Countertop Catch-All Baskets with Bridget VanRemortel
2023-09-02 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
Join Bridget for a day of learning about traditional Appalachian basketry while weaving your very own Countertop Catch-All 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 used every day and fill a need.” – Bridget VanRemortel
When: September 2, 2023, 10 am – 5 pm
Where: Toe River Arts Owen Gallery, Spruce Pine, NC
Workshop & materials fee: $65 general public; $55 artist members & donors* (*members & donors must be current at the promotional level)
Register here.

Second Tuesday Life Drawing - September
2023-09-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
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, September 12, 2023, 6 pm – 8 pm
Where: Owen Gallery, Spruce Pine, NC
Workshop & materials fee:
$12 – Single class – General Public
$10 – Single class- Current Toe River Arts Members & Donors
$50 – 5 class punch card – General Public
$40 – 5 class punch card- Current Toe River Arts Members & Donors
$95 – 10 class punch card – General Public
$75 – 10 class punch card – Current Toe River Arts Members & Donors

Waking Dream – Paintings and Jewelry by Allison Edge and Diana Alexander
2023-09-23 - 2023-10-21 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
In this dual exhibition featuring the works of Allison Edge and Diana Alexander, “Waking Dream” refers to the experience of seeing the outside world in low-lit, half-lit, or fog-obscured scenarios, evoking a dream-like quality and straddling the boundaries of familiarity and unknowns. Allison’s paintings, hung on the walls in this exhibition, set the stage and atmosphere for Diana’s neckpiece adornments, presented on pedestals and armatures within the space. Allison Edge’s body of work titled “Waking Dream” includes oil paintings depicting landscapes and images of nature at night, at twilight, in fog or mist, or a combination of these factors. She has been collecting photographic references as source imagery for these paintings, including scenes from Western North Carolina, the South Carolina coast, Florida, and Costa Rica. Some images are pinned with stars or artificial light sources, often indistinguishable from one another.
Adornment has been worn by humans for thousands of years, and by virtually every culture ever known. It has played a symbolic role in every part of the world since then. In Diana Alexander’s “Waking Dream” series, she endeavors to create adornments that mesh with the environment created by Allison’s paintings. Somewhere between reality and myth, shadow and breaking light — How would you adorn yourself in an atmosphere evoked by these dream-like qualities, darkened but glistening with muted color, shadowed but alive with movement?
When: September 23 – October 21
Where: Kokol Gallery

Compliant: Exhibition of Work by Melisa Cadell
2023-09-30 - 2023-11-18 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
Melisa Cadell is presenting experimental work that explores the concept of beauty. The work will be largely focussed in work that utilizes plastic and its alluring pliant nature. The exhibit will include but not be limited to sculpture, painting, ice forms, water containers, video, and other ephemeral works.
When: September 30 – November 18
Where: Owen Gallery

Second Tuesday Life Drawing - October
2023-10-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
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, October 10, 2023, 6 pm – 8 pm
Where: Owen Gallery, Spruce Pine, NC
Workshop & materials fee:
$12 – Single class – General Public
$10 – Single class- Current Toe River Arts Members & Donors
$50 – 5 class punch card – General Public
$40 – 5 class punch card- Current Toe River Arts Members & Donors
$95 – 10 class punch card – General Public
$75 – 10 class punch card – Current Toe River Arts Members & Donors

Fall Studio Tour Preview Exhibition
2023-11-04 - 2023-12-30 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
The Studio Tour Preview Exhibition is an exhibition of work from artists in Mitchell and Yancey Counties who are participating in the November Studio Tour. The exhibit is in conjunction with the Annual November Studio Tour which takes place annually on the second weekend of November. This year’s studio tour weekend is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, November 10-12. The exhibition opens on November 4 in the Spruce Pine Kokol Gallery and will run through the tour weekend. It is an opportunity for visitors to get a preview of the artists that are on the tour and what they will be showing in their studios. We encourage visitors to come by the gallery and view this exhibition before they travel to the artists’ studios. There will be a reception on Friday, November 10, 5:30PM – 7:00PM and is open to the public.
When: November 4 – December 30
Where: Kokol Gallery

2023 Fall Studio Tour
2023-11-10 - 2023-11-12
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: November 10 – 12
Where: Click to see the participating artists and galleries.

