Weizenblatt Gallery

About Weizenblatt Art Gallery

Established in 1991 as a gift from the estate of Dr. Sprinza Weizenblatt, Asheville physician and philanthropist, the primary function of the Weizenblatt Gallery at Mars Hill University is to educate through art. Weizenblatt Gallery hosts exhibitions of work in a variety of styles and mediums by artists of local and national prominence.

Hours are 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, except holidays. Admission is always free.

2025–26 Exhibitions:

Fall Semester

New Ceramics
Megan Wolfe
August 27–September 25
Reception: September 5, 5–8 p.m.
Ms. Wolfe is the Ceramics professor at UNC Asheville. Her show will focus on her newest work.

Tintype Time Capsule: Marshall After the Flood
Sarah Jones Decker
October 1–30
Reception: October 3, 5–8 p.m.
Ms. Decker, a former photography instructor at MHU, documented the destruction and rebuilding of the town of Marshall after the floods of Helene.

Dysphoria by Julie Slattery
November 5–December 4
Reception: November 7, 5–8 p.m.
Ms. Slattery creates figures and organic objects in cast iron, bronze, and aluminum, contrasting the softness of living beings against the hardness of metal.

Spring Semester

Paintings by Marsha Almodovar and Margo Vaughn
January 14–February 12
Brilliantly colored figurative and quiet abstract paintings.

Sexual Violence
February 18–March 26
Artworks about a very difficult but pervasive subject, mostly by those who have been subjected to violence based on sexual issues.

Juried Student Art Exhibition
April 1–16
Annual exhibition of artworks created by MHU students over the school year. Awards will be presented to the best in several mediums.

Senior Exhibition
April 21–May 9
An exhibition created and produced entirely by the Art Department’s graduating seniors.