Laura Korch exhibit at the NC Crafts Gallery

Laura Korch -- my friend, colleague on the Carrboro Arts Committee, and wild girl behind the recent Carrboro yarn bombing -- has an exhibit at the NC Crafts Gallery with a reception tonight. Check her out on Facebook or Etsy.Here's what she says:

I'm having a show! 

I'm covering a 4'x 9' wall with bowls. One side is thrown and drawn with my dominate right hand, the other side is thrown and drawn with my left hand. Some 128 porcelain bowls will be on display. Open from May 2-31st 2012

I hope you can all come out for the Opening Reception on May 11th at the NC Crafts Gallery in Carrboro.

Karen's photos in the ArtsCenter Community Photo Contest

Karen was selected to show in this year's Community Photo Contest at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro, 300-G East Main St - Carrboro, NC 27510. Three photos, Pink Tulip, Close Up & Tennyson, are up this month and (I think) for sale. There is a reception tonight during the ArtWalk so drop on by! Info below:

2012 Community Photo Contest

The Opening Reception for the 2012 Annual Photo Contest will be held in our Center Gallery on May 11, 6-9pm, in conjunction with the 2nd Friday ArtWalk. Winners will be announced at the opening, and this year's photo contest judge, Bryce Lankard , will be on hand to discuss the show.
The show will run through the end of May. Some photographs are on sale during the exhibition. For more information, please contact Phaedra Kelly at 929-2787 ext. 207, or via email at ArtSchool(at)ArtsCenterLive.org.

Visions of Geometry in Painting: Group Show at Carrboro Town Hall May-June

The Town of Carrboro Arts Committee is sponsoring a tremendous show of top regional artists with paintings that reflect a relationship to geometry, geometric patterns and geometric implications, philosophical and physical, on the modern world.

Installed at Carrboro Town Hall, 301 West Main Street, 27510, the show features Bonnie Melton, Ashlynn Browning, Steve Staresina, John Wendelbo, Thomas Teague and curator Steven Silverleaf.

Stop by Town Hall this Friday during the 2ndFriday ArtWalk from 6 to 9 pm.

Here's a collage of their work.

Mark Scalco Smoke Photography May-June Show at Carrboro Century Center

The Town of Carrboro Arts Committee will have two shows opening in May with receptions during the 2ndFriday ArtWalk May 11th from 6-9pm.

At the Century Center (newly painted with a new hanging system), 100 N. Greensboro, Carrboro 27510 we'll have Mark Scalco showing his "Smoke Photography". Here's an example:

The Light Keeper, copyright Mark Scalco

Mark describes his work as follows (from his Flickr page linked above)

My photography has taken a turn, of late. After reading about several different forms of abstract photography, I became addicted to smoke photography. This is a peculiar little niche in photography circles, but I've always been attracted to the more artsy and abstract photos. I also noticed that many of the creations I was making began to have a Rorschach quality about them, a feature I enjoy as a Psychologist.

I want to thank all of the flickr participants who have commented on my photos or listed me as a contact. It has been a rewarding experience to see that others appreciate what I am doing, and to enjoy and be inspired by their successes as well. Please also check out my group Smoke and Mirrors.

I'll followup with info on an exciting shows of paintings at the Carrboro Town Hall

Google Art Project, V2.0 (not about Carrboro)

You may remember a post of mine on the Google Art Project a repository of images from the great museums of the world and the great artists of history. I was impressed, particularly by the ability to zoom in on some of the paintings. For example you could really see the brushstrokes and the depth in Van Gogh's Sunflowers.

So now we have V2.0 which is reviewed by Roberta Smith of the NYT here. She pretty much nails it so go there for details. There is much to be thrilled about and one big thing and some smaller things worthy of big upgrades.

To be thrilled about:

• The sheer size of the project. It contains 131 museums and 32,000 works. You can spend days and days poking around.
• Incredible depth in 19th Century art: Impressionists like Van Gogh, Pissaro, Degas, Manet, Monet, etc, great American painters like Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent,William Merritt Chase, and Thomas Eakins
• More high resolution images to zoom in on
• Ancient works and works from non-Western traditions
• Real depth and breadth except......

To be sorely disappointed about:

• The 20th Century hardly exists, e.g. nada, nil, naught, nothing by Picasso. Or Pollock. Or Duchamp. One by Joan Mitchell, de Kooning, Clyford Still (and not a very good one), and Diebenkorn (but at least it's a good one). If it weren't for the Todelo (Toledo!) Museum of Art (the only Louis Morris, or de Kooning or Delaunay, one of the few Hoppers and Mondrians) the century would be even more bare. And we can thank the Savannah College of Art & Design Museum for all 7 of the Romare Beardens. It's as if Dada and the Abstract Expressionists never existed. I know there are copyright issues but this is ridiculous!
• Missing some biggie museums. The Louvre anyone?
• Artists are sorted by first name. What is that about?
• The interface still needs improvement

Still it's an art lover's marvel and if V3.0 improves it as much as the jump to v2.0 I'll be one happy camper.

copyright NYT