On Exhibit

ON EXHIBIT
Effective Dec. 27
Winston-Salem
5IVE & 40RTY, 541-A N. Trade St.: Through Feb. 6: "Figure Me Out," figural paintings by Lena Jones and Anastasiya Popova. Phone: 724-2474. Web site: www.5iveand40rty.com.
ARTISTS ON LIBERTY BUILDING, 521 N. Liberty St.: Island Arts On Trade: Through Thursday: "Shiva Begat Brahma," works by Mark Hamby. Phone: 354-9796.
ARTWORKS GALLERY, 564 N. Trade St.: Through Friday: "25th Anniversary Exhibit," with a showing of works by the 24 members of the cooperative gallery. Phone: 723-5890. Web site: http://artworks-gallery.org.
ASSOCIATED ARTISTS GALLERY, 301 W. Fourth St.: Through Jan. 8: "Winter Showcase," a holiday exhibition and sale of fine art and crafts. Donations will be accepted through Dec. 18 for the Family Services Head Start Program and for the Second Harvest Food Bank. For donation suggestions, see www.associatedartists.org. Phone: 722-0340.
THE DELTA ARTS CENTER, 2611 New Walkertown Road: Through Jan. 23: "The Madness of Kings: Paintings by Tonya Ingersol." Phone: 722-2625. Web site: www.deltafinearts.org.
THE ENRICHMENT CENTER, 1006 S. Marshall St.: In the sculpture garden: Through Sept. 30: "Things That Fly," cast-aluminum works by Enrichment Center artists Trip Collins, Mindy Kistler, Meredith Lamy, Jonathan Lindsay, Paul Quinn, and Valarie Williams. In the Gateway Gallery: Through Jan. 16: "Chrome & Stone," with digitally enhanced photos of hotrods and muscle cars by Walker Lewis Jr., infrared film photos taken by James C. Williams in England Cornwall and South Wales. Phone: 777-0076, ext. 238. Web site: www.enrichmentcenter.org/gallery.html.
FORSYTH COUNTY CENTRAL LIBRARY, 660 W. Fifth St.: Through Thursday: "Look Around: Paintings Past and Present" by Nanu Lindgren La Rosee. Next Sunday through March 31: "Ethnic Breezes," handmade fans by Diane Faison, decorated with imagery inspired by American Indian and African cultures. Phone: 727-2665. Web site: www.forsyth.cc/library.
GALLERY OF THE ARTS, 411 W. Fourth St.: Through Thursday: Paintings by Gail Roberts, creations by bead artist Jonna Ellis Holston, and the writings of Leigh Somerville McMillan. Phone: 793-8000. Web site: www.communityartscafe.com.
HAWTHORNE GALLERY, 1281 W. Fourth St.: Through Jan. 15: "Green Artists," environmentally aware work by 17 artists. Phone: 724-1022. Web site: www.hawthorneart.com.
HORTON MUSEUM CENTER, 924 S. Main St.: In the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts: Through March 31: "A Land of Liberty and Plenty: Georgia Decorative Arts, 1733 to 1860." Phone: 721-7360. Web site: www.mesda.org.
THE OTHER HALF, 560 N. Trade St.: Through Jan. 5: "Noble Works," encaustics and oils on paper by Antoinette Noble. Through Jan. 31: "William Rogers Metal," forged iron works by William Rogers. Phone: 407-5494. e-mail: theotherhalf321@att.net.
PIEDMONT CRAFTSMEN, 601 N. Trade St.: Through Saturday: "Treasures from the Wilderness," photography by Tim Lewis and metals by Susannah Ravenswing. Phone: 725-1516. Web site: www.piedmontcraftsmen.org.
REYNOLDA HOUSE MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, 2250 Reynolda Road: Through May 30: "Andes of Ecuador: Science and Spectacle," a 19th century-style installation of Frederic Church's painting The Andes of Ecuador, complete with opera glasses with which to view details of the work. Through Thursday: "Now/Then: A Journey in Collecting Contemporary Art at Wake Forest University." The works have been acquired through buying trips made every four years since 1962 by students and faculty. Through April 5: "The Expatriates: Cassatt, Sargent, and Whistler." Phone: 758-5150. Web site: www.reynoldahouse.org/index.php.
SALEM COLLEGE: At Salem Fine Arts Center: Through Jan. 29: "The Purest: Celebrating the Art of Susan Moore," drawings, paintings and prints. Moore graduated in the Class of 1947. Phone: 917-5313. Web site: www.salem.edu.
