Spotlight on Creative Asheville

Asheville’s creative workforce is highlighted in a recent UNC-TV feature. The “North Carolina Now” segment focuses on the revitalization of downtown Asheville and the River Arts District and includes interviews with John Cram, owner of fine art and craft galleries including Blue Spiral 1, New Morning...

Open Studio Tours Offer Authentic North Carolina Craft

Celebrate North Carolina Craft Craft artists across North Carolina open their studios this fall, giving you the opportunity to meet them one-on-one, talk about their work and support our local economy with your purchase of handmade, one-of-a-kind gifts for the holidays. Spend a day or a weekend in...

North Carolina Museums – Fall, 2010

This past year has seen the opening of remarkable new museums and new opportunities for citizens of North Carolina to explore their collections of world-class art and craft. In Charlotte, the Bechtler Museum and Gantt Center will soon be joined by the Mint Uptown, opening Oct. 1 at the Levine Center for the...

Fall Literary Festivals

Cathy Smith Bowers FOUND POEM By Cathy Smith Bowers Beyond the parking lot of Jack’s Convenience Mart, halfway between the clinic and Lincoln High, it finds me, insinuates itself under the sole of my left shoe, Winter Poem by Nikki Giovanni, scrawled sloppily in ink and torn from a spiral notebook. I...

Summer Arts in North Carolina

Summer Arts in North Carolina From outdoor dramas that have captivated families for generations to long-running classical music festivals with contemporary elements to an internationally-known dance festival and cutting edge museum exhibitions, summer is the perfect time to explore the arts across North...