“My path is already laid out for me. Heaven, stars, and moons have orchestrated a musical play that is my life. I bounce through life at my own cadence, as most of us. It's up to me to tap into myself and tackle the summits, even though the path was predestined. When your heart is connected with your mind and body, you get endless possibilities. When you talk with love, compassion, and truth, the world is yours. This journey is mine but it is a shared experience between all.” - Rakia Jackson

Black canvas is like a beginning in life: plant a seed in the soil where it is dark and black. The seed will grow out turning into colors with sunshine, as goes the painting when I begin on the black canvas. The colors on canvas begin to emerge and grow into the picture of whatever is in my heart. I am studying the symbols of nature, and symbols of subjects that surround us. I use those symbols to tell the story of everyday life.

Homage

Opening Reception: December 1, 2023 6-9 PM

This nationally juried exhibition invited artists to pay homage to famous works of art by referencing and transforming iconic imagery. Test your art and music history knowledge and see if you can pinpoint the artist's inspiration.

Food for Thought

Opening Reception: November 3, 2023 6-9 PM

Featuring: Ariel Williams - Isabella Losskarn - Isabel Lu - Ame Jo Hughes - Be Boggs - Erica McRay - Crystal Folmar - Melan Allen - Myles Wilder - Delanya Robbins

This invitational exhibition showcases artworks that explore the myriad ways in which food and drink shape our experiences and cultures.

From the intimacy of a home-cooked meal to the grandeur of a Michelin-starred feast, food brings people together. It is a source of nourishment, celebration, and connection. Artists in this exhibition use food and drink as a lens through which to examine themes such as identity, memory, community, and the global food system.

Some works are whimsical and playful, while others are more contemplative and challenging. We invite you to reflect on the complex and often contradictory relationship that we have with the things we eat and drink with: Food for Thought.

When I was a young man I never imagined that I would be an artist.

I gradually came to discover the delight in drawing and painting imaginary things. I like to approach my work with little or no image in mind as to what will appear on the paper or canvas. This allows my uncensored spirit to do its best work without interference. In the case of wood, I let the material suggest what will happen.  I usually prefer to work with pieces that other carpenters might describe as scrap wood.  My goal is to encourage people by putting a splash of color in the world.  If I can make you laugh, that is a bonus.

I am curious about the connection we have, as a society, to lost memories and traces of human histories. My collages are building on something known and creating something that is new, revealing the overlapping stories we all share that have become blurred in this current space it occupies. I am investigating my own memory and stories from my childhood through images and materials I have saved. Allowing for the misplaced pieces to the stories to open new narratives and expand our understanding. I see these works as a way of signaling that our narratives and histories are multilayered, overlapping, and open for interpretation. Leaning into the idea that our blurry memories are provoking a slippage between the real and unreal.

TBA

Layers is a mixed-media visual art exhibition featuring a selection of intricate textile, collage and mixed media works. Layers invites viewers to bask in the artists' technical handling of materials and design.

Featuring: Cindy Morefield, Meghan Radman, Natacha Sochat, Sarah Fishbein, Trudy Thomson

Join us for the opening reception on August 4, 2023 from 6-9 PM. There will be a live performance by Oak City Saxes and light refreshments!

Places to see is a group visual art exhibition of varied styles of landscapes, featuring select works by:

• Ann Miller Smith

• Amber Johnson

• Guy Gondron

• Emmy Kline

• Hua Li

• Marie-Laurence Daigle

• Gary Terry

For this remarkable third installation of Your Place at the Table, 95 works of art were carefully selected for their interpretations of the word/theme: Rooted.

These works provide an eye-opening look into the thoughts, struggles and triumphs of the artists, and offer a unique way to explore the concept of being rooted in one's culture, identity, and history.

Participating Artists

Taylor Allison, NC

Gloria Ballard, NC

Alexandra Beaumont, MN

Samantha Billig, FL

Anne Bouie, DC

Sheryl M Brodie, NC

Cesar Ceballos, NV

Bryce Culverhouse, IN

Hector Del Campo, IN

Jacqueline Dulin, NC

Toni Evans, NC

Adrienne Garnett, NC

Millicent Gomez, NC

Isabella Gonzalez Gamero, GA

Tarja Harney, IN

Andre Jones, NC

James Long, NY

Angela Paola Lopez, SC

Sierra McCants, MI

Sarah McCormick, CO

Nadia Msalek, VA

Doretha Murray, PA

Kyndall Owens, NC

William Parker, NC

Neidy Perdomo, NC

Millian Giang Pham, AL

Simone Robinson, IL

Sandro Sebastian, CA

La'Porscha Smith, NC

Valerie Spiva Collins, NC

Brianna Taylor, SC

Marteena Taylor, MS

Desiree Thomas, NC

Margaret Warfield, GA

Michael Weddington, NC

Tiffany Wilson, NC

mia zheng, HI

Kelly Zhong, NY

Denise Zubizarreta, CO