Compliant Reception
2023-11-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
When: November 10, 5PM – 7PM
Where: Owen Gallery

Fall Studio Tour Exhibition Reception
2023-11-10 17:30 - 19:00 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
When: November 10, 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Where: Kokol Gallery

Second Tuesday Life Drawing - November
2023-11-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
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, November 14, 2023, 6 pm – 8 pm
Where: Owen Gallery, Spruce Pine, NC
Workshop & materials fee:
$12 – Single class – General Public
$10 – Single class- Current Toe River Arts Members & Donors
$50 – 5 class punch card – General Public
$40 – 5 class punch card- Current Toe River Arts Members & Donors
$95 – 10 class punch card – General Public
$75 – 10 class punch card – Current Toe River Arts Members & Donors

“How Charming” Charm Bracelet Workshop
2023-12-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
Join Alena Applerose for a morning jewelry making workshop. Our collection contains a charm for just about anything, so dig-in to our whimsical supplies and leave wearing your very own personalized charm bracelet. Or make a special gift for someone you love!
Register here.
When: Saturday, December 9th from 10 am – 12 pm
Where: Toe River Arts, Spruce Pine, NC
Workshop & materials fee: $25 per person. All materials & supplies provided.

Second Tuesday Life Drawing - December
2023-12-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
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, December 12, 2023, 6 pm – 8 pm
Where: Owen Gallery, Spruce Pine, NC
Workshop & materials fee:
$12 – Single class – General Public
$10 – Single class- Current Toe River Arts Members & Donors
$50 – 5 class punch card – General Public
$40 – 5 class punch card- Current Toe River Arts Members & Donors
$95 – 10 class punch card – General Public
$75 – 10 class punch card – Current Toe River Arts Members & Donors

“Charmed, I’m Sure” Wine Glass Charms Workshop
2023-12-14 17:30 - 19:30 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
Join Alena Applerose for an evening of fun making your very own set of personalized stemware charms. We’ll sip some beverages (red, white, and non-alcoholic) and enjoy each other’s company as each participant creates a set of 8-12 stemware charms that will be perfect for your upcoming holiday gatherings or to give as a gift.
Register here.
When: Thursday, December 14th from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Toe River Arts, Spruce Pine, NC
Workshop & materials fee: $25 per person. All materials & supplies provided.

Valentine Wall Vases
2024-02-03 10:00 - 12:00 | High Country Ceramic Arts, Burnsville., 552 E U.S. Hwy 19E Bypass, Burnsville, North Carolina, 28714
Join Anna Early, of High Country Ceramic Arts for a Clay Valentine class! We’ll make pocket vases to hang on the wall. Students ages 5+ will explore texture and color as they make hand-build vases. Brighten your home and heart with Valentine’s art!
About the teacher: Anna Early enjoys working with kids of all ages as a teaching artist in Mitchell and Yancey County schools and through kids’ camps at Penland. Anna has many years in the classroom and holds a Montessori teaching certificate.
Register here.
When: Saturday, February 3rd from 10 am – 12 pm
Where: High Country Ceramic Arts, Burnsville, NC
Cost: $55 per participant, ages 5+

Woven Paper Heart Baskets & Valentine’s Paper Craft
2024-02-10 10:00 - 13:00 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
Join Alena Applerose in the Owen Gallery for a morning of Valentine-themed paper crafts including woven paper heart baskets & collaged cards for your loved ones. Class includes instruction & all materials.
Register here.
When: Saturday, February 10th from 10 am – 1 pm
Where: Toe River Arts, Spruce Pine, NC
Cost: $25 per participant.

Second Tuesday Life Drawing - February
2024-02-13 17:30 - 19:30 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
Bring your favorite drawing implements and surfaces or use the provided materials, and let’s spend an evening each month drawing together. We’ll alternate months between clothed live models and still life set-ups, engage in thoughtful discussion about technique, have some guest artists share their tips and tricks, and improve our observational drawing skills together. Come once or twice or every month!
Ages 16+ (guardian consent needed for those under 18)
Register here.
When: Second Tuesdays from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Toe River Arts Owen Gallery
Cost: $10 per class (members), $12 per class (non-members)

Mitchell County Student Showcase
2024-02-17 - 2024-03-16 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
The Mitchell County Arts In Education Showcase exhibition features the artwork of K -12 students who live in Mitchell County. Represented is public, private, homeschooled and unschooled work. Presented each year by Toe River Arts & Penland School of Crafts and The Arts Matter group. We are thrilled to display the 2d and 3d work of our talented young community members and celebrate the importance of art in their lives. The exhibition is in the Kokol Gallery in Spruce Pine and a public reception will take place on March 2, 11am – 1pm.
When: February 17 – March 16
Where: Kokol Gallery

Yancey County Student Showcase
2024-03-02 - 2024-04-01 | Yancey County Public Library, 321 School Circle, Burnsville, 28714, United States
The Yancey County Arts In Education Showcase exhibition features the artwork of K -12 students who live in Yancey County. Represented is public, private, homeschooled and unschooled work. Presented each year by Toe River Arts & Penland School of Crafts and The Arts Matter group. We are thrilled to display the 2d and 3d work of our talented young community members and celebrate the importance of art in their lives. The exhibition is in the Herring-Kivette Gallery at the Yancey Public Library in Burnsville and a public reception will take place on March 9, 11 am – 1 pm.
When: Herring-Kivette Gallery
Where: March 2 – April 1

