May 2013
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A Closer Look: Urbania
Blue Dress
A closer look at another one of Gerald Slota’s bodies of work included in our current exhibition, Story, A Retrospective from Gerald Slota, on view through June 1st!
One of the series included in this retrospective of works from Gerald Slota is called Urbania. A bit more about Urbania, written by...
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Fable: A Closer Look
Little Red Riding Hood
There’s still plenty of time to see our current exhibition, Story, before the show closes on June 1st! Come see us to view these strange and beautiful narrative works in person…
One of the series included in this retrospective of works from Gerald Slota is called Fable. A bit more about Fable,...
April 2013
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Watch
Check out this great little video that our talented intern, Ben, created! It contains snippets of the opening reception for Story, as well as footage of Gerald Slota creating original drawings directly onto the gallery walls!
We had a bit of extra wall space when hanging our current exhibition, Story, so Gerald had the idea to create some of his original drawings on the wall going down our...
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Story now Online!
Thanks so much to everyone who came out to our exciting first opening of the season! We loved seeing some familiar faces and newcomers at Gerald Slota’s lecture at the Asheville Art Museum, and we were thrilled to celebrate the opening of our show season with this exciting landmark exhibition. Thanks to all of those who came out, enjoyed the show, said kind words, spoke with Gerald,...
STORY: Gerald Slota | Opening Weekend of Events!
Castell Photography is pleased to announce the opening of their newest exhibition, Story, featuring photo-based works from Gerald Slota on Friday, April 12th from 6p.m. to 8p.m. Gerald Slota will also be giving a lecture on his work at the Asheville Art Museum on Thursday, April 11th, at 6:00PM for $5/$4 for mueseum members & students. This will be Slota’s first exhibition...
March 2013
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Joyce Carol Oates on our featured April Artist
Renowned author Joyce Carol Oates, who wrote the introduction for our April/May artist Gerald Slota’s monograph, Story, has a lot of lovely things to say about our featured artist…
Slota’s monograph, Story,which was featured in The New York Times Magazine Top 10 Photo Books of 2012, will be available for purchase at the gallery throughout the duration of the exhibition...
Story to Open New Exhibition Year in April!
Castell Photography is pleased to announce the opening of our upcoming exhibition, Story, which will feature photo-based works from Gerald Slota on Friday, April 12th from 6p.m. to 8p.m. Gerald Slota will also be giving a lecture on his work at the Asheville Art Museum on Thursday, April 11th, at 6:00PM. This will be Slota’s first exhibition since his monograph, Story, was listed...
December 2012
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Give the Gift of Art!
Give the gift of art this holiday season! We have a large breadth of work on the walls right now that can suit many different styles and budgets. 12 artists are featured in our current exhibition, along with many more in our back room + the print racks!
We’ll be open through Saturday the 22nd, and by private appointment, and can also accomodate your needs over the phone if...
November 2012
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A Conversation with Award Winner Matthew Baum
Each year we at Castell Photography host an international juried exhibition, each one utilizing a different theme as well as welcoming a guest curator. This year’s competition, “Road”, was conceived and curated by an esteemed champion of photography: collector, dealer, teacher, writer, W.M. Hunt. “Road” is meant to include a wide range of photographs from landscape to portraiture, anything that...
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A Conversation with Award Winner Vincent Serbin
Each year at Castell Photography we host an international juried exhibition, each one utilizing a different theme as well as welcoming a guest curator. This year’s competition, “Road”, was conceived and curated by an esteemed champion of photography: collector, dealer, teacher, writer, W.M. Hunt. “Road” is meant to include a wide range of photographs from landscape to portraiture, anything that...
October 2012
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Road Award Winners Announced
Many thanks to everyone who came out to the opening reception of Road last night, it was a great succes and an all around fantastic evening! We were thrilled to see so many of the artists at the reception, and were pleased that several of them travelled from afar to be a part of this exciting weekend! It has been a complete thrill and honor to host W.M. Hunt this week, stay tuned for a post which...
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ROAD: Opening THIS Friday evening!
We hope you will join us THIS Friday evening for the opening of our annual international juried exhibition, Road: Curated & Conceived by W.M. Hunt. The opening reception for Road will be a very special event held on Friday, October 19th, from 6-8 pm. We are thrilled and honored to involve and bring to Asheville a juror of such caliber and relevance to contemporary photography as W.M....
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The Unseen Eye: A Lecture with W.M. Hunt
poster image (a portrait of W.M. Hunt) courtesy Gerald Slota (www.geraldslota.com)
Castell Photography, in collaboration with Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center, is pleased to announce a free lecture with an esteemed champion of photography: collector, dealer, teacher, writer, W.M. Hunt. The lecture will be held on Thursday the 18th of October at 7:30 PM at Black Mountain...
