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BIG RED: Chrome Red and Other Red Glazesof the North Carolina PiedmontMay 10 - July 27, 2013Curated by:Cindy EdwardsTommy EdwardsFred JohnstonFrom the Collections of:Doug GibsonAndrew GlasgowMark HeywoodMeredith HeywoodA. Everette JamesNancy Farmer JamesJugtown PotteryJan LappNeil LappBen OwenL.A. RhyneJoseph SandPeg WiebePrivate CollectionsMilton Rhodes Center for the Artsin Winston-Salem, NC, FeaturesRetrospective by Bob TimberlakeAcclaimed American realist artist BobTimberlake is presenting Coming Home, a70-year retrospective in the Womble CarlyleGallery of the Milton Rhodes Centerfor the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC, as abenefit for The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County’s 2013 AnnualFund Campaign. The exhibition closesJuly 20, 2013.Timberlake began painting as a youngchild but began his professional careerin 1970. Although he received no formalart education or training, his work is bestknown for its intricate attention to colorand detail. His depiction of the simple lifein his native North Carolina has endearedhis work to millions of admirers aroundthe world for over 40 years.“Bob Timberlake has carved out aunique place for himself in this nation’sart world. He has a devoted following,”said Milton Rhodes, President and CEOof The Arts Council, “and we are proudof his accomplishments and the attentionhe has brought to our part of the stateover the years. We are grateful that he hasagreed to this show, which will actuallyinclude some childhood drawings, andthat he is giving so generously of time andtalent to assist our 2013 annual campaign.”Timberlake’s paintings have beenexhibited in major galleries in the UnitedStates and abroad and are found inprestigious collections of contemporaryAmerican art. In the early 1970s, theCorcoran Gallery of Contemporary Artin Washington, DC, hosted a solo exhibitionof Timberlake works. Over the yearsTimberlake has exhibited an aggressiveentrepreneurial spirit branding furniture,home furnishing, luggage and clothingand assuming an ownership position inPage 24 - Carolina Arts, July 2013Work by Bob Timberlakeone of North Carolina’s most exclusivemountain resort destinations.“We shouldn’t lose sight of the fact thatThe Arts Council of Winston-Salem andForsyth Council was the first arts councilin the nation and continues to be a pacemakerin the community arts movementin America,” Timberlake said. “While Ihave always lived in Lexington, NC, likeso many people in this region, we look toWinston-Salem constantly for arts offerings.This is a chance for me to help assurethat the arts scene in Winston-Salemremains vibrant and that, in particular, TheArts Council achieves its 2013 goal. Weall have to go the extra mile,” he said.The Arts Council of Winston-Salemand Forsyth County enriches the lives ofarea residents every day. It raises fundsand advocates for the arts, makes grantsfor arts in education, sponsors eventswith other arts organizations, strengthenscultural resources, develops socialcapital, and aids economic development.In its 2012 grant cycle, The Arts Councilmade Organizational Support Grants to 21Funded Partners totaling $1,625,000. Totalgrants made in its four grant categories –Organizational Support, Wells Fargo ArtsIn Education, Innovative Projects, and RegionalArtist Projects — was $1,801,150.For further information check ourNC Institutional Gallery listings, call theCenter at 336/725-8916 or visit (www.rhodesartscenter.org).Check more out on our website at (www.carolinaarts.com).Table of ContentsNorth Carolina Pottery Center233 East Avenue • Seagrove, NC • 336.873.8430www.ncpotterycenter.orgSoutheastern Center forContemporary Art in Winston-Salem,NC, Features Two New ExhibitionsThe Southeastern Center for ContemporaryArt in Winston-Salem, NC, ispresenting two new exhibitions including:reGeneration 2: Tomorrow’s PhotographersToday, curated by William A. Ewing andNathalie Herschdorfer, on view throughSept. 15, 2013, and Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi:A leaf from my rose garden, organized bySECCA and curated by Steven Matijcio, onview through Sept. 1, 2013.reGeneration 2: Tomorrow’s PhotographersToday was produced by the Musée del’Elysée, Lausanne, in collaboration withthe Aperture Foundation, New York, withthe support of Pro Helvetia and the ConsulateGeneral of Switzerland in New York.Liu XiaoFang, “The Cloud”. From the series “Iremember.” 2008. XiaoFang is a student at theChina CAFA (China Central Academy of FineArts)The exhibition showcases the ingenuityof photographers at the outset of theircareers, as they navigate in the fast-movingcurrents of the 21st century. It showcasesyoung practitioners focusing on majorthemes as diverse as the urban environment,globalization, identity and memory, as wellas their hybrid techniques, which allowthem to obscure as never before the distinc-“I ran like the wind,” 2011, by Hedieh JavanshirIlchition between reality and fiction.The Musée de l’Elysée selected themost promising candidates from some 700entries submitted by 120 of the world’stop photography schools. The result is aninspiring and dynamic collection, featuringboth documentary and fictive approaches,film and digital mediums, and spontaneousand highly conceptual work. Following onthe success of the original exhibition (whichwas shown in 10 different cities acrossNorth America, Europe, and Asia), the latestedition turns the spotlight on 80 up-andcomingtalents from 30 countries.Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi: A leaf from myrose garden is presented with the supportof ART + Islam, a project of the ThomasS. Kenan Institute for the Arts at the UNCSchool of the Arts.The fluid, dream-like navigation of transcontinuedon Page 25