The First Friday Agenda October 2009

October brings a ton of lush new art to the city.  If you can’t make it out tonight, be sure to stop in on the galleries over the next month. 

First Friday Map and Guide to the Art Exhibitions >

Our picks this month?  Well there is some truly exciting stuff happening at the Made in the USA exhibit in the Warehouse at 320 South Harrington Street, across the street from The Office.  This exhibit is all about the death of our manufacturing facilities:

Made in the USA (MUSA) is a multi-media art exhibition examining the effects of globalization and the transition from an industrial to a post-industrial era in the U.S.A.  MUSA Directors, Carter Hubbard and Sara Botwick, have partnered with Otho Cozart. owner of the building which once hosted his thriving furniture manufacturing business, to produce an interpretive, visual perspective that will allow patrons to reflect on what it means to be “made” in the USA; a question even more poignant in these current economic times.

Set in one of North Carolina’s countless shuttered furniture factories, “Made in the USA” opens October 2nd and features film, installation, original art work and photographs that illustrate the changing environment of our society.  Organized around the unique features of the factory space of the building, which dates back to the Civil War era, MUSA provides and in depth, multiplicitous view of what it currently means to be “made” in the USA.

Rebus comes correct as usual-  Three Piece Suit is three artists working in different mediums.  Kreh Mellick’s drawings (also at Stitch), Andrew Hayes sculpture, and Celia Gray’s wax paintings.

We are also excited for the City Museum’s Abstractions show that opened last night- various artist in all different mediums showing their stuff, including NR’s own Tim Ayers with his beautiful works of wood-fried clay. Read our post on that show here.

Alison Overton’s georgeous digital photos are at Flanders 311 - these colorful photos are rich with manipulation and represent her transition from traditional photography process to the digital era.  Right next door check out the SPARKcon review at design box.

There are many more shows including Artspace, Morning Times, Adam Cave, AHPeele and Lump - checkout our visual guide to get a taste: 

First Friday Map and Guide to the Art Exhibitions >

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