Artsville
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‘A Tale of Two Cities’ Curators’ Panel: ‘Art is the Highest Form of Hope’
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of natural disasters, art can serve as a lifeline for communities in urgent need of healing. Today, we’re chatting with the curators beh...
North Carolina Glass Center: Exploring the Studio Glass Movement With Executive Director Candace Reilly
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Editor’s note: This episode was originally published in April 2024. We’re revisiting our conversation with Candace Reilly, founder and executive d...
Preserving a Picturesque America With Conservationist Scott ‘Doc’ Varn
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Editor’s note: This episode was originally published in June 2024. We’re revisiting our conversation with Scott “Doc” Varn, founder and execut...
Community Through Clay: A Conversation With Sarah Wells Rolland of The Village Potters Clay Center
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Editor’s note: This episode was originally published in April 2022. We’re revisiting our conversation with Sarah Wells Rolland, owner, founder, an...
The Healing Power of Art in Community Recovery
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do New Orleans and Western North Carolina have in common? Both regions were rocked by historic hurricanes, which left lasting impacts on their co...
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area: How Western North Carolina is Crafting a Comeback
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Art and crafts are emerging as vital engines for recovery in the wake of Hurricane Helene's devastation in Western North Carolina. Join host Louise Gl...
Year in Review: Triumphs, Trials, and Bouncing Back After Hurricane Helene
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Excuse our language, but 2024 was a whirlwind—literally. Our final episode of the year explores the sweeping impact of Hurricane Helene on the Ashev...
A Tale of Two Cities: What Asheville Can Learn From New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of Hurricane Helene's devastation, Asheville can draw valuable lessons from New Orleans, a city that faced its own struggles after Hurrica...
Photojournalist Michael Freas Documents Disaster, Destruction, and Hope in Asheville
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When natural disasters strike, they don’t just destroy homes; they can devastate entire communities, livelihoods, and creative legacies. In this spe...
Jamie Karolich of Craft Your Commerce: Empowering Artists Through Business Education
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Making a living from the arts can be a tough gig. Most art schools rightfully focus on studio skills and critical thinking but place very little empha...
Crafting a Career: Practical Insights From Watercolor Artist Sue Dolamore
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Sue Dolamore started painting, she joined a small group of Asheville-area plein-air artists. Under her leadership, the outdoor painting group bal...
Asheville Marketing Maven Sarah Benoit on Mastering Digital Strategies
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ask any artist what they need to succeed; nine times out of 10, they’ll say “marketing.” In today’s podcast episode, marketing wunderkind Sara...
The Haywood Community College Professional Crafts Program with Amy Putansu and Brian Wurst
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Both students and teachers in the Haywood Community College (HCC) Professional Crafts program form a prominent part of the vibrant creative commu...
The Intersection of Art and Healing with Wendy Neuman & Stephanie Munn
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Wendy Neuman and Stephanie Munn to discuss the importance of art in building and strengthening communities based on ...
An Artists' Journey through Artsville with Elizabeth Walton & Amy Massey
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we introduce two bright young artists, Elizabeth Walton and Amy Massey, who are making waves in Western North Carolina and beyond. Bo...
A Guide to the Secondary Art Market with Lauren Brunk of Brunk Auctions
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Artworks are regularly sold at auctions around the world for record sums of money, but today’s guest believes that auctions serve a greate...
Symbiosis, Silkworms, and Ceramics with Andy Palmer and Vicki Essig
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You wouldn’t think that a town of under 500 people could be home to a thriving art gallery, let alone two competing ones across the road from one an...
Exploring Asheville: Edgy, Artsy, and Inviting with Marla Tambellini
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re a regular listener of the Artsville Podcast, you are already familiar with the rich creative spirit of Asheville and the historical signif...
Hilloween: A Mechanism for Unity with Gina Phillips
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of Artsville, you’ll hear from Gina Phillips, a dear friend and someone who has played an integral part in the growth and devel...
Spreading the “Good News” for Artists in Artsville with Louise Glickman & Scott Power
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How did Asheville become Artsville? The magic is in our partnerships! Together with our collaborators, we’re able to promote the work of emerging an...
