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Art Walk Friday, June 25, in Downtown Concord
Works by almost 100 artists at 11 locations will be featured in the downtown Concord Art Walk Friday, June 25, 6-9 p.m.
The free event, organized by the Cabarrus Arts Council, includes visual art displays on and near Union Street. There are refreshments and entertainment at many locations, and artists are on hand to talk informally about their work. A free screening of the film, Rocaterrania, will take place at the Davis Theatre at 9 p.m. following Art Walk.
The Galleries in Cabarrus County’s historic courthouse at 65 Union Street S will celebrate the opening of Through the Rabbit Hole, a group exhibition that brings together artwork that features whimsy, fantasy and creative imagery. It includes paintings, bronze and clay sculptures and photo illustrations by 15 artists: Linda Luise Brown, Marilee Hall, Jayne Harris, Duy Huynh, Nan Jacobsohn, Murray Johnston, Lesley G. Keeble, Ruth Ava Lyons, Roger Martin, Pat Pilchard, Linda Plaisted, Peggy Rivers, Wanda Steppe, Cynthia Tollefsrud and Ginger J. Williamson.
Two locations will have live music. Russ McIntire will play at Mullis Music at 31 Union Street S, and Chris English will perform at the Adam Ramsey Miller Gallery at 21 Union Street S.
Also showcasing artwork will be The Peggy, 186 Spring Street NW, new works by Beth Feeback and art by young Concord artists; Mud Slingers Pottery, 9 Union Street N, pottery by Rachel Rogers, Carol Weston, Judy Kendall, Mike O’Brien and Beniko Cadel and paintings by Ronda Morris; Gianni’s Restaurant, 15 Union Street S, photography by Richard Schmidt; Burning Rabbit Studios, 21 Union Street S (downstairs), works by Pete Brown and Michael Gaska; Adam Ramsey Miller Gallery, 21 Union Street S (upstairs), Lineage of NODA show featuring works by Raed Al Rawi, Mike Bozart, Alex Clark, Rebecca Jones Clark, David French, Frank Haas, Jerry Kirk, Ruth Ava Lyons, Rusk Masterson, Isaac Payne and Jenny Payne; Lil Robert’s Place, 25 Union Street S, pottery by Michelle Burrage and art by Thorin Medford, Ben Osborne, Andrew Sedberry, Darrin Scarboro, Joe Hatley, Carolyn Ruth, Adam Ramsey Miller and Charles Mauldin; Antique Market of Concord, 37 Union Street S, sidewalk demonstration by Southern Piedmont Woodturners; Ellie’s Coffee Shoppe, 37 Union Street S, art by Rod Burch, Kelli Horne, Anita Kinnier and Carol Pighin; Little Feather, 42 Union Street S, paintings by Ilisa Howell; and Piedmont Renaissance Center, 51 Union Street S, artwork by Faith Alexander, Randy Calhoun, Bruce Chandler, Nancy Bibby, Charles Farrar, Carolyn Fisher, Stephie Gustavson, Dwight Hartsell, Roland Hege, Carlos Herrera, Kate Highsmith, Donna Kirby, Beth Kluttz, Patricia Lindsey, Sylvia Lower, Donna Maer, Jerry Measimer, Barbara Pavey, Keith Pavey, Bel Ray, Ryan Richie, Barry Russell, Richard Schmidt, Jennie Tomlin, Kim and Chelsey Tyler, Sherry Vechery, Wayne Wrights and Stephanie, Alex and Taylor Jay.
The film Rocaterrania is presented by Modern Film Fest. It follows the life of Renaldo Kuhler, a nature illustrator, who created the fictional country of Rocaterrania. When his family moved from upstate New York to a remote Colorado cattle ranch in 1948, teenaged Renaldo found the isolation unbearable and escaped to the private fantasy world of his notebooks. What began as the illustrated history of an imaginary country called Rocaterrania became Renaldo’s lifelong obsession – the forging of a secret and satirically coded version of his own life. The director, Brett Ingram of Greensboro, will be at the screening to talk about the film afterwards.
