Homeward Bound has opened a new permanent home for 87 of Buncombe County’s chronically homeless community members. Compass Point Village provides safe, stable apartments to these individuals just in time for the harsh winter weather.
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Artist Residency Program Furthers LGBTQ Liberation
Modern history is filled with evidence of the importance of artistic expression in collective movements for social justice. The Campaign for Southern Equality continues this legacy with a program aimed at empowering queer artists to explore the intersections of personal narrative and political organizing.
Craft Guild Members Explore Texture in New Folk Art Center Exhibition
The Southern Highland Craft Guild presents its final focus gallery show of 2023, Creating Textures, open now and running through February 2024.
Eat Your View: Gross Domestic Happiness
Phone books and printed maps; typewriters, slide rules and vacuum tubes; credit card imprinters; dot matrix printers; 8-track, CD, VHS and audio cassette players; and my old Blackberry (which I loved)—all are gone now, replaced by new technology.
Outdoors: Register Soon for Accessible Summer Camp Experiences at Camp Lakey Gap
Camp Lakey Gap is an adapted, overnight camp for autistic campers of all ages which takes place at Christmount Christian Assembly in Black Mountain. During their week-long camp experience, campers benefit from a high support ratio.
On a Personal Note: More Love and Kindness with Shelly Tygielski
Shelly Tygielski wears many hats: mindfulness teacher, producer, philanthropist, author, community organizer, wife and mother among them. “The unifying thread is putting more love and kindness into the world,” says Shelly.
Number 7 Arts Features New Artists, Gift Ideas
Number 7 Arts, a cooperative gallery in downtown Brevard, offers holiday shopping with its latest members’ show Favorite Things, which includes small works, jewelry, gift cards and limited-edition ornaments celebrating things that are special to the gallery’s artists
Tie Some Flies in These Cold Winter Months
Just as fly fishing has become increasingly popular over the past decade, so has fly tying. Winter is the perfect time to practice the craft, personalize the flies that are being used and dive deeper into the sport of fly fishing.
Mica Gallery Offers Beautiful Art Gifts for All This Season
Bird’s Note: Dark-Eyed Junco
Artsville Collective Launches New Program to Support Regional Artists
Book Feature: Momma’s Lost Piano
Book Feature: Wildflowers to Color – A Path to Discovery and Belonging
Haywood County Mural Honors Factory Workers
The Asheville Symphony Presents New Year’s Eve: She’s Got Soul
Come Sing with the DIY Messiah in Tryon December 16
Water is Life on Display at Spotlight Gallery
Shop Talks: Cynthia Llanes FineArt Gallery & Studio
Shop Talk: Elevations Home Accents
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