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NC Commercial Galleriescontinued from Page 49details. Contact: 336/282-5550 or at (http://www.gilmoreshows.com/craftsmens_classics_greensboro_spring.shtml).Guilford College Quadrangle, Guilford College,Greensboro. Ongoing - Sculpture by PatrickDougherty. Contact: 336/316-2438 or at (www.guilford.edu/artgallery).GreenvilleEmerge Gallery & Art Center, 404 S. EvansSt., Greenville. Ongoing - Featuring works in avariety of media by students, faculty, alumni (EastCarolina University) and local artists. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10am-9pm; Sat., 10am-4pm & Sun., 1-4pm.Contact: 252/551-6947 or at (www.emergegallery.com).Greenville Museum of Art, 802 South EvansStreet, Greenville. West Wing & CommonsGalleries, Through Apr. 22 - "Works from theRachel Maxwell Moore Art Collection Exhibition".The Rachel Maxwell Moore Gallery, Ongoing- Featuring works by NC artists and Americanlandscape artists including: Nena Allen, CharlesBashum, Charles Burchfield, Jasper Cropsey,Arthur Dove, Daniel Garber, David Johnsonand David Kapp. Francis Speight & SarahBlakeslee Gallery, Ongoing - Featuring worksby Francis Speight and Sarah Blakeslee, two ofGreenville's and NC's important artists. Look &Learn Gallery, Ongoing - On display are twoand three-dimensional art from the Museum'sEducation Collection. Young visitors are invitedto browse through the gallery and engage in theproject sheets found in the Activity Corner. Admission:Free. Hours: Tue., - Fri., 10am - 4:30pm andSat.&Sun., 1-4pm. Contact: 252/758-1946 or at(www.gmoa.org).Hendersonville/ Flat RockWork by Michael CooperThe Center for Craft, Creativity and Design,UNC-Asheville Kellogg Conference Center, at11 Broyles Road between HWY 64 and SouthRugby, Hendersonville. Through June 29 -"Torqued & Twisted: Bentwood Today". Co-curatedby Katie Lee and Tom Loeser, this exhibitionexplores the work of nine furniture makers andsculptors who use the technique of bending woodin innovative, unusual and eloquent ways. Woodbending is typically accomplished through oneof three approaches - steaming, laminating orgreenwood bending. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 1-5pm.Contact: 828/890-2050 or at (www.craftcreativitydesign.org).ALTERNATE ART SPACES - HendersonvilleFirst Citizens Bank Main Street, 539 NorthMain Street, Hendersonville. Through Apr.13 - "Mentors & Students," sponsored by theArts Council of Henderson County, is a trilogy ofexhibitions celebrating the importance of art ina child’s life including: "The Art of Our Children–Elementary Student Exhibition"; "Art TeachersCreate–3rd Annual Exhibition"; and "Artistsof Tomorrow–Secondary Student Exhibition".Hours: Mon.-Thur., 9am-5pm & Fri., 9am-5pm.Contact: 828/693-8504 or at (http://www.acofhc.org/).HickoryFull Circle Arts, 266 First Avenue NW, Hickory.Ongoing - Featuring works by member artists ina variety of mediums. Full Circle Arts is a not-forprofiteducational organization whose mission isto encourage public appreciation and educationfor the arts. Hours: Tue., Thur., Fri., & Sat.,11am-5pm. Contact: 828/322-7545 or at (www.fullcirclearts.org).Hickory Museum of Art, Arts and ScienceCenter, 243 Third Avenue NE, Hickory.Entrance Gallery, Through Mar. 31- "IMAGE*INATION: Catawba Valley CameraClub 5th Annual Photo Competition." Coe Gallery,Through Mar. 24 - "Featured Collections+ Recent Acquisitions from the PermanentCollection". Mezzanine Gallery, Ongoing -"Discover Folk Art: Unique Visions by SouthernSelf-Taught Artists from the Hickory Museumof Art Collection". Objects Gallery, Ongoing- "American Art Pottery: From the Museum’sMoody Collection". Objects Gallery, OngoingPage 50 - Carolina Arts, March 2012- "Born of Fire: Glass from the Museum’s LuskiCollection". Admission: Free. Hours: Tue.