{"id":3741,"date":"2016-02-03T14:58:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T19:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=3741"},"modified":"2016-02-03T14:58:14","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T19:58:14","slug":"swannanoa-valley-fine-arts-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/swannanoa-valley-fine-arts-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3606\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SVFAL-Exhibit-Cindy_Chenard-copy_Vert.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3606\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3606\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3606\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SVFAL-Exhibit-Cindy_Chenard-copy_Vert-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Artist, Cindy Chenard \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SVFAL-Exhibit-Cindy_Chenard-copy_Vert-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SVFAL-Exhibit-Cindy_Chenard-copy_Vert-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist, Cindy Chenard<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As creative as they are skilled, members of the Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League continue to refine the concept of art in every exhibit. Their next show, <i>Dimensions: Photography, Mixed Media &amp; 3D<\/i>, is an example. Running February 4 through March 26, <i>Dimensions<\/i> is on display at the Red House Studios &amp; Gallery, 310 West State Street in Black Mountain. An opening reception will take place from 5\u20137 p.m. on Friday, February 5.<\/p>\n<p>The show features both two-dimensional and three-dimensional works that represent sculpture. Photography will be the only two-dimensional medium featured. That means no pastel, watercolor, oil, or acrylic in this particular show.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3603\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SVFAL-Exhibit-1a-Deb_Anderson-copy_Vert.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3603\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3603\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3603\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SVFAL-Exhibit-1a-Deb_Anderson-copy_Vert-150x150.jpg\" alt=\" Deb Anderson  \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SVFAL-Exhibit-1a-Deb_Anderson-copy_Vert-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SVFAL-Exhibit-1a-Deb_Anderson-copy_Vert-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deb Anderson<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe want to encourage our artists to step outside their comfort zone,\u201d says artist Cindy Chenard, show curator. \u201cWe do have a couple of very creative nude photographs in the show, and photography on metal.\u201d In one of her pieces, \u201cGoing in Circles,\u201d Cindy creates layers and shadows through the use of wood, acrylic, and mixed media. Other media represented in the show include sculpture, assemblage, clay, metal, glass, fiber, and wood.<\/p>\n<p><i>Winter gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/svfalarts.org\" target=\"_blank\">svfalarts.org<\/a> or call 828.669.0351.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As creative as they are skilled, members of the Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League continue to refine the concept of art in every exhibit. 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