News & Events
UNC Asheville Holds Spring Ceramic and Art Sale
April 20, 2010
UNC Asheville's Art Department will hold its annual Spring Ceramic and Art Sale from 4-7 p.m. Friday, April 30, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 1, in UNC Asheville's S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, located on the ground floor of Owen Hall. The sale is free and open to the public.Four UNC Asheville Seniors Exhibit Work in Owen Hall
April 20, 2010
Four UNC Asheville senior will hold art exhibitions in Owen Hall April 30-May 11. Exhibitions on view in Owen Hall's Second Floor Gallery include printmaking works by Melanie Carrick, sculpture by Nicolette Carter, and paintings and drawings by James Stickney. The shows are a culmination of the students' work toward a bachelor’s degree or art minor at UNC Asheville.Two UNC Asheville Seniors Hold Solo Art Exhibition on Campus
April 19, 2010
Two solo art exhibitions by UNC Asheville seniors will open April 30 on campus. An opening reception for Amber Harrelson-Williams' exhibition will be held from 5-7 p.m. in UNC Asheville's Blowers Gallery in Ramsey Library followed by a reception for Christina Foosness' exhibition from 7-9 p.m. in UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Gallery. All events are free and open to the public.UNC Asheville Electronic Music Ensemble to Perform with Grammy Award-Winning Percussionist
April 19, 2010
The UNC Asheville Electronic Music Ensemble will present a concert of original experimental electronic music compositions at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, at the Boiler Room, 11 Grove St. in downtown Asheville. The concert will include a special appearance by Roy "Futureman" Wooten, a five-time Grammy Award-winning percussionist with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.UNC Asheville Professor, Noted Painter Named Visiting Artist at American Academy in Rome
April 16, 2010
Virginia Derryberry, a noted painter and UNC Asheville art professor, has been named a visiting artist at the prestigious American Academy in Rome. She will spend a two-week residency at the Academy in June producing new works. Derryberry plans to use resources found in the Academy's newly renovated Janet C. Ross Library as well as specific collections of Caravaggio paintings in the Italian city to inform her personal investigation of the intersection of art and alchemy. Founded in 1894, the Academy fosters the pursuit of advanced research and independent study in the fine arts and humanities.UNC Asheville Hosts Evening with Noted Storyteller David Novak
April 12, 2010
UNC Asheville's Arts & Ideas Program will host an evening with noted storyteller David Novak at 7 p.m. April 15, in UNC Asheville's Humanities Lecture Hall. Novak comes to storytelling with a background in theater arts, including Shakespeare, clowning, playwriting and directing.TheatreUNCA Stages Euripides' "The Trojan Women" April 21-25
April 12, 2010
TheatreUNCA will stage the classic Greek tragedy, "The Trojan Women," April 21-25. The show will be held on the Reynolds Green lawn, located in front of Carol Belk Theatre. Curtain is 6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday with a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee. Rain date is 6 p.m. Sunday, April 25. All shows are free and open to the public. Patrons are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets.UNC Asheville Hosts 43rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
April 9, 2010
The UNC Asheville Art Department will host its 43rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition April 16-27 in UNC Asheville’s S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, located on the first floor of Owen Hall. Internationally exhibited artist Nina Katchadourian will serve as juror.UNC Asheville Continues Writers at Home Series April 18
April 7, 2010
UNC Asheville's 2009-2010 Writers at Home Series continues with readings by local authors Margaret Abruzzi and Leni Zumas at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 18, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. The event is free and open to the public.Senior Holds Pastel Art Exhibit on Campus
April 6, 2010
“Alter Egos: Illustrations of the Inner Self,” an exhibition of seven works in soft pastel by UNC Asheville senior Theresa Burden, will be on view in UNC Asheville’s Owen Hall Second Floor Gallery from April 16-27. An opening reception will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, April 16, in the gallery.Contact Information
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