To download an Art Walk map, visit www.CabarrusArtsCouncil.org. For more information, call 704-920-2787.
Tickets on Sale July 1 for Music, Drama and More On Stage at the Davis in 2010-2011
On Stage at the Davis will once again bring outstanding professional touring performances to the stage in Cabarrus County’s historic courthouse at 65 Union Street S, Concord.
The third season will kick off with It Takes Two: An Evening with Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell, a Broadway revue performed by two critically acclaimed Broadway, film and television stars, on September 25. The season also includes Pianafiddle, an improvisational all-musical-genres piano and fiddle duo, on November 12; Galumpha, which combines stunning acrobatics, striking visual effects, physical comedy and inventive choreography, on March 5; Carrie Newcomer, a singer-songwriter who has toured with Alison Krauss, on April 9; and Blood Done Sign My Name, a moving theatrical adaptation of the book about the murder of a young black man in Oxford, NC, in 1970, on May 6.
Operated by the Cabarrus Arts Council, the Davis Theatre’s 227 seats provide an intimate setting for performances with every person close to the stage. Performers also sign autographs, pose for photos and greet audience members in the The Galleries after each show.
Each of this year’s performers is critically acclaimed and known for outstanding performances:
Saturday, September 25, 2010, 8 p.m., $42
It Takes Two: An Evening with Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell
This sizzling evening of music includes showstoppers from Broadway, standards from the great American songbook, swing numbers, country classics and rock ‘n’ roll! Kennedy’s roles have included Lady of the Lake in Broadway’s Spamalot, Betty Schaefer in Sunset Boulevard, Daisy Hilton in Side Show, and the final Fantine in the history-making run of Les Miserables. Campbell originated the role of Joe Gillis in his Tony-nominated performance in Sunset Boulevard and starred in Susan Stroman’s Tony Award-winning Contact at Lincoln Center. He also has a long list of television credits, including five seasons on Jake and the Fat Man and roles on Three’s a Crowd, Another World and All My Children.
Friday, November 12, 2010, 8 p.m., $35
Pianafiddle
Is it bluegrass? Is it jazz? Is it classical, old time, ragtime, or blues? If Pianafiddle is performing, the answer is YES! Beginning only with a familiar tune, violinist/fiddler Adam DeGraff and pianist Randy Morris improvise as they go, blending the traditional, the unwritten and the spontaneous. Morris has enjoyed a long career as a jazz and ragtime pianist, including 38-years with Disney where he wrote, directed and performed in thousands of shows. He has toured with Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles, Marvin Hamlisch and, perhaps the most famous of all, Kermit the Frog. DeGraff is a classically trained concert violinist turned fiddler who has performed with a number of professional orchestras, most recently the Richmond Symphony.
Saturday, March 5, 2011, 8 p.m., $33
Galumpha
Galumpha brings to life a world of imagination, beauty, muscle and merriment. Its sensory feast of images ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime, drawn together into a seamless whole, consistently brings audiences to their feet. Galumpha delivers a fast-paced, athletic brand of movement, distinctive for its ingenuity. Highlights include “Velcro” as seen on The Late Show with David Letterman, Crook and Chase and the MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon and “Clackers,” which has been seen on MTV, Showtime, A&E, Just for Laughs in Montreal and by over one billion television viewers around the globe.
Saturday, April 9, 2011, 8 p.m., $32
Carrie Newcomer
Describing Carrie Newcomer as a singer-songwriter is a little like saying Noah was a boat-builder. The Indiana native sings of the small joys and pains in life, emphasizing the little moments that are often taken for granted as she illuminates life with startling depth, humor and clarity. Her music has been praised in Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and Acoustic Guitar. She has toured with Alison Krauss and Union Station in Europe and the United States and recorded the title track of her 2002 The Gathering of Spirits album with Krauss.
