In Conversation: Sherrill Roland Plus Hood Huggers Tour!

Join interdisciplinary artist Sherrill Roland for a special public lecture centered around themes found within his solo exhibition, Sherrill Roland: Sugar, Water, Lemon Squeeze.

Asheville-born and Raleigh-Durham-based, Roland’s socially driven practice draws upon his experience with wrongful incarceration for a crime he did not commit and seeks to open conversations about how we care for our communities and one another with compassion and understanding.

Sunday, February 19, 2–3pm
Free for Members • Included with admission for nonmembers
No registration is required.

Hood Huggers Tour: Eagle Street Downtown, Featuring The Block
Join this neighborhood walking tour to learn about the rich history of The Block as well as Sherrill Roland's personal experiences and his family's legacy in Asheville, in support of the special exhibition Sherrill Roland: Sugar, Water, Lemon Squeeze.

Meet at the Museum’s front plaza by the Reflections on Unity sculpture to attend. Explore East End Valley Street in downtown Asheville—home to shops and galleries featuring merchandise and art by African American artisans and artists. Learn about the YMI Cultural Center, the Stephens Lee Community Center, The Block, and significant African American architecture.

Sunday, February 19, noon–1:30pm
(This tour precedes Sherrrill Roland's In Conversation at 2pm)
$30 adults; $27 ages 4–17 and seniors 60-plus
Registration is required.

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These Three Artworks Won Your Hearts for Art Over the Weekend

Citations (left to right): Tawny Chatmon, Iconography / A Hopeful Truth, 24K gold leaf, 22K moon gold, acrylic paint, semi-precious stones, and other mixed media on archival pigment print, 64 × 50 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Myrtis, Baltimore. © Tawny Chatmon. | Tula Telfair, Landmark: Implausible Deniability, oil on canvas, 61 ? × 83 inches, 2021. Museum purchase with funds provided by Maggi & Richard Swanson, Asheville Art Museum. © Tula Telfair. | Mary Engel, Louise, mixed media, 31 × 24 inches, 2008. Courtesy of Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC and the artist. © Mary Engel.

Hearts for Art returned to the Museum this past weekend. Visitor’s showed their love by placing a paper heart on the floor in front of their favorite artwork. Two of the three top winners were from the exhibition Too Much Is Just Right, and one was from the Museum’s Collection. The most beloved choice was Tawny Chatmon, Iconography / A Hopeful Truth. Second place went to Tula Telfair, Landmark: Implausible Deniability. And third place went to Mary Engel, Louise.

The Hearts for Art project began seven years ago at the Oakland Museum of California and Columbus Museum of Art in Ohio.

Click Here To View The Asheville Art Museum Enews: Heart For Art Favorites