Vol. 15, No. 3 March 2011 - Carolina Arts

NC Commercial Galleriescontinued from Page 57including Herb Jackson, Horace Farlow, A.B.Jackson, Gayle Lowry, Maud Gatewood, JoeCox, Elaine Reed and others. Hours: Fri.-Sat.,11am-5pm & Sun., 1-5pm. Contact: 919/787-2999 or at (www.gardengalleryart.com ).The Mahler, Mahler Building, 228 FayettevilleSt., Raleigh. Mar. 4 - Apr. 2 - Marvin Saltzman& Former Students, featuring a groupshow of work by Marvin Saltzman and some ofthe students whose art he influenced. Ongoing- Featuring a dynamic venue dedicated tosignificant art of our time, committed to offeringthe best in regional and national fine art byemerging and established artists. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 11am-5pm; Sat., noon-4pm; 1st Fri. 6-9pmor by appt. Contact: 919/828-6500 or at (www.themahlerfineart.com).311 - Martin St Gallery and Studios, 311 MartinStreet, Warehouse District, Raleigh. Ongoing- Featuring three exhibit galleries, studiosby tenant artists, The Print Studio, and themeeting place for The North Carolina Printmakers.Hours: Tue.-Sat., 11am-6pm and 6-9pm on1st Friday of the month. Contact: 919/821-2262or at (www.311galleriesandstudios.org).ALTERNATE ART SPACES - RaleighBloomsbury Bistro, 509 W. Whitaker MillRd., Suite 101, Raleigh. Ongoing - Featuringan exhibition of works from ArtSource Fine ArtGallery, featuring works by Ted Jaslow, CherCosper, James Kerr, Jim Chapman, Mary PageWhitley, and more. All works are availablefor purchase. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 5:30-10pm.Contact: call ArtSource at 919/787-9533 or at(www.artsource-raleigh.com).The Bistro at:919834-9011 or e-mail at (bloomsburybistro@nc.rr.com).Restaurant Savannah, 4351 The Circle atNorth Hills Street, Suite 119, Raleigh. Ongoing- Featuring works by artists from ArtSourceFine Art Gallery, including works by Ted Jaslow,Mandy Johnson, James Kerr, Charlotte Foust,Margo Balcerek, Brian Hibbard, CarolineJasper, and more. All works are available forpurchase. Hours: Mon.-Fri., open at 11am;Sat., open at 5;30pm & Sun., open at 10pm.Contact: 919/787-9533 or at (www.artsourceraleigh.com)and at 919/510-9900 or at (www.restaurantsavannah.com).RutherfordtonOrnamentals and Finer Welding, Inc.,142 West Court St., Rutherfordton. Ongoing- Featuring works by master artisan TomElfers. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm and Sat.,10am-5pm. Contact: 828/288-3001 or at (www.ornametals1.com).Salisbury/SpencerWork by Annette Ragone HallThroughout Salisbury & Spencer, Mar. 12,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).Green Goat Gallery, 516 S. Salisbury Ave.,just off I-85, across from the North CarolinaTransportation Museum, Spencer. Ongoing- Housed in the historic 20th century SandsBuilding, the gallery features fine and folk art,photography, exquisite handcrafted functionalcrafts and jewelry, and eclectic recycled andfound art by local, regional, and nationalartists. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10:30am -5:30pm.Contact: 704/639-0606 or at (www.greengoatgallery.com).Page 58 - Carolina Arts, March 2011EastSquare ArtWorks, 122 East Innes St.,Salisbury. Ongoing - Featuring a contemporaryfine art collaborative and design hub. Thetwo galleries will feature the works of its fourfounding members: Syed Ahmad's fused-glasspaintings, Whitney Peckman's painted vesselsculptures,Connie Baker's contemporary andtraditional paintings, and Michael Baker's largescaleabstract stainless-steel welded sculptures.“Friends of ESA” will also have their workon display, but that will be constantly changing.Hours: daily 10am-6pm. Contact: 704/798-0047or at (www.eastsquareartworks.com).Pottery 101, 101 S. Main St., from I-85, takeexit #76 (Innes St.) toward downtown - we areon the corner of Innes and Main, Salisbury.Ongoing - The destination for beautiful handcraftedpottery. