Based in North Carolina, Dr. Kathryn Philpott-Hill operated a private dental practice in Sylva, near Asheville, for 12 years. Part of the greater Asheville community, Kathryn Philpott-Hill has a strong interest in the arts and contributes to organizations such as the Asheville Art Museum. Beyond art exhibitions, the museum plays a vital role in community life and encourages artistic education and performance.
As part of a partnership between the museum and the Asheville Schools, students have created original responses to artworks in the exhibition “Unwrapped: Gifts from the Peter Norton Family Christmas Project.”
The Christmas Project is a unique undertaking conceived of by Peter Norton, the creator of Norton Antivirus software. It involves an artist being commissioned each year to create an original work of art that is then duplicated and sent to a number of museums and friends.
Student participation has created another unique performance offered at the Asheville Art Museum. “Art Beats: A Pulse of Multidisciplinary Responses to Art” is designed to intertwine with the actual artworks on display and encourage exploration, as patrons make their way through the exhibit.