-Sat.,10am-4pm & Sun., 1-4pm. Contact: 828/327-8576 or at (www.hickorymuseumofart.org).HighlandsThe Bascom, a center for the visual arts, 323Franklin Rd., covered bridge entrance at theend of Main Street, Highlands. Bunzl Gallery,Through Mar. 25 - "Regional Art". Welive amongst nationally and internationallyacclaimed artists and we are proud to be theirneighbor. In honor of these artists and thenon-profit organizations that support them, weare proud to offer our visitors a glimpse of thetalent that lies in our own backyard! Mar. 31 -June 17 - "Chicks: It’s All Gone to the Birds". Areception will be held on Mar. 31, from 5-7pm.The gallery will be filled with a plethora of artworks that portray an avian theme. Despite thefocus on a single theme, the exhibition offersrich variety. Landing Gallery, Mar. 17 - May20 - "From Mud to Art - Highlands High SchoolCeramics". A reception will be held on Mar.17, from 5-7pm. Explore with the students asthey not only demonstrate their proficiency inpottery but their understanding of the scienceand chemistry that makes it happen. AtriumGallery, Mar. 24 - May 10 - "Emerging Artists:Frank Vickery". A reception will be held onMar. 24, from 5-7pm. Every year, we select agraduate student from Western North CarolinaUniversity to install his or her thesis exhibitionat The Bascom. Frank Vickery, the honoreethis year, is no stranger to us. He has beenwith our institution as an intern and is currentlyThe Bascom’s Ceramics Program Manager.Ongoing - The vivid imagination of a childis the recurring theme for this gallery spaceand masterpieces by young artists from artclasses at The Bascom, local non-profits andschools are on view. We believe in teaching theimportance of thinking, creating, exploring anddesigning and in an effort to support these buddingartists their works of art are displayed inchanging exhibitions throughout the year. Dropin anytime and be inspired. Education Gallery,Ongoing - The Bascom offers our studentsand instructors an opportunity to display theircreative works from workshops and classes.The perspectives of these talented individualsreveal self-expression, cultural awareness andtechnical discipline. These ongoing displays exposethe viewer to the analysis, invention, explorationand decision making processes usedby students during the development of ideasinto a work of art. Bascom Campus, Ongoing- "Stick Works: Patrick Dougherty EnvironmentalSculpture". Internationally recognizedsculptor Patrick Dougherty has constructed amonumental site-specific work using saplingsas his construction material. Dougherty combinesprimitive construction techniques with hislove of nature to build a one-of-a-kind sculptureon The Bascom campus. Hours: Tue.-Sat.,10am-5pm. Contact: 828/526-4949 or at (www.thebascom.org).HillsboroughDowntown Hillsborough, Mar. 30, 6-9pm -"Last Fridays Art Walk." The Hillsborough ArtsCouncil invites everyone to visit local galleriesand artist studios in historic downtown Hillsboroughincluding: The Gallery at the HillsboroughArts Council, Melissa Designer Jewelry, ENOGallery, Hillsborough Artists Cooperative andThe Skylight Gallery, Coldwell Banker HowardPerry and Walston, Cup A Joe, CallawayJewelry & Spiral Studios, Sovero Art Gallery &Studio, Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, and TheDepot at Hillsborough Station. For further infovisit (www.lastfridaysartwalk.org).The HAC Gallery, Hillsborough Arts Council,220-B South Churton Street, between the firehouse and Weaver Street Market, Hillsborough.Through Mar. 10 - "Personally Yours: Portraitsand Cottagescapes," featuring works byDorothy Whitmore. Her work can be characterizedas contemporary realism with a tendencytoward optimism. Ongoing - Offers a venuefor emerging and mid-career artists to showand sell their work. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 1-4pm.Contact: 919/643-2500 or at (http://www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org/index.html).JacksonvilleThe Bradford Baysden Gallery, Council for theArts, 826 New Bridge Street, Jacksonville. Mar. 4- 23 - "34th Annual Student Art Show & Competition".An awards reception will be held on Mar.4, from 2-4pm. Each Middle and High School artteacher submits 8 pieces of work to the competition.This show is always colorful, intriguing andimaginative.Over 100 paintings will be on display.This year's Judge is Karen Baggott. Hours:Table of ContentsMon.-Fri., 8:30am-4:30pm & by appt. Contact:910/455-9840 or at (http://www.jaxarts.com/).Kings MountainSouthern Arts Society (at the Depot),301N. Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain. Ongoing- Southern Arts Society (SASi) Gift Shopfeaturing 25 regional artists working in a varietyof media including: acrylic, oil and pastelpaintings, mixed media, ceramics, jewelry,photography, sculpture and wearable art. Offeringart & pottery classes to the public. Hours:Tue.-Fri., 10am–4pm, Thurs. till 9pm & Sat.11am-3pm. Contact: 704/739/5585 or at (www.southernartssociety.org).LenoirWork by Walter StanfordCaldwell Arts Council Gallery, 601 CollegeAvenue, SW, Lenoir. Mar. 2 - 30 - "Rural Reflections,"featuring works by Darron Silva (photography);Walter Stanford (Century Farms seriespaintings); J. Nelson Brookshire (rolled paperart), and Pete Lupo (realistic wood carving). Areception will be held on Mar. 2, from 5-7:30pm.Satie’s Gift Shop, Ongoing - featuring gift itemsmade by local artists. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 9am-5pm.Contact: 828/754-2486 or at (www.caldwellarts.com).ALTERNATE ART SPACES - LenoirArt in Healing Gallery, Caldwell MemorialHospital, Lenoir. Through Mar. 31 - "StevensScholarship Exhibit," featuring works by JoMoore, Shirley Story, Pamela Smith, and KarenYost. The Stevens Scholarship was establishedin 2009 by the Stevens family in honor of theirmother, Allene Broyhill Stevens. These scholarshipsfund fine art workshops at Cheap Joe’sArt Stuff in Boone NC. Hours: regular hospitalvisiting hours. Contact: Caldwell Arts Council at704/754-2486 or at (www.caldwellarts.com).LexingtonDavidson County Community College, MendenhallBuilding, 279 DCCC Road, intersectionof I-85 Business Loop & Old Greensboro Road,Lexington. Through . Hours: Mon.-Thur., 8am-9-pm & Fri., 8am-5pm. Contact: Call Kathy Kepleyat 336-249-8186, ext. 6383.MooresvilleDepot Visual Arts Center, 103 West CenterAve., Mooresville. Ongoing - MAGical Galleryshop, a great source for unique gifts. Hours:Tue.-Sat., 11am-4pm. Contact: 704/663-6661or at(www.MAGart.org).PenlandPenland Gallery, first building on right as youenter the campus, Penland School of Crafts,Penland Road, Penland. Mar. 20 - May 6 - "ArtistPlate," featuring a collection of artist-made dinnerplates and related insights about food. A receptionwill be held on Mar. 30, from 7-8:30pm. Ongoing- Featuring works by Penland Instructorsand affiliated artists. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm& Sun., noon-5pm. Contact: call Kathryn Gremley,at 828/765-6211 or at (www.penland.org).PittsboroChathamArts Gallery, 115 Hillsboro St.,Pittsboro. Inside and Outside, Mar. 2 - 31 -"DownEast Juried Sculpture Exhibition". A receptionwill be held on Mar. 2, from 6-9pm. Mar. 2- 31 - "On the Wall Juried Exhibition". Ongoing -Featuring a wide range of original work producedby local artists. Hours: Wed.-Sat., 11am-5pm &Sun. noon-4pm. Contact: 919/542-0394 or at(www.chathamarts.org).RaleighRaleigh City Plaza, Raleigh. Through Sept.2012 - Featuring the work of three sculptors:Adam Walls of Laurinburg, NC, designed“Balancing Act,” a brightly painted steel sculp-ture more than 12 feet tall; Robert Coon of VeroBeach, FL, will show “My Big Red,” a 15-footsculpture of fabricated and painted aluminum;and Deborah Marucci of Venice, FL, will present“Spiral Orb,” a 10-foot-tall sculpture of powdercoatedsteel and aluminum. Contact: Kim Curry-Evans at Raleigh Arts Commission by e-mail at(kim.curry-evans@raleighnc.gov).Artspace, 201 E. Davie Street, Moore SquareArt District, behind City Market, Raleigh. GalleryOne, Through Mar. 3 - "What Land WillTake," featuring works by Jarod Charzewski. Areception will be held on Feb. 3, from 6-10pm.Charzewski’s site-specific installations examinelandscapes and people, man-made structuresamong nature, and the sometimes static, oftenfluid designs that rise from dual environments.Gallery Two, Through Mar. 31 - "Microcosms/Macrocosms," featuring works by Amy Gross andBarry Sparkman. The exhibit presents the workof two artists exploring similar concepts, thoughutilizing vastly different media and techniques.Amy Gross’ two- and three-dimensional worksare stitched, sculptural fiber works, while Sparkman’smixed media works incorporate printmakingand painting techniques. Hours: Mon.