August Issue 2008
Aberdeen
The Exchange Street Gallery, 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen. Ongoing - The Artist's League of the Sandhills currently houses 35 artists-in-residence studios and offers classes by local professional artists and workshops by nationally known artists. Hours: Mon.-Sat., noon -3pm. Contact: Melodie McRae at 910/944-3979, or at (www.artistleague.org).
Asheboro
Sara Smith Self Gallery, W.H. Moring, Jr. Arts Center,123 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro. Aug. 4 - 28 - "Spirits & Spaceships," featuring works by Rich and Frankie Powell. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm & Sat., 10am-2pm. Contact: 336/629-0399 or at (www.randolphartsguild.com).
Asheville Area
Asheville River Arts District, Asheville. Aug. 1, 5-8pm - "First Friday at Five". The galleries, studios and artists of the Asheville River Arts District invite the public to come view the art in this festive venue. For more information contact Christin Zelenka at 828/768-0246 or at (www.RiverArtsDistrictBIZ.com).
Asheville Area Arts Council, 11 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. Front Gallery, Through Aug. 31 - Featuring works by Tom Pazderka and from Clay Space Co-op. Back Gallery, Through Aug. 31 - Featuring works by Dustin Spagnola. Ongoing - Featuring works by local and regional artists. Hours: M.-F., 9am-5pm. Contact: 828/258-0710 or at (www.ashevillearts.com).
Asheville Art Museum, 2 South Pack Square at Pack Place, Asheville. Gallery 6, Through Aug. 24 - "Uncommon Expressions: The Drawings of Sigmund Abeles and Jerome Witkin". This exhibition will look at the masterful drawings of Sigmund Abeles and Jerome Witkin. Both artists work in expressive styles and many works by each focus on figurative imagery. Abeles (1934 - ) was born in Brooklyn, NY, and grew up in Myrtle Beach, SC. His prints have received international acclaim and his work is in the permanent collections of more than 100 museums, galleries, universities and corporations. Witkin (1939 -) was born in Brooklyn, NY, and his formal art education began at age 16 when he received a scholarship to the Skowhegan School of Painting. Among his teachers there were Isabel Bishop, George Grosz, Jack Levine and Ben Shahn. Each of these teachers wove social convictions into their artwork and made a permanent impression on Witkin. In the late 1950s, he studied at Cooper Union Art Institute in New York and was influenced by Abstract Expressionism. Witkin went to Europe in 1960 on a Pulitzer Scholarship where he studied Renaissance painting, but the greatest influence during this trip was the work of Käthe Kollwitz and what Witkin called her "unflinching attention to human grief." Holden Community Gallery, Through Sept. 14 - "Let It Pour: Contemporary Craft Pitchers from the James Goode Collection". James Goode is a professor, curator, author and collector. He was born in Statesville, NC, and earned his doctorate from The George Washington University. He has taught at George Mason University and worked at the Library of Congress. Goode is also a passionate pottery collector and recently began focusing on contemporary craft pitchers from the American South. He designated the Asheville Art Museum as the recipient of his pitcher collection in 2005 and has since given 127 pitchers to the Museum's permanent collection. This exhibit will explore a portion of Goode's collection. The pitcher, like the teapot, has inherent elements which speak to function including overall shape, handle and spout. These vessels vary in scale, size, technique and surface treatment, but all reflect an attention to detail. Appleby Foundation Gallery, Through Oct. 26 - Pleasant Journeys and Good Eats Along the Way: A Retrospective of Paintings by John Baeder, surveys John Baeder's (1938-) 35-year obsession with roadside architecture, especially America's diners. Originally attracted to classic postcard images of Mom and Pop restaurants, Baeder spent most of his career depicting these beloved unpretentious restaurants. He has said he sees these paintings as pleas for preservation and diners are part of the American landscape that fit into an urban context like modern folk heroes. Before the era of fast food, American travelers looked to diners to provide "meals like mother makes," a descriptive phrase found in Baeder's very first diner painting. Home cooking was especially appealing to weary tourists who took to the American highway in increasing numbers between the 1920s and the 1960s. 2nd Floor Galleries, Ongoing - "Expectant Gaze - Art from the Eye and Mind". To inspire audiences and showcase its unique collection in limited gallery space, the Asheville Art Museum regularly invites distinguished colleagues to curate special exhibitions of the permanent collection. This fall Roger Manley, a North Carolina based filmmaker, curator and author of the books "Signs and Wonders: Outsider Art Inside North Carolina" and the recently published "Weird Carolinas," joined us to curate the latest installation in this provocative series. Manley's exhibition presents works from the permanent collection that probe art's two oldest and most essential functions: rendering the visual world and envisioning new possibilities for experiencing it. Admission: Yes. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm; Fri. till 8pm & Sun., 1-5pm. Contact: 828/253-3227 or at (www.ashevilleart.org).
Asheville Gallery of Art, Ltd., 16 College Street, Asheville. Ongoing - Featuring original works of art by 30 local artists in oils, watercolors, lithographs, etchings and woodcuts. Hours: M.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm and first Fri. of the month till 8pm. Contact: 828/251-5796 or at (www.ashevillegallery-of-art.com).
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, 56 Broadway, Asheville. Ongoing - An exhibition space dedicated to exploring the history and legacy of the world's most acclaimed experimental educational community, Black Mountain College. Hours: Wed.-Sat., noon-4pm or by appt. Contact: 828/350-8484 or at (www.blackmountaincollege.org).
Flood Gallery Fine Arts Center, 109 Roberts St., Asheville. Through Aug. 16 - "Castings," curated by Society for the Preservation of Humanity + ArtFunctions. This exhibition is a survey of artists working in foundries all over the United States and features a few artworks created during Flood Gallery's first "Arty Party: Iron Pour." Ongoing - Dedicated to advancing the careers of emerging and mid career artists, as well as educating the public and furthering the understanding of contemporary art and its importance within the community and beyond. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-4pm. Contact: 828/255-0066 or at (www.floodgallery.org).
Grove Arcade Art & Heritage Gallery, One Page Ave., Suite 115, on O. Henry Ave., Asheville. Ongoing - The gallery is a project of the Grove Arcade Public Market Foundation and features the crafts, music and stories of the Blue Ridge. The gallery features a state-of-the-art, interactive exhibition that uses a solid terrain model animated with regional voices, video, music and lasers to bring the culture and history of Western North Carolina to life. Rotating exhibitions of regional crafts will bring emerging artists and new stories to gallery visitors. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm & Sun., noon-5pm. Contact: 828/255-0775 or at (www.grovearcade.com).
Guild Crafts of Southern Highland Craft Guild, 930 Tunnel Road, Asheville. Ongoing - Work by members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in various media. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9:30am-5pm. Contact: 828/298-7903.
Highsmith University Union Gallery, located on the ground floor of UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union, Asheville. Through Aug. 5 - "Hold Sway," an art exhibition featuring 18 works by UNC Asheville senior Celia Gray. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8am-midnight & Sat.-Sun., 10am-midnight. Contact: 828/232-5000.
NC Homespun Museum, next to Grovewood Gallery, at Grove Park Inn, 111 Grovewood Road, Asheville. Ongoing - Featuring the Conway Collection of Appalachian Crafts, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Conway, who began collecting over 40 years ago while visiting the Southern Highland Craftsman Fair at the Civic Center in downtown Asheville. They also collected pottery & other traditional crafts from the Crafts Center during the State Fairs in Raleigh. Hours: Mon.- Sat., 10am-5pm & Sun., 1-5pm. Contact: 828/253-7651.
The Fine Arts League Gallery, 25 Rankin Ave., Asheville. Ongoing - Located within the Fine Arts League of Asheville, the Gallery is devoted to the development of realist artists and features figure drawings, portraits, landscapes and still lifes. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm or by appt. Contact: 828/252-5050 or at (www.fineartsleague.org).
The Folk Art Center of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 382, Asheville. Main Gallery, Through Sept. 27 - "Annual Haywood Community College Graduate Show". Graduates of Haywood Community College's Professional Crafts Program will showcase their talents and expertise in wood, clay, fiber, metal and jewelry. This show continues the historical relationship between the Folk Art Center and Haywood, an Educational Center Member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. Permanent Collection Gallery, Ongoing - "Craft Traditions: The Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection". The Guild's Permanent Collection is comprised of approximately 2400 craft objects and dates from the late 19th century to present. Beginning with a donation from Frances Goodrich in 1931, the Permanent Collection serves the Guild's mission of craft conservation and education. This new installation will feature over 200 works that highlight our holdings in traditional art: woodcarving, pottery, dolls, basketry, weavings and furniture. The subject of this ongoing exhibition is craft history that of the Southern Highland Craft Guild and the Studio Craft Movement. Focus Gallery, Through Aug. 12 - Featuring works in wood by Jack Fifield and beaded vessels by Linda Fifield. Aug. 16 - Oct. 7 - Featuring jewelry by Sharon Bailey and works in fiber by Marge Rohrer. Hours: daily from 9am-5pm. Contact: 828/298-7928 or at (www.southernhighlandguild.org).
The Odyssey Gallery, 238 Clingman Ave., Asheville. Ongoing - Works in ceramics by regional and national artists. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm. Contact: 828/285-9700 or at (www.highwaterclays.com).
