There is a nice article in the December Laurel of Asheville speaking to EVERYDAY nature of Asheville’s River Arts District. I sense the handiwork of Greg Vineyard & Constance Williams here, spreading the word that The River Arts District is not just the Studio Stroll any more! Many of the studios are open 6 or 7 days a week and we are all great places to shop for a local christmas!
The November 2010 River Arts District STUDIO STROLL extravaganza is just around the corner! For the uninitiated, the STUDIO STROLL is when the River Arts District’s 150+ studios are all open to the public at one time! Be astounded at the variety of work, in mediums that range from ceramics, textiles, steel furniture & sculpture, oil, encuastic & other painting mediums, jewelry, glass, paper and more. Bring your walking shoes and your credit cards. You are sure to find something whispering in your ear… “take me home”. There is plenty of parking & the event is free! Do join us!
“Salt of the Earth” is Kyle Carpenter‘s solo exhibit that runs from November 1st to December 31, 2010 @ the Crimson Laurel Gallery in Bakersville, NC. The Crimson Laurel Gallery is gaining a reputation as one of the top ceramics galleries in the US. Please come meet Kyle @ the Artist Opening & Reception, Saturday, November 6, 2010 starting @ 6pm. Check out the movie on You Tube!
Nationwide, there is a focus on American Craft thanks to the American Craft Week initiative taking place October 1 -10, 2010. CURVE is participating in a number of ways… Pattiy Torno hopes to be laying out a quilt during this ten days. All the CURVE artists will be showcasing their new work. Sutherland Handweaving will be hosting master rug weaver, Wence Martinez Friday October 8th, 6 to 9pm, for a slide show/lecture/reception/truck show and October 9 & 10th from noon to 3pm for a meet and greet. CURVE studios & garden hours are 11 to 4pm everyday!!
Two powerhouses in Asheville’s River Arts District are joining forces to create a mini studio stroll. CURVE studios & garden and Cotton Mill Studios have chosen to hold their Fall 2010 Open House Weekends in tandem, same weekend, same street in order to provide our visitor with a very full experience of great art & fine craft.
CURVE studios & garden is humming with energy and harvesting lovely fruit from a bountiful summer of work. Already preparing for the coming holiday season, the 20 studio artists will pause to celebrate their continued success during the CURVE studios & garden Fall 2010 Open House Weekend Sept. 24-26, with a Twilight Party Friday, Sept. 24. CURVE Open house hours are 11 am-8 pm Friday and 11 am-5 pm Saturday and Sunday. The twilight party begins at 5 pm Friday and features a Mediterranean-themed feast, wine, Wedge beer and music. Throughout the weekend, CURVE studios & garden artists will offer in-studio demonstrations. Everyone is welcome.
And right down Riverside Drive, the 11 Artists of the Cotton Mill Studios will also open their doors for their Fall 2010 OPEN House “Art with Craft & Craft with Art” on September 24, 25 & 26.
Working in a variety of mediums that include painting, encaustic, jewelry, music & dance, artists John Mac Kah & Ruthanne Kah, Skip Rhode, Lenny Lopatin, Heather Maloy, Christine Dougherty, Robin Black Walter, Genie Maples (with guest artists Cindy Walton & Susan Finer) welcome all into their studios.
Cloth Fiber Workshop’s Barbara Zaretsky will showcase class offerings for those interested in learning textile surface design techniques along with her production line of hand-dyed silk pillows, table runners, scarves & wearables. Marty & Eileen Black, who had the good sense to purchase Cotton Mill Studios in 2002 to make a home for The Potter’s Mark, their pottery and retail gallery anchor this rich and eclectic cultural center.
Stalwartly brick, with high ceilings, steel beams and industrial sized windows, each studio has a unique flavor. Do not miss the new Mill Gallery upstairs, an informal exhibition space for paintings and 2D pieces .
Cotton Mill Studios Fall Open House hours are 11 to 8pm on Friday, September 24 & 11 to 4pm Saturday, September 25 & Sunday September 26, 2010. You can find Cotton Mill Studios @ 122 Riverside Drive in Asheville’s River Arts District.
Jewelry designers & QVC-TV hosts Carolyn & Bill Pollack stopped in @ CURVE while filming their “Summer Across America” destination series this July. They had a look at the work of Karen Donde of sutherland Handweaving, talked with Pattiy Torno about her extraordinary quilts & explored the wonderful world of encaustic painting with Constance Williams. Carolyn & Bill were lovely to have in the studios and even went home with a series of 6 “jewel box” encaustic studies by Constance. The fruits of their visit will air on QVC-TV starting August 8, 2010.
Bill & Carolyn & Constance & the film crew having the after popsicle… it was a hot day!
The CURVE studios & garden Spring 2010 Open House Weekend takes place Friday, April 23, 11 to 8pm (twilight party starts @ 5pm) and Saturday & Sunday, April 24 & 25, 11 to 4pm. The twilight party means Mediterranean feast, Cassie’s truffles, Bill Butler’s handmade breadsticks, wine, Wedge brew & music in addition to all the fine art. CURVE studios & garden is located in the heart of Asheville’s River Arts District @ #6, #9 & #12 Riverside Drive.
The CURVE studios & garden Spring 2010 Open House Weekend is an opportunity to stroll the garden, enjoy the beauty found in and out of the studios & meet our 7 new resident artists… Barb Butler & Karen Donde are Sutherland Handweaving in #6, Fran Welch & Greg Vineyard in #9 & Akira Satake, Kyle Carpenter & Linda McFarling in #12 all work in ceramics.
CURVE studios & garden did some major rearranging this past winter so there will be familiar faces in different places. Find Constance Williams, the encaustic painter, over on the main floor of #9. Cassie Ryalls & Jenny Mastin can still be found working in #9 CURVE, just up the stairs, on the second floor. Maria Andrade Troya has moved her pottery over to #12 CURVE. Pattiy Torno & Meagan Chaney have stayed put in #6 CURVE. In addition, represented artists will include Simone Wilson & Mimi Strang in #6 CURVE, Patty Bilbro, Cynthia Wynn, Kelly Prestwood & Mystery Masiello in #9 CURVE.
In addition to all the artist demos throughout the weekend, sutherland will be offering the class, “Just Weave”. Weave a scarf in a day on a pre-warped loom. For beginners who want to give weaving a try or experienced weavers with no time to warp who simply want to spend a day weaving. All materials and instruction provided. $75 per person + cost of yarn. 9 am-4 pm. Reservations required.
For more information please call Pattiy Torno @ 828.388.3526.
Saturday, February 13, 2010, CURVE studios & garden artists help to celebrate Valentine’s Day & CARING 4 Children’s 35th Anniversary. Please join us for “Moulin Rouge” @ the Haywood Park Hotel for live & silent auctions, a french inspired buffet, dancing girls & more… party dress in the “joie to vivre” style is encouraged. To see the auction items or for more info:
www.caringforchildrengala.com/
www.caring4children.org/index.php?page=left_events/