Mike Taylor, left, and Darrin
Bark, center, students at
the Oconaluftee Institute
of Cultural Arts in Cherokee,
tour the Asheville Art Museum.
Museum curator Frank Thompson,
right, talks about the works
and artists to the students,
who are studying both Cherokee
heritage art and contemporary
art. “We give students
a foundation in traditional
methods, but we also give
them the freedom to create
contemporary art,” said
Luzene Hill, program outreach
coordinator for the institute,
a joint endeavor of the Eastern
Band, Southwestern Community
College and Western Carolina
University. |
