BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Turchin Center for the Visual Arts - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Turchin Center for the Visual Arts X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://tcva.appstate.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Turchin Center for the Visual Arts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T193643 CREATED:20260123T153712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T153716Z UID:10001775-1777644000-1777651200@tcva.appstate.edu SUMMARY:Drop-In Artmaking DESCRIPTION:Let your creativity flow! \nDrop-in Artmaking offers a relaxed\, welcoming space to experiment with art materials and explore your creativity. Sessions take place in the Moskowitz Gallery on Fridays and in Room 3002 on Saturdays\, and everyone is invited—no matter your experience level. \nWorkshops are led by Appalachian State University student instructors Zoe Efthymiou and Finn Jones. All workshops are FREE and open to Appalachian State University students\, staff and faculty members and community members. \nEducational programming is brought to you in part by the generous support of the Tina Silverstein Opportunity Fund. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Instructors\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoe Efthymiou is a mixed‑media artist from Charlotte\, NC\, currently studying Art Management at Appalachian State University. Her creative practice spans makeup\, collage\, drawing\, and painting\, often drawing inspiration from television and dreamlike imagery. She’s eager to give back to her community through this internship and to bring the skills she’s developed in college into a professional environment. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Finn Jones\, originally from Halifax County\, NC\, is pursuing a degree in Special Education at Appalachian State University. His artwork centers on themes of mental health and neurodiversity\, aiming to help others feel understood and represented. Working in mixed media\, Finn incorporates scrapbooking\, painting\, spray paint\, paint markers\, colored pencils\, and 3D elements into his pieces. His work has been featured in the Scholastic Art Fair and the Cary Gallery of Artists\, and he has also sold pieces at an art market. A highlight of his early career was receiving the Susan Ellis Roberts Art Scholarship upon graduating from Green Level High School. URL:https://tcva.appstate.edu/event/drop-in-artmaking/2026-05-01/ LOCATION:Moskowitz Gallery CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tcva.appstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/3.png ORGANIZER;CN="Shauna Caldwell":MAILTO:caldwellsn@appstate.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T193644 CREATED:20260114T215233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T135542Z UID:10001673-1777651200-1777654800@tcva.appstate.edu SUMMARY:Guided Gallery Tour DESCRIPTION:Learn more about current exhibitions at the Turchin Center in a Guided Gallery Tour. \nTours are lead by Turchin Center Intern and App State student Zoe Efthymiou.  Tours are offered in Spring 2026 at 4pm on Downtown Boone Art Crawl dates\, and 1pm on the last Saturdays of the month. \nNote: February 6 Guided Gallery Tour during First Friday Art Crawl will be an ARTtalk Gallery Visit with John Shorb from Dieu Donné URL:https://tcva.appstate.edu/event/guided-gallery-tour/2026-05-01/ LOCATION:Moskowitz Gallery CATEGORIES:Docent Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tcva.appstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/FlaniganFFF-14-1-Medium.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T193000 DTSTAMP:20260501T193644 CREATED:20260123T154304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T154420Z UID:10001779-1777654800-1777663800@tcva.appstate.edu SUMMARY:Art Crawl Drop-In Artmaking DESCRIPTION: Let your creativity flow during Downtown Boone Art Crawls! \nIn addition to Fridays and Saturdays throughout the semester\, the Turchin Center offers additional hours during Art Crawl evenings in Spring 2026. \nDrop-in Artmaking offers a relaxed\, welcoming space to experiment with art materials and explore your creativity. Sessions take place in the Moskowitz Gallery and everyone is invited—no matter your experience level. Workshops are led by Appalachian State University student instructor Zoe Efthymiou.  \nAll workshops are FREE and open to Appalachian State University students\, staff and faculty members and community members. \nEducational programming is brought to you in part by the generous support of the Tina Silverstein Opportunity Fund. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Instructor\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoe Efthymiou is a mixed‑media artist from Charlotte\, NC\, currently studying Art Management at Appalachian State University. Her creative practice spans makeup\, collage\, drawing\, and painting\, often drawing inspiration from television and dreamlike imagery. She’s eager to give back to her community through this internship and to bring the skills she’s developed in college into a professional environment. URL:https://tcva.appstate.edu/event/art-crawl-drop-in-artmaking/2026-05-01/ LOCATION:Moskowitz Gallery CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tcva.appstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/3.png ORGANIZER;CN="Shauna Caldwell":MAILTO:caldwellsn@appstate.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T200000 DTSTAMP:20260501T193644 CREATED:20251124T195949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T150034Z UID:10001533-1777654800-1777665600@tcva.appstate.edu SUMMARY:May First Friday Art Crawl DESCRIPTION:  \nExperience First Friday Art Crawls in Boone at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts \nJoin us at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts every First Friday of the month as downtown Boone comes alive with creativity\, community\, and celebration! Explore our captivating galleries featuring contemporary art exhibitions\, meet local artists\, and enjoy free admission. Whether you’re an art enthusiast or simply looking for an inspiring night out\, the Turchin Center is the perfect place to start your First Friday Art Crawl adventure. \nDiscover art\, engage with culture\, and connect with the Boone community. 5:00–8:00pm | Free Admission \n\nStudent-Made App State Pop-Up | 5:00 to 8:00pm \nDance Composition & Improvisation student performances. 5:00pm | Multiple Galleries\nPoetry reading and book launch with Joseph Bathanti. 6:00–7:00pm | TCVA Lecture Hall\n\nLearn more about upcoming exhibitions and events: TCVA.org \n  URL:https://tcva.appstate.edu/event/6614/ LOCATION:All Galleries ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tcva.appstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Fizzy-First-Friday-day-of-1300-x-780-px-7-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T190000 DTSTAMP:20260501T193644 CREATED:20260326T150138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T123944Z UID:10001805-1777658400-1777662000@tcva.appstate.edu SUMMARY:A Reading by Joseph Bathanti from His New Book of Poems\, "Steady Daylight" DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\nAbout Steady Daylight:\n\nSteady Daylight\, the latest volume of poetry from Joseph Bathanti\, returns to the place he grew up\, the now-vanished neighborhood of East Liberty in Pittsburgh. The speaker traipses fearlessly between real and imagined realms\, in the face of often conflicted sensibilities\, secrets\, and silence. While the physical touchstones of the “old” East Liberty have evanesced\, Bathanti invents a world ample enough for the dead and the living through incantatory language thrumming with hope and photographic integrity. Ultimately\, Steady Daylight is an elegy and a praise song\, a heartbreakingly beautiful requiem.\n\n\nSteady Daylight will be available for sale at the event and signing by the author will take place after the reading.\n\n\nAbout the Author:\n\n\n\nJoseph Bathanti is the former North Carolina Poet Laureate (2012-14); recipient of the North Carolina Award in Literature\, the state’s highest civilian honor; and an inductee of the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame. Author of over twenty books\, Bathanti is the McFarlane Family Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Interdisciplinary Education at Appalachian State University in Boone\, NC\, and is the recipient of the Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award. He served as the 2016 Charles George VA Medical Center Writer-in-Residence in Asheville\, NC\, and is the co-founder of the Medical Center’s Creative Writing Program. URL:https://tcva.appstate.edu/event/7238/ LOCATION:TCVA Lecture Hall CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tcva.appstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PAINT-NIGHT.png ORGANIZER;CN="Joseph Bathanti":MAILTO:bathantjr@appstate.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR