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October 2021
DIMENSIONS: works by Sterling Bowen
Now showing in the Great Hall: Dimensions by Sterling Bowing Dimension is a noun meaning “a measurable extent of some kind.” The contrast between the physical dimensions of the cubes is the source of much of each piece’s dynamism. Dimension also has another meaning- “an aspect or feature of a situation”- which, again, references attention towards the visual character or a thing. For many of us “dimension” also refers to a time (an element of Sterling’s work as the sculptures…
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Three Exhibits at PS 118 including FROM FALLUJAH: How Can We Know A Place?
F R O M F A L L U J A H : H ow Can We Know A Place? Group exhibit featuring the work of four Iraqi photographers: Mohamed Alani, Sura Abbis Jasim, Mohamed Jamil, and Harith Kaleel Ali. Curated by John Bechtold October 1 – November 6, 2021 Reception: Saturday, October 9; 3–6pm * with guest scholar Noor Ghazi giving a free public talk at 4:00. Curator Talk: Thursday, October 21; 7:00pm Guest curator, photographer, 21 year Army…
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DAG 67th Annual Juried Exhibition @ SunTrust Gallery
The Durham Art Guild presents the 67th Annual Juried Exhibition at SunTrust Gallery inside the Durham Arts Council building. This is the Guild’s longest-running, largest, and most impressive annual exhibition featuring the work of 67 regional artists working in a variety of mediums and styles. This exhibition will be on view in person through advanced appointments following safety guidelines October 7 – November 30, 2021. EXHIBIT EVENTS: 3rd Friday Durham Public Reception – Oct. 15th 6-8pm 3rd Friday Durham Public Reception…
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PASSAGES – 5 POINTS GALLERY EXHIBITION
As we welcome fall, 5 Points Gallery in downtown Durham introduces our new exhibit, PASSAGES. We celebrate the notion that works of art can serve as passages into novel ways of viewing the world, as our ten Triangle-based artists offer their latest works in a range of mediums such as painting, sculpture, fused glass, and mixed media. The public is invited to join us for our Third Friday opening reception on October 15th from 6-9pm. Our artists will be on…
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The Future is Female
Investigating history, mythology, identity, ecology, consumerism, and power, The Future is Female illuminates both the legacy and the persistence of the struggle for equality and inclusion. Features work by Marisa Morán Jahn, Stacey Kirby, Stacy Lynn Waddell
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All Here, All Now: Works by Fern Nesson
October 15 - November 13 Third Friday opening (October 15): 5-8 p.m. Works by Boston-based minimalist photography Fern Nesson Roland Barthes asserts that "a photograph is a witness what has been. Every image is an image of death." But Barthes is wrong. A photograph may speak to a moment now past if that is what is desired. But a photograph can create its own energy as well. Like Cezanne's paintings, it can live; it can breathe. I use my camera…
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Step It Up and Go @ PS118
Literary Reading celebrating David Menconi's book. MC Taylor from Hiss Golden Messenger joins David on stage. Step It Up and Go: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music is a love letter to the artists, scenes, and sounds defining our state's extraordinary contributions to American popular music and was written by one of the country’s premier journalists and music critics. David Menconi has spent three decades immersed in the state’s music, where traditions run deep and the energy expands in…
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Third Friday Durham
Explore downtown Durham’s galleries, artist studios, shops, restaurants and music, from 6-9 p.m. every Third Friday. Enjoy the dynamic crop of local buskers around every corner, playing from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
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