Archive for September 2010
No Boundaries Inc. was founded in 1998 by Wilmington artists Pam Toll, Gayle Tustin and Dick Roberts to gather local artists with those from around the world to participate in an international artist colony for two weeks in November every two years in Wilmington and on Bald Head Island.
Previous participating artists have come from many countries including Macedonia, Bulgaria, Canada, Holland, France, Scotland, Germany, Iraq, Switzerland, Turkey, Italy, Denmark, Austria, Serbia, Peru, Argentina, and Wilmington’s Sister Cities in Barbados, China and England.
This year, the organization will host a 12-year retrospective showcase of the colony’s work at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
The following video showcases artwork that was produced in the colony in 2008.
Located on the University of North Carolina Greensboro campus, the Weatherspoon Art Museum was founded in 1941 and has since grown from a university teaching gallery to a full scale art museum including collections of modern and contemporary art.
Fire dancing is a dangerous performance art that involves the manipulation of fire. Image courtesy of Creative Commons.
The Greensboro News and Record’s GoTriad section recently did a profile of Jacob Felder and Kara Chambers, the fire performance duo who founded Exuro Entertainment in Winston-Salem, N.C. Now a nationwide act, Exuro Entertainment includes cabaret, mime, robotics, puppets, fire dancing, cirque style balancing acts, hoop dancing and stilting.
The slideshow highlights the communication and skill shared between the two performers. This video showcases a part of the fire performance.
Plein air painting gained prominence in the 19th century, but has recently become popular in Eastern North Carolina. Image courtesy of Creative Commons.
“En plein air” is a French phrase that means “in open air. It is also the name of a new art exhibit in Morehead City. Although plein air painting gained prominence in the 19th century, it has recently become popular in Eastern North Carolina.
Typically, plein air groups meet in various locations and seek to recreate the natural settings that surround them. They find their inspiration in representing life and nature as it appears to them. Although many plein air artists paint from the same location, the perspectives and pieces themselves may differ dramatically.
The Carolina Artist Studio Gallery in Morehead City invites the public to experience the classic technique of plein air painting on Sept. 9 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Read this article from ENCToday.com to learn more about the exhibit and the artists involved.
The North Carolina Museum of Art is located in Raleigh, N.C. Image courtesy of Creative Commons.
The North Carolina Museum of Art is attempting to feature an exhibit in October 2011 that contains more authentic Rembrandt paintings than any American museum.
Located in Raleigh, N.C., the museum is borrowing Rembrandt pieces from nearly two dozen museums across the United States, such as the National Gallery of Art in Washington and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The total value of the exhibit is undisclosed, but according to museum officials, it will “exceed anything the museum has put together before, including blockbuster exhibitions of Picasso, Matisse Monet and Rodin.”
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