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10am-6pm &Sat., 10am-5pm. Contact: 704/209-1632 or visit(http://pottery101.vpweb.com/).Work by Sharon ForthoferRail Walk Studios & Gallery, 409 - 413 N. LeeSt., , in the Rail Walk Arts District, Salisbury.Through Mar. 26 - "The RED Show," featuringa red-themed show by Rail Walk artists.If any month is associated with any color, themonth is February and the color is red. All ofthe artists at Rail Walk have painted, sculpted,and interpreted the color red for this show.The color red has the longest wavelength ofall the colors that are perceived by the humaneye. Red invokes strong emotions from blissto rage. The artists hope you will feel bliss asyou look at their work.The walls are filled withred! Ongoing - Works on display by SharonForthofer, Karen Frazer, Annette Ragone Hall,Jane Johnson, Patt Legg, and Marietta FosterSmith. Each of the artists has a unique styleand body of work. Visitors will find original art inwatercolor, acrylic, oil, pastel, and other mediums,as well as sculpture, hand-made jewelry,and pottery, making Rail Walk a great place topurchase a wide variety of original art. Hours:Sat., 11am.-5pm. Contact: 704/431-8964 or at(www.railwalkgallery.com).Robert Crum Fine Art, 116 East Council St,,Salisbury. Ongoing - Offering oil paintings inthe classical realist tradition of landscapes, stilllifes, portraits and figurative work by Robert A.Crum. Mosaics and drawings are also available.The artist’s studio is in the back, so someone is at this location daily. Hours: by chanceor appt. Contact: 704/797-0364 or at (www.robertcrumfineart.com).Southern Spirit Gallery, 102 South Main St.,Salisbury. Ongoing - The shop offers a widearray of art and crafts from over 60 artists, mostfrom North Carolina. There is jewelry, paintings,glass and pottery. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5-pm. Contact: 704/633-0761.The Looking Glass Collective, Rail Walk ArtsDistrict, 405 N. Lee St., Salisbury. Ongoing- Featuring works by local artists in a varietyof mediums. Hours: Thur.-Sat., noon-4pm. Contact:704-633-2787 or at (www.salisburyartists.com).Saluda AreaHeartwood Contemporary Crafts Gallery, 21East Main Street, Saluda. Ongoing - Featuringcontemporary works of handmade wearables,jewelry, paper, paintings, fine porcelain, stoneware,glass, metal and wood. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm & Sun., noon-5pm. Contact:828/749-9365 or at (www.heartwoodsaluda.com).Saluda Fine Arts, 46 E. Main St., Saluda. Ongoing- Offering an eclectic collection of highquality paintings, prints, sculpture and photographyby regional artists. Artists represented inthe gallery include Beverly Buchanan, MargueriteHankins, Jean Hough, Bill Jameson, PaulKoenan, Jim Littell, Dale McEntire, CynthiaMoser, Verlie Murphy, Ray Pague, Beverly andCarey Pickard, David Prudhomme, Bill Robertson,Gloria Ross, Bob Rouse, Bill Ryan, JacquelynSchechter, David Vandre, John Waddilland Ken Weitzen. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 11am-5pm& Sun., 2-5pm. Contact: 828/749-3920 or at(www.saludafinearts.com).Saluda Mountain Crafts Gallery, 1487 OzoneDrive, Saluda. Ongoing - Featuring the craftworks of 320 artists, including: clay, enamel,fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, natural material -mineral, paper, man-made material, wood, andmixed media. Items range in price from $25-$300. Hours: Mon.-Thur., 10am-5pm; Fri.&Sat.,10am-6pm & Sun., 11am-5pm. Contact: 828-749-4341 or (www.saludamtncrafts.com).The Gallery at Bear Creek, 5008 Hwy. 176,between Saluda and Tryon, close to PearsonFalls Rd., Saluda. Ongoing - Featuring fine artand folk art items made solely by over one hundredRegional Artisans from Alabama to WestVirginia and everywhere in between, includingpaintings in a variety of media, photography,jewelry, furniture, carved and turned wood,metals, and more. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-4-pm & Sun. 1-4pm. Contact: 828/749-4400 or at(www.mawbear.com).Seagrove AreaA. Teague Pottery/EJ King Pottery, 2132Hwy. 705, Seagrove. Ongoing - Featuringworks by several potters form the "village" withtheir traditional shapes of the Seagrove area.Contemporary, electric fired stoneware. Traditionalglazes and melted glass glaze. Hours:Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Contact: 910/464-5400.A.R. Britt Pottery, 5650 Hwy, 220 S., Seagrove.Ongoing - Hand-turned/handmadetraditional Seagrove style pottery, originalformulated glazes, and functional stoneware inthe tradition of Nell Cole Graves style by AaronR. Britt. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 9am-5pm & Sun.,noon-6pm. Contact: 336/873-7736 or at (www.seagrovepottery.net).Albright Pottery, 6597 New Center ChurchRd., Seagrove. Ongoing - Featuring traditional,salt glaze and red functional pottery by Arlie G.Albright. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 9am-5pm. Contact:336/879-4209.Anita's Pottery & Dogwood Gallery, 2513Hwy. 705, Seagrove. Ongoing - Turning since1987, Anita Morgan is best known for herminiature pottery, but also has many functionaland decorative items. Glazes include cobaltblue, burgundy, hunter green, shiny black,yellow, rose pink, earthy brown, lime green andpurple. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Contact:336/879-3040 or at (www.anitaspottery.com).Avery Pottery and Tileworks, 636 PottersWay, Seagrove. Ongoing - Finely craftedceramic forms by Blaine Avery. Extrordinaryvessels, unique hand-painted titles. Hours:Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Contact: 336/873-7923or at (www.averypotteryandtileworks.com).Ben Owen Pottery, 2199 S. Hwy. 705, Seagrove.Ongoing - Wood-fired, traditional andcontemporary works using local clay by BenOwen III. Colors ranging from Chinese red toChinese blue. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm(closed in Jan.). Contact: 910/464-2261 or at(www.benowenpottery.com).Blue Moon Gallery, 1387 Hwy. 705 S., Seagrove.Ongoing - Seagrove’s premier galleryfeaturing pottery and art by over 85 artisans.Home to Ole Fish House Pottery. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Contact: 336/879-3270 or at(www.blue-moon-gallery.com).Blue Stone Pottery, 2215 Fork Creek Mill Rd.,Seagrove. Ongoing - Featuring traditional,functional stoneware pottery. Hours: Tue.-Fri.,10am-4pm & Sat., 9am-5pm. Contact: 336/879-2615 or e-mail at (audreyvalone@bellsouth.net).Bulldog Pottery, 3306 Alt. 220, Seagrove.Mar. 25, 26, & 27 - "Daffie Days," a spring saleof works by Bruce Gholson and SamanthaHenneke. Hours: Fri.&Sat., 9am-6pm and Sun.,11am-4pm. Ongoing - Bruce Gholson andSamantha Henneke collaborate to make gracefulforms, and develop their own unique glazes.Expect distinctively unusual work at BulldogPottery. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 9:30am-5pm; Sun. orMon. by chance or call. Contact: 910/428-9728or at (www.bulldogpottery.com).Cady Clay Works, 3883 Busbee Rd., Seagrove.Ongoing - Johannes "John" Mellageand Beth Gore work with a variety of clays andglazes to create functional and decorative warewith richly layered surfaces. Hours: Tue.-Sat.,10am-5pm or by appt. Contact: 910/464-5661or at (www.cadyclayworks.com).Cagle Road Pottery, 603 Cagle Rd., Seagrove.Ongoing - Featuring dinnerware and awide variety of glazes. Electric, gas and woodfiredsalt and ash glazes. Hours: Mon.-Sat.,8am-5pm. Contact: 336/879-2802 or e-mail at(caglerdpottery@yahoo.com).Caldwell Hohl Artworks, 155 Cabin Trail,Seagrove. Ongoing - Featuring contemporarystoneware, sculptures, large garden urnsand contemporary fiber art. Hours: Mon.-Sat.,10am-5pm (call first). Contact: 336/879-9090 orat (www.caldwellhohl.com).Callicutt Pottery, 5137 Seagrove Plank Rd.,Seagrove. Ongoing - Featuring a good selectionof functional stoneware in many colorsincluding brown, black and white, green andburgundy, green and gold, black and burgundyand yellow by Gary Callicutt. Hours: Mon.-Sat.,10am-5pm. Contact: 336/873-7898 or e-mail at(gary51@rtelco.net).Chad Brown Pottery, 2719 US 220 N.,Seagrove. Ongoing - Featuring high firedstoneware, decorative and functional with ashand alkaline glazes, by Chad Brown. Hours:Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Contact: 910/571-1691or e-mail at (chadcameronbrown@yahoo.com).Chris Luther Pottery, 4823 Busbee Rd.,Seagrove. Ongoing - Featuring contemporaryand functional pottery by Chris Luther, a4th generation potter of Seagrove’s Chriscoepottery family. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm.Contact: 336/301-3254 or at (www.chrislutherpottery.com).Chrisco Pottery, 1360 Hwy. 705, Seagrove.Ongoing - Featuring functional pottery includingtableware, vases, and large platters. Hours:Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm (Sept.-Dec.) & Tue.-Sat.,10am-5pm (Jan.-Aug.). Contact: 336/879-5272.Cross Creek Pottery, 481 King. Rd., Seagrove.Ongoing - Featuring decorative andfunctional pottery by Terry and Vivian Hunt.Hours: Mon.-Sat., 8am-5pm & Sun., 1-5pm.Contact: 336/873-8425 or at (www.crosscreekpottery.com).Crystal King Pottery, 2475 Hwy. 705, Seagrove.Ongoing - Featuring functional anddecorative stoneware by Seagrove native andcontinued on Page 59