Turning The Page
on Helene
This community-based art project taps into the transformative power of altered books to tell our stories of Hurricane Helene through the visual arts. Together, we can shape the narrative of our community’s collective experience of the storm and share our hopes for rebuilding a better and brighter future.
What are altered books?
Altered books are mixed media projects that repurpose old, unwanted books to create new, inspiring works of art. The process of creating altered books is often described as therapeutic because it empowers the artist to transform something that has been discarded or overlooked into an expression of themselves.
Ways to Participate
Host a Page-Making Party
Create your own pages, send them to us, and we’ll add them to an altered book.
Blank pages and instructions will be provided. Contact us to request blank pages.
Schedule a Workshop
Schedule a 2 hour workshop for 4-10 people to work on the actual altered books. Contact us for scheduling.
A facilitator will teach your group how to make altered books and provide supplies for adding pages to the collective Turning the Page on Helene books.
Submit Cover Art
Submit your artwork for the cover of one of our altered books. Specs are available upon request. Contact us for details.
Upcoming events
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RAD Resilience
9/13
10am-5pmRAD Rendevous
River Arts District
Asheville, NC -
Pack Memorial Library
9/20, 1:30-3pm
Asheville, NC
Stay & watch Swannanoan Silt
with Come Hell or High Water -
Healing Hearts Festival
9/21, 12-2pm
White Horse, 105 Montreat Rd
Black Mountain, NC
Get details about the festival -
The North Carolina Arboretum
9/27, 11am-3pm
20 Frederick Law Olmsted Way
Asheville, NC
Learn more -
Open Hearts Art Center
9/27, 4:30-6pm
217 Coxe Ave
Asheville, NC
Open Hearts After Hours -
Ella Dufrene's Art Therapy Studio
9/28, 1-3pm
Registration required - sign up here7 N Main St, Suite 203, Marshall
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The Mule
10/2, 6 - 8:30pm
131 Sweeten Creek Rd
Asheville, NC
