
Lasting Legacies: Architecture in Asheville by Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier & Douglas D. Ellington
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.
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Explores early-20th-century contributions of Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier, and Douglas D. Ellington to Asheville's built environment and artistic spirit through archival plans, photographs, and façade studies.

Explores early-20th-century contributions of Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier, and Douglas D. Ellington to Asheville's built environment and artistic spirit through archival plans, photographs, and façade studies.
Explores early-20th-century contributions of Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier, and Douglas D. Ellington to Asheville's built environment and artistic spirit through archival plans, photographs, and façade studies.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
Interactive docent led walks through Asheville Art Museum’s collection and current exhibitions, guided by volunteer educators or staff to spotlight rotating objects and institutional history; drop-in format with no reservations required.
Interactive docent led walks through Asheville Art Museum’s collection and current exhibitions, guided by volunteer educators or staff to spotlight rotating objects and institutional history; drop-in format with no reservations required.
Interactive docent led walks through Asheville Art Museum’s collection and current exhibitions, guided by volunteer educators or staff to spotlight rotating objects and institutional history; drop-in format with no reservations required.