Orange County Arts Commission Events

Wednesday October 15 through November 2

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

Tactile Treasures, a D'ArtShop Group Show

D’ArtShop welcomes you to a show all about actual(not implied) texture! The works are meant to embrace a diverse array of textural means through media treatment and/or surface addition/manipulation. We want viewers to be drawn to the tactile qualities of each piece and......More

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

Tuesday October 28 through November 9

Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, 121 North Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC, United States

Orange County Artists Guild Open Studio Tour Preview Show

2025 marks the 31st year for the Orange County Artists Guild’s Annual Open Studio Tour. During the first two weekends in November, 84 artists located throughout Orange County will be participating in this juried event and opening their studios to visitors. OCAG’s Open Studio Tour is a rare opportunity for art lovers from Orange County and beyond to meet artists in their places of work, to view and purchase art directly from the artists, and in many instances to watch as artists demonstrate how they create their pieces. Studio Tour brochures and maps to the participants’ studios are available at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts and other area locations or on the Guild website: http://www.ocagnc.org Many of the artists on the 2025 tour will have work in the OCAG Preview Exhibit at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, from October 28th through November 9th. The preview show is a wonderful opportunity for a first look at the work on the tour and can help you plan your tour route. Five members of the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts will be among those participating in this year’s tour: Ryann Carey, Nell Chandler, Jason Smith, Nancy Smith and Ellie Snow.This is Ryann Carey’s first year on the tour. She’ll be a t tour stop #12, 310 County Seat Drive in Hillsborough.I strive to paint the representational world converged with the emotional response that it elicits. I don’t seek out places to paint but instead I let my love of observation be my inspiration to capture a moment on camera. Photography was my first love in art. With my paintings, I then rely heavily on my sense memory to portray not only what the eye has seen but also the feeling that a space and time evoked.Jewelry artist Nell Chandler will be on the tour for the second time. She’ll be showing along with Jane Filer and Michele Yellin, at stop #29, 4015 Old Greensboro Road, in Chapel Hill.Chandler’s work is primarily in sterling silver with copper and brass, often embellished with semi-precious stones and mixed media bits of color. “For over 30 years, I have created jewelry by integrating diverse media and techniques I learned in my early training as a painter and print-maker. I craft sterling silver into nuanced forms using metal fabrication techniques, and embellish my pieces with images and designs I create with mixed media.”Jason Smith creates abstract metal sculptures in steel and copper using both fabricated and reclaimed material. Jason’s studio is #3 on the tour map, located at 1709 NC HWY 86 North, in Hillsborough.His sculpture has an emphasis on the abstract and is often Asian inspired. “In my pursuit of artistic expression, sculpture has always been my primary concern. I have worked with metals my whole career and it is best suited for my work because of its strength, malleability and inherent beauty. My sculpture is abstract. The abstract manipulation of form in space to create visual balance, using rhythm, action and movement, combine to create compositions that convey the implied energy found in my work.” Nancy Smith’s studio is tour #43, located at 201 Morningside Drive in Carrboro.I enjoy capturing the essence of nature based on my experiences outdoors. I seek to express the changing mood of seasons and cycles, the nuances of light and shadow, and the delicate beauty of plants and animals living in the wild. She will have intriguing contemporary mixed media paintings of figures, animals and nature.Ellie Snow’s studio is #18, located at 4720 Silver Apples Road in Hillsborough. Her acrylic paintings explore emotional themes through abstracted gardens and landscapes. Her works often begin with nature photographs taken around her woodland home, often while exploring with her two children. These images are collaged and edited to create a rough draft for the painting. Ellie’s main interest is the external landscape as a metaphor for the internal landscape, often referencing her experience of motherhood. The paintings that result are emotive and sometimes dream-like, balancing the beauty and complexity of being human. An opening reception for the exhibit will be held on Friday, October 31st from 6-9pm at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, on the first floor of the Mercantile Building at 121 North Churton Street in historic downtown Hillsborough, North Carolina. Music on the Gallery’s patio during the reception will be provided by the Jackson Street Band: Mike Gasperino, David Lobe & Larry Vellani. The Studio Tour Preview show runs from October 28th through November 9th About the GalleryThe 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 watercolor, acrylic and oil paintings, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, glass, metals, encaustic, enamel, and handcrafted furniture. Hours: Monday – Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12-4. www.HillsboroughGallery.com

Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, 121 North Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC, United States

Saturday November 1 10:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Melissa Designer Jewelry, 105 W. King Street, Hillsborough, 27278

25th Anniversary Celebration and Sale for Melissa Designer Jewelry

Melissa Designer JewelryAnniversary Sale!November 1 – 8This year marks an incredible milestone for us: 25 years in downtown Hillsborough, NC.We are so grateful for your loyal support over the years. We’re proud of the relationships we’ve built and we thank you for being......More

