Reading of Blood Census, a play by Wendy Belden
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Blood Census synopsis: It’s now and also 1794. Two 21st century roommates in an American city, but also, Paris during the Reign of Terror. One is the voice for the History Channel; the other is active in the Revolution, making a count of casualties. Georges Danton, architect of the Reign of Terror who eventually broke from Robespierre, is posting on Instagram. That turns out to be a bad idea. So does working for the History Channel during a revolution.
Doors/5:00pm Reading/6:00pm Performance just over an hour.
MFA Thesis Show with Holly Hill and Lynne Hudson
Having worked in costume design for decades, Holly Hill is now applying herself to getting an MFA in fine art
Lynn Hudson has been showing throughout the country and abroad. She’s interested in a variety of media with a focus in paper-making. She too is getting her MFA at Western Carolina.
Nick Raynolds
Nick Raynolds describes his work as though he’s a traveller retrieving artifacts from his imagination. There will be new work on canvas, drawings and some older large pieces.
Exhibition Feb. 28 - March 6 by appointment other than receptions, Jeff 828-279-2235
Opening: 5-7:30pm Sat. Feb 28
Closing: 5-7:30pm Fri. Mar. 6
Catabolic Landscape, Oil on Canvas, 42"x52", 2025
Dusty Benedict: Never Seen Before
Dusty Benedict was the former Chair of the arts department at Warren Wilson College. His new work features charcoal drawing inspired from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. There will also be figurative work spanning several decades.
Opening reception - Mar. 7, Sat. 5:00 - 7:30pm
Closing reception, Mar. 18, Wed. 5:00 - 7:30pm
This Was Someone’s Home, 12 ½” x 30”, 2025 Charcoal & Acrylic on paper
COME TO THE TABLE OF THE EVER AFTER
Caroline and Christine are both modern dancers and have performed at Little Animals during the Photos from Helene exhibit.
There are two performances
Sat. March 21, 2pm - 3pm, doors 1:30 / performance 2pm
Sun. March 22, 1 - 2pm - doors 12:30 / performance 1pm
Late Season
Both artists work in a variety of media, from installation to sculpture to 2D. Late Season focuses on both of their interests in housing-type structures. What is being housed, is there a context or not. Can we feel the temperature? The similar subject matter elicits investigation from the whole to its parts.
A.I. gathering
Laura Mecca who has a background working with A.I. start up s in Boston has gathered artists and tech people to address the intersection of the two
Making Space
Mark Flowers taught in the University and boarding school setting for over forty years. He has a nurturing spirit that is conveyed in his work. The pieces are irregular in shape, mixed media and narrative. He’s chosen to pare down his collection of completed pieces through a raffle. As they say everything must go. Come be part of the fun and walk away with a good deal!
Urban Landscape Conspiracy
Urban Landscape Conspiracy with paintings by Julyan Davis, and Christopher Peterson and foil work by Jeff KInzel
Reception and Artist talk Nov. 22
Show runs Nov. 15 - 25.
Call for appointment - Jeff 828-279-2235
Film Screening: The Last Letter Writer
David Raymond presents a film he made along with Trong Nguyen in 2020. A “day” in the life of Vietnam’s last public letter writer is partly imagined and partly non-fiction. Time and age become irrelevant as we experience the losing battle of a traditional form of communication to technology.
Experimenting with the Landscape
Show runs Sat. Nov. 8 - Nov. 14, 2025
Nat Dickinson, Mike Smith and Richard Oversmith
Collage Challenge
About 15 people— many through the mail— have taken up the challenge: to take a cheap poster of a car ( and a few of a motorcycle) and transform the image using collage.
On Nov. 1, 5 - 7:30pm join us for a reception to see how different skills and perspectives have carried out the transformation!
The exhibition runs Nov. 1-Nov. 7, 2025, Asheville, NC.
Call for appointment - Jeff 828-279-2235
Art for Thought
"Art For Thought" explores humanity, science, spirituality, and fantasy through narrative oil paintings. Opening reception Friday, Oct. 24, 5-8pm.
Viewing Saturday Oct. 25, 12 - 6pm
Exhibition runs Oct 24 - Oct 29. call for appointment 828-279-2235
Film and Dance at Photos from Helene, closing reception
Erin Brethauer will show a film loop throughout the exhibition AND also have a film installation with a specially designed sound composition. (showing 3 - 5pm)
The dance company Caro + Chri will perform a modern dance with images projected on the wall and a set comprised of 1000 water bottles. (showing 6:00 or later)
Interpretations of Helene
Jared Rennie - Meteorologist will have a powerpoint of data compiled from the storm
Carissa Pfeiffer- Special Collections Librarian will talk about the stories they’ve been collecting through a community memory project called Come Hell or High Water
Kelly Riedesel - She will read from Proud Roads a book of poems, just published, about grief and resilience from the storm
AVL Zine Fest Reception at Little Animals
Little Animals will host the artists from the Asheville Zine Fest. The current show of Photos from Helene will be on display in addition to some zine artwork, and a special Hurricane Helene zine.
