Third Friday adds Golden Belt vibe...

With warmer summer weather here at hand, Third Friday is alive tonight at a wide range of venues.

The event, which officially runs from 5-9 pm, includes spaces ranging from Merge Records' offices on E. Chapel Hill St. to the Bull City Arts Collaborative on Foster all the way to Joe van Gogh's coffeeshop on Broad. (See the full list of sites after the jump below.)

One new addition to the Third Friday list is Golden Belt, whose artist studios will be "officially" open for the first time to the public from 6-9pm tonight as part of the monthly Durham downtown arts happening.

As with last month's sneak-peek to young friends of the Nasher, tonight's event at Golden Belt will allow visitors to stroll through the thirty-plus artist studios, meet with artists, and view and purchase their work.

ROOM 100, the contemporary art gallery in Golden Belt, continues its initial show curated by the Branch Gallery.

Merge Records
409 E. Chapel Hill St.
Town of Mirrors: The Collages of Robert Pollard
6-8

Merge will be hosting Town of Mirrors, a collection of collages by Robert Pollard. Town of Mirrors is the inaugural art show in our downtown Durham office on August 15th.

The inspiration behind the art show is the forthcoming coffee-table book entitled, Town of Mirrors which will be released by Fantagraphics on August 6, 2008. Town of Mirrors collects the very best of Pollard’s visual art and lyrics/poetry. Featuring over 180 of Pollard’s favorite collages, hand-picked by the artist, as well as over a dozen new collages produced exclusively for this book, the first comprehensive collection of Pollard’s visual art ever released. The Durham show will include collages from the book as well as newer pieces. Original artwork and copies of the book will be available for purchase.

In addition to being a revered songwriter and recording artist, Pollard is a gifted and prolific visual artist, working mostly in the medium of collage. His work has been exhibited at Michael Imperioli’s Studio Dante in New York and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. He has created the covers to almost every Guided By Voices record and countless other Pollard-related releases.

Robert Pollard released four records on Merge, the latest of which, Coast to Coast Carpet of Love and Standard Gargoyle Decisions, were released in October 2007. Mr. Pollard most recently released Robert Pollard is Off to Business on his own Guided By Voices, Inc. label, and will be touring this summer and in early fall.

Through This Lens
303 E. Chapel Hill St.
Private Investigations
6-9

PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS, on display August 15 through September 16, 2008, presents work by members of the Triangle Black and White Photography Group. Meeting monthly, the group is a self-described “collection of photographers who share a passion for traditional black and white photography and conventional photographic prints made in the wet darkroom.”

PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS showcases two or three works each from nine members of the group. Participating photographers are Catharine Carter, Dick Cicone, Lawrence S. Earley, Len Eselson, Christof Galli, John Lapp, Mitch Rosen, Tim Telkamp and Joyce Young.

The entirety of the work presented in PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS was made using non-digital photographic processes. Each photographer manually printed his or her own work which ranges from traditional black and white photographs, or silver gelatin prints, to alternative process prints such as ferrotypes, alumatypes and bromoil prints.

Scrap Exchange
548 Foster  St.
Sound From Around Town
6-9

The Scrap Exchange gallery presents: Sound from Around Town, unleashing the music in found objects

Sound artists: Cathy Kielar, Blaise Kielar and Peter Reintjes
Opening Reception: Friday, August 15, 6 -9 PM- Found sound rhythm jam at 8 PM. - FREE

At this art exhibit, you can even touch and play the art! In fact you can drum, clang, scrape, jingle and shake the art. Explore your creation of rhythm fun with everyday objects found in your home remodel, kitchen, recycling bin or even your bedroom. Play creative rhythms on the Kielar’s acoustic instruments. Go wild with Reintjes’ transducer/loudspeaker electronic sounds, ala David Tudor’s Rainforest IV style. Applying his electronic talents, Reintjes uses found objects as if they were loudspeakers, as each object attributes its own resonant frequency to the sound experience.

CCB Plaza
201 N. Corcoran St.
CAPS Artists Showcase
6-9:30
Hosted by the CAPS Program (Creative Arts in the Public/Private Schools)

Enjoy an evening of fun and entertainment with some of the many engaging artists who light up the classroom for thousands of Durham students each year with music, art, dance, storytelling and theater. The CAPS Program is a 35-year-old partnership between the Durham Arts Council and Durham Public Schools that provides an easy-to-use and effective way for educators to integrate the arts into the curriculum.

Bull City Arts Collaborative
401-B1 Foster St.
Handed Down/ Open Studios
6-9
Handed Down: new wall quilts by Jeana Eve Klein.