YMI Gallery, YMI Cultural Center, 39 S. Market Street @ Eagle Street, Asheville. Ongoing - "In the Spirit of Africa". Featuring traditional and contemporary African masks, figurative woodcarvings, beadwork, jewelry, and textiles. Discover the purpose of mask and sculptures, which reflect African ancestral heritage and learn to appreciate symbolism and abstraction in African art. YMI Conference Room, Ongoing - "Forebears & Trailblazers: Asheville's African American Leaders, 1800s 1900s". The permanent exhibit offers a pictorial history of African-Americans from throughout Western North Carolina. Photographs of both influential and everyday people create a panorama of the variety of life among blacks in the mountain region. Here are the young and old, the prominent and the unknown, the men and women who helped create our city's life. YMI Drugstore Gallery, Ongoing - "Mirrors of Hope and Dignity". A moving and powerful collection of drawings by the renowned African-American artist Charles W. White. Entry, Ongoing - "George Vanderbilt's Young Men's Institute, 1892-Present". Admission: Yes. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10am-5pm. Contact: 828/252-4614 or at (www.ymicc.org).
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Asheville
The North Carolina Arboretum, Milepost 393, Blue Ridge Parkway,
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville. Aug. 1 - 3 - "Asheville
Quilt Guild 26th Annual Quilt Show". The theme for this year's
show, "Piece for Peace," reflects the work of the many
Guild members who make quilts for community service groups. The
show features over 250 quilts from guild members and other regional
and national artists, and judges will award prizes in excess of
$7,000 to winners in 13 categories. Hours for the show are Fri.&Sat.,9am-5pm
and Sun., 10am-5pm.The fee for the show is $4 per person, and
Arboretum parking is $5 during this event only. Through Sept.
21 - "Our Precious Land: Visions and Scenes of North Carolina,"
featuring oil paintings on canvas by internationally known artist
Luke Allsbrook that reflect the beauty of farmland across the
mountain region and other natural and created landscapes. Through
Oct. 31 - "Kaleidoscope," featuring sculptures by 10
artists in the third installment of its major juried sculpture
show. This contemporary landscape sculpture exhibit embraces the
opportunity to see objects of beautiful form, pattern and change.
Artists included are: Ralph Berger from Rutherfordton; Barron
Brown from Burnsville; Grace Cathey from Waynesville; Stephen
J. Chilingirian from Zirconia; Jim Gallucci from Greensboro; Ila
R. Seltzer from Burnsville; Julia Stout from Black Mountain; Martin
Webster from Burnsville; Reuben Andrew Williams from Mars Hill
and Robert Winkler from Asheville. Ongoing - The Asheville Quilt
Guild features a permanent, rotating quilt exhibit at Arboretum's
Education Center. Visitors can also enjoy the Arboretum's Quilt
Garden year-round, with plantings and patterns that change with
the seasons. Admission: Yes. Hours: Apr.-Oct., 8am-9pm daily.
Contact: 828/665.2492 or at (www.ncarboretum.org).
UNC Asheville's Karpen Hall Lobby, located on the main floor of the building, Asheville. Through Aug. 8 - "Hiroshima-Nagasaki: Images and Stories from Eyewitness Accounts," features 30 large posters depicting scenes of the US bombing of the cities in 1945. The exhibit, which includes graphic imagery from before and after the blasts, is an initiative of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8am-5pm. Contact: Center for Diversity Education at 828/232-5024 or at (www.diversityed.org).
Black Mountain - Swannanoa
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Black Mountain
Wild Hare Special Events Facility, 406 W. State St., Black Mountain.
Aug. 3 - 17 - "Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League's Annual
Juried Summer Art Show," juried by wildlife artist, Bob Traverse.
Traverse has won multiple awards in wildlife shows, has exhibited
nation-wide and his wildlife paintings hang in private and corporate
collections here and abroad. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm &
Sun., 2-5pm. Contact: 828-685-9289.
Blowing Rock
Parkway Craft Center, of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, at the Moses Cone Manor, Milepost 294, Blue Ridge Parkway, Blowing Rock. Ongoing - Featuring the work of members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild members in various media. Demonstrations offered each month. Hours: daily 9am - 5pm. Contact: 828/295-7938 or e-mail at (parkwaycraft@bellsouth.net).
Boone
Appalachian Cultural Museum, University Hall Drive, off Hwy. 321 (Blowing Rock Road), Boone. Ongoing - The permanent exhibit area includes, TIME AND CHANGE, featuring thousands of objects ranging from fossils to Winston Cup race cars to the Yellow Brick Road, a section of the now closed theme park, "The Land of Oz". Admission: Yes. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm & Sun., 1-5pm. Contact: 828/262-3117.
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, 423 West King Street, Boone. Main and Mezzanine Galleries, Through Oct. 4 - "Dancing with the Dragon Contemporary Art from Beijing". With the 2008 Olympics, Beijing invites the world to join them in a dance to experience their culture and learn more about their history. This exhibition explores the amazing contemporary work being created in China and is the first evidence of new partnerships in the visual arts which expands TCVA's and ASU's international programming. Catwalk Community Gallery, Through Oct. 4 - "Brian Ayers Memorial Art Exhibition". First sponsored as part of the 1994 "An Appalachian Summer Festival," this exhibition is open to international students, ages 10-19, with learning disabilities. In addition to the United States, talented young artists from countries such as Canada, India, New Zealand, Australia, Korea, England, Malaysia and China have demonstrated year-after-year the great artistic ability of children with learning disabilities. Bridge Gallery, Through Oct. 4 - "Humanimals: The Sculptures of Gayle Weitz". Dr. Gayle Weitz from the ASU Department of Art and coordinator of the TCVA's Community Art School brings viewers into a dialogue about the animal hierarchy. Humanimals is a series of carved and painted wooden cabinets that address the relationship between humans and other animals, particularly the issue of speciesism - the 'right' humans have to dominate, oppress and/or exploit other animals. Gallery A, Through Aug. 2 - "Capturing a Transient World: A Contemporary Look at Louisiana". This powerful exhibition focuses on the ever-changing coastal lands of Louisiana, including works by Karin Eberhardt, Dennis Sipiorski, Delaina LeBlanc, Toby Morriss, Cassandra Seawell and Daniel Kariko, among others. Gallery B and Mayer Gallery, Through Aug. 2 - "IN Black & White Photographs Investigating Louisiana's Coastline; Words from LUMCON's Permanent Collection". Hours: 10am-6pm, Tue., Wed., Thur., & Sat. and Fri.,noon -8pm. Contact: Hank T. Foreman at 828/262-3017 or at (www.turchincenter.org).
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Boone
Campus Grounds, Applachian State University, Boone. Through Mar.
1, 2009 - "22nd Annual Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition
and Exhibition," juried by Sarah Clark-Langager, curator
of the renowned Outdoor Sculpture Collection and director of the
Western Gallery at Western Washington University in Bellingham,
WA. Finalists for the 2008-09 competition are: Glenn Zweygardt,
Alfred Station, NY; Hanna Jubran, Grimesland, NC; Sharon Collings
Licata, Columbia, SC; Jon Mehlferber, Bristol, VA; Duke Oursler,
Statesboro, GA; Peter Frantz, Tyrone, PA; Shawn Skabelund, Flagstaff,
AZ; Cathrin Hoskinson, New York, NY; and Bill Vielehr, Boulder,
CO. Hours: Regular campus hours. Contact: 828/262-3017 or at (www.rosensculpture.org).
Brasstown
Folk School Craft Shop, John C. Campbell Folk School, Olive D. Campbell Building, Brasstown. Ongoing - Featuring the juried craftworks of over 300 regional artists offering a wide range of items including woodcarvings, ironwork, jewelry, weaving, pottery, craft instruction books, historical works, tapes, CDs, craft supplies and much more. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 8am-5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Contact: 800/365-5724 or at (www.grove.net/~jccfs).
Brevard
Downtown Brevard, Aug. 22, 2008, 5-9pm - "4th Friday Gallery Walk," featuring downtown galleries and other area art spaces, including: Bluewood Gallery, Drew Deane Gallery, Gallery on Main, Hollingsworth Gallery, Number 7 Fine Arts & Craft Gallery, Red Wolf Gallery, and Transylvania Community Arts Center. Brochures with a map are available at participating galleries. For more info call 828/883-4142.
Transylvania Community Arts Center Gallery, 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Through Aug. 22 - Featuring an exhibit of works by Kate Thayer with her pastel paintings and works by local WNC basketmakers: Joe Bruneau, Martha Towler, Bonne Jean Bertlshofer, Jane Hoerner and May Thorson. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-4pm Contact: 828/884-2787 or at (www.tcarts.org).
Broadway
Gallery One Pottery, 104 South Main Street, located across from the Post Office, Broadway. Ongoing - Featuring some of the finest pottery from NC and across the US, including works by 40 plus artists display their works in pottery, glass and wood. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm & Sat., 10am-4pm. Contact: 919/258-3921 or at (www.galleryonepottery.com).
Burnsville
Burnsville TRAC Gallery, 102 W. Main St., Burnsville. Ongoing - Featuring works by artists from Mitchell and Yancey Counties sponsored by the Toe River Arts Council. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Contact: 828/682-7215 or at (www.toeriverarts.org).
