Special Events
Clydefest
Music, food, art and, of course, Clyde Jones are the highlights of the 7th Annual Clydefest, Saturday starting at 11 a.m. This year the festival is at the Bynum ballfield in beautiful downtown Bynum. The fun includes facepainting, fortune telling, critter painting (supervised by Clyde himself) and many “Clyde-inspired†Carnival Games. Entertainment by Tommy Edwards and Friends, Breadfoot, Milagro Saints, Magical Shaun and Ubi-the-Clown.
Arts Related
The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) announces a May 26, 2008 deadline for receipt of arts grant applications from both nonprofit organizations and individuals for the spring cycle.
Carrboro
The ArtsCenter
Center Gallery: ArtsCenter Student Show April 3-29
East End Gallery: ELEMENTS, the fifth annual Community Art Project.
The Beehive
Matt Vooris — Dinosaurs, Drums, and You!
Century Center
ELEMENTS — the fifth annual Community Art Project.
Carrboro Town Hall
ELEMENTS — the fifth annual Community Art Project.
Clay Centre Gallery
Carrboro Day Open House and Sale — featuring resident potters’ new work. Sunday, May 4, 12-5pm. 402 Lloyd St., Carrboro. 967-0314, http://www.claycentre.com. Regular hours are M-F 10am -4pm and by appointment.
DeWitt Law, PLLC
Lisa N. Jones — new works.
Fleet Feet Gallery
Landscapes From The Trail — Daniel Patrick Vaughan.
NC Crafts Gallery
Undulation — A collaborative show by Linda Carmel and Peg Rees.
Nested
Heidi Iverson — soft sculptures and paintings by the San Francisco Bay artist. Through April.
Open Eye Café
ELEMENTS — Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission’s 2008 Community Art Project. Opening reception Thursday, APRIL 24, 6-8pm. Through May.
Panzanella
Local Farms/Local Art — an art exhibit celebrating the 13th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour. Through June 1.
Weaver Street Realty
Gretchen Morrissey — textiles, prints and mixed media.
Wootini
Pick Your Friends — contemporary art by Casey Robertson. Through May 6.
Chapel Hill
Ackland Art Museum
The Pursuit of Learning — images of Study, Scholarship, and Education. Through May 18.
Perspectives on Public Justice. Through May 4.
Animation and Fine Art
West Coast Abstract Expressionism — works by Sam Francis. Through May 8.
Caffé Driade
Paintings — Karen Baumeister Reim. Through April.
FedEx Global Education Center
Works by Judith Ernst — through May 30.
Turning Point Gallery
Upwardly Mobile — metal sculptures by Ruffin Hobbs. Through April.
Southern Village
Bloom
Flowers and abstracts — Marcia DiMartino. Through April.
Bagwell, Holt, Smith, Tillman & Jones, PA
Paintings by Cat Moleski — through April.
Hillsborough
Hillsborough Gallery of Arts
A Walk in the Woods — new work by Pat Lloyd and Jude Lobe. Opening reception 6-9pm April 25. Through May 24.
Pittsboro
Chatham County Arts Council
Oil & Water — works by the Council’s member artists. Through April.
Fusions Art and Fine Craft Gallery
Photography — local photographer Craig Greiner. Through April 30.
The Joyful Jewel
The Art & Story of Chasing — sterling, copper and brass jewelry by Darcy Szeremi. Through April.