Friday, May 6, 2011, 8 p.m., $30
Blood Done Sign My Name
Based on Tim Tyson’s award-winning memoir, Blood Done Sign My Name recounts the murder of Henry “Dickie” Marrow in view of multiple witnesses, the subsequent acquittal of the murderers by an all-white jury and the reaction of Oxford’s black community. Performed by gifted playwright and actor Mike Wiley accompanied by powerful gospel singer Mary D. Williams, the drama, like the memoir, offers all of us the opportunity to examine our own roles in the complex and often confusing racial fabric of America. Wiley is known throughout the United States for his portrayals of key figures and events in African American history. With a voice reminiscent of Mahalia Jackson, Williams is winner of the gospel music Female Vocalist of the Year.
Tickets for all shows go on sale July 1 and will be available online at www.CabarrusArtsCouncil.org or by phone or in person at the Davis Theatre Box Office, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 704-920-2753.
Art of Exaggeration and Whimsy Featured at The Galleries
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.
Sculptor and Taxidermist Roger Martin to Talk About His Work Thursday, June 10
Roger Martin has been creating wildlife sculpture in one form or another for over 30 years. He began as a self-taught taxidermist at 12 and has built a career that has led him to taxidermy work for the Smithsonian Institution and acclaim as a bronze sculptor.
Martin will talk about how he approaches his work at a free gallery talk on Thursday, June 10, at 7 p.m. at The Galleries at the Cabarrus Arts Council, located at 65 Union Street S, Concord, in Cabarrus County’s historic courthouse. The talk is co-sponsored by the Cabarrus Art Guild.
Martin created Martin Industries to manufacture life-size mammal forms for the taxidermy industry. He has sculpted over 300 animal mannequins, from deer mice to cape buffalo. He shares his knowledge by writing regular articles for Taxidermy Today magazine and teaching at state, regional and national shows. He has won several awards for taxidermy.
He worked with the Smithsonian Institution on the 2003 Natural History Museum’s Mammal Hall renovation, creating a number of the taxidermy pieces. He has an insatiable desire to learn about wildlife and has traveled the world, studying animals in the wild from the goats and sheep of Alaska to the birds and mammals of Africa, Asia and the South Pacific.
After 20 years of taxidermy, he decided to try bronze sculptures. The understanding of anatomy and motion he learned through taxidermy is essential to his work. He says that people are sometimes surprised to hear that he follows the same basic process to shape the animals with both his taxidermy models and his sculptures.
A lifetime North Carolina resident, Martin operates a studio in downtown Albemarle. He is currently working on a bust of the Duke of Albemarle for the city. For more information about Martin, visit www.rogermartin.com.
Five of Martin’s sculptures are included in The Galleries next exhibition, Through the Rabbit Hole, which opens June 7: a rabbit, a turtle and frog, a sheep and fox, an owl and a jackalope. For more information, call 704-920-ARTS (2787) or visit www.CabarrusArtsCouncil.org.
Cabarrus Arts Council Leaders among 300 Arts Advocates Who Met Members of the NC General Assembly Wednesday in Raleigh
Three members of the Cabarrus Arts Council staff joined more than 300 other arts advocates from across North Carolina in Raleigh Wednesday for Arts Day.
Noelle Rhodes Scott, president and CEO; Pat Verner, communications director; and Sara Heiser, theatre manager visited the North Carolina legislative office building where they met with Cabarrus representatives Jeff Barnhart and Linda Johnson, Rowan representative Fred Steen and Rockingham representative Nelson Cole to talk about the importance of the arts in North Carolina. They encouraged the representatives to retain the governor’s recommended Grassroots and arts program grant levels as well as to encourage an arts requirement for high school graduation.
“The creative industries employ almost 300,000 North Carolinians and contribute $41.4 billion in products and services,” said Noelle Rhodes Scott, quoting statistics from the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. “The presence of creative professionals in a given county is the single most important factor associated with the amount that visitors will spend, and counties with higher proportions of works in arts-related occupations are more likely to retain current residents and attract new ones. The presence of creative works is also strongly associated with rising household income.”
