JANUARY 15, 2009 ISSUE
Gallery News
Crossnore Fine Arts Gallery Moves to Crossnore
The Crossnore Fine Arts Gallery, formerly located in the Linville Village, has recently moved to 205 Johnson Lane in the town of Crossnore. The gallery is now housed in the charming two-story stone and chestnut-shingle trimmed building that also houses Crossnore Weavers: A Working Museum. Constructed in 1936, this historic building is one of two buildings in the town of Crossnore that is on the National Register of Historic Places.
“What was known for decades as the Homespun House is the perfect location for our art gallery. We have recently renovated and restored the entire upstairs. Plus moving our gallery to campus makes it possible for us to provide more efficient and effective staffing,” explained Martha Hill, the school’s director of income entities. “We have thousands of art lovers who already come to campus throughout the year to view our Ben Long fresco in Sloop Chapel. Having our gallery here places it just a few steps away from those who already seek us out as a fine arts destination,” Hill added.
The Crossnore Fine Arts Gallery is a nonprofit gallery that was created by regional artists who want to help support Crossnore’s mission of providing hope and healing for children from families in crisis.
“The gallery was designed to specifically support our Stepping Stones Program in the summer of 2006,” explained Dr. Phyllis Crain, executive director of The Crossnore School. “There is a tremendous need in this state and nation to provide a safety net of continued care for children who are aging out of foster care system,” Crain continued. “These children need to begin their postsecondary education and often at a community college. They need safe and stable housing, real world work experience, health care, dental care and coaching in life skills that range from careful spending such as selecting the most cost-effective cell phone service to shopping for the best car insurance. Of equal importance, young adults need to learn not only how to spend, but also how to save and tithe. These are skills that must be both taught and modeled.”
“We are blessed to have more than 25 phenomenal artists who choose to place their work in our gallery because they want their art to not only delight the art collector, they want proceeds from the sale of the artwork to make a difference in the life of a child,” explains Crain explained. “Our artists range from Ben Long, master fresco artist, to Dennis Ambrose, master tempera painter to Stanley Anderson, master potter to Alan Holler, master woodworker to the Bersteins, master glass artists.
“In addition, we have an amazing partnership with the Charleston Renaissance Gallery in Charleston, South Carolina and always have available a few old southern masterpieces by artists such as William Aiken Walker, Elliott Dangerfield and Elizabeth O’Neill Verner. We currently have five fabulous paintings on exhibit by James Adam Spelman. The Charleston Renaissance Gallery is the nation's foremost gallery specializing in fine art of the American South offering 19th and 20th century masterworks.
“The Crossnore Fine Arts Gallery is an art lover’s paradise,” Crain said. “We have some of the finest art from the New South and museum-quality fine art from the Old South—and all for a GREAT cause. Every piece of art that is sold helps provide a Crossnore student the smooth transition they need from childhood to adulthood.
During the winter months, the gallery will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more info, call 828-733-4305.
ASU’s Looking Glass Gallery Presents Photographs on Food and Hunger
Appalachian State University presents a juried exhibition, Photographic Documentaries: Food and Hunger in North Carolina, at the Looking Glass Gallery in Plemmons Student Union on the ASU campus from Tuesday, January 20, through Tuesday, February 10. Works in this show are composed of gelatin silver photographic media.
The gallery presents works from the following artists: Brian Baker, Emily Combs, Alison Croft, Ronnie Hamline, Bernie Hendricks, Shannon Hunter, Jessie Jellicourse, Matt Kiefer, Lauren Jonas, David Lezette, Derek Misler, Ryan Naylor, Whitney O' Regan, Tonia Perkins, Amanda Rodriguez, Ryan Simpson and Brandon Thompson.
The documentary photographs in this exhibition were created during the fall semester in Art 3226: Photographic Design II, taught by Kathleen Campbell, professor of art, in response to the global food crisis, particularly how it has affected Watauga Country and North Carolina. The students researched the issue and then interviewed and photographed at local agencies and other venues dealing with or related to food and hunger issues. Beth Davison and Tom Hansell, faculty at the new University Documentary Services, assisted the students.
Show jurors were Campbell, Jody Servon, assistant professor of art and curator of the Catherine Smith Gallery; Beth Davison, associate professor of sociology and co-director of University Documentary Services; and Tom Hansell, co-director of University Documentary Services.
9th Annual Workshop Series for Artists and Aspiring Artists at Carlton Gallery
Vae Hamilton will offer classes in mixed media collage during Carlton Gallery’s 9th annual Painting Workshop Series that begins in May.
During its 27th year, Carlton Gallery will present its 9th annual Painting Workshop Series, beginning in May and continuing through October. The workshops are not limited to artists, but all levels are encouraged to attend for insightful, entertaining and inspiring classes taught by gallery artists.
Vae Hamilton will offer classes in mixed media collage, Jim Crompton will teach Creative Paintings from Photographs and Andy Braitman will teach Color Theory in Oil Painting. Egi Antonaccio plans an Abstract Landscapes in Acrylic using Palette Knives workshop, Bill Farnsworth will instruct participants in painting a plein air landscape and Freeman Beard plans to demonstrate a plein air painting along with guiding participants in the process of watercolor painting.
For those who want to learn to draw, artist Mary Dobbin will instruct the beginning and experienced artists on drawing from the right side of the brain. Dobbin will also conduct a still life workshop that will explore the abstract elements of composition. Oil Relief on Grass Cloth by Irmaly Brackin rounds out the 9th Annual Workshop Series.
For information about the workshops and seasonal exhibitions, click to www.carltonartgallery.com, call 828-963-4288 or visit the gallery located on Highway 105, 10 miles south of Boone and 7 miles north of Linville. Winter hours are 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday and by appointment. The gallery will be open on Monday, January 19, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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