-Sat.,9am-5pm. Contact: 919/821-2787 or at (www.artspacenc.org).CAM Raleigh, 409 W. Martin Street, betweenHarrington and West streets, Raleigh. MainGallery, Through Apr. 30 - "Born Digital".Showcasing a growing body of contemporaryart that is visitor dependent without theuse of specific interfaces like keyboards ortouch screens—aspects of this exhibition aremovement-driven art empowers visitors toexercise their creativity and act on their curiosity.Born Digital features the work of internationalpioneers of digital and new media artistsand thinkers. Independent Weekly Gallery,Through May 28 - "Close One," featuringworks by Chris Bradley. Predicated on commondesires, like maximum leisure time andthe thirst for travel, the exhibition Close Onecelebrates idiosyncrasies found in our averagedaily monotony. Included in the exhibition arespoofs and spin-offs of ordinary, blue-collarsubjects that hint at potential fictional historiesbehind the work. What you encounter is aduality of play of reproductions where materialspecificity and trompe l’oeil painting putauthenticity to question; and the byproduct ofinebriated reverie and wishful thinking are frontand center. Hours: Mon., 11am-6:30pm; Wed.-Fri., 11am-6:30pm; Sat. & Sun., noon-5pm; and1st & 3rd Fri., open till 9pm. Contact: 919/513-0946 or at (http://camraleigh.org/).Collective Arts Gallery & Ceramic Supply,8801 Leadmine Road, Suite 103, Raleigh. Ongoing- Featuring works by local and nationallyrenowned artists on permanent exhibit. Hours:Tue.-Fri. 11am-7pm & Sat., 10am-6pm. Contact:919/844-0765.Frankie G. Weems Gallery, Gaddy-HamrickArt Center, Meredith College, 3800 HillsboroughStreet, Raleigh. Through Mar. 18 - "StandingThere: Videos and Mixed Media by ChrisCassidy". A number of projects whose intent is toenvision place while also envisioning the compromiseddevices of seeing place are presented inthis show. They range from single-channel videowork to more complicated works employingcustom software and hardware. One piece willinvolve students in creating an experiential map.Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm & Sat.-Sun., 2-5pm.Contact: Ann Roth at 919/760-8239 or at (http://www.meredith.edu/art/gallery.htm).Gregg Museum of Art & Design, located in theTalley Student Center in the middle of the NCSUcampus, Raleigh. Through May 12 - "Barkcloth,Bras, and Bulletproof Cotton: The Powers ofCostume". A reception will be held on Jan. 19,from 6-8pm. According to the Biblical story ofGenesis, the moment that Adam and Eve atethe forbidden fruit and became self-aware, thevery first thing they did was make themselvessomething to wear. Through May 12 - "Textilesof Exile," featuring fiber arts made by immigrants,refugees, and displaced persons, co-curated byMolly Johnson Martinez and the Gregg Museumstaff. A reception will be held on Jan. 19, from6-8pm. All around the world, individuals haveresponded to displacement by making textilesthat reflect their difficult new lives in unfamiliarenvironments. Ongoing - The Gregg’s collectingfocus reflects the mission of North Carolina StateUniversity and supports its academic programsby providing research opportunities for NCSUstudents and the citizens of North Carolina andbeyond. The collection includes, but is not limitedto, textiles, ceramics, outsider/folk art, photography,architectural drawings & modern furniture.The Gregg Museum of Art & Design also putson six to eight exhibitions per year in its twogalleries, in addition to exhibiting work at variousplaces in the Talley Student Center and aroundcampus. Hours: Mon.-Fri., noon-8pm and Sat.-Sun., 2-8pm. Contact: 919/515-3503 or at (www.ncsu.edu/arts).continued on Page 51
