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Back Pasture Footbridge. David Blanke, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

The sixth annual Pastoral Palette Art Gala, presented by the Appalachian Barn Alliance, will take place Friday, May 22, and Saturday, May 23, at the historic Ivy Building on the A-B Tech campus. Proceeds from the event will contribute to the renovation of the historic farmhouse on the Smith Farm in Mars Hill, a project that aims to transform the structure into a welcome center. Once complete, the space will interpret both the agricultural history represented by the site\u2019s five historic barns and the broader ecological story of the preserve.<\/p>\n

The weekend begins May 22 from 5:30\u20138 p.m. with a ticketed gala, followed by a free public event on May 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., where visitors can view and purchase artwork. The gala will feature music by Abbey Winters as well as complimentary beverages and snacks.<\/p>\n

Featuring artists affiliated with the Asheville Saints of Paint, the gala highlights a range of works inspired by the region\u2019s landscapes, structures and evolving identity. \u201cMy artwork\u2014landscapes in either oil or acrylic\u2014highlights the natural and built environment of Western North Carolina; specifically, familiar waterfalls and waterways, rural roadways, barns and outbuildings,\u201d says artist David Blanke. \u201cMy goal is to capture the vibrancy of the natural world as it exists around us and the ways that these scenes are forever changing and evolving, even as we regard them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blanke\u2019s contributions to the show include four pieces that reflect the diversity of his work. \u201cTwo pieces depict working barns; one showing an empty tobacco barn in a dawn silhouette while the other presents a low-key perspective on the weathered exterior of a structure under portentous dark clouds,\u201d he says. \u201cThese seek to represent both the fragility and timeless persistence of rural work; their unceasing toils somewhat ironically set amongst nature\u2019s transitory beauty. Two other paintings present more stylized scenes; one of an early morning sunrise over a lake and the other a tighter perspective on an old footbridge that crosses over to a fenced paddock.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Blanke, the significance of the gala extends beyond the individual art one will encounter there. \u201cThe Appalachian Barn Alliance Show is special in many ways, not the least for how it works to preserve and appreciate the surrounding farm structures of Madison County,\u201d he says. \u201cThe show brings together and builds on the sense of community that exists amongst everyone who attends or participates; truly one of the core functions of art.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets for the gala are $50 each ($45 for ABA members). Learn more and purchase tickets at AppalachianBarns.org\/pastoral-palette-art-show-gala<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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