You are invited to attend our 17th Annual Kovack Pottery Spring Festival at Kovack Pottery in Seagrove NC.  It's a truly unique pottery event showcasing our beautiful, surprisingly affordable, limited-edition, hand-turned, hand-painted pottery created by Craig & Michelle Kovack.  Each piece comes with a Certificate of Authenticity (available only during this event) signed by the Kovacks and is sure to be a lasting heirloom to be passed on from generation to generation.  Hundreds of pieces will be available including new forms, new designs, and sculptural pieces, as well as festival favorites.  Sign up for a chance to win a door prize.  Pottery enthusiasts and pottery collectors are sure to find it worth the trip.  Come see for yourself.  You'll be glad you did.
 
We have now extended this event to 9 days: Saturday March 13 through Sunday March 21, 9AM to 5PM Monday through Saturday, & Noon to 5PM on Sunday.  
This event is held exclusively at Kovack Pottery located at 1298 Fork Creek Mill Rd., Seagrove NC.  From US highway 220 bypass, take exit 45 onto highway 705 south toward Seagrove.   Follow 705 south for approximately 2 miles, then take a left onto Fork Creek Mill Road.   Kovack Pottery is 1.2 miles down this road on the right in 3 red barns.   

The Greensboro Indi Market - Shindig on the Square

The Indie Market's Shindig on the Square!! A street festival of Artistic proportions!  This Art, Craft and Music Festival will take place SUNDAY, MAY 2, from 12-6 PM at Hamburger Square (300 Block of S. Elm and adjacent parking lots) in Downtown Greensboro.

The festival is taking place in coordination with ‘ARTBEAT Greensboro: A week long Celebration of the Greensboro Arts Community' and will serve as a kick off event. The festival will feature 60+ art, craft , and vintage vendors;  musical, theatrical and dance street performers; a main music stage with several bands; and beer and wine--all happening in the heart of downtown Greensboro. 

Apply online at http://www.indiemarketgso.blogspot.com/

Storyteller Bill Lepp - First Presbyterian Church - April 11th

“Bil Lepp is a nationally renowned storyteller and five time champion of the West Virginia Liar’s Contest.  His outrageous, humorous tall-tales and witty stories have earned the appreciation of listeners of all ages and from all walks of life, from elementary schools to veterans’ homes, from churches to colleges, from festivals to formal dinners.  Though a champion liar, his hilarious, insightful stories often contain morsels of truth which shed light on subjects such as politics, religion, relationships, and human nature.  A storyteller, author, and recording artist, Lepp’s works have received awards and recognition from The Parent’s Choice Foundation, The National Parenting Publications Assoc., Storytelling World, and the Public Library Assoc.  Lepp has been featured numerous times at the National Storytelling Festival, and at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and major storytelling and corporate events across the country” (www.buck-dog.com). For additional praise and information regarding Bil Lepp I invite you to check out his website, www.buck-dog.com.

Bil Lepp will be at First Presbyterian Church of Asheboro on Sunday, April 11th from 6:00 until 8:00 pm.  We are grateful that partial funding for this event was provided by the North Carolina Arts Council through the Randolph Arts Guild.  As a result this event is free for the community.  It is also family friendly and we will have a nursery available.

Join The Center for Creative Aging in May for North Carolina’s first ever Creative Aging Symposium.
See attachment for more information or visit
http://www.cca-nc.org/ccanc_specialevents_symposium.html .

Lia C. G. Miller
Executive Director
Center for Creative Aging - NC
2636 Walker Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27403
www.cca-nc.org
336-253-0856

High Point gallery hosts two shows by Asheboro photographer Ross Holt

Theatre Art Galleries (TAG) of High Point is hosting two separate exhibitions by Asheboro photographer Ross Holt now through April 8. An opening reception will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 25, at TAG, which is housed in the High Point Theatre, a wing of International Home Furniture Center at 220 E. Commerce Avenue.

Holt initially was invited to mount a single exhibit in one of the organization's three galleries. That show, called Foment, features intense, colorful abstract images. When an artist whose work was slated for one of the other galleries dropped out, Holt agreed to fill the second gallery with a show called Tarleton's Quarter, which features large-scale photographs of Revolutionary War reenactments.

“The second opportunity came as quite a surprise, but it's a great chance for me to present two distinctly different styles of photography side by side,” Holt says.

Works in Foment look at abstract details of real things. All images are what the camera saw, with no darkroom or digital manipulation other than cropping and enlargement.

Tarleton's Quarter showcases action-packed Guilford Courthouse battle reenactment photos taken over 15 years.

Also on display at TAG is Sport Exhibited, a show of sport-related illustrations by 10 artists from the North Carolina Society of Illustrators.

For more information about the exhibits, contact TAG at 887-2137.

CALLING  ALL  ARTISTS

Waterworks Visual Arts Center’s
Artists’ EXPO 2010
April 15-17, 2010

A PRIME OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BEST ARTISTS IN AND AROUND ROWAN COUNTY

The purpose of this event is to raise funds for the Waterworks’ education and outreach programs while continuing to promote and encourage the development of relationships between area artists and collectors, to enhance the presence of art in our community, and to enrich the community’s experience.

For more information and to register please contact Waterworks Visual Arts Center, 704.636.1882 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

CALL for POTTERS - LOCAL

NC Arts Incubator in Siler City is looking for potters and ceramic artists to join us.  We have large, well equipped clay studio area complete with new electric wheels, kilns to share, an extruder, slab roller and more.

