ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Asheville Art Museum has reopened, its doors flung wide and giving an embrace to survivors of Hurricane Helene.
Through at least the end of the year, Asheville Art Museum is offering citizens of hurricane-affected counties the opportunity to visit on a “pay-what-you-wish” basis.
“Pay-what-you-wish invites residents from designated counties to experience the Museum’s exhibitions while contributing any amount they choose,” the museum said in a press release.
While museum entry is not free – “The amount you pay for admission is up to you, but you must pay something
to support the arts,” the press release said – there is much priceless work to be seen inside.
Among the exhibits currently on display are “Ginny Ruffner: Reforestation of the Imagination,” which combines Augmented Reality technology with real sculptures, and “Moving Stillness: Mount Rainier, 1979,” a digital projection over a water pool periodically disrupted by splashing colors.
Read more about the exhibits in our piece about them here.
Meanwhile, pieces in the permanent collection will be on display, including many from local artists across several mediums.
Free art activities will continue to be held at the museum inside the atrium and on the plaza outside. Inside, families can enjoy the “ArtPLAYce,” an interactive maker space for all ages.
Eligible “pay-as-you-wish” counties range from North Carolina through Georgia and Tennessee. The offer also applies to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians:
North Carolina:
- Alexander
- Alleghany
- Ashe
- Avery
- Buncombe
- Burke
- Caldwell
- Catawba
- Cherokee
- Clay
- Cleveland
- Forsyth
- Graham
- Haywood
- Henderson
- Jackson
- Macon
- Madison
- McDowell
- Mitchell
- Polk
- Rutherford
- Surry
- Swain
- Transylvania
- Watauga
- Wilkes
- Yadkin
- Yancey
Tennessee:
- Carter
- Cocke
Georgia:
- Rabun
For more information about tickets and exhibits, visit the Asheville Art Museum website at www.ashevilleart.org.