Art and Culture in Asheville

"Asheville is home to a number of public art pieces including the “Energy Loop,” the Deco Gecko in Pritchard Park, a life-size bronze statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. in MLK Park, “Relax” in Pack Square Park, and quite a few murals along the walls of City Hall. To see them all, or just visit select installations, the city has organized and published a map of what it calls the “Urban Trail” as a part of the Public Art Master Plan. Stringing together 30 sculptures and other works, the trail retraces some of Asheville’s most colorful historical characters which include F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe, and George Vanderbilt." - MATADOR_NETWORK