2nd Friday Art Walk Preview

The 2nd Friday Art Walk in Carrboro and Chapel Hill is this Friday, September 11. Many participating galleries host free public receptions with snacks and opportunities to meet the artists between 6pm and 9pm. The Carrborean free monthly print edition devotes its center pages, Gallery Place, to the monthly exhibits in Carrboro. Here are those previews for September, with most text and images provided by the galleries.

The ArtsCenter, 400 Roberson Street

Field Hymns: An exhibition of paintings by contemporary figurative painter Kelli Scott. Her work is rooted in Appalachian landscape, memory, old-time music, and a deep sense of place. “These paintings are my hymns to homeplace; to the beauty and complexity of where we come from, to the music we inherit and carry forward, and to the places that continue to live inside us long after we have left them.”

The Beehive Salon, 102 East Weaver Street

Come See What I Saw: Photography by Geoffrey Neal. A collection of small works, mostly black and white. Neal is curator at Coker Arboretum and a professional gardener, certified arborist, writer, and photographer.  

Carrboro Town Hall, 301 West Main Street

Swimming Horses Paintings by Scully Gustafson - Curated by Marcela Slade. Swimming Horses is inspired by the Siouxsie and the Banshees song of the same name, which confronts patriarchal violence. Through vibrant, untamed abstraction, these surreal compositions map out matriarchal imaginings and serve as a poetic metaphor for birth and maternal instincts, questioning conventional, naturalized hierarchies of nurture and power. 

Drakeford Library Complex, 203 South Greensboro Street

Writers of the Boom by Ippy Patterson - Curated by Marcela Slade. Known for her line work, the artist said, “I joined a class on Latin American literature while living in Spain for a year. It brought together my love for the Spanish and my love for literature. For this show, I thought of doing portraits of these authors. The Boom Movement overlaps with my childhood in Chile. It has been a great challenge because I had never really used oil paints, and as much as I love faces, I have never done portraits.”

Frank Gallery, 370 East Main Street

Recognition: Contemporary Lumbee Art. This special exhibition honors and celebrates the Lumbee people becoming the 575th federally recognized Tribe. Featured artists include Karina McMillan, Christopher Kennedy, James D Malcolm, Jesalyn Keziah, and Ariana Chavis.  

Featured Artists Exhibit: The works of member artist R. Scott Horner, FRANK Emerging Artist Julia Nagle, and guest artist Ivana Beck. 

Muse Gallery, 201 East Main Street

Out of the Darkness: The Art of Individuation. This exhibition explores the artist’s journey toward the Self through the Jungian process of individuation. Eryn Donnalley presents works through the recurring symbolism of mandalas, circles, and sacred geometry. Each piece reflects the evolution of the artist and the universal human search for meaning, healing, and integration. 

Peel Gallery, 708 West Rosemary Street

Shift Change: Art produced by some of Orange County Social Club’s past and present staff, comprising many local artists and musicians. As the show's title suggests, Shift Change recognizes the exciting work these individuals are doing when they aren’t on the clock at OCSC. Featuring: Jamie McPhail, Ron Liberti, Charles Chace, Dylan Traister, Harrison Haynes, Bart Moyers, Richard Stilwell, and Tallulah Clips.

Oneoneone, 601 W Rosemary Street

Sometimeish: A solo exhibition of new paintings by Casey Cook. 

This N That Gift Gallery, 118 East Main Street

An exhibit by North Carolina watercolor artist McClain Percy. “I paint the moments that stay with me. A place, a pattern of light, or a quiet corner of the landscape catches my attention before I know why. Painting gives me time to answer that question.”