Mitchell County Student Showcase Reception
2024-03-02 11:00 - 13:00 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
When: March 2, 2024, 11 AM – 1 PM
Where: Kokol Gallery

Lucky Charms: Charm Bracelets with Alena Applerose
2024-03-02 14:00 - 17:00 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
Join Alena Applerose for a morning jewelry-making workshop. Our collection contains a charm for just about anything, so dig into our whimsical supplies and leave wearing your very own personalized charm bracelet. Or make a special gift for someone you love!
All materials & supplies provided.
Register here.
When: March 2, 2024, 2 pm – 5 pm
Where: Toe River Arts Owen Gallery
Cost: $35 per person

Will Eskridge: Desserted Deserts and Beach Bumz
2024-03-08 - 2024-04-13 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
Like Fructose Encounters of the Third Kind, concepts of alien abduction, the afterlife, and childhood memories are all conjured in Desserted Deserts and Beach Bumz. These paintings of landscapes and offbeat animals including bats, opossums, and raccoons help bring solace to my new life without my father. He was a veterinarian with an affinity for the downtrodden, giving me my own impetus to celebrate the kicked-to-the-curb animals. To be sure, the motley crew of animals is juxtaposed with fun-loving late-night desserts hovering above the vast, color-stricken landscape.
Desserted Deserts is a celebration of the American desert, which my father took my family to see a handful of times. These works are a celebration of my father’s humor, those wonderful trips we took, and my own surreal sense of being a loner, as I navigate these new waters without him.
When: March 8 – April 13
Where: Owen Gallery

Reception for Will Eskridge: Desserted Deserts and Beach Bumz
2024-03-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
When: March 8, 2024, 5 PM – 7 PM
Where: Owen Gallery

Reception for Yancey County Student Showcase
2024-03-09 11:00 - 13:00 | Yancey County Public Library, 321 School Circle, Burnsville, 28714, United States
When: March 9, 2024, 11 AM – 1 PM
Where: Herring-Kivette Gallery

Second Tuesday Life Drawing – March
2024-03-12 17:30 - 19:30 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States

Spring Baskets with Bridget VanRemortel
2024-03-23 10:00 - 15:00 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
Join Bridget for a day of learning about traditional Appalachian basketry while weaving your very own market 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 used every day and fill a need.” – Bridget VanRemortel
Register here.
When: March 23, 2024, 10 am – 3 pm
Where: Toe River Arts Owen Gallery
Cost: $65

17th Annual Blacksmith Exhibition
2024-03-30 - 2024-04-27 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
Toe River Arts hosts its 17th Annual Blacksmith Exhibition featuring the work of blacksmiths from the southeast and beyond. Historically, the exhibition runs in conjunction with the Fire on the Mountain Blacksmith Festival which takes place on April 27th on Lower Street in Spruce Pine. The exhibition offers blacksmiths the opportunity to show their work in a gallery setting during the festival. The exhibition will show work by this year’s featured blacksmith and festival demonstrators along with work from blacksmiths in and away from our community. Cash prizes will be awarded and the public can vote for their favorite piece for the People’s Choice Award.
When: March 30 – April 27
Were: Kokol Gallery

Second Tuesday Life Drawing - April
2024-04-09 17:30 - 19:00 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States

Paper Making with Iris Rountree
2024-04-13 10:00 - 13:00 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
Join paper artist Iris Rountree for a morning of making your very own, custom, handmade paper.
Register here.
When: April 13, 2024, 10 am – 1 pm
Where: Toe River Arts Owen Gallery
Cost: $35

Lori Brook Johnson: A Nearly Concealed Heart
2024-04-26 - 2024-06-01 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
This body of work explores labor and its effects on relationships, self-esteem, and one’s ability to grieve with a focus on the confident beauty that would have been expressed if loving care was given in place of exploitation. Born in the coal fields of West Virginia, I reference my personal history as well as documentation from The Farm Security Administration and the National Child Labor Committee to compose new mixed media drawings to reflect on the generational ramifications of exploitative labor. The effort of this work is focused on healing and tending to things neglected or harmed in the past. This exhibit will include pieces composed around child labor, the family, and our relationships with animals and the immediate environment.
When: April 26 – June 1, 2024
Where: Owen Gallery

Reception for 17th Annual Blacksmith Exhibition
2024-04-26 17:00 - 19:00 | Toe River Arts Gallery – Spruce Pine, 269 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777, United States
When: April 26, 2024, 5 PM – 7 PM
Where: Kokol Gallery
