Mary Bryson

Riverside Studios

174 W. Haywood Street

4/8/23

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Spring Flower Painting Demo

Who’s ready for cheerful spring flowers? Mary Bryson will be painting daffodils and other spring flowers. Come see what other delights her painting garden has to offer.  | MaryBrysonArt.com 

Sue Dolamore Art Studio

Warehouse Studios

170 Lyman Street, #3

4/8/23

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Opening Exhibition: Wild Flowers: Untamed, Bright and Beautiful

A collection of new abstract floral paintings by Sue Dolamore in a variety of media. Using bold black line work and luminous watercolors that explore limited color palettes and traditional still life compositions synthesized with spontaneous interpretations of flowers rendered with fluid movements of the pen and brush, Sue’s artwork is both unique and widely appreciated.  

Friday - Sunday, from 11AM - 4PM or by appointment  |  SueDolamore.com

Foundation Studios

27 Foundy Street, Suite 10

4/8/23

5:00 - 8:00 PM

Earth Tones & Gemstones Opening Reception

Join us for our new show reception, Earth Tones & Gemstones–Jewelry and Earth Toned Art, featuring art from Foundation Studios artists.  |  FoundationStudiosAvl.com/Contact 

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310 ART

Riverview Station

191 Lyman St #310, ground floor north

4/8/23

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Artist Demos all Day! Classes too!

Featuring Misty Mountains in Watercolor mini workshop; demos in jewelry with Lorelle Bacon and Gayle Ray; mixed media demo with Fleta Monaghan; oil painting with Susan Sinyai; and a collage and encaustic Q&A with Bridget Benton. See New work, find out about our classes and MORE!!  | 310Art.com 

Dee Santorini

310 Art in Riverview Station

191 Lyman Street, #310

4/8/23

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Elephants Stampeding Thru 310 Art

Elephants are one of the most gentle, compassionate species on earth.  Their lives are centered around their family, and they will do anything for them.  Stop in to 310 Art on the northwest corner of Riverview Station and experience Dee Santorini’s Elephant Stampede!  |  RiverArtsDistrict.com/Artist/Dee-Santorini 

Catherine Cervas

Riverview Station

191 Lyman Street, #213

4/8/23

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Small Works Saturday

Enjoy visiting a special exhibit of Small Works by Catherine Cervas, fine artist working in painting and drawing, plus unique collage work.  |  RiverArtsDistrict.com/Event/Small-Works-Super-Sale/2023-02-25

Suzanne Armstrong 

heARTspace Studio

Riverview Station

191 Lyman Street, #225 

4/8/2023

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

“Goddess Gathering” Art Wear Shop-a-roo!

Whimsical wearables and whatnots will be happy-ning at heART Space Studio during ArtWear Shop-a-roo, featuring “OOAK Goddess Rags” jackets and vests by Janice Schmidt. With a passion to create “ZERO waste” wearable art creations, Janice has total respect for the process of creating textiles and a reverence for the hands that have touched them. Her wearable art creations give textiles the longevity they deserve.

Suzanne has spent the last 30+ years as a creative entrepreneur, designing and selling her own ColorFULL Art & Artwear, while styling the creative Souls who love it.  As an “Art Evangelist,” one of her greatest joys is connecting her clients with artists’ works other than her own–that she knows her clients will absolutely love!  

Suzanne’s heART Space studio is playground for spirited souls to connect, enjoy and explore their own creative expression by taking a Soul Art Journey Workshop.  | RiverArtsDistrict.com/Artist/Suzanne-Armstrong 

Cindy Walton

Pink Dog Creative

348 Depot Street, #180

4/8/23

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Our VOICE Fundraiser

Come visit me at the Studio and support Our Voice! Every April, I celebrate my birthday by offering my customers, studio visitors, and the general public 10% off a select group of my paintings. I also donate 10% of all my sales that month to a non-profit organization. For 2023, I will continue this tradition and partner with Our VOICE, a local non-profit that I have supported over the years through their survivors art program and show, to help them continue their mission to support survivors and make Western North Carolina aware of the human trafficking and domestic violence in our state.  |  CindyWalton.com

