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ArtSpace Charter School offers a complete education, through an integrated curriculum centered around visual and performing arts, utilizing an experiential approach. We believe in a family-centered, cooperative approach to education that encourages parental involvement and community service in order to nurture responsible citizenship.

Recent News

Back to School Season Featured Photo

Back to School Season

Info on the 26-27 school year, including faculty & staff updates, newsletters, and meet the teacher is now posted.
Campers on stage

ArtSpace Partners with the Wortham Center

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts will offer four weeklong Creative Arts Summer Camp sessions during June and July 2026 for rising 1st–5th grade students. This year’s camps have been developed in partnership with ArtSpace Charter School to provide a more intentional and curriculum-infused arts experience that integrates theatre, movement, music and creative storytelling.
New Virtual-Hybrid Middle School Opening This August Featured Photo

New Virtual-Hybrid Middle School Opening This August

Spark Learning Center is a new virtual-hybrid middle school, separate from ArtSpace, but grounded in the same best practices that make ArtSpace great. Applications are open NOW! Visit www.sparklearningcenter.org to learn more.
Congratulations to our Mountain XPress Winners! Featured Photo

Congratulations to our Mountain XPress Winners!

Wow! We had TEN students featured in the Mountain XPress Kids Issues this year, responding to the prompt about what inspires them! They responded with drawing, painting, poetry and more, illustrating their ideas and telling descriptive, moving narratives about the people, places, and things that give them hope and motivation.
Article: Swannanoa' ArtSpace Charter School Becomes a Safe Harbor After Helene Featured Photo

Article: Swannanoa' ArtSpace Charter School Becomes a Safe Harbor After Helene

Find us in this month’s issue of The Laurel of Asheville on page 24! Read about how we have responded to the needs of our community and worked to create a strong and supportive space for students in “Swannanoa’s ArtSpace Charter School Becomes a Safe Harbor After Helene”. Click the link to read the full article!

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At A Glance

The vision of our school is to prepare and motivate students by instilling in them critical reasoning skills, respect for themselves and one another and a commitment to excellence, kindness and perseverance.
  • 2001 Year Established
  • 400 Student Enrollment
  • K-8 Grades Served
  • 10:1 Staff Student Ratio
  • 17 Extracurricular Programs and Clubs
  • 100% Free Public Education