The Zine Fest will happen one day only Sept. 27. 12-5pm in the basement of the Center for Craft - accessible through the alley - Carolina Lane entrance (across from Little Animals)
Photos from Helene
Hundreds of family photos were collected in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Some of these photos after being washed down stream were recovered and reunited with their owners.
Opening reception Friday, Sept. 26th. 5:00 - 8:00pm
The Art of The Protest
Come see the variety of signs people have been making this past year to protest the disintegration of our countries institutions in education, economics, government etc.
There are two receptions One today and one early on Wednesday, Sept. 17 both 6-8pm
The Art of the Protest
So many of our institutions in education, science, economics, government etc. are being disassembled. Come witness the many hand-made protest signs and see the variety of messages.
David Lamotte - Special guest
Playing Home
Jackson Martin starts with an everyday utilitarian object — like a backpack, or a cinderblock, and explores its qualities through reworking materials and untapping sculptural possibilites. Martin transforms the objects into subjects, complete with perhaps, humor and personaility.
Also by Appointment Sun. Sept. 14 - Tues. Sept. 16
Killick and Luciana
Come experience far out improv. sounds. This will be Killick’s 3rd time performing here in Asheville. This time with special guest Luciana from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fox Smith: Dry Pass
Fox Smith’s abstract work is rooted in nature and in math. His clarity and precision is direct and strong. Fox paints with a sureness and clarity that harkens back to his college days playing water polo!
ALSO Fox will be in the space all weekend July 12th and 13th,
12 - 4pm, and by appointment during the week.
Paul frehe
Paul transforms discarded materials into sea-themed sculpture. He has used plastic and metal bits to create deep sea divers, sharks and tugboats. There’s a childlike playfulness that permeates the work. Populating a world with one’s imagination can be as vast and deep as any ocean!
Drinks to kick off Memorial Day Weekend
Compare and contrast that’s what it’s all about!
Two if by See
Help Little Animals redefine how and where art can be experience. And join as a Tiger….Okapi…Raccoon….Dingo etc!
Bite Me
Betty Clark has been working in abstraction since the 1980s. Come join her for a conversation with Kenn Kotara on the nature of abstraction, and its different varieties. Betty often is responding emotionally to the times we live in.
Closing reception 2 - 4:30 pm. 31 Carolina Lane
Bite Me
Painter Robert Motherwell said: “The dilemma of the artist is to absorb the shocks of reality.” Betty Clark confronts and expresses the harsh realities of the world, both internal and external. She expresses the dark side of human experience with poignancy and courage.
Films for one to eight projectors
16mm performance piece with multiple projectors. Artist Roger Beebe is traveling to Asheville for the performance.
Talk with Dr. Yael Baldwin and Kenn Kotara
Kenn Kotara’s new frottage work invites the viewer to problem-solve by identifying a subject in the art piece. It’s like finding a face in a gnarled tree trunk, or seeing an animal in a cloud.
Psychologist Dr. Yael Baldwin will discuss the science behind the Pareidolia phenomenon of identifying a recognizable pattern in the visual world. Why do we do this? Is there a benefit? Does it enhance curiosity? Does it keep the mind agile. Come join us and see what imagery you can find in Kenn’s art.
Kenn Kotara: Rise & Run
Kenn is showing new experimental artwork. He initially starts with rubbings from textural surfaces, and then teases out new shapes and subjects.
As Kenn elaborates it “interconnects the sensory system of the haptic and optic, through frottage and pareidolic drawing operations.”
Mana: Beyond Belief, film by Roger Manley
This film is made up of non narrated vignettes around the world. Quite beautiful.
The In-Between: Collaborations with Perry Obee Editions
Here’s artist Julyan Davis working on a print concerning the state fair
Killick Returns
Killick Hinds lives in Athens, Georgia. His music is Appalachian Trance Metal made on unusual stringed instruments with an emphasis on unquantifiable rhythms, intuitive intonation, and shamanistic ROYGBIV. The primary sonic influences on Killick are animals, wind, water, fire, electrical hum, and silence. Pop-culture mashups and ancient and obscure forms infuse his music; the effect more closely resembles speech patterns and emotionally-drawn architecture than it does conventional Western music. Despite its eclectic nature the sounds are surprisingly familiar and accessible to audiences of all ages and levels of musical involvement. More than 300 Killick albums can be found through:
