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For Your Eye and Your Heart
Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: July 2023
Number 7 Arts is a sophisticated showcase for Transylvania County artists, served up with a calendar filled with themed shows.
Brevard, a hop-skip-and-jump away, has much in common with Highlands. It’s a small town with a huge heart for the arts. The community is best known for the Brevard Music Center and Brevard College, but it’s also home for scores of visual artists who represent just about every medium imaginable.
Number 7 Arts, the longest-running cooperative gallery in Brevard’s county of Transylvania, is a destination delight where you can experience an exhibition full of wonders: oils, acrylics, pastels, pencil, encaustics, furniture, glass, pottery, parquetry, clothing, scarves, jewelry, photography, enameled copper, papier-mâché, wood-turning, Asian-inspired boxes, and more.
The gallery is a program of the Transylvania Community Arts Council, and it represents the largest collection of local art in the area. As a co-op, artists take turns running the gallery, and that’s a bonus for visitors. You will meet a different artist every time you stop by. Your purchases help support the artists, the gallery, and the arts council.
Because this non-profit gallery is run by artists, the quality is high, and the prices are very affordable. Number 7 Arts is 2,200-square feet of eclectic marvels. It’s open year-round, Monday through Saturday from 10:00 A.M to 5:00 P.M. and Sunday from Noon to 4:00 P.M.
Themed-shows challenge members to stretch their imaginations and craft marvelous entries every six weeks. Here are 2023’s upcoming shows:
June 24 through August 27 – Outside the Box;
September 2 through October 29 – The Splendor of it All;
November 4 through December 31 – Favorite Things
“In addition to a thriving year-round community, Brevard has a strong tourism industry, many second-home residents, and a draw from neighboring towns, so our gallery is well-supported,” says Carol Clay, a member of the group of 30. “Visitors from out-of-town or out-of-state, like to carry home a memory; a little piece of Brevard’s beauty, a celebration of their stopover or day-cation. When they get home, they have a reminder of what a wonderful place this is.”
Don’t miss the gallery walks in downtown Brevard now through September every fourth Friday. Open from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Wine and nibbles. Art galore and a chance to socialize. Get inspired with the marvelous creations our innovative local artists dream up.
Number 7 Arts of Brevard is located at 2 West Main Street in Brevard. (828) 883-2294; number7arts.org.