Miriam Preston Block Gallery, Raleigh MunicipalBuilding, lobby of the Avery C. UpchurchGovernment Complex, presented by the Cityof Raleigh Arts Commission, 222 West HargettStreet, Raleigh. Through Mar. 26 - "Wild Life".Engaging viewers through interactive elements,humor, anthropomorphic animals and the scienceof the natural world. Block Gallery: Paintings byKeith Norval, mixed media works by Ian Sands,and glass work by Teddy Devereux. Block2:"Sermon to the Birds" by Jeff Whetstone. Hours:Mon.-Fri., 8:30am-5:15pm. Contact: 919/996-3610 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. Mar.2 - Apr. 7 - "Children’s Book Illustrations: NorthAmerican Endangered Turtle Series by BobPalmatier". 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 BlueRidge Road, Raleigh. Through May 27 - "Presence/Absence".The photographs in this exhibition,all from the North Carolina Museum of Art’spermanent collection, reveal the constant mutualexchange between an environment and its inhabitants.Each image in Presence/Absence stronglyimplies human presence, even though we donot see any figures. The absence of peopleleaves an empty loneliness in some of the works;abandoned buildings, forgotten landscapes, anddiscarded possessions hint at the histories offormer residents. In other works absence is justthe moment before presence, a hopeful promiseof a human connection soon to come. A coldglass of milk temptingly awaits its consumer, or awelcoming light beckons in the distance, allowingus to imagine the next piece of the story. EastBuilding’s North Carolina Gallery, ThroughJune 24 - "Reflections: Portraits by BeverlyMcIver". The exhibition celebrates McIver’s prodigiouswork from the past decade, highlighting herrenowned, emotive self-portraits and portraits ofher family. “Beverly McIver’s work is remarkablein its own right, but the timing of 'Reflections' with'Rembrandt in America' is particularly illuminating,as both exhibitions examine self-portraiturein some way,” said Jennifer Dasal, curator of theexhibition. “McIver’s portraits of herself and herfamily offer an opportunity for visitors to experienceher world view as an African American,a caretaker, a daughter, and a woman.” WestBuilding, Ongoing - Featuring 10 additionalsculptures by the celebrated French artist Rodinon loan from Iris Cantor’s private collection.Ongoing - "John James Audubon's The Birdsof America". The state has owned this treasuredvolume since 1848, but it has never been exhibited.Ongoing - The North Carolina Museum ofArt has an outstanding permanent collection ofmore than 5,000 objects spanning antiquity tothe present day. On the occasion of the expansion,the Museum has acquired more than 100new works of art. Representing commissions,gifts, and purchases, the new works encompassimportant and diverse examples of historic andcontemporary art from around the world, and willbe installed in the Museum’s new building andthe surrounding landscape. Highlights includea gift of 28 sculptures by Auguste Rodin, andwork by such internationally acclaimed artists asRoxy Paine, Ursula von Rydingsvard, El Anatsui,Jaume Plensa, Jackie Ferrara, Ellsworth Kelly,and David Park, among others. Hours: Tue.-Sat.,9am-5pm; Sun., 10am-5pm; & open until 9pm onFri. Contact: 919/839-6262 or at (www.ncartmuseum.org).North Carolina Museum of History, 5 EastEdenton Street, (between Salisbury andWilmington Streets), Raleigh. Through Mar.25 - "The Photography of Lewis Hine: ExposingChild Labor in North Carolina, 1908-1918".In the early 1900s, most child workers in NorthCarolina textile mills labored 10 to 12 hours,six days a week. They toiled in hot, humid,lint-filled air that triggered respiratory diseases.They endured the deafening roar of textilemachinery. They risked serious injury fromdangerous, exposed gears and belts. Theyforfeited a childhood. In 1908 the National ChildLabor Committee hired photographer LewisHine to document the horrendous workingconditions of young workers across the UnitedStates. That same year, he began visiting NorthCarolina’s textile mills, where about a quarterof all workers were under age 16. Some wereas young as 6. This exhibit presents forty ofhis images. Hine captured the harsh realitiesof their mill village lives in Cabarrus, Gaston,Lincoln, Rowan and other Tar Heel counties.Ongoing - Featuring exhibits dealing withNorth Carolina's history as a theme. Admission:Free. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9am-5pm & Sun.,noon-5pm. Contact: 919/807-7900 or at (http://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/).North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences,11 W. Jones Street, downtown Raleigh.Through Mar. 31 - "2011 Wildlife in NorthCarolina Photo Competition". Now in its seventhyear, the competition seeks to encouragehigh-quality nature photography and to identifytalented wildlife photographers working in NorthCarolina. This year’s field totaled 3,689 photographsfrom approximately 1,000 photographers.Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9am-5pm; Sun., noon-5pm; & 1st Fri. till 9pm. Contact: 919/733-7450or at (http://www.naturalsciences.org/).Rotunda Gallery, Johnson Hall, MeridethCollege, 3800 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh.Through Mar. 18 - "Visual Voice: The Languageof Typography". This group exhibition exploresthe power of typography as discourse, as ameans of communicating visual and verbal messagesthat speak to the imagination and beautyof typographic form, and, when combined intowords, can instantly convey context and clarifyintent. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm & Sat.-Sun.,2-5pm. Contact: 919/829-8465 or at (http://www.meredith.edu/art/gallery.htm).The Crafts Center at NC State University,first floor of Thompson Hall, Jensen Drive, NCState University, Raleigh. R,A. Bryan FoundationGallery, Through Mar. 2 - "PoeticPortraits of a Revolution". The Poetic Portraitsof a Revolution project (PPR) sent nationallyrenownedspoken-word poets and youth educatorsKane Smego and Will McInerney, alongwith project translator and interpreter MohammadMoussa and professional photographerand videographer Sameer Abdel-khalek to thestreets and communities of Egypt and Tunisiafrom June 15 – August 9, 2011. The teamcaptured images and emotions of the revolutionthrough poetic reflections, oral interviews, stillphotography, and video. Hours: Mon., Wed.,& Fri., 2-10pm; Tue. & Thur., 10am-10pm; andSat. & Sun., 12:30-5pm. Contact: 919/515-2457or at (http://www.ncsu.edu/crafts/index.html).Visual Art Exchange Association Gallery,325 Blake Street, Moore Square Art District,Raleigh. Mar. 2 - 29 - Found:. All artwork shouldincorporate found objects and materials. 2D and3D artwork accepted. A reception will be held onMar. 2, from 6-9pm. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 11am-4-pm. Contact: 919/828-7834 or at (http://www.visualartexchange.org/).ALTERNATE ART SPACES - RaleighCity Plaza, 400 Block of Fayetteville St., downtownRaleigh. Through Aug. 31 - "Art on CityPlaza," featuring 10-15-ft sculptures by RobertCoon, Deborah Marucci and Adam Walls.Sponsored by City of Raleigh Arts Commission,Visual Art Exchange & Artspace. Contact:(www.raleighnc.gov/arts).Progress Energy Center for the PerformingArts, 2 East South Street, Raleigh. Betty RayMcCain Gallery, Mar. 4 - May 2 - "34th NorthCarolina Artists Exhibition". This juried exhibitionfor multimedia visual art features establishedand emerging artists from more than 60counties across North Carolina. Contact: call919/831-6060 for hours and directions or theRaleigh Fine Arts Society call 919/787-7480,ext. 1064 or visit (www.raleighfinearts.org).Rocky MountFour Sisters Gallery, Dunn Center for the PerformingArts, NC Wesleyan College, 3400 N.Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount. Through Mar.17 - "Celebrating the Art of the Coastal Plain,"fulfilling the intention of our gallery motto NorthCarolina Wesleyan College’s Four Sisters ArtGallery is privileged to join Raleigh, NC’s GalleryC to present the famous Louis Orr CarolinaSuite: 51 etchings of our state’s significantarchitectural landmarks. