At the Carrboro Branch Library, “In the Spirit,†photographic images of poignant moments in the life of our community, will open on Jan. 20, with a reception and community gathering on Jan. 22 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The exhibit features artists Sheldon Becker and David Otto, and continues through March 27.
Up in Hillsborough, at the Eno Gallery, a holiday group exhibition of new works by 28 of the gallery’s fine artists continues through Jan. 22. The exhibit includes paintings, sculpture, hand-blow glass, woodwork, contemporary ceramics and more.
At The ArtsCenter, Revision: Up-Cycled Art and Craft Shop is on display in the East End Gallery, while the Center Gallery is host to the work of Catherine J. Howard. Her work includes a combination of translucent oil panting, technical graphite drawings and embroidery exploring emotional transparency and vulnerability, striving for immediate human connection.
A project by Chapel Hill textile artist Jan-Ru Wan, who was commissioned by the Town of Chapel Hill’s Public and Cultural Arts to lead participants in creating a collective art installation to be permanently displayed at the Seymour Center for seniors, begins with an introductory lecture by Wan, titled “The Journey of Re-materialization.†The lecture will be held at the Seymour Center on Jan. 9 from 10 to 11 a.m., with an encore presentation at 7 p.m. on Jan. 11.
The project, “Up Close and Personal,†will utilize repurposed clothes and other objects to tell stories.