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Hey y'all,
We all know that Western North Carolina is known for its more artistic leanings, but it wasn't until we started planning this month's issue that I realized just how many formal art institutions exist in these mountains. It's not just pop-up fairs and tapestry-decked shops (though we love those, too!), there are plenty of museums, exhibitions, and studios across the region where you can check out (and sometimes take home) fine art.
In this week's newsletter exclusive, we're sharing ten of our favorite destinations across the mountains, from Boone to Blowing Rock, where you can refine your arts palate (or, in this case, palette 🎨).
Till next week,
Emily Glaser, Managing Editor
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Bucket List: Guide to Art Institutions in WNC
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- Back to the Grind ☕️ GRIND, Asheville's first Black-owned coffee shop, is now open in the River Arts District. Grind is part coffee house, part networking space, and part community gathering place intended to bring people together, from the business mogul and political leader to the skater and aspiring hip-hop artist. They're open daily from 7 a.m.–10 p.m., host events like Oct. 31's Early Morning Fall Festival, and even offer co-working style memberships.
- Healthier Communities ❤️ Dogwood Health Trust will provide $5 million per year for five years to fund programs and services dedicated to addressing substance use disorder for residents of WNC. Approximately 52,000 people in WNC struggle with substance use disorder and almost half of adults in the region report that their lives have been negatively affected by substance misuse. To date, Dogwood has awarded 20 grants totaling approximately $3 million. Check out a full list of grantees and learn more.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The Land of the Sky Association of Realtors is spearheading a fundraising campaign, Closing on Hunger, which invites realtors from WNC to forego closing gifts to clients and instead make a $100 gift to MANNA, which provides 400 meals to those facing hunger. 🍠
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They Gave Us A Stage, a vinyl record by American Vinyl Co., will feature music by local artists like Tall Tall Trees and Steep Canyon Rangers and benefit local venues (currently the Grey Eagle and Slygrog Lounge). 🎼 Learn more and buy your copy.
- The Chemist introduced its Limited Edition Founders Reserve Whiskey. 🥃 Aged for over a year with local malts from Riverbend Malt House in hand-selected barrels, this small batch is the first of four by founder Debbie Word.
- Winners of the Tryon International Film Festival 2020 have been announced, including the overall winner, Invitation to the Dance, a short doc that chronicles five special needs adults who take ballet lessons for a year. 🍿 Watch this and more than 85 other films through Oct. 19.
- Heart of Horse Sense has been awarded a grant through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), a federal program that aims to address issues of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking. The grant will allow them to expand their youth programming. 🐴
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UNCA and the Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos have established the Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise Scholarship Endowment to award undergraduate scholarships to students from WNC, providing an annual award of over $1K each year to qualified students. 🎓 Learn more.
- The WNC Fermentation Festival has been cancelled (oy, COVID), but instead you can purchase a curated box of 16 local fermented foods and beverages. Presales are from Oct. 12–26 with pick-up on Sun. Nov. 1.
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Highland Brewing's Cold Mountain season kicks off Fri. Nov. 6–Sun. Nov. 8 with ticketed Celebration Sessions from 12-4 p.m. for families and 6-10 p.m. for 21+. 🍻 Each session includes live music and special draft beer releases.
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Your chance to grow your own ranunculus arrives tomorrow. Photo courtesy Carolina Flowers
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🌸 Flower Power | Carolina Flowers will sell a limited supply of anemones and ranunculus corms beginning at 9 a.m. on Fri. Oct. 16.
⚡️ Thunder's Back | Highland Brewing's seasonal Thunderstruck Coffee Porter returns this Friday with Axeville on site from 2–7 p.m.
🦅 Patio Show | The Grey Eagle will host a patio show with Of Good Nature on Fri. Oct. 16 at 7 p.m.
🪕 Music Reimagined | The Country Soul Songbook Summit is a four-day music festival and conference online Oct. 15–18 featuring performances, conversations, interactive workshops, and re-imaginings of the country-Americana canon.
👩🏾💼 Who's Hiring | The WNC Career Expo, Oct. 14-16, is a virtual regional recruiting event where job seekers will meet with hiring employers live online.
🎫 Diversity in Museums | The Asheville Art Museum will host a virtual interdisciplinary symposium. Diversity in Small/Midsize Museums, on Sat. Oct. 17, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
🖥. Existence as Resistance | UNCA's African Americans in WNC and Southern Appalachia Conference will be held virtually Fri. Oct. 16.
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THE CAPITAL AT PLAY PODCAST
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The Capital at Play Podcast: Jamie Ager
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