Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

Coronavirus information

Based on a priority to maintain the health and safety of our visitors and staff during COVID-19, the Turchin Center will remain closed to the public for the duration of Fall Semester. The Turchin Center’s administrative offices are open and the staff is available to assist students, faculty, staff and community members with digital information and online resources related to our exhibitions. Please contact us at 828-262-3017, or reach out to our staff via email, and let us know how we can assist you. Learn more

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News

App State’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts creates Little Free Art Pantry

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - 4:18pm

Appalachian State University’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts (TCVA) recently created a Little Free Art Pantry with free art supply bundles for the community. The art pantry is located near TCVA’s front entrance, in a large metal cabinet. To date, 30 bundles have been taken and another 50 bundles are ready to be placed in the pantry. Each bundle is themed and includes instructions. Themes include “Paint Night,” “Watercolor,” “Visual Journaling” and “Collage.”
Asheville Art Museum Acquires 15 Works from Appalachia Now! Artists

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 9:35pm

The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to share that seven artists from the opening exhibition “Appalachia Now! An Interdisciplinary Survey of Contemporary Art in Southern Appalachia” have entered the Museum’s Collection. The exhibiting artists include Corn Wagon Thunder, collections manager for the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts.
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts: Summer Palette

Thursday, July 11, 2019 - 2:07pm

Graduation caps have been tossed towards the sky and Appalachian State University in Boone has settled into summer. The majority of campus buildings are quiet as they take a break before the return of students and professors in the fall. The galleries of the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, however, are undergoing a transformation to present a compelling palette of art just in time for the start of An Appalachian Summer Festival, featuring an eclectic array of visual arts, music, dance, theatre and films.
33rd Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition prospectus now available

Saturday, December 1, 2018 - 11:53am

The 33rd Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition prospectus is now available. The Rosen Sculpture Competition and Exhibition is an annual national juried competition presented by An Appalachian Summer Festival and the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. Since its establishment by Martin and Doris Rosen in 1987, the Rosen competition continues a tradition of showcasing contemporary American sculpture in outdoor settings across the campus of Appalachian State University. This year, twelve sculptures have been selected. Cash prizes are awarded to three artists whose work is chosen by the juror and will be announced at the annual sculpture walk - a highlight of every summer festival season.
Ukrainian city remembers Jews on Holocaust anniversary

Monday, September 10, 2018 - 6:37pm

The Ukrainian city of Lviv, once a major center of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, commemorated on Sunday the 75th anniversary of the annihilation of the city’s Jewish population by Nazi Germany and honored those working today to preserve what they can of that vanished world. City authorities presented the honored recipients with 75 glass keys — replicas of a metal key that once belonged to a Jewish synagogue and which an American artist found at a street market in Lviv. The glass keys were the work of New Mexico-based artist Rachel Stevens, who found the rusted synagogue key on which they were based in February while seeking remnants of Jewish culture in eastern Galicia as part of a research project.

Upcoming events


Sep 23	Blazing Easels
Sep 24	Virtual Paint Night
Sep 30	Blazing Easels
Oct 1	Open Studio/Visual Journaling
Oct 7	Blazing Easels
Oct 8	Virtual Paint Night

Workshops

Virtual Paint Night

Fall 2020: September 10 & 24, October 8 & 22, November 5
Blazing Easels

Fall 2020: September 9, 16, 23 & 30, October 7, 14 & 28, November 4 & 11
Open Studio/Visual Journaling

Fall 2020: September 3 & 17, October 1, 15 & 29, November 12

Current Exhibitions


	Matrilinear: Elizabeth M. Claffey Elizabeth M. Claffey’s work is both cross-disciplinary in nature and aimed at starting conversations within the community. She uses visual art as a catalyst for storytelling and to express the knowledge of people often under-recognized within the public sphere. Claffey’s projects examine cultural and social context, engage in community dialogue, and encourage critical inquiry. Exhibition ends: Saturday, November 7, 2020
	UnEqual Scenes: Johnny Miller UnEqual Scenes uses a drone to illustrate the inscribed history of the world in a new way. The scars within our urban fabric, so apparent from above, can provoke a sense of surprise, at the same time they reveal our complicity in systematic disenfranchisement. Exhibition ends: Saturday, November 7, 2020
	Afterimage Anxiety: Joshua Rose “Perhaps I am just in awe of everything when I settle down to really look at things.” Joshua Rose Exhibition ends: Saturday, February 6, 2021
	Rain and the River: Jacklyn St. Aubyn Painter Jacklyn St. Aubyn creates a magical space in which things aren’t what they appear to be. First perceptions may be misleading. She has landscapes and interiors in mind as she works, but not in the realistic sense; rather, she conjures imaginary spaces that defy logic. Exhibition ends: Saturday, February 6, 2021
	CANTAR DE CIEGOS/SONG OF THE BLIND: Esperanza Cortés In conjunction with the 42nd anniversary Tri-State Sculpture Conference, TCVA is proud to partner with the 2020 Conference Chair, Travis Donovan, assistant professor of sculpture, Department of Art in Appalachian State University’s College of Fine and Applied Arts to host the conference and bring the award-winning sculptor, Esperanza Cortés to campus as a keynote speaker and guest artist for an exhibition, CANTAR DE CIEGOS/SONG OF THE BLIND. Exhibition ends: Saturday, February 6, 2021

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