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Art galleries in the Asheville area abound! Did you know that western North Carolina is one of the top areas in the country for art? Thousands of extraordinary artists live in our Blue Ridge Mountains. Discover hundreds of art galleries and artist studios to browse. While downtown Asheville has the largest collection of art galleries (25+ of them), you'll find a variety of art and craft galleries in Biltmore Village and in many of the quaint small towns.

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Get in the holiday spirit at our 4th Annual Ornament Release Party. Join us on Small Business Saturday for this family-friendly event that has become a yearly tradition for both locals and out-of-towners. Free Range DJ will be spinning vintage holiday vinyl, Foundry Avl will be serving lattes and cappuccinos at their coffee cart and we'll have Poppy Handcrafted Popcorn at the bar!

Join us for a festive evening of music, local beer and a pop-up glass show featuring regional glass artists displaying their artistry in stained, cast and fused glass.

Along with customary glassblowing, join us for lively music by local gypsy-jazz band, HotPoint Trio. Grab a pint from New Belgium Brewing and enjoy viewing this ONE-NIGHT pop-up show with artists Bethany Berres, Xander D’Ambrosio, Tanya Franklin, Robert Gardner, Ben Greene-Colonnese, Alicia Kelemen, and Deb Williams.

The Lexington Glassworks serves as the backdrop for the ultimate local music, art, and beer experience. Join us the 1st Friday of each month from 5-8 pm, April through December for a fun-filled evening of glassblowing, craft beer, and live music.

This event is a part of the 1st Friday Art Walk in the Downtown Asheville Art District, Summer of Glass and our monthly Glassworks Concert Series. This event is free and open to the public.

The Lexington Glassworks serves as the backdrop for the ultimate local music, art, and beer experience. Join us the 1st Friday of each month from 5-8 pm, April through December for a fun-filled evening of glassblowing, craft beer, and bluegrass.

This month we will be featuring The Greenliners and Foothills Brewing.

This event is a part of the 1st Friday Art Walk in the Downtown Asheville Art District and the Summer of Glass.

The art of glass blowing is on fire in Asheville.

Asheville’s beer scene may have earned the small Southern city ample attention in recent years, but its deep roots in studio arts have been the main draw for decades. This summer, Asheville celebrates and shares its great love of glass with a special exhibition at the Biltmore Estate and plenty of glass blowing — and taps flowing — all around town.

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If you love art you probably know about the amazing work of Dale Chihuly. Asheville is celebrating a summer of glass throughout the city with the incredible glass works. Jamarcus Gaston sat down with Sarah Lowery to get all the details on the event.

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Asheville has come full circle: Fashionable at one time, and then a forgotten, disillusioned city, it has returned to glory and now it is one of the most desirable locations in the US again. Find out where to eat, stay and play in Asheville, NC.

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The Summer of Glass is the coalescence of the glass community and cultural leaders, individuals, organizations, artist studios, galleries, independent businesses, museums, and nonprofits who have all come together in a massive collaborative effort to highlight both the historical and contemporary context of glass and its talented artists in Western North Carolina. Regional partners are working together to organize NC glass history exhibit, tours, events, exhibitions and other special glass programs from May - October 2018.

Major events will take place from May-October to coincide with Chihuly at Biltmore. Individual businesses and artists will have events ongoing. The Lexington Glassworks will be featuring our Glassworks Concert Series the first Friday of each month throughout the Summer of Glass.

The celebration spotlights the rich history of glass in this region, highlighting the many artists and their contributions and importance to the glass art movement. The region's historical incubator has cultivated a thriving community of glass makers and supporting organizations. A new generation has been fostered and is taking the medium to new levels. The roots of the contemporary glass art movement run deep in WNC and have developed into a story to be shared with all.

For more information about events please visit, summerofglass.com.