LINKS OF INTEREST

Passionate about the environment and a number of community causes, through his businesses and celebrated gardens, John Cram regularly hosts benefits for a number of area non-profits, often with a focus on conservation.  Please consider supporting the efforts of the following friends of the gallery.  Visit them online for more information.
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Western North Carolina Environmental Organizations

Beaucatcher Overlook Park

Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation

Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy

 Clean Air Community Trust

Conservation Trust of North Carolina

 ECO Environmental & Conservation OrganizationLand of Tomorrow A coalition to guard North Carolina's natural beauty by buying land to ensure that future generations continue to enjoy clean water and air, vibrant communities and economic progress in our state.

Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway

Habitat for Humanity

Land of Tomorrow A coalition to guard North Carolina's natural beauty by buying land to ensure that future generations continue to enjoy clean water and air, vibrant communities and economic progress in our state.

Pack Square Conservancy

Quality Forward Asheville

RiverLink

Southwings

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

Southern Appalachian Biodiversity Project

Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition

The Canary Coalition

TourAshevilleNC

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) & Conservation Trust These two non-profit organizations dedicated to the protection and preservation of the Appalachian's oldest mountains for the benefit of present and future generations

Western North Carolina Alliance

Western North Carolina Green Building Council

Western North Carolina Nature Center
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For those of you who are planning a trip to the Asheville area you may want to check out a new Asheville Chamber of Commerce tourism site with a nice video. This collection of virtual reality images, video clips and sound files is certain to bring a little bit of Asheville into your home. When you get to the site, click onto "Explore Asheville" on the sidebar to access the virtual tour. This collection of virtual reality images, video clips and sound files is certain to bring a little bit of Asheville into your home.

Asheville A Comprehensive Guide to Asheville, North Carolina. In the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Asheville Area Arts Association The Heartbeat of the Community, highlighting the cultural events of Asheville NC and surrounding area.

The Asheville Business List   The North Carolina Business Lists was established in 2007 to give local businesses the ability to advertise online.
We're listed on the Asheville Business List

Asheville Downtown Gallery Asociation

Asheville Chamber of Commerce

American Craft Museum Exhibiting contemporary craft in all media in New York City.

Biltmore Village Association Historic village of shops and galleries.

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center

Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina offers the romance of America's largest home, gardens, winery, outdoor activities, and a four-star inn

ExploreAsheville Asheville, NC's Official Tourism WebSite (Convention & Visitors Bureau)

Handmade in America a nationally recognized, multidimensional institution that has sparked initiatives and creative collaborations in education, small town revitalization and community development, economic development, environmentally sustainable strategies and enhanced opportunities for makers of the handmade object, heritage tourism, and incorporating crafts into building design and furnishing

Highwater Clay is a quality ceramic supply vacility.

International Museum of Ceramic Art

Mint Museum of Craft + Design Charlotte, NC

Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts is an educational program of Highwater Clays, Inc., located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina.

Penland School Complete descriptions of Penland School's fall and spring Concentration classes are now posted at www.penland.org along with photographs of instructor work, complete application information, and an application form

Sparta Teapot Museum The teapot collection of Sonny and Gloria Kamm, Sparta, North Carolina The world's largest teapot collection at the Sparta Teapot Museum.

Racine Art Museum:  Charles A. Wustum - Director
Museum of Fine Arts, The Racine Art Museum (RAM) will soon be the home of one of the most significant collections of contemporary craft in North America. Focusing on original expressions in ceramics, fibers, glass, metals and wood from internationally recognized artists. The new museum will present major exhibitions along with the permanent collection of the Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts.

Renwick Gallery at the National Museum of American Art The Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery collects, exhibits, studies, and preserves American crafts from the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries.

White House Collection of American Crafts This collection "features seventy-two works by seventy-seven of America's leading craft artists of today."

Visit North Carolina North Carolina Visitors Network.

Visitnc.com Journeys and shopping destination for North Carolina

Gallery History:

Owner and founder John Cram has pursued his dream for the past 35 years through the creation of three distinctive area galleries.  In addition to Blue Spiral 1,
New Morning Gallery, "Art for Living" opened in Historic Biltmore Village 1972 and is a 13,000 square foot showroom featuring exceptional functional craft, unique furnishings, and decorative objects for the home made by American artists.  Design services available.
Bellagio. "Art to Wear" opened in 1991 next to New Morning Gallery.  Bellagio means beautiful leisure.  Directed by Matt Chambers, this elegant boutique offers memorable apparel by acclaimed American textile artists and fashion designers, handcrafted jewelry, and gorgeous one-of-a-kind accessories.
Bellagio Everyday, a companion boutique to Bellagio Art to Wear, opened in 2007 in downtown Asheville, next door to Blue Spiral 1 in a beautiful elliptical space designed by local architect, Jim Samsel.  More about structure, Bellagio Everyday features wearables and accessories by American designers at affordable prices. John Cram and Matt Chambers invite you to visit the latest addition to our family of galleries.Continuing his love of the visual arts, Cram renovated and opened the Fine Arts Theatre in 1997. The theatre shows art and independent films on two screens. Click link above for current theatre schedule.