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April 8th 6-9pm Robert Gross and works by Larry Legaspi
Gallery Exhibits, Workshops and Open Mic 
Flood Gallery Fine Art Center News and Events April 2023
Robert Gregory Gross and also featuring painting and sculpture of Larry Legaspi
with live music by the Upbeats Ukelele Band! |
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Saturday, April 8th, 2023
Opening reception Catered by Cousins Cuban Cafe
Reflections of Nature, works by Robert Gregory Gross
The Flood Gallery, located at 850 Blue Ridge Rd, in Black Mountain NC, will host a opening reception: 6-9 pm, Saturday, April 8, 2023 featuring the works of Robert Gregory Gross, titled Reflections of Nature that exhibits through June 3, 2023. The opening will also showcase live music performed by Black Mountain's very own, Upbeats Ukulele Orchestra. The band plays a wide range of melodies, which include the Beatles, Motown Hits, as well as favorites by The Eagles, Van Morrison, and many more. The Upbeats consist of local residents from Black Mountain, Montreat, and Swannanoa.
Robert Gregory Gross was a productive artist. His family has curated just a sampling of his work, ranging from pastoral landscapes to impressionist scenes, that will fill three rooms at the Flood Gallery Fine Art Center in Black Mountain.
As light as air, as translucent as water, as earthy as cows grazing in a meadow, Robert Gregory Gross’s work is meticulously accurate and mysteriously subtle in portraying the often unseen aspects of our world. Watercolors, oils, etchings, ink and pencil sketches: Robert celebrates nature in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi. If you look closely you may find angelic images in the whispery interplay between light and shadow.
About the Artist:Robert Gregory Gross was born an artist. From early childhood, his extraordinary gift, vision, and passion for art informed his life. He studied art history and methodology from antiquity to the modern day: the Old Masters - Rembrandt and Rubens, Michelangelo and Da Vinci, analyzing their practices and techniques; dug deep into the traditions of American and English art – from James Whistler and Thomas Eakins to John Constable and William Turner; the Japanese arts of woodblock, printmaking, and calligraphy; and nature – from human anatomy to the profound observation of fauna and flora, climate and weather.
Robert graduated from the School of Industrial Arts and the prestigious School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. He exhibited in galleries in New York through the 60s-70s and then in Florida at numerous galleries and museums through 2019. With a heart full of love and generosity of spirit, he shared his skills and knowledge with students for more than forty years of making art in the studio and in plein air sessions. Moreover, he inspired and nurtured them, providing a platform to showcase their work in public exhibitions year after year, and earning acclaim and recognition for his dedication and purpose. His credo: “When I paint, I feel the breath of God.”
Like all events at the Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, this exhibition is free and open to the public. Light refreshments and food will be served. The exhibit will display through June 3, 2023. For more information, visit floodgallery.org, the Facebook page for updates, or call 828-273-3332.
Works of Larry Legaspi
The life and work of Larry Legaspi, the designer behind the iconic looks for musical acts including KISS, LaBelle, George Clinton, and Parliament.
One of the unsung heroes of fashion in the '70s, Larry Legaspi was a designer ahead of his time. Crafting a space-age look in silver and black leather, Legaspi created the look for the defining musical acts of the era, including KISS, Labelle, George Clinton, and Parliament. Dying of AIDS in 2001, Legaspi left twin legacies as both designer, curator and artist that remain largely unexplored.
Saturday, May 3rd 2023 • 7-9pm
Ash Devine in Concert at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center
850 Blue Ridge Road
Black Mountain, NC 28711
828-273-3332
carlos@floodgallery.org
Mark your calendar! May 3rd Concert--Ash Devine
Ash Devine will perform a concert at the Flood Gallery on May 3rd from 7pm to 9pm, located at 850 Blue Ridge Rd in Black Mountain, NC. These concert series at the Flood Gallery are free and open to the public, but donations for the performers and sound person are always appreciated!
Originally from the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia, Devine is based in the Western North Carolina region near Asheville, NC. After starring as the legendary Mother Maybelle Carter of the Carter family band in 2015, Ash began studying folk songs and from the Western, NC area with Smithsonian Folkways Award winning ballad singer Sheila Kay Adams. In 2018, Devine was invited to perform with a group of WNC Appalachian song carriers at the Library of Congress at the American Folk Life Center in Washington, DC. Ash is award winning, in 2013 her original music was selected for 1st place at the Twin Rivers Media Festival in Asheville, NC, in 2008 she won 1st place for Brown Bag Songwriter’s Competition in Asheville, NC, and in 2001 Devine was awarded best composition for an original song at Roanoke, VA’s downtown Music Lab.
Ash’s music and work as a teaching artist is influenced by her upbringing in the blue ridge mountains of southwestern Virginia, her studies with acclaimed folk musicians, and by her international travels with health care activist M.D. Patch Adams.
Open Mic, Every Thursday Signup is 6pm, Performances start at 6:30pm. Each performer gets a 12 minute segment.
THE FILM FEST IS BACK--The Twin Rivers media festival is back for it's 29th year.
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Did you know that you can order flowers from the Flood Gallery and have them delivered anywhere in the USA? It's true! As a part of our Flower Networks we can arrange for deliveries to your friends and family in the US. Just go to our website: https://www.blueridgeflorists.com/ and fill out the form with delivery location and date, check out and we take care of the rest. This is a great way to help our non-profit gallery AND make one of your friend's day even better!  |
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