The state senate’s general budget committee recommended a 5% cut in Grassroots funds, which local arts councils distribute to community organizations like the Old Courthouse Theatre and Southern Piedmont Woodturners, and a 7% cut in other arts grants. The arts advocates asked legislators to sustain the funds recommended in Gov. Beverly Purdue’s budget: $2,710,245 in Grassroots funds and $3,873, 320 in program grants to nonprofit arts groups.
“Reducing these funds undercuts an industry that is the cornerstone of tourism, economic development, revitalization of downtowns and economic vitality,” Scott said. “Nonprofit arts organizations are members of the business community, and increased support generates tax revenues and jobs. Every $1 invested generates an incredible $17 in matching funds.”
Scott noted that all our local representatives, including Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, are extremely supportive and understand the importance of the arts to our community and state.
The Cabarrus Arts Council is dedicated to providing a wide variety of cultural arts programs that benefit the citizens of Cabarrus County. The arts council programs and operates the Davis Theatre and The Galleries in the historic county courthouse in downtown Concord where its offices are located. It also conducts one of the largest arts-in-education programs in North Carolina for the Cabarrus County and Kannapolis City Schools, supports arts organizations and artists through grants and workshops and serves as a catalyst and consultant for public and corporate art. For more information, visit www.CabarrusArtsCouncil.org or call 704-920-ARTS (2787).
New Exhibition at The Galleries Focuses on Whimsy, Fantasy, and Creative Imagery
A new group exhibition, Through the Rabbit Hole,, will be on display June 7-July 29 at The Galleries at the Cabarrus Arts Council.
The Galleries are located at 65 Union Street S in Cabarrus County’s 1876 historic courthouse.
The exhibition brings together artwork that features whimsy, fantasy and creative imagery. It includes paintings, bronze and clay sculptures and photo illustrations by 15 artists: Linda Luise Brown, Marilee Hall, Jayne Harris, Duy Huynh, Nan Jacobsohn, Murray Johnston, Lesley Keeble, Ruth Ava Lyons, Roger Martin, Pat Pilchard, Linda Plaisted, Peggy Rivers, Wanda Steppe, Cynthia Tollefsrud and Ginger J. Williamson.
An Art Walk and a Gallery Talk will be held in conjunction with the exhibition. The Art Walk in downtown Concord, which will feature visual art at approximately 20 locations and entertainment, will take place on Friday, June 25, 6-9 p.m. Exhibiting artist Roger Martin, who will have two bronze rabbit sculptures in the show, will talk about his work on Thursday, June 10, at 7 p.m. The free talk is co-sponsored by the Cabarrus Art Guild.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. The Galleries also will be open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 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.
Deadline June 1 for Cabarrus Arts Council Grants for Arts Organizations and Projects
The deadline for community organizations and schools to apply for Cabarrus Arts Council grants is June 1 at noon.
Grants are available in three categories: Organization Support, Project Assistance and Arts Education. The grants are partially funded by Grassroots Funds from the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency.
Organization Support Grants are available to arts organizations that are nonprofit, have a mission that focuses solely on the arts, are located in Cabarrus County and provide at least 75% of their programs in the county. The goal of these grants is to stabilize and strengthen organizations that bring high-quality arts activities to our community. Five organizations received support grants this year: Cabarrus Art Guild, the Choral Academy, Old Courthouse Theatre, Piedmont Choral Society and Southern Piedmont Woodturners.
Project Assistance Grants are available to nonprofit organizations to support programs of artistic merit that have community or statewide impact. The goal of these grants is to help organizations develop arts programs that involve and serve the community and that reach beyond the organization’s usual scope. Religious organizations and internal programs at colleges and libraries are not eligible. The arts council awarded five Project Assistance Grants this year: the Cabarrus Public Library for its Community Reads program, Concord Downtown Development Corporation for the Union Street Live concert series and Spring into Arts Festival, Kannapolis Parks and Recreation Department for its summer concert series, Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County for a therapeutic music workshop and Logan Community Day Care Association for music lessons for preschoolers.
