2nd Friday Art Walk Preview
Find these shows in galleries around town
The 2nd Friday Art Walk in Carrboro and Chapel Hill is this Friday, July 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, Gallery Place, to the monthly exhibits in Carrboro. Here are those previews for July, with most text and images provided by the galleries.
The ArtsCenter, 400 Roberson Street
"Fragments in Blue is a meditation on preservation, disappearance, and the tenderness of imperfect memory. Using cyanotype imagery embedded in wax, the works hold fragments of bodies, botanicals, landscapes, and domestic traces in a suspended blue atmosphere. The images appear both intimate and distant, as if seen through water, fog, or time." – Ana Carolina Hurant
A group show curated by Quinn Hennessey. July is the peak of summer and this show displays artwork that fits the energy of the season.
"The daily habits and environments play a very important role in how people behave or react to similar situations. For every type of behavior, there is a connection to how a person grew up, examples they had, what is really important to them, habits and how they developed their own beliefs." – Donna Slade
This N That Gift Gallery, 118 East Main Street
"My paintings focus on my love for color, texture and “brushwork” as seen in my
colorful paintings of whimsical animals and reflective figures. I enjoy creating work with both passion and feeling!"– Cindy Lucas
Peel Gallery, 708 West Rosemary Street
School is out but art is in session: UNCG MFA Thesis Show, “VENDING MACHINE” in June, July, and August
This exhibition features work from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s MFA in Studio Arts 2026 graduates. The title of the show is an homage to the Gatewood Studio Art Building’s vending machine, which this cohort fueled with nutritionally-suspect treasures during long studio days. The past two years have led to enormous growth in their disparate practices, through media exploration, conceptual iteration, and craft refinement.
Muse Gallery, 201 East Main Street
"Color and Curves" show, Ellen Fisher. "Color and curves have long been at the core of my work. Both are remarkably expressive. Color can be vibrant and full of energy or soft and soothing. Curves suggest motion yet also bring balance and grace. Together they continue to inspire me. As a quiltmaker, I am fascinated by the way color and shape interact. An arc can guide the eye across a surface. A carefully chosen palette can change the mood of a piece. I enjoy exploring the way these relationships can elicit emotions and invite closer attention." – Ellen Fisher
Frank Gallery, 370 East Main Street
The Featured Artists Exhibit includes the work of member artists Natalie Boorman and Nerys Levy, as well as FRANK Emerging Artist Lah Boh and our Youth Art Group.
Second Annual Scapes Exhibit: Join us as we explore the definition of “Scapes” through different mediums and interpretations. This group exhibition will highlight work by many of our member and guest artists.
Drakeford Library Complex, 203 South Greensboro Street
Showing through July 16 with artists: Joel Bergquist, Michael Galinsky, Michael Benson, Hunter Landen, Sammy Slade, Judy Edwards Woodall, Katharine Whalen, Stan Lewis, Stacy Watson, Ron Liberti and Marcela Slade. It would have been Dex’s 60th year! Happy Birthday DEX! Exhibit is on the lower level and second floor.
Carrboro Town Hall, 301 West Main Street
William Parker is a self-taught visual artist originally from Detroit, MI now based in Raleigh, NC. The paintings are surreal scenes of the artist’s everyday life, thoughts, dreams and music. Curated by Marcela Slade and showing through July 16.
The Beehive Salon, 102 East Weaver Street
Animal Hairstyles Annual Contest
