Reynolds Mountain will host RiverSculpture

RiverSculpture, Asheville’s contemporary outdoor sculpture exhibition, has announced its relocation plans from French Broad River Park to Reynolds Mountain.  RiverSculpture’s founders, Robert and Arlene Winkler, went searching for a new venue when it became apparent that the record-number of artist submissions received called for a more expansive locale. The new exhibit will now be called RiverSculpture at Reynolds Mountain and will hold space in the new Reynolds Village beginning this Fall.

RiverSculpture at Reynolds Mountain will open on September 27th and remain open to the public until January 5th, 2009.  The Village site will host over 27 new works, integrating materials ranging from wood, metal, clay, and bricks. 

“RiverSculpture and Reynolds Mountain share a commitment to excellence and to the expansion of the arts in our community.  Relationships like the one we are developing with RiverSculpture serve both our organizations while also creating lasting benefit for artists and citizens of the region,” says Kirk Boone, founder and CEO of Reynolds Mountain.

Watch for the installations to take place in the next coming months!

Reynolds Mountain to showcase the works of Jeffery Callaham, story-teller artist©

Reynolds Mountain is delighted to host Jeffery Callaham on August 8th at a Resident Appreciation Reception in downtown Asheville.  Jeffery will be showing his latest works in preparation for his upcoming opening at Studio B in Asheville, August 12th thru September 6th. 

Callaham brings alive his memories of growing up in rural South Carolina by using vivid colors, real life events and the ability to bring his characters to life.  At an early age, Jeffery demonstrated an interest in and a talent for art. In childhood, this interest was nurtured by a doting grandmother’s unique storytelling ability and it was then that he began “doodling” with cartoon characters. In high school, Jeffery became interested in fashion illustration and attended The Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities at Furman University. In 1988, Jeffery won the Butler Derrick Congressional Artistic Discovery Art Competition and his work was displayed in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. After college, Jeffery began to focus on his southern cultural heritage by reflecting on stories, family traditions and scenes from his youth.

Reynolds Mountain is committed to supporting the Arts in Western North Carolina, and will continue to do so by seeking out opportunities to be involved!  Stay tuned to this blog for more information regarding upcoming new and exciting Arts happenings.

 

 

Reynolds Mountain to Sponsor Literacy Council Gala

Best-selling author Elizabeth Kostova

This fall, author Elizabeth Kostova will be in Asheville to read from her best selling novel The Historian. The reading is part of the inaugural Authors for Literacy fundraising event hosted by the Literacy Council of Buncombe County. All proceeds from the event will support the work of the Literacy Council of Buncombe County.

“An Evening in Eastern Europe with Elizabeth Kostova” will take place on September 12, 2008 at 6 p.m. at the UNC-Asheville Reuter Center. Guests will enjoy an evening of Eastern European food, wine, local beer, silent auction and will be transported back in time as Elizabeth Kostova reads excerpts from her New York Times best-selling novel, The Historian. This thrilling modern Dracula tale has been translated into 40 languages.

Elizabeth Kostova’s mother, Eleanor Johnson, has been a tutor at the Literacy Council of Buncombe County since 2002. Eleanor’s relationship with the Literacy Council led to her daughter’s collaboration with the agency’s fundraiser.

The Literacy Council of Buncombe County works to improve the basic education and English language skills of Buncombe County adults by providing them with one-on-one and small group tutoring by trained volunteers. In addition to the Adult Basic Education and English as a Second Language programs, the Literacy Council will soon be working with high school students who are at risk of quitting school or have dropped out, to help them improve their basic literacy skills in order to obtain a G.E.D. and employment.

A handful of tickets for the event are still available for $75.00 each by calling the Literacy Council at # 254-3442. Please join Reynolds Mountain in celebrating and supporting this amazing organization.