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A list of exhibits in area galleries and museums
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Published: August 1, 2009
ON EXHIBIT
Effective Aug. 2
Winston-Salem
5IVE & 40RTY, 541-A N. Trade St.: Through Sept. 12: "It Was Just a Joke," oil paintings and pencil sketches by Nashville artist John Peres Bruno. Phone: 724-2474.
ARTISTS ON LIBERTY BUILDING, 521 N. Liberty St.: The Main Gallery: Through Sept. 1: "Timeless: Forgotten Trucks," color photography by Alan Calhoun. Reception: 7-10 p.m. Friday. Free. Phone: 245-0622.
8:30-10 p.m. Friday, under the marquee: Live music by Redsnapper, a five-member folk band from Boone. Free.
ARTWORKS GALLERY, 564 N. Trade St.: Tuesday through Aug. 29: "Earth Creatures," collages by Nancy Hayes; and "Layers," fused-glass pieces by Jody Danner Walker. Reception: 7-10 p.m. Friday. Free. Phone: 723-5890.
ATELIER/STUDIO, 619 N. Trade St.; 7-10 p.m. Friday: "Vive La France!" a cultural celebration with plein-air art, wine, makeovers by Lancome cosmetics artists, French music and conversation. Free. Send e-mail to woodlandmoth@gmail.com.
DELTA ARTS CENTER, 2611 New Walkertown Road: Today through Sept. 26: "Of Numbers & Other Mysteries," works by Vandorn Hinnant exploring the link between consciousness and the physical sciences. Phone: 722-2625.
DOWNTOWN ARTS DISTRICT, Sixth and Trade streets: 7-10 p.m. Friday: "First Friday Gallery Hop," new exhibitions, receptions, art demonstrations and more. At this month's hop, there will be juggling, live jazz, drum circles, and more. At Christine Rucker Photography, dog lovers can have their pet's portrait done, with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Forsyth Humane Society and the Animal Adoption & Rescue Foundation. Hip-hop artist Pharoahe' ManC will perform at the south end of Trade Street, near the Millennium Center. Free. See www.dadaws.org.
THE ENRICHMENT CENTER, 1006 S. Marshall St.: In the Gateway Gallery: Through Sept. 19: "Color Texture Abstractions," abstract paintings by Pat Spainhour and Jack Hernon and pottery by Kenneth McMahan and Jonathan Lindsay. Phone: 777-0076, ext. 238.
FORSYTH COUNTY CENTRAL LIBRARY, 660 W. Fifth St.: Through Sept. 30: "Passages of time," acrylic paintings by Gwen Healy. Phone: 703-3020.
THE GARAGE, 110 W. Seventh St.; 6-8 p.m. Wednesday: Spoken-word performance by artist Kianga Ford, with live music by The Turbo Pro Project. Sponsored by the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, as part of its 2009 public-art program "Inside Out: Artists in the Community II." Free. Phone: 397-2107.
KARMA SALON & GALLERY, 206 W. Sixth St.: Through Sept. 30: "Travel Series '09 ~ Alaska," photography by Janie Prevette. Phone: 682-2671.
THE OTHER HALF, 560 N. Trade St.: Through Aug. 27: "Fabulous Things to Celebrate," birdbaths, birdhouses, bird feeders, garden globes and more. Tuesday through Sept. 25: "Fire and Water," majolica and watercolors by Diane Demers-Smith. Reception: 7-10 p.m. Friday. Free. Phone: 407-5494.
REYNOLDA HOUSE MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, 2250 Reynolda Road: Through Nov. 15: "The Stieglitz Circle: Beyond O'Keeffe," works from the permanent collection by artists including Alfred Maurer and Marsden Hartley. Through Sept. 27: "Heroes of Horticulture," photographs of trees and plantings, some more than 100 years old. The exhibition was organized by the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, in collaboration with The Cultural Landscape Foundation of Washington. Phone: 758-5150.
SALEMTOWNE, THE MORAVIAN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, 1000 Salemtowne Drive: At the Smith Gallery: Through Sept. 14: "Summertime Art Exhibition," paintings by Cynthia Anderson and Bonnie Dempster. Phone: 767-8130.
STUDIOS AT 625, 625 N. Trade St.: Through Sept. 1: "Starving Artist Show and Sale." Reception: 7-10 p.m. Friday. Free. Phone: 724-3000.
TATTOO ARCHIVE, 618 W. Fourth St.: Through Sept. 30: "East Meets West: How Japan Influenced American Tattooing," art works by Sailor Jerry Collins, D.E. Hardy, Kazuo Oguri, Masami Teraoka and others. Phone: 722-4422.