August 2012
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ROAD /// Call For Entries
Our juror for this year’s juried exhibition, W.M. (Bill) Hunt, is is looking for work that will both EXCITE & INSPIRE him.
Spread the word about this exciting exhibition opportunity for photographers to put their work in front on an exciting and important figure in contemporary photography! We love seeing your entries roll in!
The Deadline For Submission | September 15th
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July 2012
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SHIFT: Opening Next Friday, August 3rd!
Castell Photography is pleased to announce the opening of their newest exhibition, SHIFT, with a reception to be held on Friday, August 3rd from 6-8pm, coinciding with the Asheville Downtown Gallery Association’s August Artwalk. We will serve specialty cocktails to celebrate the evening, we look forward to enjoying this very special opening reception event with you! SHIFT will feature work...
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ROAD | Conceived & Curated by W.M. Hunt
We are thrilled to announce the call for entries for our 2012 juried exhibition: Road. Road is a photo competition and exhibition to be judged and curated by W.M. (Bill) Hunt, a well-known collector, curator and consultant based in New York City. Road is meant to include a wide range of photographs from landscape to portraiture, anything that suggests a journey. This is an open call for...
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5Q with South by Southeast Magazine
The gallery was recently featured in South by Southeast magazine, a monthly online and quarterly printed magazine showcasing established and emerging photographers of the American Southeast. Each month the magazine features a 5 question interview with a Southeastern gallery, and Castell Photography is the featured gallery for the current issue! The article also includes images & our press...
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Vignettes: Exhibition Extended
Our current exhibition, Vignettes, will now remain on exhibit through the end of July! We do have a fantastic exhibition, Personae, opening THIS Friday evening, but we will simply separate the exhibitions between the 2 levels. Join us this weekend to see both Vignettes as well as our new exhibition, Personae!
So, if you have yet to see Vignettes, or you want to take another look, there’s...
June 2012
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Join us NEXT Friday for the opening of PERSONAE
Join us NEXT FRIDAY, July 6 from 6-8pm for a very special opening reception event!! PERSONAE will feature photo-based works from artists Timothy Pakron, Rebecca Cairns, and Tobia Makover. Our June group show, VIGNETTES, featuring Dan Estabrook, Sharon Hart, and Stacy Page, has also been extended through the month of July, allowing patrons to view an enormous variety and scope of exceptional...
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Personae: Opening in July
We are thrilled to announce the opening of our newest exhibition, Personae, featuring works from gallery artist Timothy Pakron, Rebecca Cairns, and Tobia Makover. All works are figurative…to a certain degree. They are elusive, they are moody, they are far from traditional.
Pakron, currently based in Brooklyn, New York, creates stunning portraits by hand painting the developer in the...
May 2012
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Opening NEXT FRIDAY evening: Vignettes
JOIN US on Friday, June 1st, from 6-8 PM, for a very special opening reception event, Vignettes, featuring works from DAN ESTABROOK, SHARON HART, & STACEY PAGE.
All 3 artists will be in attendance, specialty cocktails will be served, and there will be a DJ to celebrate the evening. Additionally, Dan Estabrook will also be giving an informal artist talk at the gallery on Saturday, June...
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Coming in June: Vignettes
We are thrilled to announce our next exhibition, Vignettes, featuring works from Dan Estabrook, Sharon Hart, & Stacey Page. Though these three artists are each quite different, all three are creating unique works which have been manipulated by the artists physical hand. This is an exciting exhibition that we are elated to share with you!
The opening reception will be held on Friday, June...
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Representing works by: Annie Hogan
We first exhibited Annie Hogan’s captivating works in the summer of 2011, and were thrilled to begin representing her works this winter. Her Double Vision series is quite breathtaking in person, all works from this series are available in 2 sizes: the larger size, measuring 62” x 52” (framed), are priced at $5,600 framed, and $3,800 print only (these works are in an edition of...
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Representing works by: Julie Sims
We were instantly taken with Julie Sims striking works when we first saw them at a show in Atlanta about a year and a half ago. Since then, we have exhibited Sims Uncharted Territory series, and we now represent these vivid, personal, works. Each chromogenic print is quite captivating in person, they almost glow (we’ve even had many clients ask if they if they were back lit…)!...
April 2012
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Representing works by: Timothy Pakron
We are thrilled to enter of 2012 year with some new represented artists to share. Timothy Pakron was the director’s choice award winner for our most recent juried exhibition, Manipulated, juried by Ariel Shanberg. When the show closed we just couldn’t let the works go, and decided that we would represent these stunning hand altered works. Since, Timothy has sent us a selection of...
