SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 ISSUE
The Greater Avery Tour de Art Saturday
The Greater Avery Tour de Art is here to stay with two more events planned for 2009. The Tour de Art takes place at 12 participating galleries and studios in the Foscoe, Banner Elk, Linville and greater Avery County areas on the fourth Saturday each month through October.
Hours this Saturday, September 26, are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The gallery tour includes paintings, pottery, sculpture, fine art reproductions, framing, lighting and more by established and emerging artists. Galleries may also feature refreshments, special sales and other activities.
A map of the entire tour is available at each location, and directional signs help guide gallery tourists along the 105, 184, 194 and 221 highways. For more information about the Tour de Art, call 828-963-7246.
1. Kevin Beck Studio
1590 Shull’s Mill Road, Boone
828-963-1181
The Kevin Beck Studio, featuring original oils, pastels and giclee prints by Kevin Beck, will feature “Paintings on the Porch” and organic herb tea from the Becks’ garden.
2. ArtPurveyors.com
112 Aldridge Park (105 South), Foscoe
828-963-7246
Artpurveyors.com’s annual “Locals Appreciation Days” began September 20 and continues this weekend with the following promotions: buy one complete custom framing package, get a second one at half price; 50 percent off all Daniel Smith oils and watercolors; 40 percent off all Art Advantage Gallery Wrapped Canvases; 20 percent off all photos output on canvas; 40 percent off all in-stock easels and studio furnishings; and 40 percent off all fine art brushes by Silver Brush Ltd.
“Now that our summer tourists have flown south for the winter, Artpurveyors invites all those who have been in ‘hiding’ for the duration of tourist season to come on out and take advantage of these Locals Appreciation specials—and get a jump start on that holiday season shopping,” said Mike Hill, owner.
Refreshments will be served beginning at 1:30 p.m.
This dragonfly vase by Nancy Lewis is featured at the Carlton Gallery during this Saturday’s Tour de Art.
3. Carlton Gallery
10360 Highway 105 South, Banner Elk
828-963-4288
The focus of the Tour de Art at Carlton Gallery is works of clay—functional, decorative and sculptural from local and regional potters. The gallery is fortunate to exhibit a diverse selection from local artists Maggie Black, Steve Williams, Jeff Martin and Nancy Lewis.
In addition, regional potters Kathleen Ryall, John Turner, Gordon Batten, John Winter, Kathy Veverka, Jack Boyle, Bob Wagar and John and Anne-Marie Winterhawk exhibit a fine selection of works in clay to suit every décor and taste. Each piece of functional dinnerware pottery is food-, microwave- and dishwasher-safe.
4. Linville Gallery
4004 Highway 105 South, Suite #102, Banner Elk
828-898-8405
Mark Henry from Weaverville, who is currently featured in American Art Collector magazine, will be at the Linville Gallery giving demonstrations of landscape drawings in charcoal and pastels. This will be a preview for his solo show in the gallery on Saturday, October 3.
The work of Scott Boyle, winner of last month’s Plein Air “Paint Out,” is featured at The Art Cellar Gallery.
5. The Art Cellar Gallery & Framemakers
920 Shawneehaw Avenue (Highway 184), Banner Elk
828-898-5175
For the September Tour De Art, The Art Cellar Gallery will feature new work by accomplished oil painter Scott Boyle. Boyle was the first place winner in last month’s Plein Air “Paint Out” event in Banner Elk and has several new plein air paintings, as well as large-scale studio works that feature views of the Blue Ridge Mountains from Roan Mountain to Cades Cove.
Margaret Salisbury, David Birmingham, Norma Murphy and Gregory Smith are all prominently featured, with new work by each of these accomplished artists. Georgia stone sculptor Jane Jaskevich has just installed new figurative sculptures, displayed in the main gallery.
Always a lively and art-filled stop along the tour, The Art Cellar Gallery’s three floors of exhibition space feature paintings and sculpture by regional artists, as well as pottery and folk art.
6. The Cheese House Gallery (Avery Arts Council)
630 Shawneehaw Avenue (Highway 184), Banner Elk
828-898-4292
The works of Norma Suddreth and Patti Connor-Greene are featured throughout September at the Avery Arts Council’s Cheese House Gallery. The exhibition featuring Suddreth, a watercolorist and fresco painter who also makes her own paper, and Connor-Greene, a potter, is titled “Four Hands, Two Studios: Paper, Paint and Clay.”
The show can be seen during the Saturday, September 26, Tour de Art from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. Suddreth will present a talk about her work at 2:00 p.m. that day.
7. Clark Gallery
393 Shawneehaw Avenue (Highway 184), Banner Elk
828-898-2095
Clark Gallery is located in the center of Banner Elk and shows the work of artist and gallery owner Chris Clark, the large-scale works of painter Lowell Hayes and a select collection of New York-based artists working in a variety of styles and media.
Sally Nooney Art Gallery will feature the fourth annual “Women With Attitude” show through October 15.
8. Sally Nooney Art Gallery
7137 Highway 194 South, Banner Elk
828-963-7347
“Women With Attitude” is the theme this month at the Sally Nooney Gallery. This is the fourth annual show depicting women from sassy to serious. The 50-plus paintings by Sally Nooney will have you laughing and smiling as you fondly recognize your friends, sisters, mothers, aunts, yourself—and maybe the woman you would like to be.
A preview show will take place on Friday, September 25, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. “Women With Attitude” will run through Thursday, October 15.
9. Alta Vista Gallery
2839 Broadstone Road, Valle Crucis
828-963-5247
Of all the artists in America, only about 200 are invited by the American Kennel Club (AKC) to exhibit at the Museum of the Dog and be listed on the AKC Select Registry of Artists. Bennette Rowan of Alta Vista Gallery in Valle Crucis has received this honor.
To congratulate Rowan, Alta Vista Gallery will host a reception in her honor on Saturday, September 26, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., featuring refreshments from Shelton Vineyards. The gallery is housed in a National Register-listed farmhouse near the Mast Store Annex in Valle Crucis.
Rowan, who resides in Johnson City, Tenn., has been painting for 40 years and has been influenced by Van Gogh and O’Keefe. She paints animals, landscapes, flowers and people in a loose, expressionistic style.“My intent is to create a well-designed work of emotional impact, a balance of intellect and intuition, technique and ‘happy accidents,’” Rowan said.
“I have always loved animals,” Rowan said. “I’m interested in animal intelligence, especially companion animals. I just think that think that this unspoken language between people and their pets is really interesting.”
10. 87 Ruffin St. Gallery
87 Ruffin Street, Linville
828-737-0420
87 Ruffin St. Gallery features a large collection of Southern folk art, woodcarvings and hundreds of artful pieces, from pottery to handcrafted furniture. The gallery is located at the Old Hampton Store in Linville. Refreshments will be served. Live bluegrass music takes place at the Old Hampton Store next door from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.
11. Crossnore Gallery
205 Johnson Lane, Crossnore
828-733-3144
For the Tour de Art at the Crossnore Fine Arts Gallery, Craig Franz will be working on site with pastels. Bring paper and pastels and join him in creating images from the Crossnore campus.
12. Anvil Arts Studio/Sculpture Gallery
9600 Linville Falls Highway (Highway 221), Linville Falls
828-765-6226
The Anvil Arts Studio and Sculpture Gallery in Linville Falls will provide light refreshments and invites the public to stroll through the sculpture garden gallery and studio. Brown’s works include contemporary sculpture, sculptural lighting and paintings from a myriad of materials, such as steel, copper, bronze and various patinas.
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