Chapel Hill - Carrboro - Hillsborough
Ackland Art Museum, UNC - Chapel Hill, Columbia & Franklin Streets, Chapel Hill. Through Aug. 16 - "Glorifying Patronage: Art in Service of Family, Fame, and Fortune. Through Aug. 17 - "Contemporary Drawings from the Ackland Collection". The Ackland holds in its collection one of the region's premier collections of works of art on paper, including a wide selection of important drawings created since the late 1970s, many of which have rarely if ever been exhibited. This new exhibition puts many of these works on display in a special collection installation that includes pieces by Julian Schnabel, Chuck Close, Ellsworth Kelly, Agnes Martin, and Kehinde Wiley, among others. Curated by Ackland Director Emily Kass. Through Aug. 31 - "In and Around the Garden: Perspectives East and West". The exhibit calls attention to the unique styles developed through the centuries to represent and interpret garden imagery. A sequence of garden-centered themes - from the scientific to the spiritual - is explored in a rich variety of works that span time, genre, and geography, the majority of which are drawn from the Ackland Collection. Grant Wood, Takashi Murakami, Chiho Aoshima, Pablo Picasso, Claes Oldenburg, William Eggleston, Edward Weston, and Jack Youngerman are among the artists included. Renaissance and Baroque Gallery, Ongoing - "Art and the Natural World in Early Modern Europe," features masterpieces by artists including Peter Paul Rubens, Jan Weenix, Salomon van Ruysdael, and a seventeenth-century landscape by Claude Lorrain on long term loan to the Ackland from the Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens in New Bern, NC. This exhibit now combines with its neighboring gallery, Art and Religious Life in Early Modern Europe, to showcase a wide range of Renaissance and Baroque subject matter. Hours: Wed.-Sat., 10am-5pm & Sun., 1-5pm. Contact: 919/966-5736 or at (www.ackland.org).
Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill Preservation Society, 610 East Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill. Aug. 4 - 13 - Closed. Aug. 24 - Sept. 14 - Featuring mixed media collage works by Joyce Walkins King. Hours: Tue-Fri 10 am-4 pm, & Sun 1-4 pm. Contact: 919/942-7818 or at (www.chapelhillpreservation.com).
Charlotte Area
North Davidson Arts District Gallery Crawl - From 6-9 or 10pm on the 1st & 3rd Fridays of each month. For info check (www.noda.org).
Uptown Gallery Crawl - From 6-8pm on the 1st Friday of each month.
South End Art Gallery Crawl - From 6-9pm on the 1st Friday of each month.
Afro-American Cultural Center Gallery, 401 North Myers Street, near the corner of 7th and McDowell, Charlotte. Ongoing - "Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Martin Luther King Jr. Student Art Exhibition." View works from the AACC Permanent Art Collection featuring fine art by regional and national artists. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-6pm & Sun., 1-5pm. Admission: Free. Contact: 704/374-1565 or at (www.aacc-charlotte.org).
Bank of America Gallery, Hearst Tower Lobby, 114 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. Through Aug. 30 - "Contemporary Currents." Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm, Sat. 10am-5pm. Contact: 704/386-7324.
Charlotte Art League CALeidoscope Gallery, 1517 Camden Rd., South End, Charlotte. Aug. 1 - 29 - Art for Art's Sake," a judged exhibit presented by CAL and Cheap Joe's. Ongoing - Drawing on the diverse talent of its 350 members, CAL offers fine art for all tastes and budgets including mixed media, pastel, acrylics, oil, watercolor, jewelry, and sculpture. Hours: Mon., Wed., Thur., & Fri., 11am-3pm; Tue. & Sat., 11am-7pm; & Sun., noon-4pm. Contact: 704/376-2787 or at (www.charlotteartleague.org).
Charlotte Museum of History, 3500 Shamrock Drive (between Eastway and Sharon Amity), Charlotte. Ongoing - "The Hezekiah Alexander Homesite". Restored 1774 homesite is the oldest surviving house in Mecklenburg County. Historically fascinating guided tours by interpretive docents in 18th century dress include the colonial kitchen, springhouse, barn, and herb garden. Admission: Yes. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm & Sun. 1-5pm. Contact: 704/568-1774 or at (www.charlottemuseum.org).
Creative Art Exchange, (formerly the Icehouse Center for Creativity, Craft & Design) 19725 Oak St., Unit 1, Oak Street Mill Village, behind the police station, Cornelius. Ongoing - Featuring works by local and regional artists and offering art classes. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 11am-5pm & Sat., noon-4pm. Contact: 704/892-7323 or at (www.icehousecenter.org).
Levine Museum of the New South, 200 E. Seventh St., corner of College St & Seventh St , Charlotte. Ongoing - "Cotton Fields to Skyscrapers," featuring a permanent exhibition featuring interactive environments that trace the history of the New South from the end of the Civil War until today. Admission: Yes. Free on Sat. Parking: next door in Seventh Street Station. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm & Sun., noon-5pm. Contact:704/333-1887 or at (www.museumofthenewsouth.org).
McColl Center for Visual Art, 721 North Tryon Street, Charlotte. Through Aug. 23 - "Launched: 3rd Annual North Carolina Undergraduate Juried Exhibition". The exhibit features the work of ten artists working in a variety of mediums from three Universities in the North Carolina system: UNC Charlotte, UNC Chapel Hill and UNC Greensboro. Renowned artist and Art Department Chair at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Clarence Morgan adjudicated this year's exhibition. The following participants were selected to showcase their work: from UNC Charlotte, Nathaniel Lancaster (painting), Austin Ballard (mixed media), Meghan Donoghue (painting), Alyssa Reiser (painting) and Lorraine Turi (photography.) Representing UNC Greensboro are Karen Lepage (painting), J. Robert McKnight (photography) and Ken Kirkpatrick (mixed media). From UNC Chapel Hill are Ripley Whiteside (mixed media) and Rosemary Winn (photography). Through Aug. 25 - The Summer Artists-in-Residence Exhibition," featuring works by Claudia Borgna, Bill Gaskins, and Hongsock Lee. Their work is comprised of a variety of media including installation, photography, metals and sculpture. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 11am-4pm. Contact: 704/332-5535 or at (www.mccollcenter.org).
Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte. Aug. 30 - Feb. 22, 2009 - "The Craven Family of North Carolina Potters". This exhibition will feature about thirty examples of pots from the Mint's permanent collection, thrown by various members of the Craven family. The Cravens have been potting in Randolph and Moore Counties in North Carolina for more than two hundred years. The objects represent the work of four generations of Craven potters and span from about 1850 to 1990. They include large utilitarian jars and jugs, as well as teapots and vases. Aug. 30 - Feb. 22, 2009 - "Women in American Art Pottery". Showcased in this exhibition will be more than 60 examples of ceramics from the Mint's permanent collection that were made or decorated by American female artists and craftspeople in the first half of the twentieth century. Among the artists represented will be Mary Louise McLaughlin, Laura Fry, and various women who worked for Newcomb Pottery in New Orleans, Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati, and Weller Pottery in Zanesville, Ohio. Through Aug. 17 - "The Brilliant Period of American Cut Glass". This exhibition provides an opportunity for our visitors to see stellar examples of American Brilliant Point cut glass in a variety of shapes and with intricate and unusual patterns. Accompanying interpretation and illustrations explain the labor-intensive processes by which these objects were made, and give brief descriptions of some of the most important manufacturers that produced them. The exhibition features noteworthy examples of American Brilliant Period cut glass from the private collections of David Rose, president of the North Carolina chapter of the American Cut Glass Association, and other members of the association. Through Sept. 14 - "Quiet Spirit, Skillful Hand: The Graphic Work of Clare Leighton". British born artist Clare Leighton enjoyed an illustrious career as an artist, illustrator and author. Focusing on Leighton's skill as a printmaker, the exhibition includes framed wood engravings and book illustrations that contain images of pre-industrial labor promoting the virtue of hard work, love of the land, and the rhythms of nature. Seldom seen watercolors offer personal mementos from Leighton's travels on the Continent (1922-1926) with her Uncle Jack. Through Sept. 14 - "Coming Home: Selections from the Schoen Collection of American Scene Paintings". This exhibition features approximately twenty paintings from the collection of Jason Schoen, each of which has been carefully selected to complement The Mint Museums' exhibition "Quiet Spirit, Skillful Hand: The Graphic Work of Clare Leighton". Schoen's outstanding holdings of American Scene paintings trace the social, economic, and political changes that occurred across this country between World Wars I and II -roughly the same era in which Leighton was creating her compelling works on paper. With works by artists such as Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart curry, Clarence Holbrook Carter, Joe Jones, Robert Gwathmey, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Ben Shahn, this exhibition promises to be not only a rare opportunity for visitors to see numerous works from one of the top collections of American Scene painting in private hands, but also to reflect upon our country's history as seen through the eyes of some of its most compelling artists. Through Nov. 2 - "Scene in America: A Contemporary Look at the Black Male Image". This presentation explores the depiction of contemporary African-American male images from artists of different nationalities, races, genders and sexual preferences. The presentation prompts thoughts of socio-economic impact as well as societal stereotyping. The exhibition will focus on the black male image from an African-American view and explore how other races and nationalities perceive the contemporary black male. Through Dec. 14 - "Jaguar: Power in the Ancient Americas". The powerful jaguar came to symbolize royal authority from ancient Mexico to Peru. This exhibition features the remarkable diversity of jaguar representations in clay, stone, precious metals and the fiber arts throughout the ancient Americas, exploring the extraordinary artistic and ideological variations unique to each culture. Through 2010 - "The Art of Affluence: Haute Couture and Luxury Fashions 1947-2007". See impressive works of wearable art from the Museumís extensive holdings of haute couture and luxury garments complimented by fashion accessories that reflect the creativity of numerous fashion designers working between 1947 and 2007. Top fashion designers featured include Chanel, De La Renta, Dior, Givenchy, Saint Laurent, Valentino, and Versace, among others. A unique item featured in the exhibition is a Versace haute couture ensemble worn by singer Elton John. Sept. 6, 2008, from 10am-4pm - "4th Annual Potters Market Invitational". Forty North Carolina potters have been invited to display and sell their wares, ranging from dinnerware to art vases, with many items priced affordably for the beginning collector. From Seagrove to Catawba Valley to the mountains (including Penland and Asheville), the state's most important potter-producing regions will be represented. For many potters who do not sell outside of galleries and kiln openings, the Potters Market Invitational is a rare event. Admission $8 adults. Ongoing - "Art for the Millions: WPA Prints" and "Carolina Clay," featuring a display of colorful wares made between 1920 and 1950 as potters from NC adapted their works to a market economy. "Art of the United States," featuring contemporary works from the Mint's permanent collection, including works by Romare Bearden, Maud Gatewood, John Biggers Juan Logan, Tarlton Blackwell, Radcliffe Bailey, Kojo Griffin, and others. "Art in the Americas," featuring paintings, precious metalwork, sculpture, furniture and decorative arts from the 17th through the 19th centuries illustrate the unique culture that emerged from the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Crosland Gallery - Featuring a presentation of portraits with many fascinating images presented. Rankin Gallery - Featuring a presentation of the Romare Bearden Collection, including two "new" Beardens. Harris and Crist Galleries - Featuring some contemporary works that are new to the collection or have not been seen for a while. Delhom Gallery, Ongoing - The European Collection of ceramic works. Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors & students, $3 ages 6 to 17 and free for members & children 5 and younger. Admission is valid for both museums on the same day. Admission is free on Tue. from 5-10pm. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm; Tue. till 10pm; & Sun., noon-5pm. Contact: 704/337-2000 or at (www.mintmuseums.org).
