Join Bridget for a half-day of learning about traditional Appalachian basketry while weaving your very own lidded treasure jar basket. “I have always loved creating with my hands in one way or another. I love to create with color and make something that is functional and useful. I enjoy being able to make something that can be […]
Celebrate the Earth by making a textured planter for your home or garden. Students will hand-build clay pots and explore stamping and carving. Class includes materials and firing. Students will pick up fired work at a later date. Ages 5+. When: Saturday, April 22, 2023, 10 am – 12 pm Where: High Country Ceramic Arts, Burnsville, NC […]
When: April 28, 2023, 5PM – 7PM Where: Kokol Gallery
Let’s draw together! Bring your favorite drawing implements and surfaces, or use ours, and let’s spend the evening in the Toe River Arts Owen Gallery in Spruce Pine, sharing tips and tricks and improving our drawing skills. We’ll work with live-clothed models and still-life setups. Register here. When: Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 6 pm – […]
The Studio Tour Preview Exhibition is an exhibition of work from artists in Mitchell and Yancey Counties who are participating in the June Studio Tour. The exhibit is in conjunction with the Annual June Studio Tour which takes place annually on the first weekend of June. This year’s studio tour weekend is Friday, Saturday, and […]
This show provides the opportunity for students to meet other artists during the opening/closing event. It gives them experience working on personal and narrative work to present to the community. They learn to make artists’ statements, hang a show, and design invitations. The experience is always positive and allows the community to support its young […]
We’ll work with clay slabs and drape them over molds to create fun faces and masks. Students will learn how to add facial features and decorations and paint with colorful underglaze. Class includes materials and firing. Students will pick up fired work at a later date. Ages 5+. *Kids ages 3-5 may join if accompanied […]
This driving tour through Mitchell and Yancey Counties will take visitors along the meandering Toe River, across its many bridges, around barns, acres of fields, and miles of forests all while visiting the talented studio artists and galleries participating. When: June 2 - 4, 2023 Where: Click to see the participating artists and galleries.
When: June 2, 2023, 5 PM – 7 PM Where: Owen Gallery
When: June 2, 2023, 5:30PM – 7:00PM Where: Kokol Gallery