asheville rad (river arts district)

10/04/2024

My life here @ CURVE studios & garden is over... please consider donating to our artists here @ CURVE so they can continue their working lives!

Photo credit: Curve Studios Business Under Water Directly fund #… Michelle Tennant needs your support for : Help Curve Studios Artists in Asheville

01/28/2024

Another video! The caned table collaboration story - pitching it for a magazine so it’s heavy on the artsy fartsiness.

This is what happens when an idea tossed around for 10 years finally comes to life. Derek Hennigar of Ordinary Furniture and Brandy Clements of Silver River ...

06/03/2021

You can’t miss DeWayne. His signature color, green, glows at you. But also, please DON’T MISS DeWayne. If you care about racial justice and true history, his tours and the Burton Street Peace Garden project are works of spoken and visual art. We are proud to donate a Latch folding bike to support Hood Huggers and open DeWayne’s reach into billable areas of Asheville! Go, man, go!

05/28/2021

Brandy & Dave at Silver River Center for Chair Caning in CURVE studios & garden turned their chair museum into a filming studio during the pandemic-they created 5 videos on the basic chair weaving styles that are available for FREE on YouTube! They are draft videos for their upcoming MasterClass online courses. For the next year, the nation’s only Chair Weaving School & Museum will be open by appointment as they create their online courses.

This video gives instructions on how to weave a hand-woven chair with rattan cane strands. Brandy takes the 5 day class at Silver River Center for Chair Cani...

03/18/2020

Due to the coronavirus, many of out studios are currently closed to the public out of respect for our clients and ourselves...please reach out to specific studios to see hours and availability! Stay well!

02/25/2020

Make a traditional Appalachian Willow Chair with Walk the Willow with Justin Roberts at Silver River Center for Chair Caning in CURVE studios & garden! Two 2-day classes, April 6/7 & 8/9. No experience necessary. Sign up at https://silverriverchairs.com/product/appalachian-willow-chair-weaving/

02/22/2020

we are so sad! sending love and light to Laura and the whole White Duck world!

The cause of Ben Mixson's death is under investigation, according to Florida authorities. He was 42 and loved his friends, family, dogs and music.

08/14/2019

Forbes gives the RAD thumbs up!

08/13/2019

More props for the River Arts! Thanks Dallas!

For many, nothing says summer like a beach vacation. But others prefer to spend the season at elevation -- especially with record high temperatures...

06/27/2019

Our new video is up! Check out all the artists here @ CURVE :)

At CURVE studios & garden, located in the heart of Asheville’s River Arts District, you will find 10 artists working in their studios making ceramic sculptur...