SALEMTOWNE, THE MORAVIAN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, 1000 Salemtowne Drive: At the Smith Gallery: Through Jan. 4: "Holiday Art Show," by Associated Artists of Winston-Salem. Participating artists are Linda Fowler, Dianne Campbell, Carolyn Dunnagan, Leslie Karpinksi, Bill Gramley, Tom Beckett, Gene Austin, Joanna Britt, Jeannine Smith, Charles Hildebrandt, Justine Linville, Karen Friday, and Dot Austin. Phone: 767-8130. Web site: www.salemtowne.org.
SCIWORKS, 400 W. Hanes Mill Road: Through Saturday: "The Amazing Feats of Aging," an interactive exhibition exploring the mysteries of aging in humans and other animals. Phone: 767-6730. Web site: www.sciworks.org.
TATTOO ARCHIVE, 618 W. Fourth St.: Through Jan. 30: "Sailor Tattooing," examples from around the world. Phone: 722-4422. Web site: www.tattooarchive.com.
URBAN ARTWARE, 207 W. Sixth St.: Through Wednesday: "Chameleon," new work including sculptures, functional dinnerware and paintings by Melanie Micale. Phone: 722-2345. e-mail: urbanartware@bellsouth.net.
WHITESPACE GALLERY, Piedmont Leaf Lofts, Suite 202, 401 E. Fourth St.: Through Jan.8: "Balance," nature-inspired painted sculpture by Kathleen Spicer. Phone: 722-4671.
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY: At Diggs Gallery: Through March 6: "Young Americans," large-format color photographs by Sheila Pree Bright. Some of the subjects are or were WSSU students. Phone: 750-2458. Web site: www.wssu.edu.
Elsewhere
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Boone: At the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts: Through Jan. 16: "Plastic Flame Press," screen-printed posters by Chris Williams; "African Vailet: Olivia "Holly" Pendergast," a selection of large-format figurative paintings; and "SAQA: 12 Voices — a traveling exhibition of the Studio Art Quilt Association," works by fiber artists from around the world. Through Feb. 6: "225 F: Encaustic Encounters," heated wax-and-pigment paintings by American artists; "Collective Dialogues: New work from The Collective on Depot," works in various media, many by alumni and faculty of ASU's Department of Art; and "Brush & Palette: Artists Unmasked," works by members of The Brush and Palette Art Club, a regional group of painters and sculptors. Phone: 828-262-3017. Web site: www.tcva.org
BLOCK GALLERY, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh: Through Jan. 11: "National Arts Program," showcasing artwork by City of Raleigh and Wake County employees and their families. Phone: 919-996-3610. Web site: www.raleighnc.gov/arts.
CAMERON ART MUSEUM, 3201 S. 17th St., Wilmington: Through May 9: "Kaleidoscope: Changing Views of the Permanent Collection," paintings, furniture, decorative arts and more. Through March 28: "Toying with Art: Toys Designed by Artists." Phone: 910-395-5999. Web site: www.cameronartmuseum.com.
CAPITAL BANK PLAZA, 333 Fayetteville St., Raleigh: Through Jan. 25: paintings and etchings by Joseph Cave. Phone: 919-838-6692 (Adam Cave Fine Art). Web: www.adamcavefineart.com.
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. Web site: www.chinquapenn.com.
DAVIDSON COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM, Old Courthouse on the Square, 2 S. Main St., Lexington: Through Thursday: "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. Web site: www.co.davidson.nc.us/leisure/1858Courthouse.aspx.
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. Web site: www.discoveryplace.org.
DOWNTOWN SALISBURY: Through Thursday: "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. Web site: www.salisburysculpture.com.
DUKE UNIVERSITY, Durham: At the Nasher Museum of Art: Through next Sunday: "Picasso and the Allure of Language," 60 works created by the artist between 1900 and 1969, as well as works by Georges Braque and photographs, letters, manuscripts and book projects by various artists and writers. The exhibition was organized by the Yale University Art Gallery. Through Jan. 10: "Africa and Picasso." Through Feb. 21: "Big Shots: Andy Warhol Polaroids," about 250 Polaroids and 70 silver gelatin black-and-white prints taken by Warhol between 1970 and '87. Phone: 919-684-5135. Web site: www.nasher.duke.edu. At the Center for Documentary Studies: Through Jan. 10: "Undraborn/Extradordinary Child: Photographs by Mary Ellen Mark," a look at the daily life of a group of disabled Icelandic children. Phone: 919-660-3663. Web site: http://cds.aas.duke.edu.
FOUNTAINSIDE GALLERY, Lumina Station, 1900 Eastwood Road, Suite 44, Wilmington. Through Thursday: "Holiday Treasures," an exhibit of small works by gallery artists. Phone: 910-256-9956. Web site: www.fountainsidegallery.com.
