News & Events
Panel Highlights WNC Craft Organizations Modeling Green and Sustainable Practices
March 3, 2011
Modeling "green" and sustainable approaches to craft while producing beautiful and meaningful works will be the focus of a moderated panel discussion at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, at UNC Asheville's Owen Hall, 3rd floor conference center.
Writers at Home Series Continues with Readings by UNC Asheville Scholarship Winners
March 1, 2011
UNC Asheville's undergraduate writing scholarship winners will present their works in poetry and prose in the next installment of UNC Asheville's Writers at Home series. Authors include Brian Hart, Jasper Moore and Caroline Wilson. The reading begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. It is free and open to the public.
The Disabled Body in Contemporary Art Discussed in Craft Lecture
March 1, 2011
Educator and author Ann Millett-Gallant will present a lecture based on her book, "The Disabled Body in Contemporary Art," in the next installment of the UNC Asheville Craft Studies Initiative lecture series, "Meet the Maker: Conversations of Meaning with Craftspeople." Millet-Gallant will discuss the work of disabled artists and the representation of disability in visual culture. The presentation will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in UNC Asheville's Owen Hall, room 302. The event is free and open to the public.
Award-Winning Author Bret Anthony Johnson to Visit UNC Asheville
February 28, 2011
Bret Anthony Johnson, author of the award-winning collection, "Corpus Christi: Stories," will visit UNC Asheville at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, in UNC Asheville's Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum. The San Francisco Chronicle called Johnson an "author with a pitch-perfect ear for dialogue and a dead-on eye for conjuring an entire universe with one simple detail." Johnson's presentation will include a reading, question-and-answer period and book signing. The event is free and open to the public.
"Intimacy and Contemplation" – New Exhibit of Fiber Art at UNC Asheville’s Blowers Gallery
February 28, 2011
UNC Asheville’s Blowers Gallery presents "Intimacy and Contemplation," a new exhibit of fiber art using unique approaches that invite the viewer to share the artists' quiet contemplative space. The exhibit, featuring works by Norma Bradley and Vicki Essig, opens March 7 and will remain on view through April 2.
Graphic Novelist Gareth Hinds to Present Lecture on Artistic Process and Career
February 24, 2011
Gareth Hinds is the creator of several critically-acclaimed graphic novel adaptations of classic literature, including Beowulf, King Lear, and the Odyssey. His multimedia presentation will focus on his artistic process and career, including his choice of classic themes, as well as touching on aspects of production and marketing. The presentation will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, in UNC Asheville's Humanities Lecture Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Third Annual Asheville Jewish Film Festival Features Israeli Oscar Winner and James Franco as Poet Ginsberg
February 24, 2011
The Asheville Jewish Film Festival returns this year, touching "light" subjects like Jewish foods and Israeli sumo wrestlers, and probing even more weighty topics like protest movements in the West Bank, the lives of Jewish Civil War soldiers, the lessons of genocide survivors, and the obscenity trial of poet Allen Ginsberg. The festival is presented by the Center for Jewish Studies at UNC Asheville, in partnership with the Asheville Art Museum and the Fine Arts Theater. The films will be screened from March 26-April 1 at the Fine Arts Theater, 36 Biltmore Ave., downtown Asheville.
Photography and Bookmaking Workshops Offered at North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement
February 16, 2011
Registration is now open for two spring workshops at UNC Asheville's North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement. The hands-on courses, which are open to students of all ages and skills, include lessons in digital photography and bookmaking.
Tight Finances Force UNC Asheville to Suspend Concerts on the Quad Summer Music Series
February 15, 2011
Because of financial pressure and the likelihood of further budget cuts, UNC Asheville today announced that it will cancel the 2011 Concerts on the Quad summer music series.
Registration Now Open for College for Seniors Spring Term
February 14, 2011
UNC Asheville's nationally renowned College for Seniors has opened registration for spring term courses, held March 21-May 13. Course catalogues were mailed today and course listings are available online. Classes will take place at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center, home of the North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement.
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