Southern Vernacular At Miriam Block Gallery

April, 02, 2009 , by Tim

Join us! The Block Gallery exhibit “Southern Vernacular,” sponsored by the Raleigh Arts Commission, features striking photographs by Clifton Dowell and multi-media presentations about North Carolina’s people and dialects produced by the North Carolina Language and Life Project (NCLLP) of NC State University. The opening day reception will take place Thursday, April 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Gallery (located on first and second floors of the municipal building). The reception will also honor, in celebration of National Poetry Month, 2009 Piedmont Laureate Jaki Shelton Green, whose poetry will be featured in the second floor gallery cases. Ms. Green will be reading selections from her works at the reception starting at 5:30 p.m.

“Southern Vernacular” will be on display April 2 - May 18 in the Block Gallery at the Avery C. Upchurch Government Complex, 222 W. Hargett St. Click here for more information