On-Going Exhibits and Events


On-Going Exhibitions

KidZoom: The Power of Creativity!

Continuing
Kidzu Children Museum’s first original exhibit by local artists, craftspeople, authors and others inspires children to exercise creativity in all areas of life and to imagine what the future can hold for their own community. KidZoom features three primary creation zones, all powered by children’s imaginations:
• “Green Thumb Garden-to-Table Market”. Children can learn about nature’s creations and the fantastic voyage produce takes from the garden to your dinner plate.
• “Build-A-Dream Construction Zone”. The sky’s the limit where kids are invited to plan and build their very own buildings and communities.
• “Kidoodle Moodle Art Studio”. Moodle, doodle and use your noodle! Children are invited to make original works of art to take home or display at Kidzu.
Kidzu Children’s Museum, 105 East Franklin St, Chapel Hill. Admission cost. (919) 933-1455.

Exhibits Closing Soon

The Art of Love

Through Sep 7
With 22 woodcuts, engravings and etchings from the Ackland’s collection, The Art of Love explores notions of romantic love through works by Dutch, Flemish, French, German and Italian artists from the 15th through the 19th centuries, such as Lucas Cranach the Elder, Albrecht Durer and Marcantonio Raimondi. They engage us with ideas about love rooted in classical antiquity and the European Middle Ages, and allow viewers to consider the extent to which they connect with modern conceptions. Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill. Wed-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 1-5 pm. Free. (919) 966-5736.

Mixed Media Collage Exhibit

Through Sep 14
Works by Joyce Watkins King. Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill. Tue-Fri, 10am-4pm; Sun, 1-4pm. Free. (919) 942-7818.

Surviving Hurricane Katrina

Through Sep 30
"Holding Out and Hanging on: Surviving Hurricane Katrina" features photographs by Thomas Neff, an art professor at Louisiana State University, who spent 45 days in New Orleans interviewing and photographing residents who stayed through and after the August 2005 tragedy. Love House, 410 East Franklin St, Chapel Hill. Thu, 2-4:30pm. Free. (919) 962-5665.

Current Events

Paintings Exhibit

Aug 19-Sep 27
New Paintings by Gayle Stott Lowry. Tyndall Galleries @ University Mall, Chapel Hill. Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm; Mon by Appt. Free. (919) 942-2290.

Sep 2-28
Works by Alyssa Hinton. The ArtsCenter, Carrboro. Tue-Fri, 5-7pm; Sat-Sun, 2-4pm. Free. (919) 929-2787.

Annual Faculty Exhibit

Sep 3-Oct 17
By The ArtsCenter staff. The ArtsCenter, Carrboro. Mon-Sat, 10am-10pm. Free. (919) 929-2787.

Group Painting Exhibit

Sep 5-Oct 31
Works by Luis Cesar Frias Leal, Carol Retsch-Bogart and John Labadie. Chapel Hill Town Hall. Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5pm. Free. (919) 968-2749.

Lucian Read Photography Exhibit

Sep 10-Oct 12
Lucian Read has caught a rare view of life in the Middle East by conveying a special, humanistic glimpse into the lives of the people of Iraq and their interaction with the U.S. military. The Burwell School, Hillsborough. Wed-Sat, 11am-4pm; Sun, 1-4pm. Free. (919) 732-7451

Circa 1958: Breaking Ground in American Art

Sep 21-Jan 4, 2009
Mounted in celebration of the Ackland’s 50th anniversary, this exhibit is the largest the Ackland has ever mounted, the first to examine the importance of the year 1958 as a critical tipping point in the evolution of American art. It explores the time that American artists departed from Abstract Expressionism to explore new trends that helped to define the last half of the 20th century, and includes 62 works by 57 artists drawn from more than 50 public and private collections, including the holdings of many of the artists themselves. Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill. Wed-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 1-5 pm. Free. (919) 966-5736.

Woodblock Print Exhibit

Sep 21-Oct 12
Works by Merrill Shatzman. Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill. Tue-Fri, 10am-4pm; Sun, 1-4pm. Free. (919) 942-7818.

Photography Exhibit

Sep 30-Oct 26
Works by Michael Mills. The ArtsCenter, Carrboro. Tue-Fri, 5-7pm; Sat-Sun, 2-4pm. Free. (919) 929-2787.

Tapestries & Ceramics Exhibits

Sep 30-November 8
New Tapestries by Silvia Heyden. New Ceramic Sculpture by Ellen Kong. Tyndall Galleries @ University Mall, Chapel Hill. Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm; Mon by Appt. Free. (919) 942-2290. (Opening Reception, Oct. 4, 7-9 pm).

Black Film Posters Exhibit

Oct 9-Dec 5
"Black Dreams/Silver Screens, 1920-1995" features original posters, rare vintage lobby cards and hard-to-find, one-of-a-kind promotional materials from the earliest and classic days of black filmmaking that played an important socio-economic role for black communities in the U.S. Stone Center for Black Culture & History, UNC campus, Chapel Hill. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Free. (919) 962-9001.

Photography Exhibit

Oct 19-Nov 16
Works by Ellen Giamportone. Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill. Tue-Fri, 10am-4pm; Sun, 1-4pm. Free. (919) 942-7818.

Paintings Exhibit

Oct 28-Nov 30
Works by Louise Frank. The ArtsCenter, Carrboro. Tue-Fri, 5-7pm; Sat-Sun, 2-4pm. Free. (919) 929-2787.

Tapestry Exhibit

Nov 23-Dec 21
Works by Sylvia Heyden. Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill. Tue-Fri, 10am-4pm; Sun, 1-4pm. Free. (919) 942-7818.

Holiday Exhibition

Nov 19-Jan 10
New York by Our Gallery Artists. Tyndall Galleries @ University Mall, Chapel Hill. Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm; Mon by Appt. Free. (919) 942-2290. (Opening Reception, Nov 22., 7-9 pm).

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On-going events that run monthly or for multiple months like museum, art and photography exhibits, plus outdoor markets, aren't listed in the regular daily calendar, so check them out here on a regular basis.