Melissa Designer Jewelry, 105 W. King Street, Hillsborough, 27278

Saturday November 1 12:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

140 West Plaza, 140 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, 27516

Festifall Arts Market: Día de los Muertos

Festifall Arts Markets are returning this year with two unique street markets at the 140 West Franklin Street Plaza in downtown Chapel Hill. Join us for the second event on November 1, featuring art vendors, music, performances, and more that celebrate Día de los Muerto......More

140 West Plaza, 140 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, 27516

Sunday November 2 2:00pm - 5:00pm EST

Passmore Center, 103 Meadowlands Dr., Hillsborough, NC, 27278

Upcoming Classic Film: Fritz Lang's "M"

On Sunday, November 2, at 2 in the afternoon, the Hillsborough Classic Film Society will present Fritz Lang’s “M” at the Passmore Center in Hillsborough. A proto-noir from the early days of talkies, it starred Peter Lorre as a serial killer pursued not only by the police but also by the criminals of the region, angry because his crimes had brought the police down on them. It was Lorre’s first and most memorable leading role and Lang’s first venture into sound. It is generally recognized as one of the most important and influential films of all time, but it isn’t just of historical interest: today it gets top grades from critics and audiences alike. On the aggregator Rotten Tomatoes it has a 100% positive rating among critics (with an average score of 9.3) and from 25,000 audience members it has a rating of 95%. On IMDb’s voter ranking of the 250 top-rated films, it comes in at # 107. In the most recent Sight and Sound critic’s poll of the greatest movies of all time, it was listed at #36.If you are interested in classic cinema, you should not miss this one. One of the things for which “M” is best known is its innovative use of sound technology. The film was released in Germany in 1931, when the technology was relatively new. “The Jazz Singer” had been released in the United States in 1927 the first German sound film came out in 1929. Lang’s handling of sound (and of silence), including voiceover and leitmotif, revolutionized the use of the new technology, and that’s one of the reasons we are delighted to have Jeffrey Stern to lead the discussion of the film. Jeffrey has served as a sound editor for over 100 American films, including “Do the Right Thing,” “Goodfellas,” “Silence of the Lambs,” “The Original Kings of Comedy,” “Chicago,” “The School of Rock,” “The Hoax,” “Amelia,” and “Addiction Incorporated,” as well as the TV series “Boardwalk Empire.” He has been nominated for five Emmy awards and was dialogue editor on the team that won the Emmy in 2013 for Outstanding Sound Editing for the series “Boardwalk Empire.” This promises to be an enlightening discussion.As always, the movie is free and so is the popcorn. If you would like to attend, please register in advance. The Passmore opens its doors and provides help for the Society on the weekend when they are normally closed, but they need to have some indication in advance that the audience will be large enough to justify the expense, so please sign up if you are thinking of coming. Either call the Passmore Center front desk—919 245-2015—before 3pm on Friday, October 31, or register on our website any time before the film—. While you’re there, you might consider joining our mailing list.

Passmore Center, 103 Meadowlands Dr., Hillsborough, NC, 27278

Tuesday November 4 5:30pm - 7:00pm EST

UNC Chapel Hill

Bettie Allison Rand Lectures in Art History: Amy Freund, Southern Methodist University

Sit! Dog Portraiture and the Animal Self in Eighteenth-Century FranceUniversity Room, Hyde Hall To a twenty-first century viewer, nothing could be more natural than wanting a portrait (or many portraits) of your dog. But in eighteenth-century France, animal portraiture was a recent invention, and one that overturned artistic and species hierarchies. Despite, or maybe because of, the provocative questions posed by non-human likenesses, dog portraiture had enormous appeal for the elites who commissioned them, the artists who executed them, and the viewers who encountered them in both palaces and public exhibitions. This lecture will consider how dog portraits engaged with Enlightenment ideas about human-animal hierarchies, and how and why ambitious artists elevated canine sitters to a dignity previously reserved for humans. Amy Freund is an associate professor and the Kleinheinz Endowment for the Arts and Education Endowed Chair in art history at Southern Methodist University. Her first book, Portraiture and Politics in Revolutionary France (Penn State, 2014), examines the uses of portraiture to reformulate personal and political identity during the French Revolution. Her second book, Noble Beasts: Hunters and Hunted in Eighteenth-Century French Art, which will appear with Yale University Press in 2026, analyzes the representation of masculinity, animality, and political agency in hunting art. Her work has appeared in The Art Bulletin, Eighteenth-Century Studies, Journal18, Art History, and French History, and has been supported by the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts and the Clark Art Institute. Through a generous gift to the UNC Arts and Sciences Foundation, William G. Rand established this lecture series in memory of his late wife, Bettie Allison Rand. This funding allows the Department of Art and Art History to bring one or more eminent art historians to UNC-CH every other year for residencies of various lengths. While they are in Chapel Hill, these scholars present a series of lectures and interact with undergraduate and graduate art history and studio art students. Following the campus visit, the scholars prepare a manuscript, which is then published by the UNC Press as part of the Rand Series of art history publications. A weeknight or daytime permit is now required after 5:00 pm on weekdays. No permit is required from 5:00 pm Friday through 7:30 am Monday. A $1.00 one-night pass is available in selected lots. More information can be found HERE. Contact: Tania String, [email protected] Image: Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755), The Dachshund Pehr with Dead Game and a Rifle, 1740, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

