Orange County Arts Commission Events

Tuesday July 22 through August 24

121 N Churton St, Hillsborough, NC 27278-2533, United States, 121 N Churton St, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States

Art Colors Life

Botanical and travel paintings by Chris Graebner, vibrant acrylic landscape paintings by Marcy Lansman, needle felted figurative sculpture by Lynn Wartski. In the gallery July 22nd through August 24th. Opening reception during Hillsborough’s Last Friday Art Walk, July 25th, 6-9pm. During the art walk the Lars Barbary Trio: Larry Vellani, Iryna Tkachenko and Stan Lewis will perform old time country & singer song writer music on the patio in front of the gallery. The show will include a talk by the artists in the gallery on Saturday, August 9th at 4pm. The title of this show, ”Art Colors Life,” is taken from Chris Graebner’s favorite quote about art. Sir John Lubbock writes in his book, The Pleasures of Life, that “Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.”Graebner often paints from photos taken while traveling. Because she’s not traveling very much these days, she spent several weeks this winter going through thousands of photos taken over the last twenty years, pulling out the ones that called to her. Graebner says her photos are not great, as they are often taken from a moving vehicle, through streaky windows. However they return her to a time and place where something struck her that she wanted to remember – perhaps the way a plant really looks up close, maybe the way ripples from a cat’s tongue make their way across a pool of water, or maybe the angles and colors of rooftops – something in particular that she wanted to remember. Though an oil painter, Graebner likes to add other mediums such as cold wax, graphite or oil-based inks often using acrylics to provide the base color of her paintings.Lynn Wartski has also drawn inspiration from John Lubbock’s quote. Lubbock draws a reciprocal relationship between the mind and the eye and this year she’s noticed something similar with the last phrase, that life can color art as well. Her felt sculptures usually evoke a sense of whimsy or humor, but lighthearted joy-sparking art has been a challenge lately, and Wartski has found herself bouncing between the widely different aims of wanting to say more, or just letting herself play. She decided to just let the work go where it wants to go. One piece may be a little more serious, the next a pure flight of fancy. “Winged Liberty Rises” is a piece that comments on current events and endeavors to express hope. The figure is a felted representation of a marble statue that has been knocked down and a little bit bloodied but possesses the determination and strength to pull itself up. “Love Is Nurtured” is a joyful piece depicting a mother and baby giraffe. The two figures stand with foreheads touching and eyes closed. The mother’s long neck is bent down touching the young one. The giraffe’s distinctive pattern morphs from back to front into a stylized floral pattern that appears to pass from mother to baby. Wartski’s sculptures are created by needle felting wool fiber over a wire and batting armature.Painter Marcy Lansman is excited by color in her landscapes. Using areas of bright color on the canvas to create a base, and using a palette knife to create an overpainting on top, she lets bits of the underpainting peak through. For this show she’s used a wider color palette. For example, her painting “Behind the Dunes” depicts the dramatically curving trees that grow just inland of the dunes on our North Carolina islands. In the painting the leaves vary from deep blue to a very pale white/yellow, and Lansman finds that the wider the variety of colors, the more vibrant the painting. Asked if she paints plein air, Lansman says she visits the site and takes many, many photos, then uses the photos as inspiration for the painting.About the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts:The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is owned and operated by 20 local artists and represents these established artists exhibiting contemporary fine art and fine craft. The Gallery’s offerings include oil, acrylic and watercolor painting, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, glass, scratchboard, fiber art, and handcrafted furniture. 121 N. Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278. Phone: (919) 732-5001. The gallery is open 10am-6pm Monday – Saturday, and 12pm-4pm on Sunday. More information can be found on the HGA website: http://www.HillsboroughGallery.com

121 N Churton St, Hillsborough, NC 27278-2533, United States, 121 N Churton St, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States

Wednesday July 23 through September 14

Margaret Lane Gallery, 121 W. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States

Heat Wave! a group art show

Images depicting visions or sensations of heat, what we do to cope with heat, and the impact of heat in the world. Participating artists include Margery Chandler, Carol Geisler, Deborah Hoch, Beth Hoffman, D. Xavier Knox, David Knox, Ray LaMantia, Catherine Marshall, J......More

Margaret Lane Gallery, 121 W. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, United States

Wednesday August 27 6:00pm - 7:30pm EDT

Ackland Art Museum, 101 South Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States

