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Outdoor Digital Photography, Photo Book-Making and Crochet Workshops Offered at N.C. Center for Creative Retirement
May 17, 2011
The N.C. Center for Creative Retirement presents three workshops in June, "Outdoor Digital Photography," "Making a Bound Photo Book" and "Heritage Crochet in Contemporary Design and Application." All will meet at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center and are open to the public.
Math Meets Craft to Raise Awareness of Threats to Coral Reefs
May 16, 2011
Western North Carolina is joining a global effort to crochet a coral reef. As part of the unique project, the "Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef" by the Institute For Figuring (IFF) in Los Angeles, which unites non-Euclidean hyperbolic geometry with ancient craft techniques, area artisans are working to create beautiful and lifelike models that will raise awareness of threats to the world's coral. The Asheville Reef, organized by UNC Asheville's Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, will involve crochet groups in Brevard and Hendersonville, as well as UNC Asheville, Appalachian State University and Western Carolina University.
Writers at Home Spring Series Concludes with Readings from "The Great Smokies Review"
May 3, 2011
Contributors from the Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 issues of "The Great Smokies Review," the online literary magazine published by UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program, will present a reading of their works at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at Malaprop’s Book Store/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville.
2011 Windgate Fellows announced by UNC Asheville's Center for Craft, Creativity & Design
May 2, 2011
UNC Asheville's Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD) has awarded ten graduating seniors each with $15,000 in the form of a Windgate Fellowship. More than 70 universities from across the United States were each invited to each nominate two graduating seniors with exemplary skill in craft for one of the largest awards offered nationally to art students. Applicants completed an online application with images of their work and a proposal outlining how the $15,000 would enhance their careers.
New Asheville Chamber Music Institute to Debut at UNC Asheville in June
April 26, 2011
UNC Asheville will host a new summer music program, the Asheville Chamber Music Institute, June 13-18 on the campus. The institute will offer adult amateur woodwind and brass players of various levels the chance to study and play with world-class performers who are part of a new musical collaborative called Pan Harmonia. The Asheville Chamber Music Institute is one of only two all-wind programs of its kind in the nation this year.
Still "Feelin' Groovy" – Reuter Center Singers to Present '60s Folk Songfest
April 26, 2011
The Reuter Center Singers will present a '60s Folk Songfest at 3 p.m. Sunday May 15, at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center. A chorus of more than 50 voices, the Reuter Center Singers stage spring and fall concerts at the North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement, and perform in many other community venues, including Biltmore House, the Veterans' Administration Hospital, churches and retirement homes.
Cartoon Illustrations Exhibited at UNC Asheville's Blowers Gallery
April 25, 2011
"Illustrating Cartoon Narratives," a collection of drawings and prints by UNC Asheville senior Jared Espinoza, will be on display from April 27-May 13 in UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library, Blowers Gallery. A reception with the artist will be held from 4-6 p.m. Friday, May 6, in the gallery. The works combine Espinoza's cartoon vision with the approaches of 18th and 19th century cartoonists. The show is a culmination of Espinoza's work towards a bachelor's degree at UNC Asheville.
UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program Offers Summer Workshops
April 22, 2011
Local writers will have the opportunity to hone their skills with UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program's summer workshops in poetry and prose. Classes are open to all interested writers but class size is limited; early registration is suggested.
"enter into//enter-act" - Interactive Bubble Machine Sculpture Goes on Exhibit at UNC Asheville
April 11, 2011
A collection of interactive bubble-machines by UNC Asheville senior Anna Stanley, will be exhibited in the Highsmith University Union Gallery from April 22-May 1. An opening reception will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, April 22, in the gallery.
"Cracks, Doorways, and Portals" – Poetry and Photography at UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library
April 11, 2011
Poet and photographer Tracey Schmidt will conduct a free poetry-writing workshop from 1-2 p.m. Saturday, April 23, in UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library, Whitman Room, followed by a poetry reading and reception from 2-4 p.m. in the library's Blowers Gallery. The events are in conjunction with the "Cracks, Doorways, and Portals" collection of poetry and photography exhibited in the Blowers Gallery. The exhibit, a collaboration between Schmidt and photographer Laurent Weisenberger, combines images of doorways, dew drops and water reflections with works from Schmidt's first collection of poetry, "I Have Fallen in Love with the World." The works will be on exhibit through April 26. The events are free and open to the public.
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