Cindy Lou Chenard

362 Depot Street Studios

4/8/23

12:00 - 4:00 PM

Dimensional Landscape Demo

Come witness a dimensional landscape demonstration by Cindy Lou Chenard as she captures the essence of the Blue Ridge Mountains in her 3D paintings on layers of wood. Also, see new works by our 8 local artists at 362 Depot Street Studios

Bruce Santorini

Trackside Studios

375 Depot Street

4/8/23

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Santorini’s STRESSED! raku-fired pottery

Bruce Santorini has been pushing his limits, adding to his STRESSED! line of raku-fired pottery and you will not want to miss it!  Beautiful new pieces with some new glazes that have not been tried before.  Get something special for your home or business!  | RiverArtsDistrict.com/Artist/Bruce-Santorini 

The Magnetic Theatre

Trackside Studios

375 Depot Street, #105

4/14/23

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

The Magnetic Theatre presents “Fish”

How much of a life can one truly control?  What events might one think of as destiny, and what as a product of choice, for better or for worse?  When things go drastically wrong, how does one carry on, accept, forgive, and move on?  Or can they?

“Fish” explores these questions through the stories of Laura (played by Paula O’Brien) and Charlie (Jason Phillips), characters with eventful pasts and heavy baggage.  Laura is seeking balance, while Charlie is simply getting by any way he can, but both remain haunted by their histories and the people who’ve defined them.  When the two connect unexpectedly in a lonely bar, they wind up playing a dangerous game.  Who will survive, and how can they forgive themselves in the process? Shifting timelines and unearthing skeletons, “Fish” is a fever dream twisting through memory, fantasy and the present.

Written by Cyndi Williams and directed by Ashleigh Goff, with Evan Eckstrom, Morgan Miller, and Lilly Mills rounding out the cast.  

The show opens April 14th and runs through April 29th, with performances at 7:30 pm Thursdays through Saturdays and at 4:00 pm on Sundays.  “Fish” contains adult themes; discretion is advised.  

For tickets and info, visit [email protected]

~~ Other April Events in the RAD ~~

Andrea Kulish at Studio A

Pink Dog Creative

344 Depot Street, Suite 100

Ukrainian Pysanky Egg Workshops

Spring Ukrainian Pysanky Workshop Schedule announced! Pysanky are a lot like Asheville–unique, fun and colorful!

In this workshop we will be making beautiful Ukrainian Easter eggs – pysanky. You will learn the method of batik – also called wax-resist – dying. You will also be familiarized with the wide range of Ukrainian folk art traditional patterns, designs and symbols and their history. The designs are made with beeswax which is melted in the flame of a candle and applied to the egg using a tool called a kistka. The eggs are dipped into successively darker dyes. At the end of the process the beeswax is melted off to reveal the beautiful and colorful design. You may use the traditional patterns, or also freestyle and make up your own design. Pysanky are fun, relaxing, and meditative to create. And, the symbols are all good wishes, so it is always the perfect time to create eggs with symbols wishing for good health, long life, strength and protection and other good things.  |  AshevilleStudioA.com/Workshops 

Cindy Walton

Pink Dog Creative

348 Depot Street, #180

4/1/23

11:00 AM - 4:00 AM

April - Our VOICE fundraiser and partnership

Every April, I celebrate my birthday by offering my customers, studio visitors, and the general public 10% off a select group of my paintings. I also donate 10% of all my sales that month to a non-profit organization.  For 2023, I will continue this tradition and partner with, Our VOICE.  Our VOICE is a local non-profit that I have supported over the years through their survivors art program and show, to help them continue their mission to support survivors and make Western North Carolina aware of the human trafficking and domestic violence in our state.  | CindyWalton.com 

Foundation Studios

27 Foundy Street, Suite 10

4/29/23

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Chakra Activating Mala Making Workshop

Jen Susess from Blue Lotus Design Studios will be hosting a Chakra Activating Mala Making Workshop. All materials will be provided. $100  | [email protected] 

Source: River Arts District Artists

Featured Photo by Cindy Lou Chenard - Mountain Morning Serenity