
Stitching Stories Reimagined
Textile based traveling art exhibit transforming incarcerated women’s stories into stitched symbols of resilience, healing, and advocacy, presented in partnership with a local church and nonprofit; free admission encourages community reflection and 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.

Curated gallery exhibition of contemporary women artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, emphasizing voices, visions, and material mastery across painting, sculpture, and mixed media; open Wednesdays through Sundays, on view through May 17, 2026.

Curated gallery exhibition of contemporary women artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, emphasizing voices, visions, and material mastery across painting, sculpture, and mixed media; open Wednesdays through Sundays, on view through May 17, 2026.
Curated gallery exhibition of contemporary women artists rooted in the Pacific Northwest, emphasizing voices, visions, and material mastery across painting, sculpture, and mixed media; open Wednesdays through Sundays, on view through May 17, 2026.

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.

Soft lit opening reception for a botanical focused exhibition, presenting floral paintings, prints, and mixed media pieces; attendees can mingle with artists among curated gallery installations in a convivial community arts setting.

Soft lit opening reception for a botanical focused exhibition, presenting floral paintings, prints, and mixed media pieces; attendees can mingle with artists among curated gallery installations in a convivial community arts setting.
Soft lit opening reception for a botanical focused exhibition, presenting floral paintings, prints, and mixed media pieces; attendees can mingle with artists among curated gallery installations in a convivial community arts setting.

Silent morning sits paired with reflective sharing on contemplative and interfaith spiritual practices; participants learn, exchange ideas, and nurture community in Quietude’s peaceful Black Mountain setting every Sunday.

Silent morning sits paired with reflective sharing on contemplative and interfaith spiritual practices; participants learn, exchange ideas, and nurture community in Quietude’s peaceful Black Mountain setting every Sunday.
Silent morning sits paired with reflective sharing on contemplative and interfaith spiritual practices; participants learn, exchange ideas, and nurture community in Quietude’s peaceful Black Mountain setting every Sunday.

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.
Guided slow looking sessions led by a volunteer educator at the Asheville Art Museum, using close observation to cultivate relaxation and interpersonal connection within museum galleries.
Guided slow looking sessions led by a volunteer educator at the Asheville Art Museum, using close observation to cultivate relaxation and interpersonal connection within museum galleries.
Guided slow looking sessions led by a volunteer educator at the Asheville Art Museum, using close observation to cultivate relaxation and interpersonal connection within museum galleries.

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.

Seasonal summer arts festival at the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center showcasing local artisans, handmade crafts, and family friendly outdoor activities that create a lively community gathering.

Seasonal summer arts festival at the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center showcasing local artisans, handmade crafts, and family friendly outdoor activities that create a lively community gathering.
Seasonal summer arts festival at the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center showcasing local artisans, handmade crafts, and family friendly outdoor activities that create a lively community gathering.

Hands-on embroidery and experimental stitching sessions guide participants to craft a community quilt of images and words that explores home, preserves place, and fosters healing through shared craft knowledge.

Hands-on embroidery and experimental stitching sessions guide participants to craft a community quilt of images and words that explores home, preserves place, and fosters healing through shared craft knowledge.
Hands-on embroidery and experimental stitching sessions guide participants to craft a community quilt of images and words that explores home, preserves place, and fosters healing through shared craft knowledge.