MARCH 4, 2010 ISSUE
Gallery News
Downtown Boone Art Crawl Friday
The March edition of the Downtown Boone Art Crawl is one of the most anticipated of the year thanks to the Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition exhibition at the Turchin Center. Plenty of other galleries and businesses have new exhibitions, specials and exciting events lined up for this Friday, March 5.
Receptions at several downtown art galleries begin around 6:00 p.m. and continue throughout the evening. The Downtown Boone Development Association sponsors the Art Crawl. For more information, call 828-262-4532.
Functional pottery by a group of six artists collectively known as “Mud on the Mountain” will be featured in the Jones House’s Open Door Gallery.
Jones House Community Center
634 West King Street
828-264-1789
This Friday, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., the Watauga Arts Council will host a gallery reception to introduce two new exhibits at the Jones House, which will remain on display until Friday, March 26.
The Mazie Jones Gallery will feature pastels by Craig Franz. Franz has lived most of his life in the High Country, and his work showcases the natural beauty of the mountains. Only in the last two years has Franz been working with pastels.
“I love the pure color and intensity of soft pastels and the immediate nature of their use,” he said. His work has been on exhibit in several local galleries, and he received the “2009 Best of Show” award at the Northwest Art Guild Show in Wilkesboro.
In the Open Door Gallery will be a group of potters called “Mud on the Mountain.” This group consists of six area artists: Kate Colclaser, Barbara Scarborough, Nancy Graham, Patti Carmen, June Kay and Connie Cox. These women became friends while taking classes at Doe Ridge Pottery and ASU.
Drawing from a variety of skills, their clay has been wheel-thrown, rolled into slabs, extruded, sculpted, texturized and/or carved. Then they carefully consider the form and finishes, producing works of functional art. For more information about this group, click to www.mudonthemountain.blogspot.com.
Anju’s necklaces, bracelets and earrings are featured at ArtWalk this Friday.
ArtWalk
611 West King Street
828-264-9998
At this Friday’s Art Crawl, ArtWalk is featuring a new line of jewelry by Anju. Anju currently lives in Atlanta but was born and raised in Rajasthan, India. She also received her Masters of Art degree in India and travels often to expose herself to other cultures and to find new materials with which to work.
Anju’s mentality when crafting her line of jewelry is that jewelry doesn’t just have to be an accessory to one’s outfit; it can also be its own work of art by seeking out aesthetically pleasing designs and craftsmanship.
Anju’s line of jewelry includes necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Each piece is made from pewter coated with silver, copper, brass or colored enamel, then varnished for protection. No cleaning is needed. The metal elements are then strung onto cotton cord.
Those with sensitive skin will be glad to hear that all jewelry is lead and nickel free.
The ruff hewn surfaces and uneven edges of the pieces accentuate their organic origins and handmade nature, while the hinges that join various elements in each piece give them a mechanical quality.
The Collective on Depot
125 South Depot Street
artists@thecollectiveondepot.com
Artists of The Collective on Depot will open their studio doors to the public around 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Located on Depot Street in downtown Boone, through the doors left of Black Cat Burrito, The Collective On Depot is a work and studio space for local artists and musicians, who bring different media and perspectives to the group and foster a constant dynamic for collaboration, interaction and inspiration.
Current members are Brook Bower, Jamie Carroll, Chris Curtin, Dan Kaple, Brian Knox, Sean Matthews, Peter Oakley, Uijin Park, Melissa Reaves and Christian Smith. In addition to being an active studio space, The Collective on Depot is also a gallery and performance space for regional and nonregional artists and musicians and has been in operation since 2007.
Ellen’s photographs of the process involved in producing locally made chocolate, displayed in a window frame, is one of the pieces to be found at Ellen and Elaine Gwin’s mother-daughter art exhibit titled tART: Trash Art that takes place at the Nth? Gallery in Boone this Friday, March 5.Nthº Gallery and Studios
683 West King Street
This Friday, March 5, the exhibit titled tART: Trash Art will feature photography, collage and mixed media, and will take place at the Nth? Gallery in Boone, beginning at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Downtown Boone Art Crawl. Some refreshments will be provided, but attendees are encouraged to B.Y.O.B.
Read the full article about this exhibit here »
The Nth Degree Gallery is located at 683 West King Street, across from the Post Office and above Loretta’s Vendetta. For more information, email nthdegreegallery@gmail.com or call 828-773-0895.
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
423 West King Street
828-262-3017
In addition to the Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition, other exhibitions opening at the Turchin Center this Friday include the Appalachian Faculty Biennial, JinBao Han, Painted Speech: New Works by Barbara Yale-Read and Syntax: ‘sin-,taks
The Syntax: ‘sin-,taks exhibition explores the way in which many contemporary artists employ writing the creation of images. From their use of the graphic quality of individual letters, to Arabic calligraphy, to words that possess meanings, these artists all create works that pull the viewer into a dialogue.
Baltimore, Md., native Barbara Yale-Read, calligrapher and graphic designer, has worked to meet her clients’ needs and maintain impeccable design standards. Many of the works in this exhibition are built around a poem or passage in which the written word relays its narrative not only through the story but also through the graphic and expressionistic quality of the writing.
The Appalachian Faculty Biennial provides a great opportunity for students to view and discuss artwork produced by their teachers. It also gives other ASU faculty and the Boone community a chance to engage with the many ideas and practices being explored and taught within the Department of Art.
Traditional Chinese painters and calligraphers inspire JinBao Han’s work. His style is both delicate and dramatic and embodies traditional Chinese painting, interpreted through his own contemporary style that includes vibrant color. Originally from Beijing, China, JinBao Han lives in Asheville.
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