The 41st Annual Benefit Auction is an all day affair featuring a free silent and ticketed live auction with a festive gala that evening. Work is donated from artists around the region to help support the work Toe River Arts does in Mitchell and Yancey counties throughout the entire year. This year we celebrate "Change" […]
The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes to London and finds acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, […]
Bringle's exhibit will represent all the different media she has worked in over the years. The show will offer some older ceramic work and some newer work, glass-beading, wood-working, and paintings—a multi-dimensional display, from past to present and into the future.
Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York’s Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends – Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo – have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before an admiring public and with regular meals provided for them. […]
CYNTHIA LAWING TO PERFORM IN BURNSVILLE Cynthia Lawing came to Burnsville via Davidson College, north of Charlotte, where she was a member of the Applied Music faculty. It was serendipity that she came into the Toe River Arts Gallery and met executive director, Denise Cook. Conversation turned to music and she discovered that the great […]
Based on The Gospel According to St. Matthew A small group of people help Jesus Christ tell different parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques and a hefty dose of comic timing. An eclectic blend of songs, ranging in style from pop to vaudeville, is employed as the story of Jesus’ life dances […]
SPHERE OF INFLUENCE Glass Artists of Western North Carolina RECEPTION: JULY 28, 5 TO 7PM Exhibit continues Wednesday, August 1 through Friday, August 25 from 11 to 4pm. The roots of the contemporary glass art movement run deep in Western North Carolina. This developing story of glass artists has created a rich history and […]
Blue Ridge Fine Arts Guild exhibit
GLASS GUIDED TOURS EVERY FRIDAY IN AUGUST Take the journey of the arts and experience art glass in Toe River Valley's renowned artist studios. Tours are half and full day, lead by Robin Warden, curator of "Sphere of Influence" in August of this year and 2012's "History of Glass in the Mountains" exhibit. Morning Tour […]
Based on The Gospel According to St. Matthew A small group of people help Jesus Christ tell different parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques and a hefty dose of comic timing. An eclectic blend of songs, ranging in style from pop to vaudeville, is employed as the story of Jesus’ life dances […]