URBAN ARTWARE, 207 W. Sixth St.; Friday through Sept. 2: "Peter G. Spivak: Painting — Collage — Mixed Media, 1998-2007." Reception: 7-10 p.m. Friday. Free. Phone: 722-2345.
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY: At Diggs Gallery: Through Sept. 12: "Charles Searles: Universal Reflections of Color and Rhythm," a retrospective. Phone: 750-2458.
Elsewhere
ADAM CAVE FINE ART, 115½ E. Hargett St., Raleigh: Friday through Sept. 12: "Summer Cooler: Gallery Group Show," including oil paintings by Jennifer O'Connell and large-scale photography by Andrew Ross. Reception: 6-9 p.m. Friday. Free. Phone: 919-838-6692.
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Boone: At the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts: Through Aug. 29: "Gillian Christy: Inside and Out," a selection of home-themed sculpture; and "Faculty Selects — 2009," an exhibition of student works. Sponsored by The Furniture Society, an international nonprofit. Through Aug. 29: "Halpert Biennial: A National Juried Visual Art Competition and Exhibition." Through Oct. 3: "Wonderful Life," a series of 52 works by Steven Siegel; and "Recent Work," representational water paintings by Harlan Toole. Phone: 828-262-3017.
BANNER HOUSE MUSEUM, 7990 Hickory Nut Gap Road, Banner Elk: Through Oct. 17: "Life in Banner Elk — 1860-1865," on how the Civil War affected local families. Phone: 828-898-3634.
BLOCK GALLERY, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh: Thursday through Sept. 21: "Translucence," photography by Ron Ward and paintings by Melissa Katherine. Reception: 5-7 p.m. Thursday. Free. Phone: 919-996-3610.
CAMERON ART MUSEUM, 3201 S. 17th St., Wilmington: Through May 9: "Kaleidoscope: Changing Views of the Permanent Collection," paintings, furniture, decorative arts and more. Free. Phone: 910-395-5999.
CHINQUA PENN PLANTATION, 2138 Wentworth St., Reidsville: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays: "The Art of Tile," a focused look at tile work in the main part of the house, as well as in the basement and in other buildings on the plantation. Reservations required. Admission $30, $25 for seniors, military personnel and students, $20 for ages 6-16. Phone: 349-4576.
DAVIDSON COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM, Old Courthouse on the Square, 2 S. Main St., Lexington: Through Dec. 31: "Order in the Court," a restored courtroom with life-sized painted representations by Chip Holton of those one might have seen during a court week in the 1920s. Phone: 242-2035.
DISCOVERY PLACE, 301 N. Tryon St., Charlotte: Through Jan. 31: "SHIPWRECK! Pirates and Treasure," a traveling exhibition of artifacts and sunken treasure recovered from deep-ocean archaeological excavations by Odyssey Marine Exploration. A highlight of the show is a collection of items from the SS Republic, a Civil War-era shipwreck. Phone: 704-372-6261.
DOLL & MINIATURE MUSEUM, 101 W. Green Drive, High Point: Through Oct. 31: "Barbie, 50 and Fabulous: Celebrating 5 decades of the World's Most Famous Fashion Doll." Phone: 885-3655.
DOWNTOWN SALISBURY: Through Dec. 31: "Discover What's Outside," sculptures by 14 artists, who include Katherine Apple, Michael Baker, Carl Billingsley, Kevin Eichner and Jim Galluci. Tour brochures are available at the Rowan County Visitors Center. Phone: 704-638-5235; or see www.salisburysculpture.com.
DUKE UNIVERSITY, Durham: At the Nasher Museum of Art: Through today: "Christian Marclay: Video Quartet," simultaneous projections of samples from more than 700 Hollywood films. The clips showcase images of hands on keyboards, horns and violins, and men and women singing and dancing. Through Nov. 29: "David Roberts and the Holy Land." Phone: 919-684-5135.
GALLERY C, 3532 Wade Ave., Raleigh: Through Sept. 2: "Summer Selections 2009," nonrepresentational works by Cynthia Knapp, Carl Krabill, Willie Marlowe, and Diane Patton. Phone: 888-278-3973.
GREENSBORO CULTURAL CENTER, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro: In the Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art: Through Aug. 29: "Gallery Nomads," works from six Triangle-area galleries. They are Flanders Art Gallery, Adam Cave Fine Art, Bonded Llama Artists, The Design Box Gallery, Artspace, and The Visual Art Exchange. Phone: 333-7460.
