ArtsAVL, the Asheville area arts council, has launched a $1.2 million Nonprofit Arts Recovery Grant Program intended to support the long-term recovery of Western North Carolina arts nonprofits.
In advance of the 98th Academy Awards next month, take a deeper look at three lesser-seen films up for Oscar gold: “Cutting Through Rocks,” a hopeful feminist documentary, “Kokuho,” an epic Japanese drama, and “Sirāt,” a weird, hypnotic road movie.
The Asheville Downtown Association is asking Asheville artists to submit their qualifications to redesign and install a mural on the staircase at 43 Wall St. The project is intended to increase pedestrian traffic and improve quality of life along the city street.
The 24th Asheville Fringe Arts Festival will return to the city March 15-22, bringing more than 70 different experimental, offbeat, always-interesting arts events with it.
Sometimes, the film release calendar feels like it’s winking at you. This weekend marks the debut of “How to Make a Killing,” a stylish thriller-comedy starring Glen Powell, and “Psycho Killer,” a well-shot, poorly-written serial killer slasher. Read our reviews of the deadly duo for more.
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A new theater company has emerged in Asheville from beyond the veil. Phantom Lamp Theatre Company will bring their first show, “Close Quarters,” an original play by local playwright Abby Auman, to the stage for two weekends, Feb. 20 to March 1.
Between Lunar New Year, UNC Asheville Homecoming and National Margarita Day, Feb. 20-22 is another big weekend for Asheville. Check out our guide for more things to do.
For nearly four decades, the world of arts and crafts has convened at The Omni Grove Park Inn in North Asheville for an all-out conference. The 39th annual Arts & Crafts Conference and Shows will be held this weekend, Feb. 20-22, at the famous hotel.
The 2026 Asheville Mardi Gras parade took the South Slope by storm today. Despite rainy skies earlier that morning and the chill that followed, the streets were packed with Asheville friends, families and onlookers admiring a lively lineup of Mardi Gras krewes.