Mint Museum of Craft + Design, 220 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte. Aug. 16 - Jan. 4, 2009 - "Ornament As Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection". From delicate to chunky, the exhibit explores contemporary jewelry from around the world. Materials range from gold and sapphires to television bulbs and No. 2 pencils. Through Nov. 30 - "Possibilities: Rising Stars of Contemporary Craft in North Carolina". This exhibition showcases the diverse talent of six young, local studio craft artists who illustrate the vitality and complexity present among a new generation of North Carolina artists. These individuals work in a range of media and have been selected for the quality of their work.The artists, visually and conceptually, will represent the rich future of craft history in this region. Artists featured are: Vivian Beer, Devin Burgess, Cristina Cordova, Anne Lemanski, Brent Skidmore, and Jerilyn Virden. Ongoing - "Currents in Craft: Selections from the Permanent Collection," featuring works by Cynthia Bringle, Philip Eglin, Mark Hewitt, Anne Kraus, Ben Owen III, Diego Romero, Mary Roehm, Michael Sherrill, James Tanner, Beatrice Wood, and others. "Tradition and Change, 19th and 20th Century American Craft," a survey of the movements in traditional and studio craft in all media. Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors & students, $3 ages 6 to 17 and free for members & children 5 and younger. Admission is valid for both museums on the same day. Admission is free on Tue. from 10am-2pm & every 3rd Thur. of each month from 5-8pm. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm & Sun., noon-5pm. Contact: 704/337-2000 or at (www.mintmuseums.org).
The Light Factory Contemporary Museum of Photography and Film, @ Spirit Square Galleries, 345 N. College St., Charlotte. Middleton/McMillan Gallery, Through Sept. 14 - "36th Annual Members Exhibition". Always one of the most memorable shows of the season, this exciting exhibition showcases the creative talents of The Light Factory's diverse member base. Knight Gallery, Through Sept. 7 - "The Light Factory First Juried Annuale," featuring works by Andrea Brown (Charlotte), Jeff Rich (Savannah, GA), Michael Mulno (Tempe, AZ), Jessica Roberts (Philadelphia, PA), Willson Cummer (Fayetteville, NY), Jason Horowitz (Arlington, VA), Jason Reblando (Chicago, IL), and Maurice Mattei (Cincinnati, OH). The juror was Julian Cox, Curator of Photography, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-6pm; Sat., noon-5pm & Sun.,1-5pm. Contact:704/333-9755 or at (www.lightfactory.org).
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Charlotte
The Gallery at Carillon, 227 West Trade Street, Charlotte. Through
Oct. 17 - "Darren Goins: Holiday Work". Objects and
symbols are shaped from experiences of childish glee, longings
and the mystery of emotional ties. The settings created within
the large canvases generate re-interpretations of nonlinguistic
meaning. Ongoing - Permanent onsite works of art including: "Cascade,"
a 40' x 25' construction of machinery parts and metal by Jean
Tinguely; "The Garden," a site-specific sculpture by
Jerry Peart; and "Wall Drawing #683," by So LeWitt.
The exhibition is sponsored by Hines Charlotte Carillon LP. Hours:
Mon.-Fri., 8am-8pm; Sat., 8am-7pm & Sun., noon-8pm. Contact:
Christie Taylor at 704/334-3799 or e-mail at (ctaylor@hodgestaylor.com).
Cherokee
Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, 645 Tsali Blvd., across from the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee. Ongoing - Featuring basket weaving, pottery, wood carving, finger weaving, beadwork, stone carving and fine painting by members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Artisans must go through a juried process to become affiliated with the organization and current membership stands at about 300. Hours: open daily, year round, with seasonal hours. Contact: 828/497-3103 or at (www.cherokee-nc.com).
Concord
Cabarrus Arts Council Galleries, Historic Courthouse, 65 Union Street, Concord. Through Aug. 28 - "Illustrating: A Career and Drawing Dennis," featuring a collection of illustrations by Marcus Hamilton, who draws the daily "Dennis the Menace" comic strip. The exhibit includes a "Saturday Evening Post" cover of Bob Hope, a "Children's Digest" illustration of Reggie Jackson and a "Junior Scholastic" depiction of Ronald Reagan as well as panels from the comic strip. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm. Contact: 704/920-2787 or at (www.cabarrusartscouncil.org).
Cullowhee
Fine Art Museum, Fine & Performing Arts Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee. Through Aug.16 - "FRAGILE EARTH," is a regional exhibition that represents area artists whose artwork reflects not only the beauty but also the vulnerability of the environment both here in the mountains and globally. Selected artists include: Dave Punches, Kelly Popoff, Tim Lewis, Joseph Meigs, Pamela Haddock, Suzanne Gernandt, William J. Clarke, Jane Smithers, Christine Elder, William & Sylvia Everett, Susan Martin, Doreyl Ammons Cain, Amy Ammons Garza, Perry Kelly, Jon Houghlum, Malti Turnbull, Nathalie Sato, Frank Brannon, Jr., Jack Stern, Lee Budahl, Timothy Charles Jacobs, Scott Hotaling, Amy Guthrie, Brandon Guthrie, Susan Lingg, Nick Breedlove, F C Eiter, Jan Parker, Mari M Conneen, Sandy Webster, Frances Hudelson, Peggie Wilcox, James Smythe, Jo Ridge Kelley, Phyllis Jarvinen, Charlene Collins Haug, Denise Collins, Carol Rollick, and Faye Holliday. Ongoing - "Worldviews," featuring selections from the Permanent Collection and new acquisitions featuring regional, national and international artists' works in all media. Hours: Tue.- Fri.,10am-4pm & Sat., 1-4pm. Contact: 828/227-3591 or at (www.wcu.edu/fapac/galleries).
Mountain Heritage Center, ground floor of Robinson Admin. Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee. Gallery A, Ongoing - "Migration of the Scotch-Irish People". Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8am-5pm. Contact: 828/227-7129 or (www.wcu.edu/mhc).
Durham
Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University,1317 West Pettigrew Street, Durham. Kreps Gallery & Lyndhurst Gallery, Through Oct. 31 - Face Up: Telling Stories of Community Life," is an interactive, multimedia exhibition of images, documents, and artifacts that both inspired and came out of the many social collaborations of the Face Up project. The exhibition includes video, collaborative Community Encyclopedias, a Community Quilt, and a mural. Porch Gallery, Through Sept. 28 - "Then and Now: Eight South African Photographers," may be the largest exhibit of photographs ever seen at Duke University. The eight photographers whose work is included in the exhibit each contributed twenty prints, ten made under apartheid and ten made during the post-apartheid period. Shot in both black and white and color, the photographers' subjects range from South African exiles in Europe to life in the townships to the historic first democratic election in 1994. The 160 images that make up the show will be shared among five campus venues. Hours: Mon.-Thur, 9am-7pm; Fri., 9am-5pm; Sat., 11am-4pm; & Sun., 1-5pm. Contact: 919/660-3663 or at (cds.aas.duke.edu).
North Carolina Central University Museum of Art, 1801 Fayetteville Street, Durham. Ongoing - Permanent collection focuses on African American art of the 19th & 20th century, including works by Edward Mitchell Bannister, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett, and Norman Lewis. As well as more contemporary works by Sam Gilliam, Richard Hunt, William Artis, and Kerry James Marshall. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 9am-5pm & Sun., 2-5pm. Contact: 919/560-6211.
