JOIN US FOR ART ON MAIN - SEPTEMBER 24 & 25, 2022!

FINE ART & craft festival

SEPT 24-25, 2022

10:00AM - 5:00PM

FINE ART & craft festival

SEPT 24-25, 2022

10:00AM - 5:00PM

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Welcome to ART On Main

Autumn in the Western North Carolina mountains finds thousands of visitors traveling to the region to enjoy its amazing fall foliage. We celebrate fine art and fine craft on the last weekend of September each year by gathering distinctive local artists, as well as highly qualified artists from the southeast region of the U.S. to meet the public and sell their work on Historic Main St. More than 100 juried artists sell fine art paintings, in addition to works in clay, metal, wood, fiber, photography, jewelry, etc. Join us September 24 & 25 in Historic Downtown Hendersonville!

History of the FESTIVAL

The Art League of Henderson County created a Sidewalk Art Show in 1959 to provide local artists the opportunity to show their work in a relaxed atmosphere while meeting the public to sell their paintings. The original show was two-dimensional work only. Artists casually displayed their art on park benches and planters on Main Street in Hendersonville, while the public strolled the sidewalks.

The Arts Council took ownership of the show in 2003, and artists working in various media, and from outside of our area, were invited to participate. The show still enjoys the involvement of several artists who have been participating for years, and we always welcome new artists who bring exciting new artwork for sale to our area art lovers.

Artists apply and are juried for quality in their body of work and professionalism in their presentation. The festival hosts around 90 talented exhibitors who share their art with thousands of visiting art lovers.

The inclusion of several Southern Highland Craft Guild members augment the show with their excellent and unique approaches to their art. Guild member participants have included Susan Barrett (clay), Paula Marksbury (fused glass), and Jim McGie (wood), and many others.

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The Schedule

Art On Main will be BACK on Main Street in Historic Downtown Hendersonville this year!

Mark your calendars for September 24 & 25, 2022.

Saturday , September 24

10:00AM

Festival Begins

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Art On Main

5:00PM

Day 1 Ends

Sunday, September 25

10:00AM

Day 2 Begins

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Art On Main

5:00 PM

Festival Ends

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Meet Our 2021 Artists

My paintings are created by layering soft pastels on a textured paper which I achieve by applying a black sanded primer to a heavy white bristol board.

Nature photography capturing unusual light and perspectives. Most of the work is printed on canvas and framed

Each piece is hand carved from a single sheet of 12lb black artistic tissue paper simply using an xacto knife. leaving a 2" black border I then float the piece between glass and frame.

My passion is balanced between plein air & studio painting in oils, primarily landscapes and floral still life.

Christina Becher

Paintings are on yupo paper/ceramic tiles of various sizes. Rubbing alcohol, brushes & air move the inks & can remove paint to expose surface. Tiles can be hung or displayed on easels or in frames.

My current passion is using vintage photos as the focal point of a piece with a background of collaged discarded ephemera and layers of paint, ink and glazes adding texture and depth.

Hand cut, hand fabricated sterling and fine silver necklaces, bracelets, pins and earrings. Some of the work is oxidized using a natural patina. Each piece is one of a kind.

Pieces utilizing layered steel plates, finished with patinas and pigments to give depth.

I create soft cotton shawls, scarves, and other wearable accessories from my own woven fabrics. My pieces are created using hand-painted warps for a vibrant and unique expression of my color palette.

Sunny Mullarkey

I create intricately carved linocuts printed on unryu paper, which I mount to birch panel, creating repetitive patterns and abstract works in the form of large collage pieces.

Award winning photography on metal of our nation's abandoned historic places.

I hand carve and pull prints from linoleum using traditional relief printmaking techniques. I utilize watercolor in several of my creations to add color and to create unique and affordable pieces.

I combine figured burls with geometric shapes.I believe this elevates the natural edge material.

Retaining organic qualities in clay has been my goal. Using Slung Slabs has stretched a permanent living sense of movement. Using natural forms paired with stretching infuses life into the clay.

Fabricated using Kumboo, where 24K Gold foil is fused to Fine Silver. Various tools are used to scratch though the gold to expose the silver. Each piece is hand textured before adding a final patina.

Functional, one of kind birdhouses built from salvaged lumber and found objects.

Obayana Ajanaku

I create, construct and fabricate one of kind designs mixing sterling, 14k and 18 k bi metals plus woodgrained metals (mokume-gane) garnished with stones and found objects.

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Gold wires are formed into shapes & fused onto silver plate. Each shape is filled w tiny grains of enamels & kiln fired at 1450 degrees. Layers are repeated 15 times to create shading & depth of color

I believe in intricate design and texture, hand fabrication, and careful attention to detail, using argentium silver, copper, semiprecious stones, and handmade artisan beads.

My photography is shot with digital Nikon cameras and lens. Natural light is used predominantly in my work, which is presented in various media including metal, canvas and print.

Don Johnson

Three dimensional & wall sculpture creations constructed with copper, brass & stainless steel. Hand forged brazed & welded. Color & patina acquired with chemicals & torch. Multi clear coated.

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Vickie Sutton

I use many different types of metals along with natural stones.Their are many different silver-smithing techniques I use along with chasing, repousse, weaving, chain manille, or PMC with a kiln.

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I’m an intuitive oil painter influenced by poor rural Southern roots & a passion for sky,sea&mtns. I use vivid color, somber sepia tones, & black & white to convey many moods in my scapes & abstracts

Tom has the ability to take the natural element of wood and envision a unique sculpture. Each piece is carved by hand using power tools with the end result being a seamless wood sculpture.

