(www.ncartmuseum.org). Some contemporary pieces will be available for purchase. Purchased pieces must remain North Carolina Museum of History, 5 East in the show until it ends. Ongoing - Featuring NC Institutional Galleries Edenton Street, (between Salisbury and permanent and changing exhibits on the history Wilmington Streets), Raleigh. Through Jan. 3, of North Carolina pottery, "The North Carolina continued from Page 37 2021 - "You Have to Start a Thing." The year Pottery Tradition" and "Seagrove Area Pottery". Melinda Fine, Onay Gutierrez, Ben Hamgurger, Contemporary Frescoes/Faith and Community". 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th The Center also offers information on activi- Nora Hartlaub, Elizabeth Haskin, Stephen Hayes, This exhibition features monumental draw- Amendment to the United States Constitution ties, maps and information about the potteries Harrison Haynes, Clarence Heyward, Max Heller, ings, intimate portraits, and studies by Asheville and a century of voting rights for women. The located in the Seagrove area and across the Amy Herman, George Jenne, Kelly Johnston, artist Christopher Holt for the Haywood Street exhibition explores how Tar Heel women and state. A display of representative works from Shannon Johnstone, Joyce Watkins King, Beatitudes fresco completed in September 2019. men fought for—and against—woman suffrage more than 90 area potteries is also offered. Stacey Kirby, Deborah Kruger, Raymond La The fresco is the result of a two-year community in the decades leading up to 1920. It also Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-4pm. Contact 336/873- Mantia, Laura Little, Jennifer Markowitz, Jackson project led by Holt with the Rev. Brian Combs, chronicles the ongoing struggle to ensure vot- 8430 or at (www.ncpotterycenter.org). Martin, Donald Martiny, Gaella Materne, Chieko founder of the Haywood Street congregation in ing rights for North Carolinians of color and the Murasugi, Jeff Murphy, Chloe Rager, Tim Pickett, Asheville. Through July 26 - "Art in Transla- (slow) entry of women into positions of political STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise, Sherrill Roland, Molly Sawyer, Ann Silverman, tion: Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook". Recognized as power in our state. Ongoing - Featuring ex- 100 Russell Drive, just seven miles south of Dian Sourelis, Angela Stout, Natalie Strait, Sandy one of the preeminent video artists of Southeast hibits dealing with North Carolina's history as a Seagrove in Star. STARworks is a project of Stratil, Saba Taj, Lyudmila Tomova, Andrea Vail, Asia, Rasdjarmrearnsook explores the con- theme. Sweet Tea & Cornbread Grill and Eat- Central Park NC, a 501-(c)(3) not for profit Lee Walton, Stephanie J. Woods, and Gesche nections and complications between Western ery, located on the R Level, open Mon.-Sat., organization based in rural central North Caro- Wurfel. Nat Trotman, Curator of Performance and art history and the cultural traditions of various from 11am to 3pm. Download the full menu lina. The mission of CPNC is to grow a new Media at the Guggenheim R. Solomon Museum Asian nations. Through July 5 - "Good as Gold: at (https://files.nc.gov/dncr-moh/Sweet%20 rural economy based on the sustainable use of in New York, has taken the "North Carolina Fashioning Senegalese Women". The first major Tea%20and%20Cornbread_MENU%202019. the natural and cultural resources of the region. Annual Artists Exhibition" to a new level. Not exhibition of Senegalese gold jewelry to date that pdf). Call 919/814-6980 or visit (ncmuseumof- STARworks Businesses: STARworks Glass only is the show educational, it brings a greater focuses on the history of Senegal’s gold, from history.org/sweet-tea-and-cornbread) for more is a public access glass studio that offers rental appreciation to cutting edge art being created in past to present, and the beauty and complexity information. Admission: Free. Hours: Mon.-Sat., space for glass artists, classes and workshops our community and state. Admission: Yes. Hours: of the way Senegalese women use ornament 9am-5pm & Sun., noon-5pm. Contact: 919/807- for the general public, a resident artist and Mon., 11am-6:30pm; Wed.-Fri., 11am-6:30pm; and fashion to present themselves. A key theme 7900 or at (http://www.ncmuseumofhistory. internship program, and high school and col- Sat. & Sun., noon-5pm; and 1st & 3rd Fri., open of the exhibition is the Senegalese concept of org/). lege glass curriculum. In addition to fundraisers till 9pm. Contact: 919/513-0946 or at (http://cam- sañse (a Wolof word for dressing up or looking like our Pumpkin Patch and Holiday Ornament raleigh.org/). and feeling good). Good as Gold explores how a R. A. Bryan Foundation Inc. Gallery, at The Sale, STARworks Glass also holds free dem- woman in a city like Dakar might use a piece of Crafts Center, on the first floor of Thompson Hall onstrations on the second Thursday of each Collective Arts Gallery & Ceramic Supply, gold jewelry to build a carefully tailored, elegant on the NC State University campus, 210 Jensen month at Hot Glass Cold Beer. STARworks 8801 Leadmine Road, Suite 103, Raleigh. Ongo- fashion ensemble. Good as Gold: Fashioning Drive, Raleigh. Through July 28 - "Scherr Pas- Ceramics uses native NC wild clays to produce ing - Featuring works by local and nationally Senegalese Women is organized by Kevin D. Du- sion – Passing the Torch". A reception will be held clay bodies that are manufactured with a filter renowned artists on permanent exhibit. Hours: mouchelle of the National Museum of African Art, on Mar. 18, from 5:30-8pm. Hours: Mon.-Fri., press on site. We also sell pottery supplies and Tue.-Fri. 11am-7pm & Sat., 10am-6pm. Contact: Smithsonian Institution. It is curated by Amanda noon-10pm; Sat., 10am-5pm; & Sun., noon-5pm. equipment. In addition to our STARworks clays, 919/844-0765. Maples of the North Carolina Museum of Art. Contact: 919/515-2457 or at (https://crafts.arts. we offer both Highwater and Standard clays, Through July 5 - "Leonardo Drew". This two-part ncsu.edu/). and tools and equipment from Shimpo, Cone Gregg Museum of Art & Design, The Historic project by contemporary artist Leonardo Drew Art Kilns, Mudtools, AMACO, Kemper Tools and Chancellor’s Residence, NC State University, features a monumental outdoor sculpture, City ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Raleigh Orton. STARworks Clay Studio offers a resi- located at 1903 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh. in the Grass, along with a gallery exhibition that Progress Energy Center for the Perform- dency program for ceramic artists. Our facilities Thomas E. Cabaniss Gallery in the Historic provides a more in-depth look at his diverse body ing Arts, 2 East South Street, Raleigh. allow for large workshop spaces placed side by Residence, Through Sept. 6 - "All is Possible: of work. Using a variety of materials—wood, cot- Ongoing - The Betty Ray McCain Gallery is side, supporting a collaborative and energetic Mary Ann Scherr’s Legacy in Metal". With galler- ton, canvas, paper, steel, aluminum, sand—Drew nestled within the Duke Energy Center for the educational environment. In addition to the resi- ies temporarily closed to the public, the Gregg makes dynamic sculptures that explode and Performing Arts, and is the proud home of the dency program, STARworks Clay studio offers Museum has created a virtual tour of Mary Ann expand into their spaces. These gravity-defying North Carolina Artists Exhibition, a collection classes and workshops for adults. STARworks Scherr’s All is Possible at (https://gregg.arts.ncsu. sculptures convey a feeling of barely contained of work by state artists, selected each year by is also home to Wet Dog Glass, the most edu/exhibitions/all-is-possible/virtual-tour/). De- or restrained energy and chaos. Leonardo Drew: respected local museum and gallery directors trusted and dependable equipment maker and scriptions of each display are available by clicking Making Chaos Legible is made possible, in part, from hundreds of submissions. For info contact consultant for glass artists and craftspeople the blue bubbles. Links to online photo galleries by the generous support of the Hartfield Founda- Susan Garrity by e-mail at (artistsexhibition@ worldwide. School House Gallery, Ongoing are available in the orange bubbles. Once you tion and Libby and Lee Buck. East Building, gmail.com). Hours: during performances or - The gallery is filled with a selection of works click on the tour, you’ll see an icon on the lower Level B, Joyce W. Pope Gallery, Through July call. Contact: call 919/831-6060 for hours and from artists and artisans alike, bringing hand left that links to a highlight reel, and it will guide 26 - "Front Burner: Highlights in Contemporary directions. crafted wares into a new light. From one of a you through the gallery as it was designed. Enjoy! North Carolina Painting". Organized by guest kind tableware crafted from locally mined clay The exhibition is a tribute to a larger-than-life curator Ashlynn Browning in collaboration with Rutherfordton paired with handwoven placemats, to simple designer who influenced the metal and design the North Carolina Museum of Art. Throughout yet elegant glass goods designed with our communities for over 6 decades. The exhibition modern art history, painting has been declared Rutherford County Visual Arts Center & Gal- utilitarian ideals in mind, our functional