handmade stoneware, porcelain, and studio pottery from Gail & Brian McCarthy’s collection honoring Highwater Clays' 45-year legacy in WNC; on view at Asheville Art Museum through April 26, 2026.
Survey of handmade stoneware, porcelain, and studio pottery from Gail & Brian McCarthy’s collection honoring Highwater Clays' 45-year legacy in WNC; on view at Asheville Art Museum through April 26, 2026.

Guided in-gallery tour of the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition, offering close-looking, curatorial context, and discussion of key works in well-lit modern galleries for the public.

Guided in-gallery tour of the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition, offering close-looking, curatorial context, and discussion of key works in well-lit modern galleries for the public.
Guided in-gallery tour of the Asheville Art Museum's current featured exhibition, offering close-looking, curatorial context, and discussion of key works in well-lit modern galleries for the public.
Guided interactive gallery tours led by museum staff and volunteer educators, tracing the Asheville Art Museum’s history through rotating collection highlights and current exhibitions; tours change each session and require no reservations.
Guided interactive gallery tours led by museum staff and volunteer educators, tracing the Asheville Art Museum’s history through rotating collection highlights and current exhibitions; tours change each session and require no reservations.
Guided interactive gallery tours led by museum staff and volunteer educators, tracing the Asheville Art Museum’s history through rotating collection highlights and current exhibitions; tours change each session and require no reservations.

Intricate wood-engraved folio prints by Letterio Calapai interpreting Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 Look Homeward, Angel, evoking a fictionalized Asheville through dense black-and-white linework; on view at Asheville Art Museum through Feb. 22, 2026.

Intricate wood-engraved folio prints by Letterio Calapai interpreting Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 Look Homeward, Angel, evoking a fictionalized Asheville through dense black-and-white linework; on view at Asheville Art Museum through Feb. 22, 2026.
Intricate wood-engraved folio prints by Letterio Calapai interpreting Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 Look Homeward, Angel, evoking a fictionalized Asheville through dense black-and-white linework; on view at Asheville Art Museum through Feb. 22, 2026.