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm & Sat., 9am-noon. Contact: 252/985-5268.Work by Work by Susan LenzMaria V. Howard Arts Center, Imperial Centrefor the Arts and Sciences, 270 Gay Street, RockyMount. Through May 13 - "Last Words," featuringan installation by Susan Lenz. Lenz fromColumbia, SC came to the Arts Center’s attentionTable of Contentsthrough numerous consecutive inclusions in ourHandcrafted and Juried Art Shows. She has a BAin Medieval and Renaissance Studies from OhioState University, but has been exhibiting her fiberworks nationally since 2003. This solo exhibitentitled “Last Words” incorporates grave rubbingswith hand stitching and other fiber techniques topay tribute to those who have left memories andmysteries behind. Through Apr. 29 - "AnoesisNeil Clark". Clark works as a tattoo artist inGreenville, NC, but his interest in book arts ledto a workshop at Penland School of Crafts underthe instruction of renowned maker Daniel Essig.Clark has been juried into the Arts Center’s Handcraftedand Juried Arts Show exhibits severaltimes over recent years and has work in the ArtsCenter Gallery Shop. He is a 2011 recipient of aRegional Artist Project Grant. Through May 6 -New Aesthetic: Nash-Edgecombe High SchoolsJuried Art Competition". This competitive exhibitionshowcases art from students enrolled in 9th-12th grades in public, private, and home schoolsin Nash and Edgecombe counties. Through May20 - "Handcrafted: A Juried Exhibition of Ceramics,Fiber, Glass, Metal, & Wood". The exhibit isa national juried craft exhibition in its 12th yearattracting a variety of traditional, mixed, and newcraft media from across the United States. Adifferent unbiased juror is contracted each year tomake selections for exhibition. The 2012 juror isBrent Skidmore, an established wood artist andDirector of Craft Studies at the University of NorthCarolina at Asheville. Through May 20 - "CabinFever Quenched". Each spring Pocosin Arts FolkSchool offers a unique workshop series at the4H Center in Columbia, NC called “Cabin FeverReliever”. A professional lineup of instructorsin clay, metals, wood, photography, painting,bookmaking, fiber arts, and mixed media leadstudents of all skill levels in the creation of artobjects and break the tension of long cold winters.As a co-sponsor of Cabin Fever Reliever,the Arts Center has invited past instructors ofCabin Fever to exhibit and increase awarenessof this opportunity for learning and expression inour area. Through Aug. 15 - "Salmagundi XV,"a national juried outdoor sculpture competition.And three exhibits from the Embroiderers’ Guildof America. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm & Sun.,1-5pm. Contact: 252/972-1163 or at (http://arts.imperialcentre.org/).Mims Gallery, Dunn Center for the PerformingArts, NC Wesleyan College Campus, 3400 N.Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount. Through Mar.25 - "Antarctica," featuring photographs by icebreakerskipper John Higdon. Mar. 30 - Apr. 29- "Material-Immaterial," featuring he assemblagepaintings of Greenville, NC, artist Destry Sparks.A reception will be held on Mar. 30 sstarting at7pm. Sparks makes colorful assemblage paintingswith, stuff. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm & onehour before performances. Contact: call 252/985-5268 or at (www.ncwc.edu/Arts/Mims/).North Civic Gallery, Dunn Center for thePerforming Arts, NC Wesleyan College Campus,3400 N. Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount. ThroughMar. 23 - "Children are the Greatest," featuringworks by students in Jane Gardner’s classesat Jones Elementary in Wilson and by WendyFerguson-Whitehead’s classes at Swift CreekElementary in the Nash-Rocky Mount SchoolSystem. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm & one hourbefore performances. Contact: call 252/985-5268or at (www.ncwc.edu/Arts/Mims/).RutherfordtonRutherford County Visual Artists Gallery, RutherfordCounty Visual Arts Center, 160 N. MainSt., Rutherfordton. Ongoing - Featuring works bymembers of the Rutherford County Visual ArtistsGuild in a wide variety of media. Hours: Tue.