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310 Art Gallery presents Play with Perception, an interactive art show by Julie Robinson.  Riverview Station, 191 Lyman Street through October 6th. Opening reception Saturday, September 10, 5-7pm.

Asheville Art Museum presents Color Study in the Appleby Foundation Gallery. Through November 6th.

Atelier Gallery presents Workshopauchery, works by Martin A. B. Guenette. Opening reception Saturday,  September 10, 6-8 pm.

Art at UNC-A
Works by 11 UNC Asheville Art Department faculty members will be featured in a wide-ranging exhibition thru Sep 16 at UNC Asheville’s  S. Tucker Cooke Gallery.

Participating studio art faculty are Tamie Beldue, Virginia Derryberry, Robert Dunning, Mark Koven, Scott Lowrey, Brent Skidmore, Carrie Tomberlin, Eric Tomberlin, Robert Tynes, Matt West and Megan Wolfe. Works in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, mixed media, multi-media installation, and ceramics will be on view. Located on the first floor of Owen Hall, the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays.

Asheville Art Museum
An Inside View:  Assorted 20th and 21st century artists explore the notion of interior environments.
Debuts March 18
Hours: Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm, Sun, 1-5pm
Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/Free for under 4.  Free first Wednesdays of the month from 3-5pm.

Blue Spiral
138 Biltmore Ave, downtown Asheville.
New Times Three: work in a variety of media by eight artists new to the gallery.
Through March 26
Open Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm, and Sun, Noon-5pm

Fine Arts League of the Carolinas
362 Depot St. in the River Arts District
Open Figure Drawing Sessions
Four 5 minute poses and four 20 minute poses, $5
Tuesday and Thursday, 7-9 pm 

Art at UNCA
Stealing Stories: New drawings by Patricia Bellan-Gillen
S. Tucker Cooke Gallery
Through March 22

16 Patton
Gallery hours: Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm. Info: 236-2889.
Oct 23 thru Nov 27 -Paintings of the French Broad River by John Mac Kah.

Asheville Art Museum
Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Hours: Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm and Sun, 1-5pm. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: 253-3227.

Friday, Nov 12, Noon-1pm – Art Break: A guided tour of the exhibition Sallie Middleton: A Life in the Forest, led by curator Frank Thomson.

Sunday, Nov 21, 2-4pm – “Family Art pARTy: The Art of Math + Music,” will feature hands-on art activities for kids of all ages. Free.

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center
The center is located at 56 Broadway, and preserves the legacy of the Black Mountain College through permanent collections, educational activities and public programs. Info: 350-8484.
Friday, Nov 5, 5:30-7:30pm – Opening reception for an exhibition of painting by Don Alter and W.P. “Pete” Jennerjahn. A gallery talk by BMC alumnus/artist Donald Alter will be held at 6:30pm. $3 for nonmembers.

Haywood County Arts Council
The HCAC sponsors a variety of art-related events in Waynesville and Haywood County. Showings take place at HCAC’s Gallery 86 (86 North Main St.) in Waynesville. Hours: Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. Info: 452-0593.
Oct 20 thru Nov 13 – The Appalachian Pastel Society’s 2nd Annual National Juried Exhibit.

Seven Sisters Gallery
This Black Mountain gallery is located at 117 Cherry Street
Hours: Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm and Sun., Noon-5pm. Info: 669-5107.
Sep 24 thru Nov 14 -Oil paintings by Jeff Pittman and sculpture by Michelle Sumares.

Studio 103 Fine Art Gallery
Located at 103 West Street, Black Mountain. Info: 357-8327.
Oct 28 thru Nov 27 – Floating Women, an exhibit of oil paintings by Les Caison III.

Weaverville Art Safari
A biannual self-guided tour of artists’ studios located in Weaverville and surrounding areas. Visit ceramists, glass artists, metal smiths, jewelers, painters, woodworkers, paper artists and more. Free.

Art at UNCA
Art exhibits and events at the university are free, unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, Nov 7, 2-4pm – Opening reception for Archaea: Secret Life in Yellowstone & Beyond, an exhibition of mixed-media works by Robbie Lipe. Held at Blowers Gallery, Ramsey Library.

16 Patton
Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-6pm; Sunday 1-6pm.  Info: 236-2889
Sep 01 thru Sep 29 – Three solo exhibits: A Painter’s Perspective by Linda Cheek; Expressive Interpretations From Nature by Sterling Edwards; and Metamorphosis by Jerry La Point.

Asheville Art Museum
Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville.  Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/Free for kids under 4.  Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: 253-3227.
Jul 17 thru Dec 05 – Sallie Middleton: A Life in the Forest.

Asheville Gallery of Art
A co-op gallery representing 29 regional artists located at 16 College St.
Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5:30p.  Info: 251-5796
Sep 01 thru Sep 30 – Looking Into, featuring works by Kathryn B. Phillips.

Penland School of Crafts
A national center for craft education dedicated to helping people live creative lives.  Info: 765-2359
Jul 27 thru Sep 19 – All This Happened, More or Less, an exhibition by Anne Lemanski, Shoko Teruyama, Susan Gothel Campbell and Maggie Taylor.

Pack Place Gallery
Located at 2 S. Pack Place Square. Info: 257-4500
Sep 01 thru Sep 30 – The American Institute of Architects – Asheville presents The Art of Architects. More than 20 architects will show paintings, watercolors, sculpture, photography, weavings and furniture.

Satellite Gallery
Located at 55 Broadway, downtown Asheville. Info: 305-2225
Aug 13 thru Sep 26 – Draw, an exhibition by Sean Pace (jinx).

Seven Sisters Gallery
This Black Mountain gallery is located at 117 Cherry St.
Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm and Sun., Noon-5pm. Info: 669-5107
Sep 24 thru Nov 14 – Oil paintings by Jeff Pittman and sculpture by Michelle Sumares will be on display. 

16 Patton
Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-6pm; Sunday 1-6pm
Through August 29 – Three solo exhibitions: Sanctuary: Coastal Birds and Their Fragile Habitat, oil paintings by Ralph James; The Poetic Form: Stone and Wood, sculpture by Jane Jaskevich; and The Way I See It: Recent Landscapes and Still Life Paintings, oil paintings by Stuart Roper.

Asheville Art Museum
Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm and Sunday 1-5pm. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm.
Friday, August 6th, 5-7pm – Opening reception for Sewell Sillman: Pushing Limits in the Appleby Foundation Gallery.

Asheville Art Walks
Friday, August 6th, 5-8pm – Art Walk!
Presented by the Asheville Downtown Gallery Association. Pick up a Downtown Gallery Guide with a map to help you along the way at any participating downtown gallery, the Chamber of Commerce or Pack Place.

Clingman Cafe
Located at 242 Clingman Ave. in the River Arts District.
Friday, August 6, 5-7pm – Opening reception for Imaginary Friends, work by Julie Armbruster, Tiffany Ownbey and Patty Bilbro. Show will be up through the 31st.

Haen Gallery
Located at 52 Biltmore Ave., downtown Asheville.
Through August 31 – Summer Samplings 2010, an annual group exhibition of new works from many Haen artists, such as Lynn Boggess, Wendy Whitson, Kathryn Kolb, Larry Gray and Brian Tull, as well as the work of Emily Wilson and Bill Long.