The Nasher Museum of Art, (formerly the Duke University Museum of Art) Duke University Central Campus, 2001 Campus Drive, Durham. Through Sept. 14 - "Taste of the Modern: Rothko, Rauschenberg, Oldenburg, Kline". As part of a special loan from the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, six important works by four major American artists of the 1950s and 1960s will be on view for one year, showcasing America's creative energies in Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. Included are an abstract sublime painting by Mark Rothko, "No. 46" [Black, Ochre, Red Over Red] (1957); two combine paintings by Robert Rauschenberg, "Painting with Grey Wing" (1958), and "Slow Fall" (1961); two sculptures by Claes Oldenburg, "Pie à la Mode" (1962) and "Hamburger with Pickle and Olive" (1962); and Frans Kline's gestural 'action painting' "Hazelton" (1957), named for a town south of his hometown in Pennsylvania. Also - Nasher Museum Café and Museum Shop. Admission: Yes, but free to Durham residents, courtesy of "The Herald-Sun" newspaper. Hours: Tue.- Sat., 10am-5pm; Thur. till 9pm; & Sun., noon-5pm. Contact: 919/684-5135 or at (www.nasher.duke.edu).
Fayetteville
Cape Fear Studios, 148-1 Maxwell Street, Fayetteville. Ongoing - Featuring original works by 40 artists in a variety of media, including oils, pastels, watercolors, pottery, basketry, jewelry, photography, slumped glass, stained glass, and fabric art. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 11am-5pm; Sat., 10am-4pm; & Sun., 1-5pm. Contact: 910/433-2986, e-mail at (capefearstudios@mindspring.com) and at (www.capefearstudios.com).
Greensboro Area
Throughout Greensboro, first Fri. of the month, till 9pm - "First Friday," featuring a gallery crawl of several gallery spaces in Greensboro. For further info (www.uacarts.org).
African American Atelier & Bennett College for Women Gallery, Greensboro Cultural Center, 200 N. Davie Street, Greensboro. Ongoing - Featuring works by local, regional and national African American artists. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm; Wed., till 7pm & Sun., 2-5pm. Contact: 336/333-6885.
Elliott University Center Art Gallery, 221 Elliott University Center, UNC-G, Greensboro. Ongoing - Featuring works by student and alumni artists. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8am-9pm. Contact: 336/408-3659 or at (www.euc,uncg.edu/services/gallery/).
Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, 200 North Davie Street, Greensboro Cultural Center, Greensboro. Through Aug. 24 - "REGROWTH," features nine artists who will present large-scale installations and otherwise substantial groups of works. These works make use of plant imagery as a metaphor for universal cycles of death and renewal. Many of the artists work within poetic registers that suggest loss or nostalgia and convey a sense of the fragility of the natural environment. All of these artists explore a mediated and stylized nature that in the history of art has often taken the form of a garden. The exhibition is curated by Edie Carpenter. Participating artists include Nancy Baker, Faye Foster, Carmen Grier, Bryant Holsenbeck, Ann Marie Kennedy, Kevin Mullins, Ann Resnick, Sally Rockriver, and Leah Sobsey. Hours: Tue.-Thur., 10am -7pm; Fri.-Sat., 10am-5pm & Sun. 2-5pm Contact: 336/333-7460 or at (www.greenhillcenter.org).
Guilford Native American Art Gallery, Greensboro Cultural Center, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro. Ongoing - Featuring works by Carolina's Native Americans. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm. Contact: 336/273-6605.
Irene Cullis Gallery, Greensboro College, 815 W. Market Street, Greensboro. Ongoing - Featuring works by studen, faculty and others. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm & Sun., 2-5pm. Contact: 336/272-7102, ext. 301 or at (www.art.gborocollege.edu/gallery.html).
NC A&T State University Galleries, 1601 E. Market Street, Dudley Building, NC A&T State University, Greensboro. Ongoing - The Mattye Reed African Heritage Collection seeks to educate people about the culture, history and accomplishments of African societies and peoples of African descent. It achieves this through the development of exhibits drawn from its extensive collection of African artifacts, which represent a cross-section of African cultures from over thirty-five countries. The collection is made up of fine examples of African material culture including sculptures, masks, figures, household implements, musical instruments, and textiles. The modern collection includes works from Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Haiti and elsewhere in the African Diaspora. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10am-5pm & sat., 1-5pm. Contact: 336/334-3209 or at (www.ncat.edu/~museum).
The Center for Visual Artists Greensboro, second floor of the Cultural Arts Center, 200 North Davie St., Greensboro. Ongoing - Featuring works by member artists from throughout the greater Greensboro area. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm; Weds. till 7pm; & Sun., 2-5pm. Contact: 336/333-7475 or at (www.greensboroart.org).
Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina - Greensboro, Cone Building, Tate and Spring Garden Streets, Greensboro. Through Aug. 3 - "Urban Landscapes". Through Sept. 7 - "Class Pictures: Photographs by Dawoud Bey". For the past fifteen years, Dawoud Bey has made striking, large-scale color portraits of students at high schools across the United States. Depicting teenagers from a wide economic, social, and ethnic spectrum, Bey creates compelling portraits of contemporary youth that transcend stereotypes. The forty photographs included in this exhibition are accompanied by personal statements that are alternately touching, humorous, and harrowing. Together the words and images in the exhibit deepen our appreciation for young adults and the challenges they face in the twenty-first century. Through Sept. 28 - "TRANSactions: Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art". The exhibition was originated by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD), where it premiered, and was drawn from their renowned permanent collection. Through Oct. 19 - "Peter Takal Drawings". Takal (1905-1995) was born in Romania, educated in Berlin in the 1920s, lived and worked in Paris in the 1930s and became a US citizen in 1944. He is internationally known as a printmaker and a prolific draftsman. His subjects range from Parisian street scenes to linear fantasies of plant life and landscapes with surrealist overtones that evolved after he acquired a farm in eastern Pennsylvania in 1945. Townsend Wolfe, former director of the Arkansas Arts Center, wrote: "Perhaps not since Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres has there been an artist who was so focused on drawing as a means of expression as Peter Takal. Both artists were dedicated to the ultimate use of line to clarify and state their observations and inner spirit." Atrium and Lobbies - Featuring works of art complementing current gallery exhibitions which are rotated in the atrium and public areas throughout both floors of the gallery. Tom Otterness' site-specific work, "The Frieze" is permanently installed in the atrium. Sculpture Courtyard - Featuring selections of American sculpture from 1900 to the present from the Weatherspoon Collection and on loan works from contemporary artists. Admission: Free. Hours: Tue., Wed. & Fri.,10am-5pm, Thur., 10am to 9pm and weekends, 1-5pm. Contact: 336/334-5770 or at (www.weatherspoon.uncg.edu).
Greenville
Emerge Gallery & Art Center, 404 S. Evans St., Greenville. Ongoing - Featuring works in a variety of media by students, faculty, alumni (East Carolina University) and local artists.. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 11am-9pm & Sun., 1-4pm. Contact: 252/551-6947 or at (www.emergegallery.com).
Greenville Museum of Art, 802 South Evans Street, Greenville. South Gallery, Ongoing - Featuring works by NC artists and American landscape artists including: Nena Allen, Charles Bashum, Charles Burchfield, Jasper Cropsey, Arthur Dove, Daniel Garber, David Johnson and David Kapp. Francis Speight & Sarah Blakeslee Gallery, Ongoing - Featuring works by Francis Speight and Sarah Blakeslee, two of Greenville's and NC's important artists. Student's Gallery, Ongoing - Featuring changing exhibitions of work produced by students, including students from East Carolina University. Look & Learn Gallery, Ongoing - On display are two and three-dimensional art from the Museum's Education Collection. Young visitors are invited to browse through the gallery and engage in the project sheets found in the Activity Corner. Admission: Free. Hours: Tue., - Fri., 10am - 4:30pm and Sat.&Sun., 1-4pm. Contact: 252/758-1946 or at (www.gmoa.org).
Hendersonville
Throughout Hendersonville, July 5, 10am-5pm - "Inaugural Tour of the Gallery Guild of Henderson County," including The Arts Council of Henderson County, Gallery Studio B, Hand in Hand Gallery, McCarter Gallery, Mona!, Mountain Song Gallery, Narnia Studios, Oliver's Southern Folk Art Gallery, Red Step Artworks, The Conn-Artist Studios & Art Gallery, The Funky Bungalow Mosaic Co., The Portrait Source, Wickwire fine art/folk art, and William Gordon Gallery. For info visit (www.galleryguild.com).
Opportunity House, 1141 Asheville Hwy. (Hwy. 25), Hendersonville. Grace Etheredge Room, Aug. 3 - Sept. 4 - "Mountain Life," featuring works by Linda Cheek and Virginia Pendergrass. Both artists enjoy plein air painting in oils, and their loose impressionistic styles will assure an interesting and exciting show. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. Contact: 828/696-3132 or at (www.artleague.net).
The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, UNC-Asheville Kellogg Conference Center, at 11 Broyles Road between HWY 64 and South Rugby, Hendersonville. Through Aug. 22 - "Inspired Design: Jacquard & Entrepreneurial Textiles," featuring an exhibition of both national and international leading artists of innovative textile design, including a variety of computer designed textile applications. This exhibit features designs and work that represent five 21st Century design growth areas of creative/innovative textiles and digital technologies. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 1-5pm. Contact: 828/890-2050 or at (www.craftcreativitydesign.org).