-Sat.,10am-3pm and Fri. till 6:30pm. Contact: 828/288-5009 , e-mail at (rcvartg@gmail.com) or at (www.rcvag.com).Salisbury/SpencerThroughout Salisbury & Spencer, Mar. 10,from 1-5pm - "Second Saturday Art Crawl,"where more than 20 professional artists, studiosand galleries offer visitors new art, specialevents, and activities. Spend the day and seegreat art, talk to artists, hear live music, anddine at local restaurants. Free admission to allevents and activities. Maps are available at theVisitor Center in Salisbury and at all participatingvenues. Free parking available in all locations.For more info call 704/638-9887 or visit(www.rowanartcrawl.com).Waterworks Visual Arts Center, 123 E. LibertySt.,Salisbury. Delhaize Conference Room,Through Mar. 17 - "This Has Been My Life All MyLife," featuring a special collaborative exhibitionby photojournalist Sean Meyers and poet JaniceFuller. The display will feature works which pairphotographs and poems based on interviewingand photographing residents at the LutheranHome in Winston-Salem, NC. Through May12 - "Multiplicity," featuring Spring exhibits whichinclude: "Structure vs Spontaneity," by David M.Kessler (Winston-Salem, NC); "Reaction," byJuie Rattley III (Kernersville, NC); a group showfeaturing twenty-two artists from Artworks Gallery(Winston-Salem); and "Celebrating Rowan County’sYoung Artists,” a rotating exhibition showcasingartwork from Salisbury-Rowan County’s public,independent, and home-schooled students,including, Through Mar. 8 - Independent andhome-schools (reception Mar. 1, 5-6:30pm); Mar.10 – 29 - Rowan-Salisbury Elementary Schools(reception Mar. 22, 5-6:30pm); Mar. 31 – Apr.19 - Rowan-Salisbury Middle Schools (receptionApr. 5, 5-6:30pm); and Apr. 21 – May 12 -Rowan-Salisbury High Schools (reception May 3,5-6:30pm). Admission: Free, donations appreciated.Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm; Thur. till 7pm& Sat., 11am-3pm. Contact: 704/636-1882 or at(www.waterworks.org).SeagroveMuseum of North Carolina Traditional Pottery,122 E. Main St., Seagrove. Ongoing -The Museum organization was founded twentyfiveyears ago in Seagrove, and is dedicatedto preserving and perpetuating the pottery tradition.We strive to impart to new generations thehistory of traditional pottery and an appreciationfor its simple and elegant beauty. A display ofarea pottery is now offered in the old Seagrovegrocery building. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9:30am-3:30pm. Contact: 336/873-7887 or at (www.seagrovepotteryheritage.com).Work from Brown PotteryThe North Carolina Pottery Center, 233 EastAvenue, Seagrove. Through Apr. 28 - "What’sUpstairs?". The exhibit showcases the permanentcollection of the NC Pottery Center and ispart of our campaign to represent the state’sdiverse past, present and ongoing pottery as animportant state treasure. Ongoing - Featuringpermanent and changing exhibits on the historyof North Carolina pottery, "The North CarolinaPottery Tradition" and "Seagrove Area Pottery".The Center also offers information on activities,maps and information about the potterieslocated in the Seagrove area and across thestate. A display of representative works frommore than 90 area potteries is also offered.Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-4pm. Contact 336/873-8430 or at (www.ncpotterycenter.org).Siler CityThroughout Siler City, Mar. 16, 6-9pm - "SilerCity Art Walk," featuring exhibits at many ofthe city's exhibit spaces, along with music andthe good food offered in town on the 3rd Fri. ofthe month. Hosted by the North Carolina ArtsIncubator. Contact: 919/663-1335 or at (www.ncartsincubator.org).CCCC Student Gallery, 138 N. Chatham Ave.,Siler City. Ongoing - Featuring works by CentralCarolina Community College Pottery andSculpture students and faculty. Hours: Mon.,Tue., & Thur., 9:30am-4pm and on the 3rd Fri.each month from 6-9pm. Contact: 919/742-4156 or at (http://www.cccc.edu/sculpture/).North Carolina Arts Incubator Gallery, 223N Chatham Ave., Siler City. Ongoing - Featuringthe handcrafted work of over 30 Incubatorand regional artists in a variety of mediumsincluding painting, pottery, stained and fusedglass, fabric art, cards, photography, wood,jewelry, metal, baskets and more. There is abroad range of items and prices. Hours: Mon.-Thur., 9am-4pm; Fri.-Sat., 9am-5pm; & 3rd Fri.,9am-9pm. Contact: 919/663-1335 or at (www.ncartsincubator.org).PAF Gallery, 223 N Chatham Ave., Siler City.Mar. 16- Apr.13 - "Bulldog Pottery Solo Show,"featuring works by Bruce Gholson and SamanthaHenneke, two of Seagrove’s most inspiringpotters. A reception will be held on Mar. 16,from 6-9pm. Ongoing - A gallery featuringcontinued on Page 52Carolina Arts, March 2012 - Page 51
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