"Press On" exhibit with the Asheville Printmakers, at the Bascom Center for the Visual Arts:

Asheville Printmakers is an independent alliance of artists who express themselves through the medium of the print. Its membership encompasses both experienced and emerging artists, as well as those new to printmaking. The participants define “the print” broadly to encompass a wide range of processes and content, from traditional to experimental, and classic to contemporary.

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A free public reception will be held July 11 at 5pm.

Letterpress: Books and Broadsides at John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown NC

Get to know the basics of letterpress printing and hand typesetting to print your own books and broadsides. Learn to set hot lead and wood type, print large broadsides and small books, and to use vintage printing presses. Add images with carved linoleum blocks, then finish the week by binding the small prints together into a book. All levels welcome.

Make A Crankie! at Atlanta Printmakers Studio 

Crankies are illustrated scrolls contained in boxes on dowels with attached handles. These scrolls are “hand cranked” to create a moving panorama, inviting the viewer to experience the images like watching a movie. These historic storytelling devices were often used as full-immersion experiences, filling an entire room with images of far-away lands to create the feeling of going on a journey.

Block Prints in Brilliant Color

(online Course through JCCFS)

Because the September printmaking class filled with a waitlist, we are offering a second class!

Find inspiration in the textures and patterns you see in the nature to create multi-color block prints. Learn how to print in layers of colors made from a single block as well as how to combine blocks in a single composition. You’ll use these blocks to create prints as well as to print patterns that can be used to make personal stationery, patterned fabric, journal covers, and even as wall patterns. Open to individuals of all skill levels.

This class meets online on Tuesday evenings 6-8pm for four sessions.

I'm so excited to participate in "ReClaim the RAD," an exhibit at the CZART Gallery featuring 20+ Asheville artists. These local artists will exhibit their creations on pieces of debris reclaimed from the flood after Hurricane Helene. This show is meant to insprie the community and help artists recover through creations we navigate the future of the arts district in Asheville.

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100% of all proceeds to benefit affected artists and local recovery and rebuilding efforts. For more details, visit the CZART Gallery website.

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Opens Saturday, Nov. 23 and runs through January 2025.

So thrilled to be back at the Big Crafty this year after a long hiatus! Voted Western North Carolina’s favorite art event for the past 16 years, The Big Crafty celebrates the beauty of a human-scale economy and community-building soul-enriching creative work.

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@Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville, SAT $10 / Sun Free, noon-6PM