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Asheville River Arts District Studio Stroll

Sat & Sun, June 8 & 9, 10 am – 6 pm
Asheville’s River Arts District opens to the public for two days of festivities known as the STUDIO STROLL. Visit us in the Cotton Mill Studios, 122 Riverside Drive, Studio D.

Gallery Mugen Summer Celebration

Sat. June 22, 10 am – 6 pm. Cotton Mill Studios, Asheville River Arts District, 122 Riverside Drive, Studios C & D.
2:00 concert by Akira Satake
2:30 BZDesign fashion show

Backstage before the show

The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands

July 18 – 21, Thursday – Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm, Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm
Location: Asheville Civic Center, 87 Haywood Street in downtown Asheville, admission: $8.00

The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands

Oct. 17 – 20
Thursday – Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm, Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm
Location: Asheville Civic Center, 87 Haywood Street in downtown Asheville, admission: $8.00

Asheville River Arts District Studio Stroll

Sat & Sun, Nov. 9 & 10, 10 am – 6 pm
Asheville’s River Arts District opens to the public for two days of festivities known as the STUDIO STROLL. This year more than 110 artists are participating! Visit us in the Cotton Mill Studios, 122 Riverside Drive, Studio D.

Gallery Mugen Holiday Celebration
Saturday, December 7, 11 am – 6 pm

Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show
Nov. 7 – 11

Sept 9 – Jan 11, The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, Hendersonville, NC
1181 Broyles Road, Hendersonville, NC 28791
www.craftcreativitydesign.org

Reception & Gallery Talk Wednesday, October 5, 5–7pm

Ma: The Space Between

What is not there becomes, in its absence, as important to the meaning of the piece as what remains.

June 3 – 30, 2011

Asheville Area Arts Council, The Artery
Asheville River Arts District
346 Depot Street, Asheville, NC

Opening: Friday, June 3, 5:30 – 8:30 pm

Akira Satake: clay
Barbara Zaretsky: textiles
Brian Boggs: wood
Barbara Fisher: paintings

June 3 opening events:
6:30 – music: Akira Satake
7:00 – fashion show: BZDesign (click on link to see the show).

HandMade: The Western North Carolina Craft, Architecture & Design Expo

Our team: The Room of Five Elements

Image, courtesy of the Highland Highlights, spring/summer 2009 newsletter.

MA—The Space Between, a show of ceramics, textiles and furniture was held at the Asheville Area Arts Council, Front Gallery.

Akira Satake • Barbara Zaretsky • Judith Duff • Brian Boggs

Images from the exhibit:

Cloth Fiber Workshop
is a textile arts learning center that offers a variety of classes and workshops for students of all experience levels. Located in Asheville, NC.

Handmade in America
Their mission is to celebrate the hand and the handmade, to nurture the creation of traditional and contemporary craft, to revere and protect our resources, and to preserve and enrich the spiritual, cultural and community life of our (Western North Carolina).

The River Arts District, located along the French Broad River, just minutes from downtown Asheville, is a community of artists committed to creating art, supporting the artists in their neighborhood and producing successful art events such as the Studio Strolls.

Southern Highland Craft Guild in 1930 in Asheville the Guild maintains the Folk Art Center and sponsors the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands.