Artist Talk with Susan Webb Tregay

With over 30 years experience and as a signature member and award winner in the prestigious American Watercolor Society and the National Watercolor Society and is the author of the 2007 book “Master Disaster: Five Ways to Rescue Desperate Watercolors,” let us hear first hand how this bold artist pushes each piece to project her “fleeting ideas and impressions onto paper and canvas.”

Artist Talk with Marty Whaley Adams

The Gallery at Flat Rock is thrilled to present an exhibition of paintings by Marty Whaley-Adams from June 30 to July 17, 2022, with an artist talk scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 16. “Moments in Time” is the first show of Whaley-Adams’ work at The Gallery at Flat Rock.

“I Pray You” - Poetry reading by Tim Jones

April 9, 3pm
RSVP: 828-698-7000 or info@galleryflatrock.com

For his second book of poems, “I Pray You,” published in 2021, Tim created a book of blessings that reflect the beauty and terror of being alive in the real world. Tim credits inspiration for the book to the late Irish poet John O’Donohue, particularly O’Donohue’s book “To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings.” The poems in “I Pray You” are drawn from Tim’s real-life experiences being on the front lines of trying to keep vulnerable people safe in the middle of a pandemic.

“A Tree in the Woods”

Two artists and an arborist discuss the importance of trees in the landscape

The Gallery at Flat Rock is excited to present a special artist talk on Sept. 11, “A Tree in the Woods,” focusing on the vital role trees play in the landscape. The talk will feature two Gallery at Flat Rock artists, painter Kate Thayer and metalworker Steve Joslyn. Joining the discussion will be Steven Carroll, a self-proclaimed ‘tree doctor’ who is passionate about preserving trees within landscape for the further health of the wider ecosystem.

The Gallery is excited to exhibit Dale McEntire’s series of oil paintings, 52 Weeks | 52 Trees from February 27 - March 15th.

Dale will give an Artist Talk on Saturday, March 14th at 3pm. The event is free and open to the public.

Open Windows

An invitation to share in the “visual poetry and verbal painting” of the Tim Jones 2020 Calendar. 

Veronika will give an Artist Talk on Saturday, October 19th at 3pm. The event is free and open to the public.

Towards the end of his life, Ashley Davis’ father—-despite extreme physical challenges—composed letters to every person who had touched his life in some way. By crafting meaningful context around each letter in his book titled A Life Through Letters, Ashley enables readers to connect in their own way to his father’s reflections. With corporate experience focused on communication and relationships, Ashley strives to generate monumental impact and enhanced human connection through an inspired global letter writing movement.

Book Reading and Discussion: Thursday, August 1, 5:30pm

The Gallery is excited to welcome Carol Beth Icard who will be featured during a solo exhibition July 11 through August 4, 2019. Carol’s exhibition is entitled, “Map of Myself: Carol Beth Icard 1999 - 2019”.

Carol will give an Artist Talk on Saturday, July 27th at 3pm. The event is free and open to the public.

To saunter is something altogether different from a hike or a stroll. It comes from a French expression that means to go on a rambling pilgrimage to a sacred place. That best describes the delight and improvisational nature of Tim’s wanderings among the mountain forests when they are resurrected with rich colors and aromas each Spring. This will be a chance to join Tim in a small group setting and experience in person many of the wildflowers that inhabit his photographs. Tim will be sharing some of his favorite plant lore along the way.

In honor of National Poetry Month you are invited to join Tim for an intimate evening at the Gallery at Flat Rock as he explores the soul of the Blue Ridge Mountains through his poetry, stories and images.

Join us for a casual afternoon of seeing the self-proclaimed “Twisted Sisters” demonstrating their talents.

on Saturday, April 13, 1-5pm

Details:

• Friday, Feb 1

• 8:30 am  Board bus at The Gallery parking lot to travel to the Mint Museum in Charlotte. The bus is equipped with a bathroom and outlets/WiFi access. 

• 10:30am. Meet Michael for an exclusive tour. 

• Chance to see other exhibits, eat, visit gift store 

• Board bus at 3pm for return trip to The Gallery at Flat Rock parking lot.

• Return by 5pm. 

Registration

$45 bus/ticket 

$10 ticket ( must arrive to The Mint by 10:30am for the group tour)

Sign up Here

Nationally-recognized Bat Cave artist featured in traveling retrospective exhibit;

• Short film illuminates the path of his career

The Gallery at Flat Rock is pleased to host a special reception in honor of artist Michael Sherrill at the gallery at 1 p.m. on January 19. The event will include a screening of a mini-documentary film detailing the career path of one of the most respected artists living in North Carolina. A retrospective exhibit of Sherrill’s work in ceramic, metal and glass is currently on display at the Mint Museum in Charlotte until April 7. 

Join us December 6th at 5:30pm for an Artist Talk with Tim Jones. Tim’s program is entitled, “Light and Life: Encounters with Grace and Healing Power of Beauty”.

15% of sales will go to the Angel Fund at Four Seasons Hospice which helps individuals who cannot afford their excellent end-of-life care.

Think of a it as a creativity blitz—and everyone’s invited.  The second annual “Artists Exposed” event will bring twenty artists out of the relative safety of their private studios to get together and make their art under one roof in a pop-up style event. “Artists Exposed” is created to attract die-hard art fans, aspiring artists or collectors, or the simply curious.

The Gallery at Flat Rock is bringing artists and what they do into the spotlight for one special weekend get-together on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Alison Chism has been making art since she was 7 and blowing glass for over two decades. She holds a B.A. from San Francisco State University and an M.F.A from The Ohio State University in Glass Art. In addition, she has spent nearly ten years in Seattle, WA as a professional artist, glassblowing assistant, and staff member at Pilchuck Glass School. 

Artist Talk, 5:30 pm 

Cynthia L. Wilson has displayed paintings in the National Academy of Design in NYC, as well as in the American Watercolor Society, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, South Carolina Watercolor Society and National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic. She has taught Process and Possibilities Workshops in Hendersonville and at Hemlocks Studios for over twenty years.

July 14 Erin Keane,
Light is Elastic: Encaustic Wax and Photography
Artist talk and demo, 3pm 

Erin works primarily with photography and encaustic beeswax. Through her camera, she collects the beautiful colors and textures of daily life. When she takes photographs, even highly abstracted ones, they hold powerful memories of when, where, and why. Erin is especially interested in the elasticity of light as it dances around shadow and reflection. Capturing light is sometimes ethereal and sometimes edgy. It is intriguing how the camera lens “sees” differently than the eye.

The Gallery at Flat Rock is proud to present Marsha Hammel, a Hendersonville-based painter whose colorful canvases depicting musicians, singers and dancers have been exhibited nationally and internationally. Her RetroForward exhibition at The Gallery at Flat Rock will include pieces by Hammel dating over the 30-year period between 1987-2017.