2nd Friday Art Walk Preview
Exhibits in galleries around town; join the festivities December 12
The 2nd Friday Art Walk in Carrboro and Chapel Hill is coming up! 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, called Gallery Place, to the monthly shows at galleries in Carrboro. Here are those previews for December with most text and images provided by the galleries.
The ArtsCenter, 400 Robeson Street
UNC Studio Art major Rachel Kripner was a marketing intern this semester and wanted to highlight the talents of her peers while also helping The ArtsCenter. She designed and distributed a call soliciting ArtsCenter t-shirt designs, and the final designs will be displayed in the gallery starting the first weekend of December.
From December 12-January 19: "A Light in the Dark" in the Main Gallery. The show features various artists' interpretations of the themes of light, hope, and perspective in a range of mediums and styles.
This N That Gift Gallery, 118 East Main Street
John Knox creates “Tinys,” small paintings in handmade frames, on a variety of subjects. He has produced hundreds of Tinys for exhibitions and sales this holiday season.
The Beehive Salon, 102 East Weaver Street
“Guitars are beautiful. If they had floated down into our world without strings or instruction, we would regard them as wonderous and resonant sculptures. These oil paintings are my homage to their anthropomorphic curves.”—Don Raleigh
Peel Gallery, 708 West Rosemary Street
A*PEELING: Peel Gallery’s 5th End-of-Year Group Show with over 100 artists. Reception and Holiday Party, December 12, 6pm - 9pm.
Muse Gallery, 201 East Main Street
Viktor Kramarenko is honored to partner with My Muses to present his Four Seasons Exhibition. Viktor is a self-taught Ukrainian watercolor artist. His brushstrokes sing of his homeland, capturing the serene beauty of the Carpathian Mountains found in sunlit fields and reflective lakes. Each piece is a short story woven from memories and observations inviting the viewer to experience the peace and serenity Viktor finds in nature. In this exhibition, Viktor follows the turning of seasons through the familiar paths of his western Ukrainian hometown, where each place carries the weight of memory and change.
Frank Gallery, 370 East Main Street
Holiday Exhibit through January 4.
