Category: Visual Art
Downtown Raleigh Gets New Art Gallery Showcasing Works by Artists with Disabilities Year Round
RALEIGH, NC – Non-profit group Arts Access North Carolina will host a grand opening of its new art...
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“To Take Shape and Meaning” Opens March 2nd at the North Carolina Art Museum
RALEIGH, NC – The North Carolina Art Museum’s newest exhibit opens March 2nd, making...
Read MoreTHROUGH 10/21: The Ella West Gallery Opens with Powerful Exhibit, Return to Parrish Street: A Dream Realized
As the inaugural exhibition of the newly opened Ella West Gallery, Return to Parrish Street: A Dream Realized is a mighty and impressive achievement of founder Linda Shropshire‘s goal to create a welcoming fine-art space that celebrates diversity in the Durham community. The Ella West Gallery is located on historic Black Wall Street, the home of the successful African-American entrepreneurial business community that flourished on Parrish Street. Featuring work by North Carolina artists Clarence Heyward and Kennedi Carter (with work by North Carolina native James Ransome to arrive September 11), the exhibition ponders the relationship between dreams and destiny to posit the pursuit and presentation of agency and individual identity as a communal dream, a vulnerable action, and a shared effort.
Read MoreTHROUGH 11/11: Artists Alley Exhibition at the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum Asks, “What Makes a Community?”
Artists Alley: Building a Creative Community in Blowing Rock at the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum (BRAHM) is a testament to the enduring rich abundance of art in the High Country. This exhibition celebrates the art...
Read MoreFSO’s Symphony on Tap: A Perfect Combination of Music, Art, and Sweets
What’s better than a summer evening of chamber music played in a cozy bakery? Chamber music with an art show happening at the same time. And what’s better than that? The addition of freshly baked cupcakes for the...
Read MoreTHROUGH 1/15/2024: Harvey B. Gantt’s Party Got Present!
This party’s got presence! Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture’s exhibition my Presence is Present is a celebration of melanated culture, melanated art, and melanated identity. Fully titled my...
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THROUGH 5/14: Stephen Towns’ Mesmerizing Visual Stories of Shadowed History at Reynolda House Museum of American Art
The mesmerizing recent work of painter and textile artist Stephen Towns welcomes interaction and introspection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art, the last stop of the Stephen Towns: Declaration & Resistance exhibition tour. This exhibition pulsates with power as it ponders the American dream and expands the historical narrative of African Americans who persevered through the enslavement, convict leasing, and other hardships that significantly contributed to the development of the American economy. Exploring the lives of African Americans from the late eighteenth century to the present day, Towns emphasizes their resistance and resilience in poignant multi-media paintings and exquisitely crafted story quilts.
Read MoreCameron Art Museum Living History Weekend and the Sculpture “Boundless”
Wilmington’s lively Cameron Art Museum hosted a Living History Weekend. This was a sequel to the impressive unveiling in November 2021 of Stephen Hayes’ sculpture “Boundless,” a significant and...
Read MoreTHROUGH 5/7: An Intimate, Symbolic Exhibition of Ida Kohlmeyer’s Artwork at the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum
Exhibiting the bright, dynamic work of Louisiana painter and sculptor Ida Kohlmeyer at the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum, the Geometry with Feeling: Ida Kohlmeyer in Two & Three Dimensions exhibition functions as a...
Read MoreArts Access’ Movement Exhibition Promotes NC Artists with Disabilities at the Sertoma Arts Center
What does movement mean to you? Is it a noun – the act of changing location or position? Or an action verb? How is movement understood in the context of nature, body, mind, or mechanics? When is movement social, personal,...
Read MoreOngoing through 2023:The Schaefer Center for Performing Arts Presents Summer Exhibition Celebration
The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts hosted the Summer Exhibition Celebration curated by Mary Anne Redding and Jennie Carslisle that included Dare Coulter’s installation Celestial, the Art Department’s Faculty...
Read MoreArdenuir – The Stone in the Sword Is a Memorable Multi-Media Event
Ardenuir – The Stone in the Sword, a wonderful collaboration between musician father and artist daughter, was presented in the Virginia Somerville Sutton Theatre at Well-Spring Retirement Community Friday night....
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