Asheville Art Museum: Private Tour of Warp, Weft, and the Grid

Join us for a special opportunity to have a guided tour of Warp, Weft, and the Grid exhibit at the Asheville Art Museum.

We will join Julie Caro, Head of Learning and Engagement at the Museum, for a private tour & a glass of prosecco on their rooftop patio to discuss the exhibit.

From the Asheville Art Museum website: "Warp, Weft, and the Grid highlights the artistic significance of 19th and early 20th-century southern Appalachian coverlets, exploring how the designs of these handwoven textiles anticipated many of the same visually arresting motifs at the heart of Modernist geometric abstraction in later 20th century art. The exhibition displays historic coverlets alongside works ranging from the color theory experiments and avant-garde weavings of Josef and Anni Albers to Julian Stanczak’s dynamic optical illusions, and even early computer-based art, emphasizing their shared visual language. It offers new perspectives on women’s artistic labor as well as the material history and experimental ethos of weavers in the region, foregrounding the remarkable artistic and technical merit of the artists who made them."

Read more about the exhibit HERE!

Note: If you are a member of the Asheville Art Museum, you qualify for a discounted ticket of $12. Please email programs@localcloth.org with proof of museum membership to receive this discount.