Hickory
Full Circle Arts, 327 Second Avenue NW, Hickory. Ongoing - Featuring works by member artists in a variety of mediums. Full Circle Arts is a not-for-profit educational organization whose mission is to encourage public appreciation and education for the arts. Hours: Wed.-Sat., noon-6pm. Contact: 828/322-7545 or at (www.fullcirclearts.org).
The Hickory Museum of Art, Arts and Science Center, 243 Third Avenue N.E., Hickory. Through Aug. 24 - "Stopping Time: The Art & Science of Harold "Doc" Edgerton's Life Work," features nearly 100 photographs by Edgerton and his disciples that capture the beauty of movement too fast for the human eye to see. Through Aug. 24 - "The World Within: Folk Art of Sarah Britt". Britt is a member of Morganton's Studio XI, supported by the Enola Group, which provides a studio environment and materials to artistic individuals with special needs to express their creativity. Britt's vibrant creations reveal her equally animated internal world. Through Sept. 14 - "Doug Marlette: His Art and His Words - From 'Kudzu' to 'The Bridge'." The works of nationally-acclaimed editorial cartoonist, author and North Carolina native Doug Marlette are featured in this whimsical exhibition that emphasizes Marlette's connections to the South and to his novel, "The Bridge." Through July 5, 2009 - "Born of Fire: Glass from the Museum's Luski Collection." Several styles of glass blowing are demonstrated featuring artists with connections to the prestigious Penland School of Crafts including Jon Kuhn, David Schwartz, Rick and Valerie Beck, and Joe Nielander. Paul Whitener Gallery, Ongoing - This newly constructed gallery honors the life and work of the Museum's founder and first director, Paul W. Whitener (1911 1959). It features rotating exhibitions of art created by Paul Whitener - from the Permanent Collection and through loans. Open Storage Gallery, Ongoing - "Contemporary Southern Folk Art." From the Museum's Permanent Collection, the works are displayed in an open storage format. The pieces are not part of a traditional exhibition, but are on view for research, study, comparison and enjoyment. Admission: Yes. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-4pm & Sun., 1-4pm. Contact: 828/327-8576 or at (www.hickorymuseumofart.org).
Highlands
The Bascom, A Center for the Visual Arts, Hudson Library, 554 Main St., Highlands. Through Aug. 14 - "Portraits and Figures Exhibition". Artists create portraits and figures for a variety of reasons: to capture a likeness, to evoke a response from the viewer about the human form, or to immortalize an historical figure. This exhibit of artworks from multiple collections will explore the artist's approach to the portrait and figure. Aug. 23 - Sept. 18 - "Contemporary Folk Art". For decades, contemporary folk art was defined as work created by rural or small-town untrained individuals. In more recent years, the field of contemporary folk art has expanded to include works produced in big cities and suburbs across the country. Folk art and its artists have been referred to as stimulating, naive, self-taught, primitive, amateur, visionary, intuitive, and always creative. Contemporary folk artists, and their innovative use of materials, are the heart and soul of this exhibit. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-4pm. Contact: 828/526-4949 or at (www.thebascom.org).
High Point
Theatre Art Galleries, High Point Theatre, 220 East Commerce Avenue, High Point. Main Gallery, Through Oct. 10 - Featuring works by members of the Pastel Society of North Carolina. The pastel art shown from this group covers a broad scope of pastel styles and dimensions. Hallway Gallery, Through Oct. 10 - "Out of Hiding: Selections from the TAG Permanent Collection". Gallery B, Through Oct. 10 - "180 Students 180 Days,"is an exhibit of works by Sally Jacobs which is a personal interpretation from teaching middle school students, their classroom environment, and how they cope within the public school education. Kaleidoscope Youth Gallery, Through Oct. 10 - "Who Are You?," featuring self-portraits from Weaver Academy of Performing and Visual Arts. Lisa Woods instructed these talented high school students. Hours: Tue.-Sat., noon-5pm. Contact: 336/887-2137 or at (www.tagart.org).
Kings Mountain
Kings Mountain Art Center,(the old depot) 301 N. Piedmont Ave. (NC 216), Kings Mountain. Aug. 3 - Sept. 21 - "Journeys," featuring works by Lynn Eskridge and Lynn Roe. Also - Southern Arts Society (SASi) Members Gift Shop featuring fine art, ceramics, wood, jewelry, photography and wearable art. Ongoing - Offering art & pottery classes and ongoing art exhibits by local and regional artists. Fireside Gallery, Ongoing - Features art of the late A.B. Mauney Snow. Hours: Wed.-Fri., 10am-4pm & Sat.-Sun., 1-4pm or by appt. Contact: 704/739/5585 or 704/739/2056.
Lincolnton
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Lincolnton
Lincoln County Economic Development Association (LEDA), 502 E.
Main St., Lincolnton. Through Dec. 31 - "LEDA Art Invitational
'08," features works by area artists for its inaugural exhibition
including works by: Karen Banker, Ginny H. Boyd, Lynn Dermott,
Tom Owen, Dene Scott Smith, Zac Vinson, Kae Wright, and Beth Yarbrough.
Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. Contact: Barry Matherly at 704/732-1511,
e-mail at (barry@lincolneda.org).
Montreat
Return of the Prodigal by Ben Long
Montreat College Chapel, Montreat College, Montreat. Ongoing - Featuring Ben Long's fresco, "Return of the Prodigal". Docents will conduct tours Tue.-Sun., from 2-4pm. Hours: Tue. - Fri., 9am-4pm. Contact: Docent tours call 828/669-8012, ext. 3820. For info call Mindy Clinard at 828/669-8011 or e-mail at (mclinard@montreat.edu).
Mooresville
Downtown Mooresville, Aug. 1, 7 -9pm - "Downtown Mooresville Gallery Crawl," featuring a tour of gallery spaces and other artistic venues on the First Sat. of the month. For further info contact the Mooresville Artist Guild at 704/663-6661 or at (www.mooresvilleartistguild.com).
Depot Visual Arts Center, 103 West Center Ave., Mooresville. Gallery 1, Through Aug. 24 - Featuring works by Cheri Simmons. Gallery 2, Through Aug. 24 - Featuring oil paintings by Manny Rashet. Gallery 3, Through Aug. 24 - Featuring works by the late Paul Dubman. Ongoing - Featuring works by local and regional artists. Also - MAGical Gallery shop, a great source for unique gifts. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-4pm & Sun. 1-4pm. Contact: 704/663-6661 or at (www.mooresvilleartistguild.com).
Old Fort
The Appalachian Artisan Society Gallery, 48 East Main St., off Interstate 40 Exit-73, Old Fort. Ongoing - Featuring a showcase gallery of area artisans and craftspeople offering: fine art, contemporary art, sculpture, pottery, glass, metal art, fiber art, jewelry, crafts, wood working, paintings, photography, handmade candles and soaps, handmade quits, and sewn crafts.. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10am-5pm & Sat., 10am-8pm. Contact: 828/668-1070 or at (www.taasg.com).
Penland
Penland Gallery, first building on right as you enter the campus, Penland School of Crafts, Penland Road, Penland. Ongoing - Featuring works by Penland Instructors and affiliated artists. Hours: Fri. & Sat.,10am-5pm. Contact: 828/765-6211 or at (www.penland.org).
Pittsboro
Pittsboro, Aug. 3 - "Pittsboro First Sundays". Opening art exhibits at Chatham Arts Gallery, Fusions Glass Gallery, New Horizons Trading Company & Side Street Gallery featuring local craftspeople & artists displaying their work on the sidewalks in historic downtown, plus antique stores, specialty shops, restaurants & other businesses. Sponsored by the Pittsboro Merchants Assn. First Sun. of every month, noon-4pm. Contact: 919/260-9725 or at (www.pittsboroshops.com).
Chatham Arts Gallery, 115 Hillsboro St., Pittsboro, Ongoing - Featuring a wide range of original work produced by local artists. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 11am-5pm. Contact: 919/542-0394 or at (www.chathamarts.org).
Raleigh
Artspace, 201 E. Davie Street, Moore Square Art District, behind City Market, Raleigh. Gallery 1, Aug. 1 - Sept. 8 - Summer Artist-in-Residence - Eileen Doktorski". Gallery 2, Aug. 19 - 23 - "Artspace Summer Arts Program Youth Exhibition". Aug. 30 - Oct. 5 - "Bricoleur," featuring works by Louis St. Lewis. Lobby, Aug. 1 - 30 - "Sustainable Lineage," featuring works by Emily Howard. Upfront Gallery, Aug. 1 - 30 - "Shrine of the Bottle Tree Flowers," featuring works by Valarie Jean Bailey. Studio 106, Through Jan. 31, 2009 - "Marie Cordella - Regional Emerging Artist-in-Residence". Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9am-5pm. Contact: 919/821-2787 or at (www.artspacenc.org).
Collective Arts Gallery & Ceramic Supply, 8801 Leadmine Road, Suite 103, Raleigh. Ongoing - Featuring works by local and nationally renowned artists on permanent exhibit. Hours: Tue.-Fri. 11am-7pm & Sat., 10am-6pm. Contact: 919/844-0765.
Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Univ. Student Center, NC State University, Cates Avenue, Raleigh. Ongoing - "Common Ground". The Gallery of Art & Design maintains a collection that includes examples of art and craft from virtually every part of the globe. We explored this vast diversity for common threads and universal themes to curate this exhibition and came up with many examples. This exhibition will compare and contrast ceramics from Africa, Turkey, Korea and Native American cultures alongside contemporary and historical pottery from North Carolina; various types of textiles from Bolivia, India, Scotland, Kashmir, and Navajo culture as well as 19th century garments from the US; and portraits by Durham, NC's Caroline Vaughan with early 20th century daguerrotypes and "cartes de visite." These examples and more will both discover commonalities between cultures of the world and celebrate what makes them unique. Hours: Wed.-Fri., noon-8pm & Sat.&Sun., 2-8pm. Contact: 919/515-3503 or at (www.ncsu.edu/arts).
Miriam Preston Block Gallery, Raleigh Municipal Building, lobby of the Avery C. Upchurch Government Complex, presented by the City of Raleigh Arts Commission, 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh. Through Aug. 5 - "Abundance of Nature," featuring works by Eric Saunders, Lori White and Rachel Souza. Aug. 14 - Sept. 16 - "Where I Live," featuring works from Pullen and Sertoma Arts Centers' young artists and their instructors. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30am-5:15pm. Contact: 919/890-3610 or at (www.raleigh-nc.org/arts).
Nature Art Gallery, inside the Museum Store, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 W. Jones Street, downtown Raleigh. Aug. 1 - 31 - "The Science and Art of Birds and Their World." The works of Museum Research Curator of Birds and scientific illustrator Doug Pratt as well as scientist and artist Anne Faust, have evolved from opposite poles. Faust studied art and over time became interested in birds; Pratt studied zoology and then became interested in art and now their works intersect in this exhibit. Admission: Free. Gallery Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9am-4:45pm & Sun., noon-4:45pm. Store Contact: 919/733-7450, ext. 360 or at (www.naturalsciences.org/store/nature_gallery.html).
North Carolina Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh.Through Fall 2009 - "Modern American Paintings from the Bequest of Fannie and Alan Leslie". The exhibition presents 13 works of West Coast modernism recently bequeathed to the Museum by Fannie and Alan Leslie, art collectors from Los Angeles. Including works by Stanton Macdonald-Wright, Richard Pousette-Dart, Lee Mullican, and Hans Burkhardt, the 13 paintings at the NCMA represent the most significant public collection of California modernism in the Southeast. Ongoing - Featuring Rodin's "Walking Man," and works from the museum's permanent collection including: Renaissance, Baroque, American, African, Ancient American and Oceanic galleries; Egyptian, Greek and Roman art; 20th-century art; and Jewish ceremonial art. Ongoing - "French Sculpture from the Collection of Lynne and Mark Hammerschlag". This exhibition features sixteen works in bronze and terracotta that document some of the major trends in French sculpture from the 1770s through the end of the nineteenth century. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 9am-5pm; Sun., 10am-5pm; & open until 9pm on Fri. Admission: Yes. Contact: 919/839-6262 or at (www.ncartmuseum.org).
NC Museum of History, between the Capitol and the Legislative Building, 5 E. Edenton St., (between Salisbury and Wilmington Streets) Raleigh. Ongoing - Featuring exhibits dealing with North Carolina's history as a theme. Admission: Free. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 9am-5pm & Sun., noon-5pm. Contact: 919/715-0200 or at (www.ncmuseumofhistory.org).
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 W. Jones Street, Raleigh. Ongoing - "Treasures Unearthed: North Carolina's Spectacular Gems & Minerals." Experience the largest, most comprehensive collection of North Carolina's gems and minerals ever displayed. In collaboration with a premiere private collector, the Museum hosts this world-class collection of specimens from North Carolina's most famous mineralogists - Stephenson, Hidden, Pratt,and Colburn - and presents the reasons for North Carolina's uniquely rich geological diversity. Ongoing - "The Terror of the South," the only Acrocanthosaurus skeleton displayed anywhere in the world. "Mountains to the Sea," an exhibit re-creating five North Carolina habitats, complete with live animals and a 20-foot high waterfall. Also - Featuring one of the world's finest displays of great whale skeletons in Coastal Carolina and special interactive areas where Museum staff and volunteers can help you make the most of your visit. Admission: Free. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9am-5pm, & Sun., noon-5pm. Contact: 919/733-7450 or at (www.naturalsciences.org).
Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount Arts Center, Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences, 270 Gay Street, Rocky Mount. Through Sept. 21 - "NC Arts Council's 2006-07 Fellowship Show," featuring works by Ken Abbott (Asheville), Terri Dowell-Dennis (Winston-Salem), David Finn (Winston-Salem), Donald Furst (Wilmington), Joshua M. Gibson (Durham), Carlos Gustavo (Winston-Salem), Page Laughlin (Winston-Salem), Jody Servon (Blowing Rock), elin o'hara slavick (Chapel Hill), Gay Smith (Bakersville), Jerilyn Virden (Bakersville), Glenda Wharton (Winston-Salem), Jeff Whetstone (Durham), and Sherri Lynn Wood (Durham). Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm & Sun., 1-5pm. Contact: 252/972-1163 or at (www.rockymountnc.gov/imperialcentre/).
Rutherfordton
Woodrow W. Jones Community Hall, (old Federal Building), Main Street, next to Library, Rutherfordton. Ongoing - Featuring works by members of the Rutherford County Visual Artists Guild. Hours: Mon.-Thur., 9am-5pm & Fri., 9am-1pm. Contact: 828/288-2762
Salisbury
Waterworks Visual Arts Center, 123 E. Liberty St.,Salisbury. Norvell Gallery, Through Sept. 6 - "Suspension: Color and Light by Cathy Breslaw". Brightly colored, mixed media wall hangings that explore issues of femininity, beauty, and cross-cultural boundaries. Young People's Gallery, Through Sept. 6 - "Domestic Goddess by Kathleen Holmes." Mixed media sculptures of empty dress forms that reference sacred garments and pay homage to generations of female artists. Woodson and Osborne Galleries, Through Sept. 6 - "Embroideries by Susan Harbage Page". Altered domestic textiles that critique feminine submission and introduce social and political dialogue. Sculpture Gardens, Ongoing - "Wind Instruments, a year round exhibit, by Mike Roig". Hours: Wed.-Sat., 10am-4pm & Thur. till 7pm. Contact: 704/636-1882 or at (www.waterworks.org).
Seagrove
The North Carolina Pottery Center, 250 East Avenue, Seagrove. Through Aug. 23 - "Contemporary Pottery from North Carolina's American Indian Communities and Contemporary Catawba Indian Pottery". Aug. 29 - Nov. 29 - "Owen/Owens - A Family History in Clay -19th Century through 21st Century". Ongoing - Featuring permanent and changing exhibits on the history of North Carolina pottery, "The North Carolina Pottery Tradition" and "Seagrove Area Pottery". The Center also offers information on activities, maps and information about the potteries located in the Seagrove area and across the state. A display of representative works from more than 90 area potteries is also offered. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-4pm. Contact 336/873-8430 or at (www.ncpotterycenter.com/index.htm).
Southport
Franklin Square Gallery, 130 East West Street, Southport. Ongoing - Works by members of the Associated Artists of Southport. Hours: Tue.-Sun., 10am-4pm. Contact: 910/457-5450.
Sparta
Preview Gallery of the Sparta Teapot Museum, 18 South Main Street, Sparta. Hours: Thur.-Sat., 10am-6pm.Ongoing - "Traditions and Trends: The Teapot in Art, Craft and Design," featuring an exhibit of 70 teapots from the Gloria and Sonny Kamm Teapot Collection, featuring over 7,500 teapots. The exhibit tells stories about the history and culture of teapots. Admission: Free. Contact: 336/372-8118 or at (www.spartateapotmuseum.org).
Sylva
Gallery One, Main Street, Sylva. Ongoing - Home of the Jackson County Visual Arts Association. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 11am-3pm. Contact: call Ray Menzie at 828/293-2239.
Tryon
Tryon Arts and Crafts, 373 Harmon Field Rd., in the old Tryon Middle School, Tryon. Gallery & Gift Shop, Ongoing - Gift Shop features juried works by regional artisans to selected work produced by our instructors and students. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm & Sat. 10am -1pm. Contact: 828/859-8323 or at (www.tryonartsandcrafts.org).
Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Gallery 1, Through Aug. 9 - Featuring a the dynamic work of Eldred Hudson. Hudson's collage works stems form his fascination with "giving new life to images from other contexts." Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-4pm. Contact: 828/859-8322 or at (www.tryontfac.org).
Upstairs Artspace, 49 South Trade St., Tryon. Through Aug. 23 - "The Artists of Lake Lure," is a colorful, eclectic exhibition of painting, printmaking, photography, collage, glass and ceramic art, jewelry by 22 artists from the North Carolina resort community. They are Fran Brooks, Lynn Carnes, Veryle Lynn Cox, Fran Dunphy, Patricia Geary, Pat Grillo, Marcia Hardy, Nancy Hoopes, Ina, Ellen Jacques, Mary Karr, Eric Kunath, Carol Lang, Lori Ann Loftus, Janet McNally, Emile Pittman, Jim Proctor, Mary Robinson, Joy Sorenson, Bruce Smith, Joselyn Watkins, Gail Williams. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 11am-5pm. Contact: 828/859-2828 or at (www.upstairsartspace.org).
