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At this nonprofit organization, those otherwise classified as living on the fringes of society can find themselves treated as part of the community. Services offered by BeLoved to help generate this perception include assistance with completing job applications; transitional housing for vulnerable populations; food access; children’s enrichment programs; supporting the Rise Up Studio artists collective; and collaborating in homeless rights projects and campaigns.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 8, August 2016,
p106-107
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41147
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Local artists will have the opportunity to reach a broader audience with the updates to Blue Ridge Craft Trails, a digital map and directory of artisans.
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Individual artists in North Carolina have suffered a woeful lack of funding in past years.
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35243
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As this guide illustrated, contributors to NC’s history range from artisans to business leaders, writers and artists, who count themselves as Tarheel State natives. Featured are products from these contributors showcasing all that North Carolina has to offer to citizens and visitors alike.
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Gutted by fire in 1985, the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Charlotte has risen from the ashes in a new guise - the Tryon Center for Visual Art. Restored through a $7 million grant from Bank of America, the center provides three-month grants and work space to national and international artists. It is also a place where young and old can take classes, artists can exhibit, and local artists can lease space for a small fee.
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41257
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As the cover artist for the April 2018 Laurel of Asheville, artist Jacqui Fehl describes her works and how she came to be the artist she is today.
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40631
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Joye Ardyn Durham grew up appreciating the beauty of nature and channeled her love of it and photography into a career.
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39656
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Known as a master craftsman for his woodworking abilities, Eddie Hamrick has created works of art for presidents and children alike. He follows the utilitarianism of the craft from the work of his father and grandfather, but still branches out artistically as an artist.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 64 Issue 1 & 2, 2017,
p22-24
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29519
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The exhibition Edvard Munch: Symbolism in Print is currently on display and focuses on the idea of death in sex. Munch believed that in love, individuals lost their personal identities and this idea is seen in this collection of prints. His complicated prints of relationships and feelings between men and women often convey anguish, despair, lust, and passion. Munch’s personal experiences and a preview of the exhibition are detailed.
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Four of the featured artists of Estampas de la raza are interviewed about the challenges they face in creating their art, how their cultural background affects their work, and how Estampas continues to influence them. Vincent Valdez, Oscar Magallanes, Ceasr Martinez, and Sonia Romero are all interviewed. The four artists all contributed prints to the exhibition and discuss how being Latino has affected their work and perspective. The exhibition highlights contemporary prints created by Latino and Hispanic artists.
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Burnsville conceptual artist Mel Chin was the subject of a major retrospective at the New Orleans Museum of Art, titled Mel Chin: Rematch. O'Sullivan examines Chin's inspirations and artwork.
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WNC Magazine
(NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 8 Issue 4, July/August 2014,
p54-61, il, por
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41177
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Since she was a young woman, artist Holly Turner has been making sculptures out of polymer clay and different types of wood she finds outside.
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6055
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Frank Stick lived the last 37 years of his life on the Outer Banks. He is regarded as one of the country's best artists ever to paint outdoor subjects. His book AN ARTIST'S CATCH contains 285 paintings of fresh and saltwater fish. He was a founder of the Izzak Walton League, a promoter of responsible land development on the Outer Banks, and a land donor for the Wright Memorial. But he is practically unknown in his adopted state.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 45 Issue 9, Sept 1981,
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29623
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The exhibition Far from Home features work by artists of diverse national, cultural, and spiritual backgrounds. The exhibit also includes works of art that address the displacement of people and populations in the global community as they relocate for economic, political, education, or familial reasons. All of the artists featured have relocated and their art often reflects this event and the distance they feel from their homes. The exhibit explores how being displaced affects creativity and one’s identity.
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The Asheville Gallery of Art showcased artist Cathyann Burgess’s landscape paintings in October.
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