Artist Conversation: Radical Ceramicists in North Carolina

Join us for a lively artist conversation exploring themes of experimentation, materiality, and process in the work of North Carolina-based ceramic artists Jessica Dupuis (UNC-Pembroke MFA ’10), Hitomi Shibata (Studio Touya, Seagrove, NC), and Isys Hennigar (BFA ’17) in the context of the innovative works by contemporary Japanese women artists on view in Radical Clay. The conversation will be moderated by the Ackland’s Head of Interpretive Resources Lillian Rodriguez, part of the Museum’s Education and Interpretation Team. Space is limited please register for a free ticket below! — About Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan Radical Clay celebrates thirty-six contemporary ceramic artists — all women — represented by works selected from the private collection of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz. All have explored the technical and conceptual possibilities of clay. The works in this exhibition are inventive and expressive, at times mysterious or even shocking. The artists who created them are among the most technically accomplished contemporary ceramists. Some began their careers several decades ago while others started more recently — and over the past fifty years they have, each in her distinctive way, produced sculpture that pushes the physical limits of the medium. More about Radical Clay: https://ackland.org/exhibition/radical-clay-contemporary-women-artists-from-japan/. About the Artists Jessica Dupuis received her MFA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her BFA with a concentration in ceramics and print media from Alfred University. Dupuis exhibits her work regionally and nationally. She has been a resident artist at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and Women’s Studio Workshop as well as a recipient of the International Sculpture Center’s Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award and an Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artists Grant from the Durham Arts Council. She is an Associate Professor of Art – Ceramics & A.D. Gallery Director at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. More about Dupuis: https://www.jessicadupuis.com/. Isys Hennigar‘s work explores myth and narrative surrounding the body and the natural world. Referencing agricultural practice, mythology, and medicine, the work considers systems of sustenance and healing, cultural and ecological legacies of land cultivation, and dualities of the body. In dialogue with clay’s metaphorical relationship to the body, as well as with histories of metal adornment and objects of protection, her work invokes real and reimagined ecological encounters that underscore transformation and hybridity as tools of renewal. Hennigar received her BFA from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and her MFA from the University of Georgia. Exhibitions of her work include Signature Contemporary Craft (Atlanta, GA), Sow & Tailor Gallery (Los Angeles, CA), The American Museum of Ceramics (Pomona, CA), and the North Carolina Museum of Art (Raleigh, NC). She is currently in residence as the 2025 Brightwork Fellow at Anchorlight in Raleigh, NC. More about Hennigar: https://www.isyshennigar.com/. Hitomi Shibata creates ceramic works from natural clays, using wood firing in her process, giving them a sustainable energy and life. Shibata started learning ceramic art in Okayama, Japan as a college student, and after graduation moved to Shigaraki which is one of the oldest Japanese pottery towns. She lived and established her skill and knowledge as a professional potter in Shigaraki. Shibata received a scholarship by Rotary International to come to the USA to learn American ceramics in 2001. Now living in Seagrove, North Carolina, which is the most active pottery communities in USA, she enjoys making pots in her studio. Shibata does wood firings with her husband, Takuro Shibata by their Anagama plus chamber kiln that they built in 2009. More about Shibata: https://www.studiotouya.com/hitomi-shibata. Image credit: Tanaka Yu 田中悠, Japanese, born 1989, Bag Work (フクロモノ), 2018, glazed Shigaraki stoneware, 62.2 × 54.6 × 36.8 cm (24 1/2 × 21 1/2 × 14 1/2 in.) Carol & Jeffrey Horvitz Collection of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics.

Ackland Art Museum, 101 South Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States

Friday August 29 6:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

Downtown and West End Hillsborough

Hillsborough's Last Fridays & the Art Walk!

FREE monthly events celebrating ART, CULTURE, and COMMUNITY in Hillsborough, NC, featuring: ⭐ The Art Walk (Year-Round) – 28+ participating venues offer monthly artist receptions, demonstrations, mini markets, live music, and more. ⭐ Living Arts in River Park (April – O......More

Downtown and West End Hillsborough

Friday September 12 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Carrboro, NC, September, 2025– Center Theater Company, a nonprofit community theater organization, is pleased to announce its upcoming production of The Sound of Music, opening on September 12 at Center Theater Company in Carrboro. Directed by beloved local director Tra......More

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Saturday September 13 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Sunday September 14 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Monday September 15 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Tuesday September 16 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Wednesday September 17 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Thursday September 18 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Friday September 19 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Saturday September 20 12:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

The Plant, 192 Lorax Ln, Pittsboro, NC, 27312

The Fall Sculpture Show

The Fall Sculpture Show will take place September 19-20. A vibrant weekend filled with art-focused events, including live music, interactive installations, artist meet-and-greets, and family-friendly activities. Local restaurants, cafes, and businesses across Pittsboro ......More

The Plant, 192 Lorax Ln, Pittsboro, NC, 27312

Saturday September 20 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT

The Drakeford Library Complex, 203 S. Greensboro Street, Carrboro, 27510

Revolution by Brett Neveu presented by RedBird Theater Company

With the help of her best friend and an unlikely new acquaintance, an anxious young woman celebrates her 26th birthday in the alley behind her workplace. Expect laughter, revelations, surprising connections, a dose of danger, profound philosophies, and a six-pack of M......More

The Drakeford Library Complex, 203 S. Greensboro Street, Carrboro, 27510

Saturday September 20 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Sunday September 21 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Monday September 22 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Tuesday September 23 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Wednesday September 24 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Thursday September 25 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company, 300 G-East Main St., Carrboro, 27510

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Art Colors Life

Heat Wave! a group art show

Artist Conversation: Radical Ceramicists in North Carolina

Hillsborough's Last Fridays & the Art Walk!

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

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Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

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Revolution by Brett Neveu presented by RedBird Theater Company

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

Center Theater Company's production of The Sound of Music coming in September!

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