(source)The Asheville Art Museum won best full-color poster in the North Carolina Museums Council’s 2008 Professional Awards competition. The museum won it for its “Stone Roberts: Home is Where One Starts” exhibition poster.

The poster was designed by graphic designer Susan Rhew, who was also honored this fall by the Southeastern Museums Conference with honorable mentions for the “Under the Skin: Tattoos and Contemporary Culture” exhibition poster and the “Make It New: Western North Carolina Artists Exhibition 2007” exhibition catalogue.

“We are delighted that our professional colleagues have once again recognized the work of Susan Rhew Designs, the museum’s curatorial staff and the artists whose excellence is showcased in our exhibitions and publications,” said Asheville Art Museum Executive Director Pamela Myers.

When you get right down to it, living in Buncombe County has a whole lot to offer. Even beyond the subjects of the posters that were recognized and honored after being designed for the Asheville Art Museum, it’s great to live in a place where the arts are that important.

But then, when you live in a place with as much natural beauty as Asheville and the rest of Buncombe County, you’ll find that it’s little wonder that the arts are important here. After all, it’s hard to not be inspired.

With beautiful landscapes and the chance to explore everything that you’re passionate about, living in Buncombe County inspires an artistic streak in everyone.

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