Artists must furnish their own clay, glazes and energy.  We offer a great creative enviornment with unlimited access.  Rents are very reasonable and include many Incubator program perks.

Contact: Sue Szary
NCAI Director
(919)663-1335
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Located at 223 N Chatham Avenue, Siler City

Call for Artists - The Fine Arts League of Cary

The Fine Arts League of Cary is seeking entries for its 16th Annual Juried Art Exhibition to be held from June 1 to July 17, 2010 in Apex, NC.  Show awards total over $2500. The postmark deadline for the mail-in registration is April 2. Full details and a printable prospectus are available on the web at: www.fineartsleagueofcary.org or call Al or Natalie Winters 919-677-8515.

CALL TO ARTISTS!

The Chatham Arts Gallery is now excepting artists from across North Carolina!  The Gallery is located at 115 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, NC.  You can find more information on the Chatham Arts Council’s website:  http://www.chathamarts.org/gallery/gallery.html

Artists are required to submit 3 pieces of work for each medium they wish to show.

Application Fees:  $25.00

Annual Fee: $100.00

Commissions:  40% and  25% for those who volunteer in the Gallery or on a committee.

Artist can apply by downloading the application and contract at:

http://www.chathamarts.org/gallery/gallery.html

You can contact our Gallery Manager, Rosemarie Hoffman at:  ChathamArts.GalleryManager@gmail.com

Gallery Phone Number:  919-542-4144

The Chatham Arts Gallery is a program of Chatham County Arts Council.

Artist Residency Opportunity - Knoxville

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to announce availability of the next Betsy Worden Memorial Artist Residency at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street in downtown Knoxville.  Deadline for receipt of application is Friday, March 19, 2010. An application is attached, or one may be downloaded at www.knoxalliance.com (under Calls & Press Releases).

RCC's upcoming Cultural Arts Events

Feb. 4 - Classic Movie Night - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 7 p.m., LRC auditorium. FREE

To reserve a seat, go to www.eventbrite.comclick Randolph Community College, reserve your seat and print your confirmation. If you do not have computer access, call 633-0244 and leave your name, phone number, email and the number of tickets desired. We will call you back and let you know if we have tickets available for you.

Tickets are free - Donations are accepted.

Feb. 11 - Classic Movie Night - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, 7 p.m., LRC auditorium. FREE

To reserve a seat, go to www.eventbrite.comclick Randolph Community College, reserve your seat and print your confirmation. If you do not have computer access, call 633-0244 and leave your name, phone number, email and the number of tickets desired. We will call you back and let you know if we have tickets available for you.

Tickets are free - Donations are accepted.

Feb. 14 - Canon Explorers of Light will present Barbara Bordnick on Thursday, Feb. 4, from 6-9 p.m. at RCC in the Photography Imaging Center. Bordnick, called the "Grande Dame of Photography," will share her story of the career of a self-taught photographer who entered the then male-dominated fashion photography world as the first woman in a generation. With Bordnick's long list of credits in photojournalism, fashion, and advertising, this is a program not to be missed.

RCC faculty and students will be admitted free. Others should register by going to http://www.asmp-nc.org/BordnickCanon1002PR.php.
Feb. 18 - Classic Movie Night - Star Wars, 7 p.m., LRC auditorium. FREE

To reserve a seat, go to www.eventbrite.com, click Randolph Community College,  reserve your seat and print your confirmation. If you do not have computer access, call 633-0244 and leave your name, phone number, email and the number of tickets desired. We will call you back and let you know if we have tickets available for you.

Tickets are free - Donations are accepted.

Feb. 24 - An Evening With Fred Chappell, 7 p.m., LRC auditorium. Fred Chappell taught creative writing at UNCG for 40 years and directed the MFA program in creative writing. He has published 8 novels, 17 volumes of poetry, 2 books of essays, 2 collections of short stories, and a multi-genre reader; he received the Yale Bollingen Poetry award and the N.C. Thomas Wolfe award. He was N.C. Poet Laureate from 1997-2002. FREE

To reserve a seat, go to www.eventbrite.com, click Randolph Community College,  reserve your seat and print your confirmation. If you do not have computer access, call 633-0244 and leave your name, phone number, email and the number of tickets desired. We will call you back and let you know if we have tickets available for you.

Tickets are free - Donations are accepted.

March 24 - Wiley and the Hairy Man, 7 p.m., LRC auditorium.UNCG's Theatre for Young People presents Wiley and the Hairy Man: A classic Southern folktale story of young Wiley who lives deep in the Tombigbee Swamp of Alabama. The Hairy Man who lives in the swamp is out to “git” Wiley, and the only way for Wiley to save himself is to face his fears head-on. Wiley discovers a very special sort of “magic” deep inside himself. The story reminds us that brains are always a whole lot better than brawn and of the wisdom that comes with living. FREE

April 20 - Harmonious Hodgepodge, 7 p.m., LRC auditorium. Come enjoy a night of homespun music, featuring everything from bluegrass to classic rock and gospel. (Any musical person or group interested in participating should call 633-0244 by the end of February and leave your name, number and the type of music you will be performing) FREE

Piedmont Players Holiday Update

Come be a part of theater magic!