Arts Education Grants are available to public and private pre-school, elementary, middle and high schools in Cabarrus County to bring artists into the school setting. The purpose of these grants is to supplement school curriculum and to awaken students’ intellectual and creative curiosity. Priority will be given to residency programs and to schools that are hosting artists they have not used before.
A panel of community volunteers will make recommendations about the grants to the arts council’s Board of Directors. For applications or more information, please visit www.CabarrusArtsCouncil.org or call 704-920-ARTS (2787).
Union Street Live Kicks Off Thursday, Kannapolis Concert Series Starts June 5
Summer may be a month away, but you’ll feel like it’s here already when Union Street Live kicks off its season Thursday night with the Tim Clark Band.
The popular series presents a free beach music concert on the third Thursday of each month, 6-9 p.m., on the historic courthouse lawn at 65 Union Street S. Mark your calendar for Mark Roberts and Breeze on June 17, The Shakers on July 15, Big Sam on August 19 and Band of Oz on September 16.
You’ll also want to mark your calendar for the diverse Kannapolis concert series which will bring six nights of free concerts to Village Park beginning Saturday, June 5, with Kannapolis Rocks the ‘80s. Other concerts will include the Chairmen of the Board on Saturday, June 19; the Charlotte Symphony’s Stars and Stripes Salute followed by fireworks on Friday, July 2; Too Much Sylvia on Saturday, July 17; and a beach music festival with fireworks on Friday and Saturday, July 30 and 31. The festival will feature Jim Quick and Coast Line, the Band of Gold, the Embers and the Craig Woolard Band.
For all of these concerts, you will want to bring a beach chair or blanket. Picnics are welcome, or you can buy something tasty from one of the on-site vendors.
Union Street Live is organized by Concord Downtown Development Corporation and the Kannapolis Concert Series is put together by the Kannapolis Parks and Recreation Department. The Cabarrus Arts Council gives grants to both organizations; the grant money comes from Grassroots Grants from the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency.
For more information about Union Street Live, visit www.concorddowntown.com or call 704-784-4208. For additional details on the Kannapolis concerts, visit www.cityofkannapolis.com or call 704-920-4343.
Spring into Arts Festival Saturday in Downtown Concord
With outstanding artists, wonderful musicians, hands-on children’s activities and delicious food and drink, the Spring into Arts Festival on Saturday, May 15, in beautiful downtown Concord will give people of all ages the opportunity to immerse themselves in the arts.
The outdoor event on Union Street will open at 10 a.m. and end at 6 p.m. Art collectors and art lovers will find plenty to enjoy.
The centerpiece of the event is the 28 fine artists and contemporary craftsmen who will show and sell their paintings, jewelry, pottery, woodturning and metalwork and compete for $1,000 in prizes.
The music stage will open at noon with Chapel Hill-based South Wing, playing original rock, blues, funk and jazz fusion tunes and covers. Local favorite JoJo’s Music Mix will follow at 2 p.m. with beach music and other familiar oldies. Concord’s own Exit 54’s upbeat mix of classic rock, country and beach music will close the festival beginning at 4 p.m.
The children’s area will operate from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Children will be able to enjoy professional storytellers and performances on a small stage and free hands-on arts activities. Performers include storyteller “Tell-A-Fable” doing fractured fairy tales with a twist at 10 a.m., the Cabarrus County Pretenders’ If You Give a Mouse a Cookie at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., excerpts from Acting Up Children’s Theatre’s Godspell at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.; excepts from Acting Up Children’s Theatre’s Hair at noon and 1:30 p.m.; and storyteller “Lady Undercastle” presenting fairy tales and fun at 2 p.m.. Activities will include face painting, spin art, pucker powder and pasta necklaces. Children also will be able to see the Southern Piedmont Woodturners demonstrate how to turn tops and can interact with Jewel the clown.
