
Lasting Legacies: Architecture in Asheville by Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier & Douglas D. Ellington
Examines Asheville's early 20th-century built environment and artistic spirit through the architecture and legacy of firms associated with Richard Sharp Smith, Albert Heath Carrier, and Douglas D. Ellington.
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.