Art is in the eye of the beholder, whereas swollen retinas are in the eye of the bee holder. Get soul-stung by provocative and powerful art with today's Groupon: for $8, you get two adult general admission tickets to the Asheville Art Museum (up to a $16 value).

With an annual schedule of exhibits and programs built around a collection of contemporary American art, the Asheville Art Museum compiles works significant to the regional and national artistic culture. Wall-gazers will delight in exhibitions such as The Olmstead Project: Photographs by Lee Friedlander, a series of pieces examining the beauty of the parks of Frederick Law Olmstead, including the Niagara Reservation, New York's Central Park, and the timeless Mohawk Valley Ball Pit. Looking Back: Celebrating 60 Years of Collecting at the Asheville Art Museum celebrates the Asheville Art Museum's collection of American art of the 20th and 21st centuries and highlights some of the Museum's holdings in Southeastern and Western North Carolina artists, giving patrons the chance to see some of the finest art not painted on velvet.