GALLERY C, 3532 Wade Ave., Raleigh: Through Thursday: "24th Annual Holiday Show of Arts and Crafts," works from around the world. Phone: 888-278-3973. Web site: www.galleryc.net.
GREEN HILL CENTER FOR N.C. ART, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro: Through Jan. 15: "Winter Show," an exhibit of more than 150 artists from across the state. Phone: 333-7460. Web site: www.greenhillcenter.org.
MARITIME MUSEUM, 315 Front St., Beaufort: Through March 7: Paintings by maritime artist Paul Hee. Phone: 252-728-7317. Web site: www.ncmaritimemuseum.org.
MINT MUSEUM OF ART, 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte: Through Jan. 30: "Faces and Flowers: Painting on Lenox China," a collection of more than 70 embellished objects, including plates, vases and decorative items. The exhibition was organized by the University of Richmond Museums, Virginia. Through Feb. 27: "Lois Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color," a 70-year retrospective of paintings, sketches, and textiles designs. Through March 27: "Identity Theft: How a Cropsey Became a Gifford," an examination of how an important Hudson River School painting, Stanford Robinson Gifford's Indian Summer in the White Mountains was for years attributed to Jasper Francis Cropsey — until recent conservation work revealed a Gifford signature and new date beneath Cropsey's. Phone: 704-337-2000. Web site: www.mintmuseum.org.
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. Web site: www.mintmuseum.org.
MORING ARTS CENTER, 123 Sunset Ave., Asheboro: Through Thursday: "Artists' Hang-up," a nonjuried exhibition in various media. Phone: 629-0399. Web site: www.randolphartsguild.com.
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. Web site: www.natsci.org.
NEW ELEMENTS GALLERY, 216 N. Front St., Wilmington: Through Jan. 9: "25th Annual Holiday Show," an exhibition of art and craft by more than 40 artists, with a focus on regional work. Web site: www.newelementsgallery.com.
N.C. ARBORETUM, Milepost 393, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville: Through next Sunday: "Building Small: American Folk Art Houses and Structures," more than 200 works created between about 1890 and 1950. On loan from the collection of Steven Burke and Randy Campbell. Through Feb. 22: "Celebrating Rivers and Streams," paintings by Sue Sweterlitsch. Phone: 828-665-2492. Web site: www.ncarboretum.org.
N.C. MUSEUM OF HISTORY, 5 E. Edenton St., Raleigh: Through next Sunday: "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. Through July 5: "Barbie — Simply Fabulous at 50!" looks at the history and evolution of the doll that has become an American icon. Phone: 919-807-7900. Web site: www.ncmuseumofhistory.org.
N.C. MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES, 11 W. Jones St, Raleigh: Through Jan. 10: "Journey Through the Arctic Refuge," an expedition photographed by John Burcham, Forrest McCarthy, George Schaller, and Jon Waterman. In the Nature Gallery: Through today: "Nature in Relief: Woodcuts" by Kent Ambler of Greenville, S.C. Phone: 919-733-7450. Web site: www.naturalsciences.org.
N.C. POTTERY CENTER, 233 East Ave., Seagrove: Through Jan. 31: "Fire in the Valley: Catawba Valley Pottery Then and Now," an examination of the pottery tradition of the Catawba Valley. Phone: 873-8430. Web site: www.ncpotterycenter.com.
N.C. TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM, 411 S. Salisbury Ave., Spencer: Through June 30, 2011: "The World Aloft — 1908: The Year the Airplane Went Public," showcasing the Wright brothers' efforts to make powered flight known worldwide. On view will be a full-size replica Wright Flyer, pieces of the original Wright Flyer, and a selection of artifacts on display for the first time. Phone: 704-636-2889. Web site: www.nctrans.org.
UNC CHAPEL HILL: At the Ackland Art Museum: Through June 5, 2011: "Along the Silk Road: Art and Cultural Exchange," works from the 1st-16th centuries from the permanent collection. Phone: 919-966-5736. Web site: www.ackland.org.
UNC GREENSBORO: At Weatherspoon Art Museum: Through Feb. 7: "Remastering the Masters: The Classical Tradition," an exploration of the influence of ancient Greece and Rome on the art of later periods. Through March 7: "American Art 1960-Present: Five Decades of Innovation," showcasing sculpture. Phone: 334-5770. Web site: http://weatherspoon.uncg.edu.
UPTOWN WINE & GALLERY: 240 E. Main St., Yadkinville: Through Jan. 30: Works by folk artist Tory Casey. Phone: 677-1115. e-mail: uptown@yadtel.net.