collec- title communicates her zest for life, as well as dead and later resuscitated so many times that lery, 160 N. Main Street, at the intersection of W. tions are a must have for any home. Our gallery the many creative possibilities she saw in metal the issue now tends to fall on deaf ears. Despite Court St., Rutherfordton. Ongoing - Offering a also features a selection of sculptures that gray design, leading to a decades-long career in the any debate over painting’s viability, artists con- changing exhibit of 2D and 3D art including oils, the lines between want and need. Whether field. When Scherr (Akron, OH 1921- Raleigh, tinue to persevere in keeping the medium fresh watercolor, scratchboard, calligraphy, fiber, wood, your desire is to capture an experience with NC 2016) moved from New York City to Raleigh and new. Currently painting is enjoying a revival glass, pottery and fine craft by local artists/fine one of our artists or our team, decorate your in 1989, she was already an internationally re- in the art world, and innovative North Carolina crafters. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-3pm. Contact: home with memories of your travels, or to treat nowned designer who had chaired the first Crafts artists are helping to maintain its vibrant place 828/288-5009 or at (http://www.rcvag.com/). yourself and others to a unique handmade Department at Parsons School of Design in on the front burner. Participating artists include: gift, we have something for everyone to make Manhattan, innovated metal-etching techniques, Brett Baker, Raleigh, Cynthia Bickley-Green, Seagrove Area your time here unforgettable. Gallery Hours: and pioneered jewelry and accessories that also Greenville. Maria Britton, Carrboro, Mark Brown, Mon.-Sat., 9am-5pm. STARworks Café & functioned as body monitors. And yet, for the next Chapel Hill, Ashlynn Browning, Raleigh, Luke Carolina Bronze Sculpture Garden, Carolina Taproom - Featuring Espresso, Iced & Frozen 30 years, she strived to enrich the arts and life of Miller Buchanan, Raleigh, Martha Clippinger, Bronze, 6108 Maple Springs Road, Seagrove. Coffee, Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Smoothies, Beer & her new community in North Carolina, where she Durham, Hannah Cole, Asheville, Celia Johnson, Ongoing - The Carolina Bronze Sculpture Wine, Soda, Bottled Water, Snapple, Snacks, taught for decades at Penland School of Crafts, Chapel Hill, Benjamin Knight, Deep Run, Ashley Garden is a natural and landscaped area over- and Pastries. And, live music some nights - visit Duke University, Meredith College and finally, NC Lathe, Charlotte, Georges Le Chevallier, Garner, looking a beautiful 1.25 acre pond. A walking (https://www.starworksnc.org/caf-taproom) for State University Crafts Center. Ongoing - Follow- Juan Logan, Belmont, Gerry Lynch, Apex, trail loops around the pond with benches and a the schedule. Hours: Mon.-Wed., 8am-9pm & ing its grand reopening on Aug. 26, 2017, one of Donald Martiny, Chapel Hill, Mario Marzan, picnic area along the trail. The Sculpture Gar- Thur.-Sat., 8am-10pm. STARworks General NC State University’s most historic buildings is Chapel Hill, George McKim, Raleigh, Bonnie den collection consists of donated and loaned Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9am-5pm. Contact: call now the permanent home of the Gregg Mu- Melton, Durham, Katy Mixon, Chapel Hill, Car- sculptures from emerging and established 910/428-9001 or at (www.starworksnc.org). seum of Art & Design. The Historic Chancellor’s men Neely, Charlotte, Shaun Richards, Raleigh, artists working in all 3D media suitable for the Residence, located at 1903 Hillsborough Street, Barbara Campbell Thomas, Climax, William Paul outdoors. There are currently 19 sculptures Siler City along with a 15,000 sq. ft. addition, increases the Thomas, Durham, Lien Truong, Chapel Hill, and installed around the pond. The landscaped museum’s visibility while significantly adding to its Antoine Williams, Greensboro. NCMA Park - The and natural areas have a focus on NC native North Carolina Arts Incubator Gallery, 223 N exhibition and programming space. Hours: Mon.- North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) announc- plants and trees. As an extension of this park, Chatham Ave., Siler City. Ongoing - Featuring Fri., 9am-5pm. Contact: Zoe Starling, Curator of es new works of art to be installed in the 164-acre a sculpture is installed in the downtown area the handcrafted work of over 30 Incubator and Education at 919/513-7244 or at (https://gregg. NCMA Park. The works include a bronze tree by of Seagrove. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30am-4pm. regional artists in a variety of mediums includ- arts.ncsu.edu/). Italian artist Giuseppe Penone, a playful pair of Contact: 336/873-8291 or at (www.cbsculpture- ing painting, pottery, stained and fused glass, benches designed by Hank Willis Thomas, and garden.com). fabric art, cards, photography, wood, jewelry, a 10-day installation of 23-foot-tall illuminated metal, baskets and more. There is a broad rabbits by Australian artist Amanda Parer. The Seagrove Area Pottery Center (Not the NC range of items and prices. Hours: Mon.-Sat., sculptures will be featured at the NCMA’s Park Pottery Center), 122 E. Main St., Seagrove. 10am-5pm; & 3rd Fri., 10am-9pm. Contact: Celebration on Nov. 6, when the public is invited Ongoing - The former museum organiza- 919/663-2072 or at (www.ncartsincubator.org). to experience the newly expanded Park with a tion was founded twenty-five years ago in variety of outdoor activities. Ongoing - Featuring Seagrove, and is dedicated to preserving and PAF Gallery, 223 N Chatham Ave., Siler City. 10 additional sculptures by the celebrated French perpetuating the pottery tradition. We strive to Ongoing - A gallery featuring works by local artist Rodin on loan from Iris Cantor’s private impart to new generations the history of tradi- and regional artists. Hours: 3rd Fri. 6-9pm. collection. Ongoing - "John James Audubon's tional pottery and an appreciation for its simple Contact: 919/663-2072 or at (www.ncartsincu- The Birds of America". The state has owned this and elegant beauty. A display of area pottery bator.org). treasured volume since 1848, but it has never is now offered in the old Seagrove grocery been exhibited. Ongoing - The North Carolina building. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9:30am-3:30pm. Southport Christopher Holt’s “Haywood Street Beatitudes” Museum of Art has an outstanding permanent Contact: 336/873-7887. in progress, 2019, Courtesy of the artist, © 2019 collection of more than 5,000 objects spanning Franklin Square Gallery, 130 E. West St., Christopher Holt; Photograph: John Warner antiquity to the present day. On the occasion of North Carolina Pottery Center, 233 East Southport. Ongoing - Works by members of the the expansion, the Museum has acquired more Avenue, Seagrove. Through June 20 - "NC Associated Artists of Southport. Hours: Mon.- North Carolina Museum of Art, 2110 Blue than 100 new works of art. Representing com- Wood-Fired: Then & Now". Wood-firing is Sat., 10am-5pm. Contact: 910/457-5450 or at Ridge Road, Raleigh. Through Sept. 27 - missions, gifts, and purchases, the new works arguably the most revered and evocative of (www.franklinsquaregallery.com). "Bacchus Conservation Project: The Story of a encompass important and diverse examples all pottery traditions. This show pays homage Sculpture". The Statue of Bacchus, which has of historic and contemporary art from around to North Carolina’s rich centuries-old tradition Spruce Pine undergone extensive research since the 1960s the world, and will be installed in the Museum’s of wood-fired pottery. The exhibition show- when the North Carolina Museum of Art realized new building and the surrounding landscape. cases some great historic pieces from different TRAC Arts Center, Toe River Arts Council, 269 it was a patchwork of marble fragments, returns Highlights include a gift of 28 sculptures by regions and traditions within the state and Oak Avenue, Spruce Pine. Toe River Arts June on view in special exhibition. The exhibition Auguste Rodin, and work by such internation- places them in proximity to wonderful examples Studio Tour Canceled - After considering the explores the history of the sculpture, the scientific ally acclaimed artists as Roxy Paine, Ursula von of more recent and contemporary pieces input of studio tour participants, our staff, board of investigation, the conservation process, and the Rydingsvard, El Anatsui, Jaume Plensa, Jackie being made today. This juxtaposition allows directors, and local health officials, for everyone’s making of its new arm. The exhibition also in- Ferrara, Ellsworth Kelly, and David Park, among the viewer to visually explore sometimes their safety we have made the difficult decision to cludes a series of related events, including a free others. Admission: Yes for some exhibits. Hours: similarities, sometimes their differences, and cancel the June Studio Tour. The current directive Family Day, a scholarly panel, and a wine-tasting Tue.-Sat., 9am-5pm; Sun., 10am-5pm; & open sometimes the similarities in their differences. to slow the spread of COVID-19 requires our event. Through July 26 - "Christopher Holt: until 9pm on Fri. Contact: 919/839-6262 or at This is a broad survey of NC wood-fired pottery. continued on Page 39 Page 38 - Carolina Arts, June 2020 Table of Contents