The Story of Curating Jim McDowell’s Red Tails Face Jug with Nasher’s Chief Curator Marshall N. Price Ph.D.
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is many months in the making. We are very excited because this is the culmination of a series of features we have written about Jim ...
Where Creativity Comes From with Bee Sieburg and Molly Courcelle
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Artsville Podcast, we introduce you to two of the remarkable painters taking part in the inaugural Biltmore Lake’s Imaginativ...
Bridging the Gap Between Artists and Art Enthusiasts with Sherry Masters
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re listening to this podcast, you already know that art brings beauty and joy into our lives, but it can also bring us closer as we learn abo...
BLISS with Elaine Scherer and Louise Glickman
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Art and culture are essential elements that keep communities healthy, vibrant, and connected. Artsville founder Louise Glickm...
Rest as Resistance with Mary Farmer
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re listening to this podcast, you already know that there are so many reasons that art is important. It not only beautifies our surroundings,...
Fiber Activism with Judi Jetson
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Textile-based products are often an underappreciated art form that does not receive the recognition it deserves and leaves many artists struggling to ...
“Don’t Touch the Art!” with Merrily Orsini
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Art collector and entrepreneur Merrily Orsini moved to Asheville so she could be within walking distance of her four grandchildren. The fact that she ...
Helping Asheville Artists Thrive with Kate Pett
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rapid growth has its benefits, but it can also have major downfalls. Kate Pett, the Executive Director of Thrive Asheville, joins us today to explain ...
Jim McDowell: The Need to Look Back in Order to Move Forward
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we welcome ceramic artist, Jim McDowell, to the Artsville Podcast! Jim, known to many as the Black Potter, is a ceramicist based in Weaverville...
Looking at the World Differently with Kenn Kotara
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest on the Artsville Podcast is the one and only Kenn Kotara, a contemporary mixed-media abstract artist based in Asheville, North Carolin...
Robert Nicholas: Seeing Value in the Discarded
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Creating spaces for art to thrive is becoming more and more important as the world goes digital. Marquee is one such space in Asheville that was borne...
Finding Your Calling with Viola Spells
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most artists know their calling from a young age and enter into the creative world in early adulthood with little to no savings. This was not the case...
The Beauty of Surprise with Rhona Polonsky
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest lived and worked in many exotic parts of the world before finding her way to Artsville, where she is currently very happily residing a...
Tails of Whimsy with Daryl Slaton
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Artsville, we welcome one of the driving forces behind this Asheville-based project, the inspiring and wonderful Daryl Slaton. Dary...
From Egg to Art: Discovering the Tradition of Pysanky, Ukrainian Easter Eggs, With Andrea Kulish
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Crack open the world of pysanky, or Ukrainian Easter Eggs, with today’s guest, Andrea Kulish. Andrea, a first-generation Ukrainian-American artist a...
Grovewood Village + Gallery: A Handmade Legacy with Tom Anders
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we’re taking a dive into the history behind how Asheville became Artsville, with Tom Anders from Grovewood Gallery! Located in...
Black Mountain College: Birthplace of the American Avant-Garde with Kate Averett
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Black Mountain College has long been acknowledged as the birthplace of the true American avant-garde. The experimental school was founded in...
Blue Spiral 1: Elevating Artisans with Michael Manes
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Artsville Podcast, we hear from Michael Manes, Gallery Director and Co-Owner at Blue Spiral 1, an art gallery in the heart of Downtown&nb...
Center for Craft + Momentum Gallery: Making Asheville Artsville
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another episode of Artsville, where we celebrate American contemporary arts and crafts from Asheville, North Carolina, and beyond! In ...
Penland School of Craft: Helping People Live Creative Lives with Mia Hall and Robin Dreyer
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first-ever episode of the Artsville Podcast, where we celebrate American contemporary arts and crafts from Asheville, North Carolina, a...
Artsville Original Theme Song
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our song says it all. Performed by Richard Donovan and the Owls“Artsville Theme Song” (Written by Dan Ubick)Produced by Dan Ubick for DanUbe Produ...