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From the Artist: Justine Reyes
We are pleased to exhibit the work of Justine Reyes in our current exhibition, Spring Salon. Reyes lives and works in New York, and her work has been included in numerous exhibitions in galleries including Klompching Gallery in Brooklyn, Higher Pictures in New York, and The Center for Fine Art Photography in Woodstock, New York. We came across her work awhile back and are now thrilled to include a...
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From the Artist: Roger Ricco
Endless thanks to everyone who joined us last weekend for our first reception of the year! It was also Asheville Downtown Gallery Association’s first bi-monthly art walk of 2012, and we were thrilled to celebrate with you, re open our doors, and open this very exciting exhibit. Spring Salon features the work of Roger Ricco and Justine Reyes, both artists living and working out of New York....
March 2012
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Coming this Spring...
We are thrilled to announce our first exhibition of the 2012 show season,Spring Salon, featuring photo-based works from artists Roger Ricco and Justine Reyes on Friday, April 6th from 6p.m. to 8p.m. Roger Ricco will also be giving an informal artist talk on his working methods on Saturday, April 7th at 12p.m.
Roger Ricco is co-owner of Ricco/Maresca gallery in New york City’s Chelsea...
February 2012
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Looking toward spring...
We’ve had a lovely studio visit this week with Roger Ricco in adorable Woodstock, New York. It was such a thrill to see the work in person, and to make our final selections!
The weekend of this opening reception will be a packed one, and will also feature the Stunning works of Justine Reyes. The opening reception will be our first of the year and there will also be an artist talk...
Seeking Intern Extraordinaire...
Castell Photography, a fine art gallery which solely exhibits photo based works, is seeking a spring/summer intern. This position would be ideal for both photo/art majors, as well as those interested in our studying PR. Recent grads are also welcome to apply. The position will begin mid March, and will run through the summer. The intern will be expected to work both at the gallery as well as...
December 2011
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Don't Miss Salon 2011!
Don’t miss the opportunity to see our current exhibition, Salon 2011, before we close for the holidays! We will observe regular business hours (Wednesday-Friday 12-6, Saturday 12-7) through Thursday December 22nd. The gallery will not observe business hours January - March, and will be open by appointment only, while we complete some renovations and prepare for the 2012 exhibition season. We...
November 2011
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Salon 2011 + Holiday Art Walk!
Join us for our final opening reception event until April 2012! The gallery will not observe business hours January - March while we complete some renovations and prepare for the 2012 exhibition season. We have been busy searching for the best artists for our 2012 season, and we are excited to spend the winter months preparing for our best year yet!
We hope you will join us THIS...
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Director's choice award winner, Timothy Pakron
Gallery Director Heidi Gruner states:
“When Timothy Parkon’s work was submitted to our Manipulated exhibition, I was instantly excited. The tactile process, the mysterious images, the stunning simplicity, I was completely taken with them. I was then thrilled to see them selected by juror Ariel Shanberg and included in the exhibition, and very happy for the opportunity to award...
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Juror's choice award winner, Stacey Page
When Stacey Page’s work arrived at the gallery we were all a bit taken aback. These labored little treasures were so strange, so charming, so captivating. Juror Ariel Shanberg was also quite captured by them upon seeing them in person, and chose Page as the recipient of our current Manipluated exhibition’s Juror’s Choice award. Artist Stacey Page takes found portrait...
October 2011
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Manipulated Weekend: Thanks for joining us!
Endless thanks to all of you who came out to Manipulated opening night last weekend, participated in the show, took part in the portfolio reviews, etc during our exciting Manipulated weekend! It’s quite gratifying to see all 52 unique hand altered works hanging together, to enjoy the work with all of the attendees + our juror, all while sipping on our very own specialty cocktails and...
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Manipulated weekend! Just days away...
Manipulated weekend is now just around the corner! We’ve got a crazy week ahead of us at Castell Photography: we’ll be kicking of the week by concocting/finalizing our very specialty cocktails with our event bartender (Ali Wainright of the Rankin Vault), then onto hanging the very broad variety of work from the 32 participating artists, welcoming our juror to Asheville, and...
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ADGA Art Walk: This Friday!
Last chance to see work from Lauren Semivan and Gary Geboy!
Join us this Friday evening for Asheville Downtown Gallery Associations October Art Walk! This weekend is your last opportunity to come and see the works of August and September artists Lauren Semivan and Gary Geboy during our extended art walk hours! We will be open until 8 pm, we hope to see you there! Out of Four by Lauren...
