Fizzy First Friday at the Turchin!

Signe StuartSandra MurchisonKiliii YuyanJoin us on the first Friday of every month as the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts (TCVA) is open late as part of the Downtown Boone Art Crawl. Residents, visitors and the Appalachian State University community are invited to TCVA to experience the exhibitions featured in its six galleries. Valentine's Day […]

May First Friday: Turchin Center’s 20th Anniversary Celebration!

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The Turchin Center Turns 20!  Celebrating two decades of excellence in exhibition, education and outreach programming in the visual arts FREE EVENT Celebrate summer at the Turchin Center at this fun and festive event, while engaging with a variety of new exhibitions, discovering the world of the contemporary visual arts, and connecting with others who share a passion […]

June First Friday at the Turchin

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Benjamin Erlandson, The New River, Ashe County Line, NC, 2023The Turchin Center is 20!  Celebrating two decades of excellence in exhibition, educationand outreach programming in the visual arts FREE EVENT Celebrate summer at the Turchin Center at this fun and festive event, while engaging with a variety of new exhibitions, discovering the world of the contemporary visual […]

Summer Exhibition Celebration

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Peter Merts, an artist with his painting in the art studio at San Quentin State Prison, 2015The Turchin Center Turns 20!  Celebrating two decades of excellence in exhibition, educationand outreach programming in the visual arts FREE EVENT Celebrate summer at the Turchin Center at this fun and festive event, while engaging with a variety of new exhibitions, […]

37th Rosen Sculpture Walk with the Juror

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

photo: Andrew Light, Divergent, 36th Rosen Sculpture Competition First Place Award Winner37th Rosen Sculpture Walk with the JurorThe Rosen Sculpture Competition and Exhibition is an annual national juried competition presented by the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, as part of An Appalachian Summer Festival. The nationally recognized program has showcased contemporary American sculpture in outdoor […]

August First Friday

Art + Friends + Fun = First Friday at the Turchin! Join us on the first Friday of every month as the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts (TCVA) is open late as part of the Downtown Boone Art Crawl. Residents, visitors and the Appalachian State University community are invited to TCVA to experience the […]

September First Friday Art Crawl

Art + Friends + Fun = First Friday at the Turchin!Join us Friday, September 1, 2023 at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts as we celebrate the First Friday Art Crawl, in partnership with Downtown Boone. First Friday Art Crawl: 5-8pm Book Launch and Poetry Reading by Joseph Bathanti: 5-6pm You won't want to […]

Film Screenings: Esha Chiocchio and Ella Morton

TCVA Lecture Hall

Bringing light to the impact of climate change. Location: TCVA Lecture Hall Cost: FREEEsha Chiocchio - Good Earth Series: The Good Earth video series features New Mexican agrarians who are revitalizing land through regenerative practices—building soil, sequestering carbon, reducing toxins, and improving the health of people, plants and animals. Multi-media artist Esha Chiocchio collaborated with […]

Climate Concerns/CENTER Panel Discussion

TCVA Lecture Hall

Bringing light to the impact of climate change. Location: TCVA Lecture Hall Cost: FREE Including Artists: David Walter Banks, Esha Chiocchio, Leah Dyjak and Ella Morton RELATED EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS Circular Solutions: CENTER Award + Grand Recipients 2021 & 2022 - Exhibition in Gallery A and Petti/Peiser Galleries, June 2 - November 4, 2023 First […]

“The Making of the Nuevo South” with Rodrigo Dorfman

TCVA Lecture Hall

About the ArtistRodrigo Dorfman is a Chilean-born, Latino visual storyteller and community activist known for his work documenting the Great Latino Migration to the American South. His docu-memoir, "Generation Exile," was recently published by Arte Publico Press and his documentary "Bulls and Saints," filmed in North Carolina, will premiere nationwide on September 18 on PBS/POV.Location: […]

Common Ground/CENTER Panel Discussion

TCVA Lecture Hall

Reflections on personal and universal experiences.   Location: TCVA Lecture Hall Cost: FREE Including Artists: Lizzy Cross, Arista Slater-Sandoval, Heather Evans Smith and Ana Cristina Vallejo RELATED EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS Circular Solutions: CENTER Award + Grand Recipients 2021 & 2022 - Exhibition in Gallery A and Petti/Peiser Galleries, June 2 - November 4, 2023 First […]

October First Friday Art Crawl

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SHARING STORIES THAT MIGHT NOT BE WHAT YOU EXPECT.   Location: TCVA Lecture Hall Cost: FREE Including Artists: Peter Merts, Maximilian Thuemler and Jane Whitmore RELATED EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS Circular Solutions: CENTER Award + Grand Recipients 2021 & 2022 - Exhibition in Gallery A and Petti/Peiser Galleries, June 2 - November 4, 2023 First Friday […]