Amy Brandenburg

Inspired by stained glass popular in the Arts and Crafts Movement, these fine silver pieces are individually hand sculpted from PMC and then Champlevé enameled.

Su Griggs Allen

Using clay or other, I concentrate on developing figurative sculpture with sublime expressionistic style. Found and repurposed elements also complete the piece to further create a sense of wonder.

I cut many small segments of wood, assemble the pieces into a rough form and then turn it to the final shape. I finish the pieces with lacquer and color.

Functional/decorative hand-built stoneware ceramics created by a unique and tedious process of impressing Appalachian plants into clay and staining the images with iron-oxide and earth toned glazes.

Amy Brandenburg Studio

Inspired by stained glass popular in the Arts and Crafts Movement, these fine silver pieces are individually hand sculpted from PMC and then Champlevé enameled.

Heavy textured acrylic paintings created with both brushwork and palette knife on an abstract background design. Vivid color accents the textural design

Acrylic paint on canvas. Vibrant colors in bold to detailed brushstrokes bringing character and life to the subject.

Mary Mason

I create sculptures out of clay and pair them with recycled brass and silver plate. The sculptures are wind chimes, garden sculptures and bells, most of them with animals.

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Robert Moore

I make decorative bowls from local (SC and NC) burl. Each piece is cut into a block and carved in to bowl shapes (I do not use a lathe). I sand and buff to a polished look.

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Asymmetrically balanced designs made from hand-forged precious metal components & semi-precious stones.Each piece is created w/ traditional metalsmith techniques using torch, hammer, anvil and files

Courtney Tomchik

Hand built textured clay pieces, raku fired and designed into multi dimensional wall assemblages

Original designs in functional and decorative stoneware with unique surface decoration. We make all our own glazes and draw our inspiration for American Art Pottery.

Magali Cereghino-Groves

Hand drawn ,burned with a wood burner that has different intensities of heat that gives the hues to my pieces ,cut with a hand jigsaw,carved gourds.

Tess Aksamitova

Each piece is hand wrapped using fine black annealed wire ranging from 0.3mm - 2mm width. Made from scratch no forms, kits are used no soldering to connect wires.

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Modern impressionistic work created by mixing acrylics and sumi ink on handmade textured board or canvas covered with rice papers in combination of Asian artistic skill and western expression

Our mixed media is an innovative fusion of inlaid stained glass and wood that is combined to create one of a kind sculptural art panels.

Kathleen Master

Acid etched copper

My work is comprised of functional and sculptural ceramic pieces produced in porcelain and fired in a high fire reduction kiln using sprayed, trailed and dipped glazes created in my studio.

I create mixed media paintings depicting dreamlike, nostalgic and natural scenes using a combination of collage, pattern, texture and layers of acrylic paint.

Petronella Shepard

Take different materials, cut them into little pieces then patch them back together using an overlock machine to create one-of-a-kind designs.

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Joseph Nitti -Adventure and Nature Photography. Trekking Off The Beaten Path,to Captures The Raw Beauty of Nature in All Seasons.His unique perspective has brought him recognition in the High Country

I work strictly in oils using layers of glazes to achieve a richness of color & depth. I am drawn to different types of subject matter as you can see from the pieces I sent in.

Select woods are meticulously prepared and glued up forming a basic lamp stem block then sculpted creating the organic shape. Shades are handmade in studio using layers of mango leaf embedded paper

Elizabeth McAfee

My vivid, whimsical paintings are a response to all the things I've seen, felt, and imagined through my life's journey. The whole swirl of my life has been expressed in my paintings.

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My paintings are mixed media comprised of acrylic paint and paper collage.

I connect different species of woods to create something functional yet artistic, typically for use in the kitchen. All of my work features inlay "dots" adding color, variety, and unique designs.

I make unconventional mainly 3D mosaics i.e. animals, objects, primarily hand cutting stained glass, beads, upcycled vintage materials, rhinestones, metal

My work consists of blown glass forms that resemble scientific objects. The pieces are embellished with 24k Gold and Silver leaf, applied while the glass is molten.

I consider myself a Creative Woodworker. I work regularly in live edge hardwoods and burls. My goal is to create unique pieces that become family heirlooms

Jamie Wickliffe

Torched worked borosilicate glass

Hand woven hand painted one of a kind metal wall art. I hand paint two solid sheets of aluminum then cut into strips and weave into one woven sheet. Mounted and ready to hang.

I paint in Oil. I love its texture, the way it flows & blends on the canvas. I run many miles along Oceans, Forests & Mountains, creating my inspirations. I play with Color Patterns & Texture.

CARISTO JEWELRY

Original designs in silver/14k created in a classic plique a jour style. Detailed hand piercing, surface tension technique, detailed hand tooling, engraving, various use of gemstones.

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I use acrylic paint on 36x36 canvases expressing my creativity using bright colors. I also use acrylic paint on tissue paper. Abstract and abstract landscapes are the primary focus of my work.

As an illustrator, my artwork was dictated by client assignments and tight deadlines. Now free to choose my medium and subjects, I use acrylics to depict playful animals and childhood memories.

VISIONS OF CREATION GALLERY AND STUDIO

Futuristic, sculptural and unconventional fine jewelry, using traditional metalsmith techniques, encompassing unusual three-dimensional shapes and incorporating fine gemstones and diamonds.

Oil on canvas & linen are composed from sketches and my photostaken on many road trips with spouse. I strive to show my love and respect for nature in my work.

Toni Chirico

Fused glass, metal, recycled windows and all materials sustained in the USA. Each piece is cut and fired in my kilns.

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Using cone 5 stoneware, most of my pieces are made on the potter's wheel, some are handbuilt, and many are made using both techniques. I use numerous glazes in multiple combos to accent each piece.

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