West Jefferson murals, galleries, and frescoes
The Ashe County Arts Council says Gallery Crawl runs from June through October on the second Friday of the month, and that galleries extend their hours from 5 to 7 PM. Crawlers are invited to view the downtown murals.
West Jefferson murals
Downtown West Jefferson’s outdoor murals are painted on walls throughout the Arts District, an easy walk down the hill from High Peak. The Ashe County Arts Council mural tour is your guide.
Ashe County Arts Council mural tourHistory of Ashe Through the Ages by Jack Young
1996 · Regency Properties building, next to the Ashe Arts Center
Spring Wildflowers on Mt. Jefferson by Robert Johnson
1998 · 205 S Jefferson Ave (AF Bank)
New River Traditions by Marianne DiNapoli-Mylet
1998 · Active Realty
Cut at Devil Stairs by Stephen Shoemaker
2001 · Dollar Tire Building, 107 E 2nd St
Somewhere in Ashe by R.T. Morgan
2003 · R.T. Morgan Gallery
Wings and Things by Earle Klutz Thompson and Raines Thompson
2004 · Ashe County Cheese Plant Production Building
Unity in Diversity by Marianne DiNapoli-Mylet with Ashe Middle School students
2006 · Boondock’s Brew Haus, 302 S Jefferson Ave
Mural list courtesy of the Ashe County Arts Council.
Galleries on the crawl list
The same page names these participating galleries: Ashe Arts Center, Ashe Custom Framing and Gallery, CatchLight Gallery, Doe Ridge Pottery, Florence Thomas Art School, Naked Creek Farmacy, and Originals Only Gallery. The council’s address on that page is 303 School Ave., West Jefferson, NC 28694. Its posted hours are Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 5 PM, and Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM. Phone 336-846-2787.
The West Jefferson guide already says downtown has more than a dozen murals, and it names Jack Young’s History of Ashe Through the Ages (1996) and Marianne DiNapoli-Mylet’s New River Traditions.
Ben Long frescoes
The guide says St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, on Beaver Creek School Road, holds Ben Long’s first three North Carolina frescoes and is open to visitors day and night. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Glendale Springs holds his fresco of The Last Supper. The history of West Jefferson tells how those frescoes were painted.
The West Jefferson cabin is the one named for the town. See the West Jefferson A-frame. For the week you are here, see West Jefferson events this week.