The Carrboro Art Scene

Karen's Books at the NC Crafts Gallery in Carrboro

2014-03-28T09:55:00.003-04:00

If you liked Karen's books shown in my earlier post you can buy some of them at the NC Crafts Gallery at 212 W. Main St., Carrboro, NC 27510-2082. If you don't see the one you want let me know.

March 10: Round 2 of the Carrboro Arts & Creativity District planning process

2014-02-25T08:52:00.002-05:00

Here's the invite, open to all interested in the arts in Carrboro, Chapel Hill and the Triangle: “What Makes a Great Creativity District?”, the second in a series of open community meetings about the proposed Carrboro Arts & Creativity District, will take place at The ArtsCenter, 300-G East Main St, from 6:30 until 7:30 PM on Monday, March 10. After a brief presentation highlighting

Triangle Book Arts Show opening tonight 6-9 Green Gallery @ Scrap Exchange

2014-01-17T08:29:00.002-05:00

Come by this evening 6-9 and visit the Green Gallery in the Scrap Exchange. You can find more info here but for a bit of background: The concept of a “book” is being scrambled now. Classic books have been digitized and accessible from the internet. Authors can write specifically for e-book publishing, bypassing traditional publishing methods altogether. Words are changing their spellings

Building the future of the Arts in Carrboro public meeting tonight!

2014-01-16T09:34:00.004-05:00

Building the future of the Arts in Carrboro: Public meeting this Thursday, Jan. 16th6:00pm at The Century Center Join us this Thursday, January 16th at 6:00pm at The Century Center to discuss the development of the Arts in Carrboro and the planning of our future Arts District. This meeting is free and open to the public. Come with feedback, questions, ideas, or simply to listen and

Letterman Top 10 Reasons I Haven't Posted in 6 Months

2014-01-16T09:29:00.002-05:00

10) I am dead 9) Cat got my tongue 8) Left my heart in San Francisco 7) The NSA took over my computer 6) Incarcerated for smuggling drugs into Mexico 5) On a tour with Pussy Riot 4) Lost my pencil 3) Captured by Klingons 2) Took a vow of silence and the 1) Reason I Haven't Posted in 6 Months 1) Joined a nunnery

Big news about the 2013 Carrboro Film Fest Nov 23-24, 2013

2013-07-07T10:27:00.001-04:00

From Nic Berry, co-creator, along with Jackie Helvey, of the Carrboro Film Festval: I want to let you know that this year we have some pretty major changes to the festival and to let you know that because you have submitted in the past, this year, every film you submit will be free! That's right, no submission fee for you. Just write the magic word in the waiver section of the

The Raleigh-NCSU Q-Art Code Project

2013-05-13T10:14:00.000-04:00

Here's how Raleigh and NCSU Design describe their interesting public art project: The City of Raleigh Arts Commission has partnered with the students and staff of the NC State College of Design Advanced Media Lab to create a mobile media showcase of 12 public artworks in the City’s public art collection. The Q-Art Code project will allow the City to raise the public’s awareness about the

Garden Sculpture Invitational, today Sunday May 5 and Saturday May 11

2013-05-05T09:58:00.000-04:00

Karen and I rode out to the 19th annual garden exhibit of the Garden Art Gallery west of Chapel Hill at 1902 Borland Rd, Hillsborough, NC. (Note: Arthur Minnis Road is closed so check ahead at the website or follow the signs to find the garden.) It was a beautiful cool day, the garden is wonderful and we saw some really terrific art. Highly recommended! I'm posting some of Karen and my

Flute mural painted black -- like bummer man!

2013-03-23T21:27:00.000-04:00

Maybe my favorite public mural in Chapel Hill-Carrboro was on the side of the Franklin Street building that houses Andrea Reusing's expanding Lantern Restaurant. You probably know it well: Not any more as someone painted over the mural with black paint. The News & Observer had a big article about it, lamenting the loss and noting artist Michael Brown's disappointment. Local

Triangle Artworks, Arts NC and me

2013-03-13T09:17:00.002-04:00

Tomorrow, March 14th I will be on a panel for a regional arts summit sponsored by Triangle Artworks and the arts advocacy group Arts NC at PlayMakers Repertory 250 Country Club Rd on the UNC campus. (FYI I joined the NC Arts Council in December as Senior Director for the Creative Economies team). Meg McGurk (Downtown Chapel Hill) and Jody McLeod (Mayor of Clayton)

Cultureshed (kul'cher-shed)

