There’s a lot going on at the Asheville Art Museum. Press release:
July 2009 Events
*Celebrate 60! Raffle Tickets on Sale
Purchase a raffle ticket for the Asheville Art Museum’s Celebrate 60! Raffle and enter for a chance to win one of the amazing prizes. There are six fabulous prizes — and now one to grown on! Prizes include a week stay at a Randy Shull designed home in Merida, Mexico; a week stay in a penthouse apartment on beautiful St. Maarten island; a Hot Glass Package with a stunning work by noted glass artist Stephen Dee Edwards and companion trip to Charlotte with a private, personal tour of the region’s foremost studio glass collection; Art Exploration package including classes at Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts, John C. Campbell Folk School, Cloth Fiber Workshop, Asheville Hardware and more; a Feast for the Senses Package with an Asheville City Market shopping spree, exquisite fine wines, artisan serving dishes, exclusive cooking class with chef Mark Rosenstein, private winery tour and more; a Pampered Luxury package with champagne tasting, spa packages, fine clothing from Bellagio, jewelry from Jewels That Dance and J. Kimmel jewelry and more; and a New York Art Seen package with a long weekend exploring New York’s vibrant art scene with Director Pamela Myers as your exclusive guide. The drawing for winners will be held at the Family Art pARTy on Sunday, July 12.
Visit www.ashevilleart.org for the latest package updates. Call 828.253.3227 for more information and to purchase your ticket today! *Asheville Art Museum 60th Anniversary Event
Friday, July 3, 5:00 p.m.
Looking Back: Celebrating 60 Years of Collecting at the Asheville Art Museum Exhibition Opens
Free with Museum Membership or Admission
This exhibition will examine a variety of ways to consider art and the relationship between art and viewer. If you’re an artist who would like to showcase reproductions of their work, take a look at https://www.hereon.biz/scanner-artwork/.
Looking Back will explore the Museum’s collection of American art of the 20th and 21st centuries with an interest in the art of the Southeast and Western North Carolina and will celebrate the generosity of collectors and community supporters who have helped build this extraordinary resource over the last six decades.
Sunday, July 5, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Mapping the Mountains: The Photographs of George Masa
Last Day to View Exhibition
Free with Museum Membership or Admission
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Asheville Art Museum will present an exhibition examining the photography of Masa including his seminal images of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This exhibition will demonstrate why Masa has been called “the Ansel Adams of the Appalachian Mountains.”
Sunday, July 5, Showings at 2:00, 3:00 + 4:00 p.m.
Film Screening: Beverly Buchanan
Free with Museum Membership or Admission
This half-hour long profile offers great insight into Beverly Buchanan’s working process as we watch her create a drawing from beginning to end. Along the way we learn how her life as an artist began and the stories behind her work. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Response and Memory: The Art of Beverly Buchanan.
Friday, July 10, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Art Break *Looking Back: Celebrating 60 Years of Collecting at the Asheville Art Museum with Curatorial Staff
Free with Museum Membership or Admission
Join a member of the Asheville Art Museum’s Curatorial Staff on a fun and informative tour of the exciting new exhibitionLooking Back: Celebrating 60 Years of Collecting at the Asheville Art Museum. *Asheville Art Museum 60th Anniversary Event
Friday, July 10, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Cherokee Carvers: Tradition Renewed Opening Reception
Free with Museum Membership or Admission
Join us for an opening reception Friday, July 10 at 5:00 p.m. Cherokee Carvers: Tradition Renewed will examine different aspects of late 20th and early 21st century Cherokee carving. It will include ritual objects, functional wares and pieces designed to be sold to tourists and collectors. The exhibition will include both stone and wood carvings and focuses on artists working in Western North Carolina today.
Sunday, July 12, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
*Celebrate 60! Family Art pARTy
FREE
Come celebrate the Asheville Art Museum’s 60th Anniversary! We’ll have a variety of hands-on activities for all ages led by artists and live music by Hello From Tiny Town. Refreshments and supplies provided. For more information, please call Sharon McRorie, Education Programs Manager at 828.253.3227, ext. 122. *Asheville Art Museum 60th Anniversary Event
Sunday, July 12, 12:00 – 6:00 p.m.
The Big Crafty
Pack Place
Free admission
The Asheville Art Museum hosts The Big Crafty in Pack Place. This juried independent craft fair features 100 artists and crafters. For more information, go to www.thebigcrafty.com.
