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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?
Works of HeArt This Weekend
Works of HeArt is a Public Art auction benefiting The Alliance of AIDS Services-Carolina. It starts tomorrow with a public preview at 11 am and a silent auction starting at 6 at the Progress Energy Center. Come out and get a good price on talented local artists, while helping AIDS victims in the Carolinas. Works of HeArt
Art Raleigh
In the tradition of some of the world’s most vibrant locales, Art Raleigh will transform the city into a weekend celebration of the state’s fine art and craft community. This first-of-its-kind art fair will showcase Raleigh’s leading galleries, arts organizations, and a juried arts and crafts exhibition and sale. To supplement the kickoff weekend for the North Carolina State Fair, Arts Alive will hold it’s fourth of four events, Art Raleigh. This final event, which will take place October 18th & 19th on Lichtin Plaza in front of the Progress Energy Performing Arts Center, is highlighted by a art fair, showcasing the work of North Carolina artists. Click through for the details on Art Raleigh.
Pro/Con: Political Craft @ Rebus Works
While it is included on our First Friday Guide, we thought Rebus Works’ show Pro/Con was worth highlighting. The politically themed art show is seasonally appropriate and diverse in the forms of political expression it showcases. One of the most exciting parts of the show is work by Combat Paper a project where Iraq War vets use their uniforms to make paper and then create works with that paper reflecting on the war experience. Shown: Joe Grant - Kim Jong-il Full Release Below The Fold
The First Friday Agenda October 2008
Pete Sack at Morning Times Tonight will be a beautiful night to walk through downtown touring galleries and mingling with townies. The shows look good and the weather is just right. DesignBox hosts two shows that look fun, one, a reading of Big Beard, the Raleigh Quarterly’s children’s book that has been illustrated by artists from all over the nation. The artwork will be for sale and the live reading should be a hoot. DesignBox will also host a large selection of halloween masks painted and designed by local artists. Lump looks stellar as usual with a show curated by John Freeborn telling the evolution of the Philadelphia art scene. Rebus Works will host the poignant Pro/Con a politically themed show with masterful works by artists and veterans. More Below The Fold Our Visual Map and Guide to All the Shows
Tift Merritt to Host Raleigh Medal of Arts Ceremony
On Tuesday October 7th, local singer/songwriter Tift Merritt will host the Raleigh Medal of Arts Ceremony at the Fletcher Theater for Performing Arts in Downtown Raleigh.
fashionSpark Fashion Show Review
fashionSpark’s fashion show has always been the biggest event of sparkCon. This year’s lineup included established local designers and newcomers alike in what was a flashy affair drawing a big crowd to the Moore Square outdoor stage. While the third annual event was a shorter, more streamlined affair, it showcased the most professional set of local designers ever collected in the Raleigh area. Over 100 pictures below the fold
Patterns of Memory at Block Gallery, Opens Tonight
Tonight a special opening at the Block Gallery, the modern lobby of the municipal building. The curator Sarah Blackmon, is very excited about the show. “The exhibition looks really great—the work is phenomenal.” Full Release Below the Fold
NC State College of Design Lecture Series 2008-2009
This fall, the NC State College of Design has a great lecture series that includes renowned poet, essayist and Novelist Andrei Condrescu as well as up and coming architect Winka Dubbleldam. Full Schedule below the fold.
Design Thinking, Graphic Design Masters Exhibit
It’s a popular buzzword in business today, but what exactly is ‘design thinking?’ The Master of Graphic Design students at NC State’s College of Design attempt to answer that question through their exhibit at the newly remodeled Leazar Hall on NC State’s College of Design campus. More Below The Fold
Visual Art Exchange Unveils New Works, Prepares for groundSPARK
The Visual Art Exchange, a non-profit gallery in Moore Square, debuted its latest exhibit, N.E.W. (Never Exhibited Work), to unprecedented crowds last Friday as Hurricane Hanna descended on Raleigh. More >>
