2nd Friday Art Walk Preview

The 2nd Friday Art Walk in Carrboro and Chapel Hill is this Friday, April 10. 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 in Carrboro. Here are those previews for April with most text and images provided by the galleries.

The ArtsCenter, 400 Robeson Street

Photographer Heather Hayman, “Chance Encounter”

“Station 313” --Mae Sharpless

Come out of your world and on to Station 313. Meet the aliens and see beyond your perspective into the unhuman. This interactive black light show is fun for the whole family. 

This N That Gift Gallery, 118 East Main Street

Featured artist Davis M. Lensch is a painter, collage creator, and illustrator using acrylic, pencil, pen, marker, and found imagery from old books and magazines. Rooted in Chapel Hill, his art channels nature through themes of abstract technique and a touch of ethereal surrealism. Lensch blends organic forms with visceral, spontaneous mark-making. Each piece reflects self-expression and an emotional response to current events, offering an unusual glimpse into the artist’s inner world. 

The Beehive Salon, 102 East Weaver Street

“My paintings explore the intersection of intuition and structure through layered abstraction, vibrant color, and symbolic form. I use recurring motifs—topographic forms, organic shapes, and geometric patterns—to evoke transformation and emotional resonance. Astronauts appear as metaphors for exploration and isolation, drifting through dreamlike environments that blur the line between the familiar and the unknown.”--John Harrison

Peel Gallery, 708 West Rosemary Street

“Honky Tonk: Portraits of Country Music,” by Henry Horenstein

Acclaimed photographer Henry Horenstein captures iconic Americana country music history like no other. Honky Tonk: Portraits of Country Music is a visual record of the evolving world of country music and its fans, drawn from photographs Horenstein made between 1968 and 2010. Shot in bars, music parks, dance halls, and iconic venues such as Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, the images capture both the performers on stage and the devoted audiences who shaped the culture surrounding them.

Muse Gallery, 201 East Main Street

Echoes of the Garden | Interpretations in Paint, Photography, and Illustration (continued from March). Featuring Lila Bacon, Delia Quigley, and Joanna Massey Lelekacs.

Frank Gallery, 370 East Main Street

This show will feature the work of member artists Amy Deystone, Susan Finer, and Susan Paulsen, as well as guest artists Jane Filer, Selden Lamoureux, and Gadisse Lee. 

More information here: Featured Artists Exhibit April-May 2026 – FRANK Gallery

Moxy Fox Salon, 102 East Main Street

Debi’s work is inspired by the rhythms and subtle beauty of the natural world.  Working in watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media, she moves between intuitive painting and pieces that incorporate her own photography, building layered compositions that explore movement, light and emotion.

Drakeford Library Complex, 203 South Greensboro Street

Happy Birthday DEX! Commemorating local legend, Dexter Romweber.

Featured artists: Joel Bergquist, Michael Galinsky, Michael Benson, Stan Lewis, Sammy Slade, Katharine Whalen, Stacy Watson, Ron Liberti, Hunter Landen, and Marcela Slade.

Carrboro Town Hall, 301 West Main Street

“With a blank canvas I am able to explore my inner self by putting together elements from my conscious and subconscious everyday life. My work attempts to present different ways of understanding ourselves and the complexities of the world around us.”—William Parker