October 30, 2024 @ Asheville Art Museum
The Asheville Art Museum announces its reopening Wednesday, Oct.30, with pay-what-you-wish admission for visitors from areas affected by Hurricane Helene, spanning North Carolina, Tennesseeand Georgia regions. Pay-what-you-wish invites residents from designated counties to experience the museum's exhibitions while contributing any amount they choose. Temporary hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with closures Monday and Tuesday.
The Museum Store and Perspective Café is open during museum hours, offering a selection of gifts and locally crafted items by Western North Carolina artists.
Guests will enjoy a variety of exhibitions exploring themes of sustainability and humankind's impact on the environment, as well as the Collection. Highlights include.
Ginny Ruffner: Reforestation of the Imagination—This exhibition merges art and technology, depicting fantastical landscapes where imagination plays a role in ecological renewal.
Moving Stillness: Mount Rainier, 1979—A powerful installation that invites viewers to reflect on the relationship between humankind and the natural world.
Forces of Nature: Ceramics from the Hayes Collection—Showcasing diverse ceramic works inspired by natural forms and processes.
Intersections in American Art and Western North Carolina Glass—Featuring works that celebrate regional artistry and craft traditions.
The museum is also reopening the Wells Fargo ArtPLAYce with its recent installation, Forest Feels, a response to Reforestation of the Imagination by Ginny Ruffner. Visitors are invited to engage in two distinct realities: observing the installation as it exists and actively shaping its evolution through participation.
Continuing its commitment to community engagement, the museum offers free art and wellness programs in the Windgate Foundation Atrium or on the Museum Plaza, including daily activities like coloring, gamesand special drop-in art projects.
"We're thrilled to reopen our doors, inviting the community back to a space for inspiration, creativityand connection filled with exhibitions and a unique collection of American Art of the 20th and 21st centuries and art of Western North Carolina and Southern Appalachia," said Pam Myers, executive director of the Asheville Art Museum. "This moment reaffirms our commitment to supporting and uplifting Asheville through the arts."
For updates on exhibitions, programs, and admission details, visit ashevilleart.org.
Category: Art