Artist, Jason Green
Art in Autumn: A Festival in the Heart of Weaverville
Full of color, fall is truly an artist’s season. On Saturday, September 17, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Art in Autumn is a juried art festival that will bring 114 artists—and more than 5,000 visitors looking to bring home treasures—to downtown Weaverville’s Main Street, between Merrimon and Georgia Avenues. Stroll from booth to booth in the crisp mountain air. Since it began with 70 artists in 2007, the festival has grown to become a much anticipated event within the community. Entrance is free and open to the public.
“The Art in Autumn Festival is an event that brings out the best in the Weaverville community,” says Beth Mangum, president of Weaverville Business Association and founding Art in Autumn committee member. “Through the last ten years the Weaverville Business Association, community volunteers, and town government have cooperated in harmony to produce a well-organized art and craft festival that has developed a reputation as a favorite among participating artists and visitors.”
Artist, Corey McNabb
Mediums include basketry, clay, digital art, drawing, fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and wood. An entrepreneur of the arts, John Cram judged the inaugural festival. He will return this year to select a Best of Show winner, among several other prizes.
Jason Green, of JG Designs, creates wood lighting and sculpture. He’s participated in the event for several years and it’s a favorite outdoor show of the year. “The layout of the show is very customer friendly, allowing attendees to see all the beautiful work at a leisurely pace,” says Jason. “It is a symbiotic relationship: The customers make the show a destination every year, and the artists feed off their enthusiasm.” Sue Griggs Allen, of Dogwood Studio & Gallery, agrees: “I look forward to meeting new artists, art lovers, and collectors in the area.”
Artist, Su Griggs Allen
In addition to familiar faces, you’ll meet new artists making their Art in Autumn debut. Weaverville resident Corey McNabb became a full-time painter in 2014. At two booths, he will offer big, bold palette-knife oil paintings and acrylics, as well watercolor paintings. “I believe that Art in Autumn, and Weaverville in general, are becoming increasingly attractive to art enthusiasts from all around Western North Carolina and beyond as an art-centric destination. I think this is due to the high level of creativity and diverse talent among my fellow artists in the area.”
For more information, visit artinautumn.com.