6-9 p.m. Friday: "August Art Oasis," demonstrations of freehand aerosol and stencil art techniques by Bart Cusick and Garrett Scales, hip-hop dance performance by Dreams in Motion, music selected by DJs 1Adam12 & Deafrent, nomadic belly dance performed by Bellymisa. Free.
HISTORIC GERTRUDE SMITH HOUSE, 708 N. Main St., Mount Airy: Through Aug. 31: Dolls by Pete Ballard tracing women's hat fashions from 1770 to 1923. Phone: 800-576-0231.
MARSHALL ART GALLERY, Village at North Elm Shops, Greensboro: Today through Aug. 30: "Destinations," works by Mitzie Carpenter, Dian Hopper-Felder, Mary Frederick, Susan Hecht, and Helen Tueffel. Reception: 1-4 p.m. today. Free. Phone: 545-8268.
MINT MUSEUM OF ART, 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte: Through Nov. 14: "Bob Trotman: Business as Usual," an examination in figurative sculpture of American corporate culture. Phone: 704-337-2000.
MINT MUSEUM OF CRAFT + DESIGN, 220 N. Tryon St., Charlotte: Through Feb. 6: "American Quilt Classics, 1800-1980 — The Bresler Collection." Phone: 704-337-2000.
MORING ARTS CENTER, 123 Sunset Ave., Asheboro: Tuesday through Aug. 28: "Art Couture," a selection of wearable art. Phone: 629-0399.
NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER, 4301 Lawndale Drive, Greensboro: Through Jan. 10: "Extreme Deep: Mission to the Abyss!" a traveling exhibition on the mysterious life, landforms and shipwrecks found in the world's oceans. Phone: 288-3769.
NEW ELEMENTS GALLERY, 216 N. Front St., Wilmington: Through Aug. 22: "Coming Ashore," works by Jane Baldridge, Bruce Bowman, Michael Van Hout and Martha Bringhurst. See www.newelementsgallery.com.
N.C. ARBORETUM, Milepost 393, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville: Through today: "Rustic Birdhouses" by Southern Appalachian artist Walt Cottingham. Through Nov. 1: "Birds: The Science of Illustration," works by H. Douglas Pratt and John C. Sill. Phone: 828-665-2492.
N.C. MUSEUM OF HISTORY, 5 E. Edenton St., Raleigh: Through Jan. 3: "Knights of the Black Flag," artifacts, legends and history of pirates from ancient times to the present. Included in the exhibition will be items from the shipwreck believed to be Blackbeard's flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge. Phone: 919-807-7900.
N.C. MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES, 11 W. Jones St., Raleigh: Through Sept. 7: "Chocolate," a traveling exhibition on the history, economics and conservation of the cacao tree. In the Nature Gallery: Through today: "Paintings of Nature," by Theodora Tilton. Friday through Aug. 30: "Interpreting Nature in Porcelain," pottery by Silvie Granatelli. Reception: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday. Free. Phone: 919-733-7450.
STOKES COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL, 500 N. Main St., Danbury: In the Apple Gallery: Through Aug. 24: "Reach for the Stars," works in various media by students in the Compensatory Education program of Forsyth Technical Community College. Reception: 6-8:30 p.m. Friday. Free. Phone: 593-8159.
UNC CHAPEL HILL: At the Ackland Art Museum: Through Sept. 20: "Sage in the Bamboo Grove: The Legacy of Sherman E. Lee," a selection of screens, scrolls, ceramics and sculpture from the museum's Asian art collection. Through Sept. 13: "Aldwyth: Work v./Work n. — Collage and Assemblage 1991-2009," a retrospective organized by The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston. Phone: 919-966-5736.
UNC GREENSBORO: At the Weatherspoon Art Museum: Through Aug. 16: "Eileen Neff: Between Us," a selection of digitally created collages. Through Sept. 13: "Our Subject is You," participatory art by Tonico Lemos Auad, Harrell Fletcher, Nina Katchadourian, San Keller, Steve Lambert, Darren O'Donnell, Sherri Lynn Wood, and Erwin Wurm; and "Matisse and His Models: Two Themes," images of seated women in interior scenes and female reclining nudes, or odalisques. Next Sunday through Dec. 13: "American Art, 1900-1960: Shifting Directions," social realist, abstract expressionist and geometric abstractionist pieces by artists working in the first half of the 20th century. Phone: 334-5770.
YMI CULTURAL CENTER, 39 S. Market St., Asheville: Through Sept. 20: "Working Process: Sculpture by Robert Winkler," maquettes, models, works in progress and finished works, 1990-2009. Phone: 828-252-4614.
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