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The First Friday Agenda December 2008
A grand end-of-year First Friday with art, gifts and of course after parties. Above: New Works by Jackson Hodges @ Morning Times More Below the Fold
College of Design Downtown Studio Exhibition
To Our Recollection: Design for Public History is a First Friday exhibition of College of Design student work from the Downtown Studio.
Select Galleries Extend First Friday Hours For Holidays
Ten of downtown Raleigh’s galleries are offering extended holiday hours, providing the perfect opportunity to bypass the masses at malls and Wal-Marts so you can find your loved ones truly unique gifts this Christmas.
Greg Fidler Form Review & Via Penland At Rebus Works
Via Penland is an annual exhibition of artists who are current or past students, teachers, or residents of the internationally recognized Penland School of Crafts, the creative community nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Spruce Pine, NC. For the sixth annual exhibit, Rebus Works has chosen Greg Fidler as the 2008 featured artist, showcasing his glass art in Form Review. Photos and more about Fidler and other Penland artists below the fold.
Ahpeele Opens With First Friday Party
Adam Peele, the local go-to-guy for great screenprinting and original tee designs, is now taking operations beyond the internet with the opening of the new retail Ahpeele location on Capital Blvd.
Boylan Heights Artwalk This Sunday
This Sunday afternoon from 1-5, enjoy a leisurely stroll around the historic Boylan Heights neighborhood while enjoying some local art.
Cloud Chamber @ North Carolina Museum of Art NCMA
Tucked back into the woods off the Reedy Creek Greenway is the NCMA’s Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky by Chris Drury, a British artist who has completed commissioned works all over the world. The Cloud Chamber is a camera obscura device that projects the sky and trees onto the interior surface of this small grotto-like structure. The Cloud Chamber on New Raleigh.
Luke Miller Buchanan This Sunday
Sunday brings two opportunities to see one of Raleigh’s most talented young painters.
Santaland Diaries Coming to Theatre in the Park
“I had two people say that to me today, “I’m going to have you fired.” Go ahead, be my guest. I’m wearing a green velvet costume; it doesn’t get any worse than this. Who do these people think they are?”
North Carolina Printmaking At Adam Cave Fine Art
This Friday, November 21st, Adam Cave Fine Art hosts an opening reception for their new show, North Carolina Printmaking.
Portraits of Raleigh: Images of a City and Her People
The Raleigh City Museum announces a call for entries for a juried photography exhibition entitled Portraits of Raleigh: Images of a City and Her People opening March 6, 2009.
Kyle Blue, Design Director for Dwell, Tonight at NCSU
Kyle Blue, the man responsible for the redesign of Dwell, will be speaking at NCSU College of Design tonight at 5.
The First Friday Agenda November 2008
This month’s First Friday has a nice variety of offerings. From Pro/Con’s poignant offering at Rebus works (with Scott Goner performing), to Art Space’s silent auction preview, there is plenty to see. Also exciting is VAE’s Found Object/ Graffiti Show, and Lump’s exhibition of Canadian artist Jason de Haan. Design Box hosts a show of young artists inspired by Bob Rankin. And Flanders 311 has a gorgeous show of Lori Esposito’s paintings (shown above). Finally, Gallery Shibui in Cameron Village will be showing Adam Peele Prints. Check out our Map and Guide to Raleigh’s First Friday
Graffiti on the Walls of Visual Art Exchange
This Friday graffiti artists unleash on Visual Art Exchange for a night of deviance.
Bulldog Pottery At The Nature Art Gallery
Fans of contemporary craft have until November 2nd to see the work of Bulldog Pottery in the Nature Art Gallery, located on the second floor of the Museum Shop at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Click through for details and a slide show of their fine studio craft.
Boylan Bridge Graffiti: The Angry Man
There is was a new addition to the view from Raleigh’s Boylan Bridge, a towering angry face on an industrial hopper with “U LIVE AND YOU BURN” scrawled across the bottom. Why the scowl?
