
Stitching Stories Reimagined
Hand stitched textile installations translating incarcerated women's struggles into stitched narratives of resilience, healing, and advocacy; a free traveling exhibit at Black Mountain United Methodist Church encouraging restorative justice conversations and community empathy.
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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.

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.

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.
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.

Tactile installations and handcrafted works by national artists and nonprofit partners exploring craft as activism, social practice, and a tool for community empowerment and capacity building through collaborative exhibits and storytelling.

Tactile installations and handcrafted works by national artists and nonprofit partners exploring craft as activism, social practice, and a tool for community empowerment and capacity building through collaborative exhibits and storytelling.
Tactile installations and handcrafted works by national artists and nonprofit partners exploring craft as activism, social practice, and a tool for community empowerment and capacity building through collaborative exhibits and storytelling.

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.

Hand-stitched innovative textiles converse with tactile clay and mixed media responses in an intergenerational exhibition exploring material dialogue, memory, and craft between Lore Kadden Lindenfeld and her daughter Naomi.

Hand-stitched innovative textiles converse with tactile clay and mixed media responses in an intergenerational exhibition exploring material dialogue, memory, and craft between Lore Kadden Lindenfeld and her daughter Naomi.
Hand-stitched innovative textiles converse with tactile clay and mixed media responses in an intergenerational exhibition exploring material dialogue, memory, and craft between Lore Kadden Lindenfeld and her daughter Naomi.

Bold material driven works by contemporary female artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, highlighting visionary perspectives and craft mastery across media. Gallery open Wednesday through Sunday at 11am; exhibition on view through May 17, 2026.

Bold material driven works by contemporary female artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, highlighting visionary perspectives and craft mastery across media. Gallery open Wednesday through Sunday at 11am; exhibition on view through May 17, 2026.
Bold material driven works by contemporary female artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, highlighting visionary perspectives and craft mastery across media. Gallery open Wednesday through Sunday at 11am; exhibition on view through May 17, 2026.

Quiet, interfaith Sunday morning gatherings for contemplative silent practice and reflective sharing at Quietude in Black Mountain. Participants learn and exchange spiritual and religious practices in a welcoming, beginner friendly community setting.

Quiet, interfaith Sunday morning gatherings for contemplative silent practice and reflective sharing at Quietude in Black Mountain. Participants learn and exchange spiritual and religious practices in a welcoming, beginner friendly community setting.
Quiet, interfaith Sunday morning gatherings for contemplative silent practice and reflective sharing at Quietude in Black Mountain. Participants learn and exchange spiritual and religious practices in a welcoming, beginner friendly community setting.

Exploratory local history presentation on Warren Wilson’s role in the Swannanoa Valley, pairing archival photos and oral histories with curator-led interpretation at the Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center.

Exploratory local history presentation on Warren Wilson’s role in the Swannanoa Valley, pairing archival photos and oral histories with curator-led interpretation at the Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center.
Exploratory local history presentation on Warren Wilson’s role in the Swannanoa Valley, pairing archival photos and oral histories with curator-led interpretation at the Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center.