Handed Down gathers imagery and materials from inherited sources with their own histories: abandoned toys, leftover fabric scraps, convoluted childhood memories. Klein’s large-scale wall quilts are fraught with narrative suggestion and ripe for viewer interpretation. A former Antfarm studio mate of Dave's, Jeana Eve Klein is an Assistant Professor in the Art Department at Appalachian State University and also teaches at craft centers such as Penland and Arrowmont. Jeana earned her undergrad degree at NC State School of Design and her MFA in studio art from Arizona State University. Her work is exhibited nationally and has appeared in Surface Design Journal and American Craft. The exhibit will be up through Sept 25 and the foyer gallery is open
every Friday from noon until 2 as well as by appt (949 4847).

Bull City Art and Frame Company
Brightleaf Square. 905 W. Main. Suite 20F
Kenny Glenn’s “Carolina Living”
6-9

Artist Reception for Kenny Glenn showing his ongoing collection "Carolina Living": a collection of Carolinian scenes. Come meet the Artist and enjoy some light refreshments and Appetizers provided by Taverna Nikos and Harris Inc.!

Artist Inspired by History and Love of the Outdoors:
Durham County Native Kenny Glenn paints what touches his heart and has personal meaning. Working primarily in watercolor, Glenn has amassed a following in the Carolinas and throughout the Southeastern United States. The Artist's love of nature, the outdoors, his rural farming roots and sports, is reflected in his work.

Kenny has displayed his paintings at state fairs, arts and crafts festivals, one man exhibitions and galleries throughout the Southeast. This will be Kenny's first gallery showing in his hometown in over 15 years! His credits are many, but he notes with pride the fact that his work is featured at the State Tobacco Museum and the Duke Homestead. Also, in conjunction with Third Friday there will be a band in the courtyard of Brightleaf. Come by enjoy the Art at Bull City Art & Frame Company and afterwards listen to some music under the stars!

Durham Arts Council
120 Morris St.
Artists' Reception for Louisiana Marsh & Lyrical Landscapes Exhibits
5-7

You are cordially invited to attend the artists' reception and meet our exhibiting artists.

Louisiana Marsh, photogaphic series by Marjorie Pierson, in the Allenton Gallery.

Lyrical Landscapes, oil paintings by Michael Fowler, in the Semans Gallery.

Joe Van Gogh
1104B Broad St.
Moriah McCall Reception/Face Painting

Stop by Joe Van Gogh to view the work of Moriah McCall and enjoy free face painting for the kids!

Central Park Pavillion
534 Foster St.
DJ Pittipat’s Worldwide Dance and Skate Party
6-8:30

Dance and skate to fun dance music from 5 continents! This is an all-ages event. Dance instructor LeBrandi Johnson will teach some dance moves and the Playhouse Toy Store will be there with interactive art projects.

Golden Belt Artists Studios
807 E. Main
Open Studios and ROOM 100
6-9

Check out the first show in ROOM 100, Golden Belt's contemporary fine art gallery, and visit with Golden Belt's artists in the thirty-five open studios that surround the new gallery.

The artist mix is interesting and eclectic - emerging and established artists, furniture makers, metalsmiths, mixed media and textile artists, painters, sculptors, jewelers, photographers and more.

ARTISTS WITH STUDIOS
Don Florang
Madelyn Smoak
Muata Farrow
Marie Russell
Muna Mujahid
Penny Noell
Catherine Palomba
Neil Palomba
Geraud Staton
Janet Henry
Sarah Wilkins
Jo-C Gaston
Robin Lin
Susan Lippard
Bevery Wilson
Rachel Campbell
Lee Nesbit
Beena Ollapally
Eliza Reed
Ashley Brodie
Rachel Bass
Kristin Bennett
Shirle' Koslowski
David Koslowski
Lisa Bartell
Kelly Cross
Alisand Swanson
Warren Hicks
J'Nai Willingham
Cynthia Grow
Dona Nova
Erica King

The event is in Building 3, the heart of the newly-restored historic Golden Belt campus in downtown Durham (807 East Main, Corner of Main and Fayetteville).

In addition to ROOM 100 and the artist studios, the campus also features sky-lit residential lofts, space for festivals and other community events, offices for established businesses and start-ups as well as non-profits. A live music venue, independent shops, and restaurants are also in the works for the fall.

Comments

[MDS]

Was really surprised at what i saw. Not was I expected at all. Really not in the best part of town. maybe that will change as progress moves in. Only a few number of the booths were occupied. this is going to be an interesting endeavor