Art shows and art events in Mars Hill, NC tonight and this week

Glass Blowing Classes for Beginners and Hobbyists at Woodhaven Glass Class in Brevard, North Carolina.

Beginner and hobbyist glass blowing classes at Woodhaven Glass, led by Larry Zapf.

A guided canvas painting class: start with a blank canvas and finish with a work of art, beginner or experienced. No experience required; bring a friend, wine and takeout. $40 per painter, reservations required.

Live performance by William Brittelle, Erika Dohi and Timo Vollbrecht. $12 general admission.

Pianist Daniel Weiser and violinist Tim Schwarz perform a program entitled The Sound of America.

PERFORMANCE: Eternal September :: ßynthündßäx in Asheville.

AmiciMusic: The Sound of America at Asheville Art Museum in North Carolina.

A 4 hour workshop on creating textures in watercolor and mixed media with granulating medium, texture medium, rice papers and more. $95.

An exhibit on the people of colonial North Carolina.

You can create a glass keepsake in a 30‑minute guided session at the studio for $112.

A tapestry honoring the Blue Ridge Mountains, woven by nine Western North Carolina weavers who each wove her own personality into a panel.

Drop-In Jewelry Making at Ignite Jewelry Studios in Asheville, North Carolina.

Margaret Curtis: Mental Notes at Tracey Morgan Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina.

Open-studio make-and-take crafting for ages 4 and up, with materials provided.

Tasty Treats in the Flameshop: in 50 minutes, an instructor guides you through basic soft glass torch skills to make your own mini glass snack food. $102.

An exhibition showcasing fiber artist Nancy Hershberger's landscape textile pieces, which use raw-edge appliqué, inks, paints, and free-motion quilting.

An exhibition by Karen Emenhiser Harris and Al Harris-Fernandez exploring their relationship through their different aesthetic styles of visual abstraction.

Cut Food, photographer Beth Galton's playful cross sections of everyday foods made with food stylists, on display in the Community Gallery. Admission is free.

An opening reception for the Fall Senior Exhibition at Spiers Gallery, Sims Hall.

A beginner's introduction to the sewing machine that ends with a finished project. Participants can bring their own machine or borrow one from the Tool Library.

Mixed media collage workshop with artist Bryan Thomas, for ages 18 and up.

A canvas painting class at Kil'n Time Contemporary Ceramics, where painters pay $40 for supplies and instruction.

An evening of crafting holiday ornaments for the community Christmas tree, plus keepsakes for your home or as gifts. All crafting supplies are provided. Admission is a love offering.

Nine senior art students open their studios for an art walk, with a passport for signatures and a trading card from each artist.

Each Other's Memories, an exhibition of work by Lori Brook Johnson presented by BC Spiers Gallery at Brevard Conference Center.

A holiday open house and artist market at Reems Creek Nursery, a family-owned garden center in Weaverville, 10 minutes north of downtown Asheville, celebrating 47 years in business.

An hour-long pottery workshop on votives, guided by one or more instructors and limited to 6 participants. New to a series of pottery-making experiences.

An invitational exhibition at Grovewood Gallery of handcrafted games by master makers, made for gathering around the board. It is free.

New Morning Gallery's annual holiday open house in Historic Biltmore Village.

Art in the Woods: Open Studio Workshop in Green Mountain.

A workshop on storytelling through photography.

You can create a glass keepsake in a 30‑minute guided session at the studio for $112.

A tapestry honoring the Blue Ridge Mountains, woven by nine Western North Carolina weavers who each wove her own personality into a panel.

An art exhibition focusing on climate change, and apocalyptic dread. Free.

Live Fermentation with Koji is held at Fifth Season Gardening's Asheville Market store at 4 South Tunnel Rd, a 15,000-square-foot garden shop that carries supplies for making cheese, fermenting foods and canning produce.

Crossroads Craftworks' monthly Makers Market, shopping directly from local artists, crafters and makers.

A monthly community circle for integrating psychedelic and other non-ordinary experiences. No prior experience or belief system is needed, and anyone curious is welcome.

12 Artists x 12 Visions x 12 Artworks at Cotton Mill Studios in Asheville, North Carolina.

A kinusaiga night at Mirrorball Gallery: make no-sew fabric art for your wall. No experience needed.

Beginner and hobbyist glass blowing classes at Woodhaven Glass, led by Larry Zapf.

A weekly drawing gathering with challenges, sketchbook tours and art mentoring, where people work in dry media like pencil, charcoal or pastel.

The opening reception of the Holiday Gift Show, an all member exhibit from the painters & sculptors group. Free.