First Friday, August 5, 2011

“HUMAN / NATURE” @ Local Color Gallery

22 Glenwood Avenue • Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 754-3887
localcoloraleigh.com
First Friday Hours: 6 pm – 9 pm
Exhibition Dates: August 4 – August 27
 
“HUMAN / NATURE” features Fine Art ‘Hand-colored Photographs’ by Susan Jones and ‘Photography & Encaustic works’ by E. Marie Robertson.
 

Launch of the Fantastic Sky Race @ Wake County Parking Deck

412 South McDowell Street • Raleigh, NC 27601
First Friday Event Time: 5:30 pm
 
Wake County Public Libraries will be celebrating the recent addition of banners to the Wake County Parking deck on the corner of Davie and McDowell Street as a part of the August 5 First Friday Gallery Walk in downtown Raleigh. The public is invited to participate and the festivities begin at 5:30 pm. 15 colorful banners depicting “The Fantastic Sky Race” were erected in mid July around the building as an interim exterior shell to the building. Artists from the NCSU School of Design created the banners to win a contest sponsored by Empire Properties. The public libraries will be using the theme of the banners to promote programs and services at the library over the next year.
 
The artists, Justin T. Phillips, Joe Lawson, and Jordan Deva, will be present for the opening event to discuss the work and to interact with the public. In addition, the Wake County Public Libraries’ bookmobile will be on hand to register new members for library cards. Musical entertainment is planned and Empire Properties will be catering light appetizers for the occasion.
 

Pulp @ Visual Art Exchange

325 Blake Street • Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 828-7834
visualartexchange.org
First Friday Hours: 6 pm – 9 pm
Exhibition Dates: July 1 – August 5
 
Pulp will feature unframed works on paper. Juried by Kate Shafer, Gallery & Exhibitions Manager at CAM Raleigh.
 

Thinking of Goya: Prints by Ralph Steeds @ 311 Galleries & Studios

311 West Martin Street • Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 821-2262
311galleriesandstudios.org
First Friday Hours: 6 pm – 9 pm
Exhibition Dates: July 1 – August 27
 
Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco Goya created the series The Disasters of War in response to the horrors of the conflict between Spain and Bonaparte. Ralph Steeds, Professor Emeritus from UNC-Pembroke, has had Goya on his mind when creating his contemplative yet contemporary images as fine lithographs, intaglio, relief, and combination prints.
 

Visions @ Without Borders

18 Glenwood Avenue • Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 794-1247
withoutborderstudio.com
First Friday Hours: 6 pm – 10 pm
Exhibition Dates: July 1 – August 30
 
Exhibition of mixed media, photography, and paintings by Susan Jones, Lee Ball, and Tunde Afolayan.