New Local Art at Coffee & Crepes

Happy New Year! We are blessed with a never-ending supply of local art, thanks to talented Triangle artists. Stop by to see what’s new from the fun multimedia works of Zachary Horn. His pieces fly off the walls, sometimes literally! On the orange wall, you will find photos of classic cars given new “life” with the eye of the photographer, Teresa Pigeon. We will have our Final Friday reception Dec 30 from 6-9PM. Stop by for free coffee and meet the artists. All are invited. Coffee & Crepes is in the Crossroads Plaza shopping center in Cary. See you there!

 

November at the Town of Cary

Come visit us for the Final Friday Art Loop December 30 6-9 p.m. There will be no formal Town of Cary-sponsored receptions this month, but please visit other participating venues and don’t miss the exhibits below, which will be displayed through January or February.

Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave.

• Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Sculpture Show
• Dates: Through Jan 8
• Medium: Sculpture

Cary Town Hall Gallery, 316 N. Academy St.

• The Artists Within: Town of Cary Employee Exhibition
  
• Medium: Mixed
• Dates: Through Jan 4

Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop

• Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Painting Show
  
• Medium: Painting
• Dates: Through Jan 10

Herbert C. Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Ave.

• Marilyn Bass: Botanical Paper Sculpture
  
• Medium: Paper cutouts
• Dates: Through Jan 4

Bond Park Community Center, 150 Metro Park Drive

• Lyudmila Tomova: Daily Transactions
  
• Medium: Acrylic on board
• Dates: Through Feb 29
• Artist Reception: Fri Jan 27 6-8 p.m.

 

Cary Gallery Art Opening November 25, Thanksgiving Friday

Please join us from 6-9 pm this Friday to celebrate the work of our featured artists. Enjoy music and refreshments while viewing Recent Works by painter Kathleen Ward and Paint, Paper, and Possibilities by collage artist E. Tracy Williams. Painter Kathleen Ward is a master with the brush. Inspired by time spent living on her grandparent’s farm in Western Carolina, Kathleen has found a harmony in the cycles of growing and tending, but is also inspired by the glorious and tempestuous nature of the rugged mountain terrain. Her themes are diverse—she embraces landscape, still life, and portraiture—as she explores the pastoral as well as the isolating qualities of life. E. Tracy Williams takes us into a special world where abstraction is inspired by emotion. Her abstract collages are a medley of color, texture, shape, and depth, exploring the interaction among seemingly unrelated materials to achieve a harmonious, emotional effect. Fabric, papers, metals, paint, and twigs: nothing is taboo. An award-winning artist, E. Tracy Williams is known in exhibitions throughout North Carolina and beyond. Her unique approach allows the viewer to bring their own interpretive possibilities to her exciting compositions in paint and paper. Bring your guests and family this Friday evening!

 

Nov 22 – Dec 27 Art Gifts at Coffee & Crepes

For your gift giving consideration or just to relax during the crazy season stop by and see this month’s featured artists.  Christine Hager-Braun presents fabric art. Abstract pieces that add comfort and flair to your cold walls.  These have to be seen in person to appreciate the texture and detail. Contrast that with the amazing reality of landscapes captured in the photography of JJ Raia. We will have an artists’ reception from 6-9PM on Black Friday this year. Believe it or not, the shopping crowds are gone by 7PM! This is free and open to the public. Free coffee too. Don’t forget to buy your teachers gift cards from Coffee & Crepes.

 

November at the Town of Cary

Come visit us for the Final Friday Art Loop November 25 6-9 p.m. Town facilities will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, but please visit other participating venues and don’t miss the exhibits below, which will be displayed during the end of November and, in some cases, through December and January.

Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave.

• Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Sculpture Show
• Dates: Nov 16 – Jan 8
• Artists’ Reception: Sun, Dec 4, 2-4 p.m. (at Page-Walker Arts & History Center)

Cary Town Hall Gallery, 316 N. Academy St.

• The Artists Within: TOC Employee Art Exhibition
  
• Medium: Mixed
• Dates: Nov 22 – Jan 4
• Artists’ Reception: Sat, Dec 3, 3-5 p.m.

Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop

• Jody Jameson: A Beaded Path
  
• Medium: Mixed
• Dates: Through Nov 26

• Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Painting Show
  
• Dates: Dec 3 – Jan 10
• Artists’ Reception: Sun, Dec 4, 2-4 p.m.

Herbert C. Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Ave.

• Marilyn Bass: Botanical Paper Sculpture
  
• Medium: Paper cutouts
• Dates: Nov 23 – Jan 4
• Artist Reception: Sat, Dec 3, 3-5 p.m.
  
  

Bond Park Community Center, 150 Metro Park Drive

• Teresa Pigeon: Bond Park Exposed
  
• Medium: Photography
• Dates: Through Nov 30

 

Cary Gallery Art Opening October 28

Cary Gallery of Artists is featuring impressionist painter Jean Scholz with scenes of Cary, and porcelain painter Lynn Patton on Final Friday Art Loop, Oct. 28, 6-9pm. Cary Gallery is in Ashworth Village, downtown Cary, which now has FOUR art galleries! We will all be open on Final Fridays. Enjoy artwork, wine, food, music and meet the artists.
www.carygallery.org

Hot off the press: Palette to Palate, our brand new book of member artists’ artworks and favorite recipes.
Book signing during the Art Loop Reception and on Saturday, October 29, 12-2pm, after the Cary Band Day parade.
Great gift item at only $20 and full color!

