2nd Friday Art Walk Preview
Edited by Pamir Kiciman
The 2nd Friday Art Walk in Carrboro and Chapel Hill is this Friday, October 9. 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 October, with most text and images provided by the galleries.
The ArtsCenter, 400 Roberson Street
A special show in the Youth Gallery by Arica Maya Hay. “I create mixed-media interpretations of both commonplace creatures and mythical and magical figures using Barbie dolls, utilizing only repurposed materials and found objects.”
Plus Kelli Scott’s “Field Hymns,” Orange County Artist's Guild Studio Tour preview show, Jon Bowman/Jimmy Fountain Collages, and Peaches Florals.
The Beehive Salon, 102 East Weaver Street
Come See What I Saw: Photography by Geoffrey Neal. “I'm an amateur photographer who has been taking pictures for about 5 years on my phone. I printed some out a while ago, and a few folks viewed the work favorably. Faced with such feedback, I continued.”
Carrboro Town Hall, 301 West Main Street
POP NATURE by Jennifer Clifton - Curated by Marcela Slade. Clifton’s intricately rendered flora and fauna are set against brightly colored and patterned backgrounds. The combination of the natural and stylized elements gives the viewer a deeper look into the essence of the subject.
Drakeford Library Complex, 203 South Greensboro Street
(Listen for the) Echoes: Maroon Archive Revisited by Marcella Zigbuo Camara - Curated by Marcela Slade. Camara is a Liberian American and the daughter of a librarian, two identities that deeply shaped her story. The artwork in this collection is evidence of the possibility of blackness, recorded histories, and the realities and visions of black folks across the diaspora.
Frank Gallery, 370 East Main Street
Featured Artists Exhibit: The works of member artists Shelly Hehenberger, Mary Lee Kerr, Donna Stubbs, and guest artist Polina Varlamova.
FRANK:inFocus 2026: Showcases the work of artists, educators, and photographers who use the lens as a stimulus for creating meaningful imagery in their professional practices. This year's featured photographers are Tim Duffy, Bettina Molina, Jo Ann Tomaselli, and Wojtek Wojdynski.
Muse Gallery, 201 East Main Street
Out of the Darkness: The Art of Individuation - Eryn Donnalley. “Intersecting psychology, spirituality, and creative practice, this exhibition offers an intimate look into my path of becoming whole from a previously fractured self.”
Oneoneone, 601 W Rosemary St
Sometimeish: New paintings by Casey Cook. In 2025, Cook received a photo of a traditional Caribbean sailboat that was damaged, propped up by tree limbs, and it became the inspiration for this new body of work.
Peel Gallery, 708 West Rosemary Street
Unknown Origin: A juried photography exhibition inspired by the eerie world of The X-Files, exploring the space between fact and fiction, evidence and belief, reality and imagination.
Scully Gustafson’s studio, 118 East Main Street, Suite 204
Scully Gustafson is a mixed media abstract painter.
sladesign, 118 East Main Street, Suite 210
sladesign is the studio of Marcela Slade, exhibiting her paintings, drawings and sladesign collection: handmade one of a kind, upcycled clothing.
This N That Gift Gallery, 118 East Main Street
October’s Featured Artist Jazmin Fisher is a self-taught artist from Chapel Hill who specializes in clothing design and upcycling. She has been sewing for over a decade, with a focus on sustainable fashion for the last 6 years.
