High Country guide to galleries BY MAKAELAH WALTERS
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he fall is a special season in the High Country, ushering in a fresh color scheme and renewed appreciation for the mountains every year. As football season kicks off, students return to their dorm rooms and the mountains swap lush summer greens for bright yellow, rich red and orange and warm browns. Autumn breathes a newer, cooler creative life into the region. Inspired by the transition, artists take to their medium to capture the new season. The High Country draws artists from across the nation who sell their work in the regions many galleries, some of which specialize in regional arts and others who host artists of varying disciplines. Showcasing a number of styles in an array of mediums and tones, art galleries in the High Country are worth a trek up or down the mountain.
ANVIL ARTS SCULPTURE GARDEN AND GALLERY
Hwy 221 / 9600 Linville Falls Highway Linville Falls (828) 765-6226 www.studiosculpture.com Anvil Arts Sculpture Garden & Gallery: Art & Nature in a unique arts destination offering visitors the opportunity to experience sculpture in an outdoor garden area and in the interior gallery. Anvil Arts is also the working studio of sculptor Bill Brown. Explore, experience and collect sculptural works created by artists from the Southeast. Large outdoor sculpture and small scale sculpture in metal, glass, clay and stone, the gallery also features paintings on panel and canvas. Open Thursdays — Saturdays from 10 a.m. — 5 p.m. and Sundays noon- 5 p.m. Other 124
times call ahead or by appointment.
THE ART CELLAR
920 Shawneehaw Lane, Banner Elk (828) 898-5175 Artcellaronline.com A High Country Arts destination for over 25 years, featuring the area’s finest artists. With works ranging from traditional to contemporary, The Art Cellar is proud to exhibit original paint, pottery, glass and more. Visit The Art Cellar website to view a Show Schedule. The Art Cellar Gallery is open to visitors Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AT EDGEWOOD COTTAGE
Main Street & Ginny Stevens Lane Blowing Rock www.artistsatedgewood.org
ASHE COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL
303 School Ave, West Jefferson (336) 846-2787 https://www.ashecountyarts.org/ The Ashe County Arts Council and Arts Center is located in a beautiful stone building constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s. The Arts Center also boasts a gallery shop that sells the work of over 100 artists and crafts artisans. The Ashe Arts Center is also the site of concerts, literary events, meetings, and rentals and is even the polling place for West Jefferson. For more information about this unique art space, visit https://www.ashecountyarts.org/.
BE ARTISTS GALLERY
The Historic Banner Elk School 185 Azalea Circle, SEE GALLERIES ON PAGE 125
AUTUMN TIMES 2021
