Carly Owens Open Studio | Saturday December 7th, 2024 2-5pm

Join us Saturday, December 7th for an open studio with current artist in residence, Carly Owens
Weiss. Come meet the artist, gain insights into her creative practice and view the work she has
produced during the residency. Drop in between 2-5pm, light refreshments provided.

RESCHEDULED – APRIL FOOLS CROCTOBER FEST | April. Times TBD

We’re thrilled to announce that, after the artists were not able to come into the space due to Helene, these shows will now be installed in April! We’ll be updating details as we get closer to the date.

JOIN US FOR CROCTOBER FEST!!! April Exact times TBD.  There will be a raffle for one of the paintings that will be chosen at the end of the month.

Live music (tbd), hot dogs, croc art as far as the eye can see, tshirts, stickers, prints, drinks and good times!

 

Film, Zine Release, and Artist Talk | Saturday August 17 7pm

Come enjoy some free experimental film, refreshments, and zines on August 17th at 7 pm. Cecilia will be showing a collection of poetry based film and zines with a short artist talk at the beginning of the night.

Open Studio Hours | Sunday August 18 12pm-5pm

Join Cecilia Moushey as they open up the studio to visitors to see the work they’ve created while in the residency!

Make Art at Open Studios with Meg Winnecour | Mondays through Fridays, July 2-26

July 2-7… cyanotypes and free-stitching

July 8-14…acrylic nature portraits

July 15-21…watercolor and dye explorations

July 22-26…cyanotypes and free stitching

Meg Winnecour will run an open art studio for a month, a space in which she will make her work (acrylic nature portraits on panel, watercolor and dye explorations on paper, and free-stitched cyanotypes) in a public way, and invite people to come into the space and make some work of their own, with or without her help. She will work in a new medium each week (cyanotype, acrylic paint on panel or canvas, and watercolor on paper). Her dream would be for her West Asheville neighbors to stop in for an art experience on their way to the bakery or the library, folks out running errands stopping in to see what’s going on and then getting pulled into making a piece of their own, dear friends stopping in for a chat. More than anything, Meg wants to add beauty and connection to her neighbors’ lives through time spent chatting and making a piece of art to take home.

Meg will be sharing the residency space with Ben Berry, who will be hosting open studios on Saturdays in July; Ben welcomes folks to stop in to contribute to a book he’s writing. You can learn more about Ben’s events here.

 

Help Draw A Book! with Ben Berry | Saturdays in July (6th, 13, 27) 11am-9pm

Come draw a book with Ben!

Ben Berry will be in residence weekends during July; he’s sharing the space with Meg Winnecour, who will be hosting open studios Mondays-Fridays for the month. You can learn more about Meg’s events here.

Ben’s next book will be an open collaboration with the people of Asheville where he currently lives and works.  It will be called: “I Am Not Myself, Without Everything Else.” A children’s book, each page will be full of illustrations of the beautiful Subjects of the Universe, created by the people of Asheville.

Ben will be in residence at Residency 821 weekends in July and invites all to come in and contribute a drawing to be included in the book. Ben plans to publish through Amazon and will be distributing them to the local elementary schools in the coming year.

Installation, Food, Film and Workshop with Aliah Lavonne Tigh and Friends | Friday June 21 at 7:30pm

Join us Friday, June 21, at 7:30pm at The Residency at 821 for an evening for an open house evening of art and creativity.  Chuck Gutierrez and LimaqWNC will be providing Peruvian vegan light bites. Water is our theme for the night, and we’ll have a short film screening, a community poetry writing workshop, and a sneak peek at an immersive art installation centered around water.

This evening will begin with Dogwood Fellow Tiffany Womack’s 20 minute film, What About the Water, exploring the role of riparian forests in purifying and protecting our water supply and the community protectors of this water. We’ll then do a writing exercise that will guide community members to write their own poetry reflecting on water. The studio will feature a digital installation by Liz Williams, Mik Mitchell, and Shani Kashani. We will also have poem excerpts and art by 821 Artist in Residence, Aliah Lavonne Tigh, on the walls.

 

Installation and Reading with Aliah Lavonne Tigh and Friends | Wednesday June 26 7:30pm

June 26st, Wednesday, 7:30pm we’ll gather again for a community reading where we might share this poetry from Friday, and this reading centered on water will happen inside an immersive digital art experience projected during the reading. We’ll have community poets Lockie Hunter and Jeff Davis, Hosts of Asheville’s WordPlay, other Asheville poets*, and artist guests Keagan Wheat and Aliah Lavonne Tigh.

Will Iselnogle: Closing Event | Thursday May 23 6-9 pm

Please join us on May 23 from 6-9 pm as our current artist in residence, Will Iselnogle, shares his illustration installation with our community!

Performance: Wind Cults and Guests |April 26 & April 27 7-9pm

Join us at Lamplight AVL’s Residency at 821 on 4/26 and 4/27 for two performances with Wind Cults and guests. Brett Naucke, Adam Lion, and Thom Nguyen will perform both evenings from 7-9pm. On Friday, 4/26, they will be joined by Zach Cooper, with an opening set by Corey Parlamento. On Saturday 4/27, they will be joined by Landon George, with an opening set by Astoria. Don’t miss these spectacular sets!

These artists are brought to you by our first ever guest curator, Brett Naucke. Brett is a composer and photographer who has deep ties to the experimental art world and a long history of gathering communities together through the music and arts events. We are grateful and honored to be the beneficiaries of his insight, skill, and expertise.