Valdese
Valdese Heritage Arts Center, arts and crafts cooperative, 146 Main Street, W, Valdese. Ongoing - Featuring works in a variety of media by local artists. Holiday Hours: Mon.-Wed., 10am-5pm; Thur.-Fri., 10am-6pm & Sat., 10am-3pm. Contact: 828/874-1849.
Waynesville
Little Gallery on Church Street, 37 Church Street, Waynesville. Ongoing - Featuring montly exhibits by regional arts. Sponsored by the Haywood County Arts Council. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. Contact: 828/452-0593, e-mail at (info@haywoodarts.org) or at (www.haywoodarts.org).
The Haywood County Arts Council's Gallery 86, 86 N. Main Street, Waynesville. Ongoing - The gallery lends itself to showcase high quality fine art by local and regional artists. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Contact: 828/452-0593 or at (www.haywoodarts.org).
The Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts, 307 Shelton Street, corner of US 276 So. and Shelton Street, Waynesville. Ongoing - Featuring the handicrafts of North Carolina in the historic Sheldon House. Hours: Museum hours change seasonally, call 828/452-1551.
Wilmington
Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum, (formerly St. John's Museum of Art), @ intersection of Independence Blvd. & South 17th Street, Wilmington. Through Aug. 3 - "Robert Delford Brown: Meat, Maps and Militant Metaphysics," curated by artist-writer Mark Bloch (NYC). This is the artists' first solo museum exhibition following an active career of 50 years. Brown was in the vanguard of many major art movements following his arrival in New York in 1959, including Performance Art, Fluxus, Pop Art, Happenings and Correspondence art. He continues to defy barriers and expectations as he prepares his first museum exhibition at the age of 77, when many of his peers settle into the slower pace of retirement. Through Oct. 12 - "Bob Trotman: Business as Usual," is an installation of ten carved and painted wooden sculptures by North Carolina artist Bob Trotman. Some larger than life, some smaller, these sculptures represent men and women in business attire. The artist creates a sense of discomfort within the viewer through his adjustments to the human scale as well as the circumstances in which he places these individuals. The installation is divided into three subsections: Committee, Chorus and Cover Up, each a different aspect of corporate culture. The exhibit originated at Washington and Lee University's Gallery and was curated by Dinah Ryan, Gallery Director. Through Oct. 19 - "Art and Social Conscience: Holocaust". An exhibition of art work in all mediums created or submitted in response to the theme of the mid-twentieth century genocide known as the Holocaust, this exhibition is the first in a series of projects entitled "Art and Social Conscience". The exhibit includes work by art faculty members from 16 institutions of the University of North Carolina system-work addressing or responding to the Holocaust and its larger context of mankind's inhumanity to man. This initiative, a collaborative project of the UNCW Office of Cultural Arts, UNCW Art & Art History and the Cameron Art Museum, represents the important contribution made by artists to our understanding of our collective humanity, and the political and social issues of our times. Through May 24, 2009 - "Bearden to Ruscha: Contemporary Art from the North Carolina Museum of Art," is an exhibition of 21 works including work from the mid-1970's by significant figures in art history such as Georg Baselitz, Romare Bearden, Robert Motherwell, Gerhard Richter and Ed Ruscha, as well as more recent acquisitions by artists such as Devorah Sperber. Admission: Yes. Hours: Wed. & Thur., 11am-5pm; Fri., 11am-9pm; Sat. & Sun., 11am-5pm. Contact: 910/395-5999 or at (www.cameronartmuseum.com).
The Wilmington Gallery at Newcastle, 616 B Castle St., Wilmington. Ongoing - Featuring a co-operative gallery of 50 + artists sponsored by the Wilmington Art Association. The gallery features a wide range of paintings in all media as well as pottery, stained glass, fiber art and jewelry. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm & Sun., 1-5pm. Contact: 910/343-4370.
Winston-Salem
Downtown Arts District, Sixth and Trade streets, Winston-Salem. Aug. 1, 7-10pm - "DADA First Friday Gallery Hop," with special artist demonstrations, art exhibits, and shops and studios open evening hours. Events are free and open to the public. Gallery Hops are funded and sponsored by the Downtown Art District Association, a non profit organization, and their supporting memberhship. Contact: 336/722-2345.
Artworks Gallery, 564 N. Trade Street, Winston-Salem. Through Aug. 30 - "Beneath the Surface, Yellowstone Caldera," featuring cast glass sculpture and accompanying photographs by Jody Danner Walker. Ongoing - featuring the work of Mary Beth Blackwell-Chapman, E.Faye Collins, Chris Flory, Carl Gericke, Don Green, Nancy Hayes, Ted Hill, Alix Hitchcock, Virginia Ingram, Steven Hull Jones, Lea Lackey-Zachmann, Nanu LaRosee, Kate Magruder, Beverly Noyes, Nelida Otero, Dave Riedel, Ben Rouzie, Inez Ruchte, Virginia Shepley, Ed Shewmake, Mitzi Shewmake, Anne Kesler Shields, Kimberly Varnadoe, Jody Walker, and Mona Wu. Hours: Tue.- Sat. 11am-5pm. Contact: 336/723-5890 or at (www.Artworks-Gallery.com).
Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Gallery, corner of Fourth and Cherry Sts, 301 West Fourth Street, Winston-Salem. Through Aug. 22 - "Summertime - Associate Member Show". Aug. 28 - Oct. 10 - "Viewpoints," a juried AAWS Member Show. Oct. 16 - Nov. 26 - "Cultural Crossroads - Regional Juried Show". Hours: Mon., 9am-1pm; Tue.-Fri., 9am-5pm & Sat., 10am-1pm. Contact: 336/722-0340 or e-mail at (staff@associatedartists.org).
Herbert Gentry
Diggs Gallery, lower level of O'Kelly Library, Winston-Salem State University, 601 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Winston-Salem. Through Oct. 4 - "Herbert Gentry - The Man, The Magic, The Master". The exhibit explores more than 50 of Gentry's expressive and improvisational figurative abstractions and documents over 40 years of the artist's career in Paris, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Malmo and New York. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 11am-5pm. Contact: 336/750-2458 or at (www.wssu.edu/diggs/home.asp).
4th Dimension Gallery, Commerce Plaza, 411 W. Fourth St., downstairs from Cat's Corner, Winston-Salem. Ongoing - Featuring works by art students from Winston-Salem's colleges and universities - the NC School of the Arts, Salem College, Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University. Hours: Fri., 5-8pm & Sat., 5-8pm. Contact: 336/249-0418.
Gateway Gallery, 1006 S. Marshall St. (corner of S. Marshall and Salem Ave., Winston-Salem. Ongoing - Featuring original paintings, painted furniture, decorative and functional ceramic pieces, and other gift items created by artists with disabilities. The artists work in the tradition of Outsider and Visionary Artists. Individual styles, however, range from traditional to abstract. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10am-4pm or by appt. Contact: 336/777-0076 x209 or at (www.enrichmentcenter.org).
Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery, 601 North Trade Street, Winston-Salem. Ongoing - Featuring fine art crafts by over 350 of the best artisans of the Southeast. Hours: Tue.-Fri.., 10:30am-5pm & Sat., 10am-5pm. Contact: 336/725-1516 or at (www.piedmontcraftsmen.org).
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem. Ongoing - Collection of 18th through 20th century art, sculpture, American art, and pottery. Admission: Yes. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 9:30am-4:30pm & Sun., 1:30-4:30pm. Contact: 336/725-5325 or at (www.reynoldahouse.org).
SEED Collective Gallery, 205 W. Sixth Street, entrance is on "Soho Alley" , Winston-Salem. Ongoing - Featuring works by a cooperative group of artists in various mediums. Hours: Sat. from 11am-5pm & by appt. Contact: 336/722-2345.
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, 750 Marguerite Drive, Winston-Salem. Main Gallery, Through Aug. 3 - "Maggie Orth". Textile art that evolves before your eyes is almost magic. Fabric can change color and pattern in this interactive exhibit by nationally known textile artist Maggie Orth. She blends state-of-the-art technology in woven fibers activated by electric current to achieve brilliant colors and contemporary designs transforming shapes, colors and designs in her works in seconds while viewers watch. Potter Gallery, Through Aug. 3 - "People and Places: Selections from the Allen Thomas, Jr. Photography Collection". The exhibit provides an intriguing and personalized overview of the portraiture and landscape genres as seen through the eyes of this Wilson, NC, collector. Covering a range of subjects, including domestic life, identity, narrative and tromp l'oeil scenery (trick-of-the-eye), among others, this collection privileges an insightful study of contemporary themes. Overlook Gallery, Through Aug. 3 - "Line Dance: Jan Campos/Mark Hewitt". Traditional crafts are produced by hand and prized for their usefulness and durability. Examples might include quilts for warmth, mugs and pitchers for holding and serving liquids or baskets for storage. Because practicality and serviceability is essential for such items, innovation isn't always a prized value. Not so in the hands of artists Jan Campos and Mark Hewitt. Overlook Gallery, Through Aug. 3 - "t i m e". SECCA presents three large-scale time-lapse video installations from University of North Carolina at Greensboro artists including: "Diurnal Rhythm: Head in the Clouds" by Amy Purcell, "Augury/The Atlantic Flyway" by Chris Cassidy, and "Observe" by Max Negin. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm, Sun., 2-5 pm, closed Mon. & national holidays Admission: Yes, SECCA members and children under 12 are free. Contact: 336/725-19041 or at (www.secca.org).
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