2013-03-13T08:28:00.001-04:00

From the Public Art Review magazine: CULTURESHED (kul'cher-shed) A geographic region irrigated by streams of local talent and fed by deep pools of human and natural history. An area nourished by what is cultivated locally. The efforts of writers, performers, visual artists, scholars, farmers, and chefs who contribute to a vital and diverse local culture. - Jay Salinas, Wormfarm Institute

Triangle ArtWorks Partner Network

2012-10-20T09:38:00.002-04:00

Last Year I wrote about a fairly new non-profit in our region called Triangle Artworks. I am on the board with a bunch of talented and dedicated people. Our mission is: MISSION: The mission of the Organization is to provide the services, support and resources necessary to cultivate and ensure a vibrant creative community in the Triangle region of North Carolina. To learn more about us and

The WSJ on the new Tift Merritt cd

2012-10-10T09:35:00.000-04:00

The Wall Street Journal has a glowing review of local girl Tift Merritt's new cd Traveling Alone. With help from Andrew Byrd, John Convertino (Calexico), guitarist Marc Ribot, ex-Son Volt guitarist Eric Heywood and others, Tift "put together what's likely to be a once-in-a-lifetime group of musicians that gives her new compositions an undeniable drive and a distinctive personality." You can

Come by tonight to the Century Center during the 2nd Friday Artwalk

2012-09-14T11:46:00.000-04:00

Come by the Century Center in Carrboro during the 2nd Friday Artwalk where we'll be showing pieces from Carrboro Community Art Project. The theme is music to go along with the upcoming Carrboro Music Festival. Not everything is music related but.... ....a real treat will be a series of photos from Jackie Helvey of photos from past music festivals and other events. Below a painting done by

Cat's Cradle in the Commons sponsored by Cat's Cradle and the Town of Carrboro

2012-08-27T13:39:00.001-04:00

Cat's Cradle & the Town of Carrboro are presenting a free concert at Town Commons featuring Tift Merritt, Megafaun & Mandolin Orange on Friday September 21st from 5:30-9:00 The concert is part of Carrboro's effort to promote the vibrant arts community within our fair town. While the concert is free to the general public, vouchers guaranteeing entry are available at

Reminder: we're still accepting submissions for the 7th Annual Carrboro Film Fest

2012-07-27T07:56:00.000-04:00

Filmmakers, young and old, experienced and rookies, we are accepting entries to the November 18th, 2012 7th Annual Carrboro Film Festival. From the website: 7th Annual Carrboro Film Festival Date: Sunday, November 18, 2012, 1 – 7 pm. Location: Century Hall in the Carrboro Century Center, 100 North Greensboro St., Carrboro, NC We welcome all films and videos less than 20 minutes total running

Doc Watson video

2012-07-13T14:33:00.002-04:00

Photo by Appalachian Encounters on Flickr This is the Carrboro Art Scene blog. Doc ain't from Carrboro (though he'd a fit in) but he is from North Carolina. And frankly Doc is a part of all of NC in the same way that Mt. Airy's Andy Griffith and Chapel Hill's James Taylor are. All of that to let you know that there is a marvelous old BBC video available from the No Depression site on Doc from

Filmmakers: Entry window open for 7th Carrboro Film Festival

2012-06-20T10:23:00.000-04:00

Filmmakers, young and old, experienced and rookies, we are now accepting entries to the November 18th, 2012 7th Annual Carrboro Film Festival. From the website: 7th Annual Carrboro Film Festival – Submission GuidelinesDate: Sunday, November 18, 2012, 1 – 7 pmLocation: Century Hall in the Carrboro Century Center, 100 North Greensboro St., Carrboro, NC 27510 Mission: To support & promote

Carrack Gallery (Durham) 1st Birthday celebration!

2012-05-22T08:56:00.002-04:00

The Carrack Gallery (Facebook page here) in Durham is free flowing, open, interesting, a bit irreverent and full of interesting people and art. They are having a first anniversary event this Saturday, May 26th from 2-11 with art, music, food, conversation and definitely fun. You can check out more info at the Facebook event page. We've been at this for a year now and would love

What does Carrboro have in common with NYC, Chicago, SF and Montreal?

2012-05-22T08:23:00.000-04:00

Places where Gaslight Anthem will be playing in support of their new album. Way to go Cat's Cradle! More info at the terrific Triangle Music blog including a streaming song off the new album, Handwritten, to be released July 24th, just a few days after the July 19th show at Cat's. Ticket info to follow.