Organizing and Celebrating Scholastics!

Not only do we have our first online gallery of the WNC Regional Scholastics Exhibition online through Facebook but we also present to you a taste of the exhibition currently up in the Pack Place Community Gallery. See some behind the scenes moments and meet some of the artists!

Want to see art by students in Western North Carolina? The exhibition is only on display until February 14th! And it is FREE.

Staying organized in the Studio: Students from 20 WNC Counties drop off their work at the Asheville Art Museum, the regional representative for the Scholastic Art Awards. An array of local artists are asked to judge the artwork.

Hanging the Show: The Pack Place Community Gallery is a Free gallery in the front of Pack Place, which hosts the winning pieces every year. The Museum regularly sends 20 to 25 gold award recipients’ work on to the National Scholastic Art Competition.

Celebrating with Award Winners and Guests: The regional award recipients will be honored at a ceremony on Sunday, February 7 at 2:00 p.m. in Diana Wortham Theatre. Visitors come to see the show, including students from Smoky Mountain High School who came to celebrate the show together with teacher Gayle Woody!

Images from top left: Emily Ashe, Cathedral, Silver Key Award, Category: Printmaking; Sofia Peretti, Oz, Silver Key Award, Category: Sculpture; Carolina Karasinski, The Love Vase, Honorable Mention, Category:Ceramics & Glass; Ricky Phuong, City Of Lights, Honorable Mention, Category: Painting; Alicia Fowler, Buddah Sculpture, Silver Key Award, Category: Painting

The Asheville Art Museum is proud of all of the participants, teachers and parents of the 2010 WNC Regional Scholastic Art Awards. Don't miss this show!

Student Group Tour FUNDING Opportunity!

Attention ALL Western North Carolina Educators.....

We understand the rising cost of gas, the search for volunteer chaperones, the organizing of snacks and lunches and the fight for funding are often very strong obstacles against planning a field trip for your students. However, we here at the Museum also understand the awe of standing in front of the majestic Kenneth Noland painting, of walking around a Ruth Asawa wire sculpture, of being close to a Jasper Johns print, or of walking under a massive Gillespie aluminum sculpture. More importantly, we have also seen the benefits of a day learning outside of the classroom, we have been humbled by how students react to art in their own way, we have been surprised by a student's first encounter with an elevator, and we have been shocked by a student's interpretation of their own art piece.

Thus....it is the Asheville Art Museum's pleasure to share with all educators (parents, coaches, tutors, friends, etc.- pass the news on) this remarkable funding opportunity to make your visit to the Asheville Art Museum easier to plan, staff, organize, and execute.

Target offers educational funding through its Field Trip Grants. Educators can apply for a grant for up to $800 to get out and explore the world with your students! Bring your group to the Asheville Art Museum and have your bus, admission, personalized tour with a qualified Museum docent and even your lunch paid for!

Apply soon- the grant application period closes on November 3rd, 2009.

And check out the Asheville Art Museum's Group Tours. We can personalize them to fit whatever your class is learning about. Plus, students spend time in the studio for a hands on activity. Your students can do printmaking, painting, drawing, crayon resist, sculpture work, and more.. Get them learning about art with an interesting and adventurous trip to the Asheville Art Museum! And you can do it for FREE but you must apply in the Next SIX days!