The Cabarrus Rowan Stanly Association for the Education of Children will sponsor a preschool art show inside at 11 Union Street S. The Galleries at the Cabarrus Arts Council in the historic courthouse at 65 Union Street South will be open for touring 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
The food area will feature delicious and creative cuisine including fresh strawberry shortcake, fried Oreos, chicken wings, fried okra and Italian sausage along with traditional festival favorites such as cotton candy, hot dogs, popcorn and Italian ice. A beer and wine garden will be open noon-6 p.m. near the music stage.
The festival is sponsored by Concord Downtown Development Corporation, The Independent Tribune, Bank of the Carolinas, Presbyterian Novant Medical Group, Hilbish Ford, Republic Services, Cabarrus Arts Council, Bank of North Carolina, Love Chiropractic Center, McNulty Chiropractic & Acupuncture, Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast, Residents of Historic Concord and Friends of the Spring into Arts Festival.
For more information, visit www.springintoarts.com or call Concord Downtown Development at 704-784-4208.
Kannapolis Artist Walter Stanford Will Talk About Painting North Carolina Century Farms Thursday, May 13
Kannapolis artist Walter Stanford will present a free gallery talk on “Painting North Carolina Century Farms” Thursday, May 13, at 7 p.m. at The Galleries at the Cabarrus Arts Council.
In his talk, Stanford will talk about the development of the “Century Farm” series, including the role that photography played in the design of the paintings. The Galleries are located at 65 Union Street S, Concord, in Cabarrus County’s historic courthouse. The talk is co-sponsored by the Cabarrus Art Guild.
The “Century Farms” series began with a Regional Artist Project Grant. “When I visit a farm, there is a tendency to envision all the wonderful landscapes that can be painted,” Stanford said. “As I began this series of works, I found myself doing just that.”
As the project progressed, however, Stanford found that it was different from painting landscapes. “It is the farmer, his values and his knowledge of the plants and animals that is special to me. It is this knowledge which makes the land both productive and profitable and my goal is to herald this life through my paintings.”
The series includes depictions of the George Pless and Sons Dairy Farm and M & M Farm Fresh in Cabarrus County, Indigo Farms in Brunswick County and Brushy Mountain Farm and Orchard in Wilkes County. Richly detailed paintings show cows in the milking barn and holding pen, apples being picked and sorted, children at the strawberry stand, sheep being shorn and goats in the pasture. The designation “century farm” indicates that it has been a family farm for at least 100 years.
A graduate of East Carolina University, Stanford is an emerging fine artist with an extensive background in commercial illustration and graphic design.
The Galleries are featuring 16 paintings and a drawing from Stanford’s “Century Farm” series as part of its current exhibition, A Time and Place. The group exhibition focuses on love of the land and places held dear and includes works by 19 artists.Besides Stanford’s work, A Time and Place features urban landscapes by Julyan Davis, clocks by Irene Semanchuk, birdhouses by Rolf Holmquist and place settings and teapots by Penland potters. Other artists include Robbie Barber, Barking Spider Pottery, Bre Barnett Crowell, Cynthia Decker, Gene Furr, Terry Gess, Shawn Ireland, Nick Joerling, Suze Lindsay, Kent McLaughlin, Branch Richter, Ken Sedberry, Ralston Fox Smith, Gay Smith and David Stickel. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and the second Saturday of each month. For information, call 704-920-2787 or visit www.CabarrusArtsCouncil.org.
Upcoming Events
9/16/10 - Union Street Live
6-9 pm
Historic Courthouse Lawn, 65 Union Street South, Concord, NC 28025
Band of Oz performs. Visit www.concorddowntown.com for more information.
9/25/10 - On Stage at the Davis: It Takes Two
8 pm
Davis Theatre, 65 Union Street South, Concord, NC 28025
Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell perform at the Davis Theatre. Tickets $42. Read more here.