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A wonderful selection of fun and amazing artwork is featured in The Galleries’ new exhibition, Through the Rabbit Hole.

The show will be on display through July 29.  The Galleries are located at 65 Union Street S, Concord, in Cabarrus County’s historic courthouse.

The Galleries are a great place to bring your out-of-town visitors when you’re showing off the wonderful place you live.  They’ll see beautiful artwork in a majestic and historic building in the middle of picturesque downtown Concord.

The Galleries also are outstanding for introducing your children or grandchildren to art.  Children – and adults – enjoy participating in our scavenger hunt in which they search for items contained in the works of art.

Through the Rabbit Hole includes paintings, bronze sculptures, ceramics, fiber and photo illustrations by 15 artists: 

Linda Luise Brown, who uses color in her paintings to explore the subconscious and the subliminal;

Marilee Hall, who wants her whimsical clay creations “to bring a sense of joy and hint at the mystery of life;”

Jayne Harris, who incorporates animals, people and the forest into her wood and clay works;

Duy Huynh, a Vietnam native whose paintings reflect geographical and cultural displacement;

Nan Jacobsohn, who captures the gesture, movement and fluid grace of horses in her sculptures and figures;

Murray Johnston, who creates quilts that are a combination of fabric collage and machine piecing;

 Lesley G. Keeble, who makes meticulously crafted art dolls using fashions she sees on the streets of Asheville as inspiration;

Ruth Ava Lyons, whose paintings communicate a sense of mystery as they explore ideas of beauty and decay, loss and redemption;

Roger Martin, a taxidermist and sculptor who worked with the Smithsonian Institution on the renovation of the Natural History Museum’s Hall of Mammals;

Pat Pilchard, whose manipulated digital images of animals and plants are metaphors for life;

Linda Plaisted, a pioneer in contemporary photo montage and photo illustration;

Peggy Rivers, a native of Iceland who calls herself an “honest painter” because she paints for herself, from her point of view and from her experiences;

Wanda Steppe, who paints imaginary landscapes that are metaphors for the passage of time;

Cynthia Tollefsrud, whose playful, whimsical and fun paintings’ personalities emerge through color, animals and clothing; and

Ginger J. Williamson, whose photo montages involve the layering and overlapping of two or more photographs.

Sculptor and taxidermist Martin will give a free talk about his work Thursday, June 10, at 7 p.m.  Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.  The Galleries also will be open regular hours on Saturday, June 12.  Group tours can be arranged at other times by appointment.  For more information, call 704-920-ARTS (2787) or visit www.CabarrusArtsCouncil.org.

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