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From the Artist: Lauren Semivan
There’s only a few weeks left to see the captivating staged works from Lauren Semivan, here’s some words from the artist herself:
“The staged photograph exists as a document of a preconceived, imagined event. It can be compared to a scientific apparatus, utilizing both control and the unknown. My ongoing body of work Observatory combines drawing, an archive of objects, and the...
September 2011
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Portfolio Reviews with Ariel Shanberg
Manipulated weekend in just 1 month away, we’re excited for the opening reception, and to see all of the work that has been chosen by our juror Ariel Shanberg!
Additionally, we will be hosting portfolio reviews with our juror the following day at the gallery on Saturday, October 15th. We will allow time for 8-10 fifteen minute reviews, from 3-5 pm. After the reviews, we will have an...
Manipulated: Deadline extended + Portfolio Reviews...
There’s still plenty of time to submit your work to our upcoming juried exhibition, Manipulated. Manipulated is an open call for photo-based works which have been altered by the artist’s physical hand at any point in the process of its creation. Any content and media is acceptable— alternative methods, darkroom methods, and/or digital methods— as long as the actual...
Gary Geboy opening TONIGHT!
Join us this evening for an opening reception featuring still life platinum works from Gary Geboy! The artist will be in attendance, and beer and wine will be provided — we hope to see you this evening! These works are simply exquisite, and are created using rare japanese papers and in many of the prints the artist has applied gold leaf which creates a truly gorgeous affect. These works must...
August 2011
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Castell Photography in the Spotlight!
There’s been some great press surrounding the gallery as of late, and we wanted to fill you in on some highlights!
For those of you in the Asheville area, I hope you’ve had a chance to check out our current exhibition, Observatory, a selection of exquisite works from Ohio artist Lauren Semivan. Local arts writer Carol from the Asheville Citizen Times was kind enough to write this...
Fall Internship Opportunity
Attention students!
We are now accepting resumes + cover letter’s for our fall internship position. Our internships are a great chance to get an insiders look at how an art gallery works, and are the perfect opportunity to learn all about the inner workings of a gallery. Are you interested in working in a gallery one day and want to learn more? Or are you an art or photo student who...
Opening Reception + Art Walk Friday, August 5
Please join us at Castell Photography for a very special opening reception for Observatory, a series of photo-based work from Lauren Semivan.
Observatory is an ongoing body of work for Semivan, with each image serving as a documentation of a preconceived or an imagined event in which the artist is utilizing both control and the unknown. These narrative works consist of staged sets or scenes...
July 2011
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Gallery Artist Martin Stranka
“On the Edge”, Martin Stranka
In addition to monthly opening and rotating exhibitions, Castell Photography also often exhibits the work of other gallery artists, most of which have exhibited with us in the past few years. If space allows, you might see the work of one of these artists hanging...
Castell Photography does New York...
A few weeks back Brie (gallery owner) and Heidi (gallery director) of Castell Photography went to New York for a bit of gallery research, and it was a whirlwind, to say the least!
The goal of the trip was, essentially, to visit as many galleries as possible, make as many connections as we could, enjoy lots of great art, and (of course) enjoy the city! As one of the only photography...
Call for Entries + Exciting Juror Announcement
We are pleased to announce a call for entries for our upcoming juried exhibition, Manipulated.
Manipulated is an open call for entries of photo-based works which have been altered by the artist’s physical hand at any point in the process of its creation. All content and photographic media is acceptable — alternative processes, traditional black and white, and/or digital methods, as...
Julie Sims: now online
What a successful opening reception last night! Thanks to all of you who came out, what a pleasure to have Julie at the opening chatting with guests, it was a lovely evening. Her stunning and eerie works really must be seen in person, they literally glow against the black walls…
For those of you who are far away, want a second look, or even a sneak peek if you weren’t able to...
June 2011
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Coming in July: Julie Sims
We are pleased to announce the opening of our newest exhibition, Uncharted Territory, a series of photo-based work from Georgian artist Julie Sims. These striking works, both vivid and eerie, and are rich in both concept and aesthetic. We hope to see you at the opening reception on Friday, July 1st! Stay tuned for more details about the event!
From the Artist: Robin Dreyer
Robin Dreyer is 1 of 4 artists currently exhibiting at Castell Photography as a part of our invitational group exhibition, Lens on the Land: A Collection of North Carolinian Landscapes. Robin is the final Lens on the Land artist that we will be featuring, if you haven’t had a chance to see this lovely group exhibition it will be hanging through the end of June!
When photographing the...