 

Oct 25 – Nov 22 at Coffee & Crepes

Award winning photography of Patrick Bartley is enthralling. Click on his link to see what is in store for you at Coffee & Crepes this month. The images are available  any size for display in your home.  Also featured this month are paintings by Jackie Schaefer. To get a better idea of how these would look in your living room, stop by Coffee and Crepes and ponder them over a warm, creamy spiced Chai tea. Our monthly Final Friday artist reception is Friday Oct 28 from 6-9 PM. Free coffee for you and your friends!

 

October at the Town of Cary

Come visit us for the Final Friday Art Loop October 28 6-9 p.m.

Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave.

• Western Wake Studio Tour
• Medium: Mixed
• Dates: Oct 28 – Nov 13
• Artists’ Reception: Oct 28 6-8 p.m.

Cary Town Hall Gallery, 316 N. Academy St.

• Red Ribbon Student Poster Show
  
• Medium: Student Posters
• Dates: Oct 25 – Nov 18

Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop

• Jody Jameson: A Beaded Path
  
• Medium: Mixed
• Dates: Oct 9 – Nov 26

• Watercolor Society of North Carolina’s 66th Juried Exhibition 2011
• Medium: Watercolor
• Dates:Through Nov 26
  

  

Herbert C. Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Ave.

• CJ Calvin: Behind the Sun
  
• Medium: Acrylic Painting
• Dates: Oct 28 – Nov 21
• Artist’s Reception: Oct 28 6-8 p.m.
  
  

Bond Park Community Center, 150 Metro Park Drive

• Teresa Pigeon: Bond Park Exposed
  
• Medium: Photography
• Dates: Through Nov 30

 

Chocolate Smiles Village to Host Cary Art Loop Final Friday Event on on October 28th from 6 – 9PM.

The businesses of Chocolate Smiles Village on W. Chatham Street are pleased to announce that we will be hosting our second Cary Art Loop Final Friday event on October 28th from 6 – 9PM. This promises to be a great event with some really nice art befitting the V Foundation for cancer research. Appetizers provided by Havana Grill and fantastic acoustics by West Trinity.

• Studio 180 Salon will be featuring artist Timothy Orikri ;
• Chocolate Smiles chocolatiers will have chocolates after hours;
• Graceful Expressions dance education will be featuring youth art exhibits;
• Styles Group Fitness will offer at wo-week free invitation to join for those attending the event;
• West Trinity (blues / Rock) you really have to SEE them to fully appreciate their sound!

Chocolate Smiles Village enthusiastically support the local Cary fine arts community and look forward to playing an integral part of the renaissance of downtown historic Cary. Working together brings out the best in ourselves and for ourselves. Chocolate Smiles Village is located at 312 W. Chatham St. Cary, North Carolina.

About the businesses of Chocolate Smiles Village:

• Chocolate Smiles chocolatier specializes in handmade chocolates and chocolate confections. It has a longstanding tradition of fine creations in the greater Cary area.
• Graceful Expressions dance education specializes in youth ballet, tap and dance classes.
• Studio 180 Salon is dedicated to fine hair care and coloring services and products.It is based in Cary, North Carolina and serves greater Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Apex, Holly Springs, Wake Forest and surrounding areas of the triangle Carolinas.
• Styles Fitness Group is a fitness boutique specializing in small group personal training for women. It is based in Richmond, Virginia with a regional location in Cary, North Carolina.

 

Studio 180 Salon Presents “My favorite Things II” – Exhibition of Original Paintings & Kinetic Mobile Art by Timothy UfuomaEfe Orikri – October 28th.

Studio 180 Salon and Lucid Element Multimedia are proud to support our local arts community by serving as a host venue for 2011 Cary Art Loop Final Friday events. On the final Friday of select months, we feature a local artist with a reception and cocktail from 6-9 pm. So, come join us at the studio for great works, wine and hors de’ oeuvres and get in the Loop!

This month through January 2012, we are pleased to show works by artist Timothy Orikri.

Artist’s Statement:

“To me, a true work of art can be described as a juxtaposition of complexity and simplicity. Art must be filled with strong emotional content and be based on the perception, expectations and experiences of the artist. I always make every effort to create my paintings based on these three concepts, but most especially, art must be timeless, with as much intrinsic relevance in today’s world as in the future.

The most obvious attribute of my work is the use of color as a means of expression. In addition, I enhance the color content of each canvas with touches of light and shadows by using texture and three-dimensional forms to add emphasis to the desired effect. For the most part, I rely on colors as a major element in projecting the emotional content in my works. One of the major objectives in creating my paintings is in my desire to fulfill an emotional response, rather than focusing on the subject matter.

I always choose to present my work in strong, bold colors, with an overall reliance on lines and forms to give it its distinctive nature. Through the use of these colors and forms, the subject is transformed into its essential, formative concepts, both of simple and complex nature.

As an artist I am constantly searching for diverse formats to express myself. This search has not only enabled me to create artworks that are unique and relevant to modern trends, but has also enhanced my aspiration of being innovative and resourceful, by creating imaginative, thought-provoking pieces.”

A raffle will be held for one of his pieces and all you have to do is attend! Also, proceeds will be presented to a cancer charity (details forthcoming) in honor of a dear friend of the artist, whose mother is a breast cancer survivor. Visit Timothy’s website at www.timothyorikri.com.

Studio 180 Salon is located within Chocolate Smiles Village at 312 W. Chatham Street, Cary. Public transportation to all stops on the Cary Art Loop to be provided by the Cary C-Transit system.