• July 9th, 2010Ariel welcomes new member, jewelry artist Geoffrey Giles.

The concept of an artist-owned and operated fine craft gallery in downtown Asheville began with a working group of area craftspeople meeting in various peoples’ homes in 2000 and 2001. Borrowing bylaws from an other  cooperative in Atlanta and its name from Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”, Ariel Gallery opened for business in April, 2002 on Haywood Street across from Malaprop’s Books.

In August 2008, Ariel Gallery moved to it’s present location at 19 Biltmore Avenue, next to Mast General Store.