UNC Chapel Hill

Thursday November 6 5:30pm - 7:00pm EST

UNC Chapel Hill

Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Yvette Mayorga

100 Hamilton Hall Yvette Mayorga (b. 1991) is a Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist known for her Rococo-inspired reliefs that merge confectionery labor with found images to explore themes of belonging. Dominated by the color pink, Mayorga celebrates femme power while questioning the allure of consumer culture and the American Dream as a first-generation Latinx. Mayorga holds an MFA in Fiber and Material Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA from the University of Illinois. Her work has been showcased internationally, including exhibitions at the Museum of Arts and Design, NY Vincent Price Art Museum, CA El Museo del Barrio, NY The Center for Craft, Asheville, NC Museo Universitario del Chopo, CDMX LACMA, CA and solo exhibitions at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, CT (2024), The Momentary at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, AR (2022), and her first institutional solo museum exhibition, La Jaula de Oro, at Museo de Arte de Zapopan, MX (2024), which was reviewed by The New York Times. Her works are in the collections of 21c Museum Hotels, Cerámica Suro, Crystal Bridges, The Davis Museum at Wellesley College, El Museo del Barrio, DePaul Art Museum, MacArthur Foundation, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and the City of Chicago’s permanent public art collection at O’Hare International Airport. She has been featured in Artforum, Art News, DAZED, Galerie Magazine, Hyperallergic, Teen Vogue, The Guardian, The New York Times, and W Magazine. She is currently developing her largest public artwork to date, opening in fall 2025 in New York City’s Times Square with Times Square Arts. An endowment established in 1983 through the generosity of Nancy and Robin Hanes supports the Art Department’s Visiting Artist Series. This important program brings both established and emerging artists to campus to discuss their work in public lectures and to offer individual critiques to our M.F.A. students. The Hanes Visiting Artist series greatly enriches both our academic programs and our outreach to the wider community. All lectures are free and open to the public. A weeknight or daytime permit is now required after 5:00 pm on weekdays. No permit is required from 5:00 pm Friday through 7:30 am Monday. A $1.00 one-night pass is available in selected lots. More information can be found at UNC’s Weeknight Parking website. Artist website: https://www.yvettemayorga.com/ Contact: Martín Wannam, [email protected] Image: Yvette Mayorga, La princesa (Ride or Die), 2024, Nissan Datsun 1974, acrylic paint, spray paint, crochet, stuffed toys, plastic toys, acrylic nails, rosaries, faux fur, belt buckles, stickers, ceramic figurines, clock, found license plate, trophy, wood, 161 acrylic roses, sound, and acrylic piping, 13 x 5 feet

UNC Chapel Hill

Friday November 7 8:00pm - 10:00pm EST

The Flying Pierogi Delicatessen, 101 Two Hills Dr #140, Carrboro, 27510

Cameron Price is Right Trivia @ The Flying Pierogi!

Join us for “Cameron Price is Right Trivia” every other Friday at The Flying Pierogi Delicatessen in Carrboro! Grab your friends, form a team, and get ready to test your knowledge on a wide range of topics. We’ll have everything from pop culture and history to science a......More

The Flying Pierogi Delicatessen, 101 Two Hills Dr #140, Carrboro, 27510

Monday November 10 10:00am - 1:00pm EST

Margaret Lane Gallery Annex/F-Stop 2, 302 W Corbin Street, Hillsborough, 27278

Anything Goes Art Meet Up, Drop in Art Session

Informal creative sessions – a time for artists, dabblers, and anyone seeking a creative outlet to share inspiration and camaraderie while creating their own art in their medium(s) of choice. You are welcome to bring work in progress or start something new. You can use ......More

Margaret Lane Gallery Annex/F-Stop 2, 302 W Corbin Street, Hillsborough, 27278

Friday November 14 6:00pm - 6:45pm EST

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

Focus on American Indian Art on Paper

Join Peter Nisbet (deputy director for curatorial affairs) and Carolyn Allmendinger (director of education and interpretation) for an intimate and conversational close looking session with the Ackland’s small but growing collection of American Indian art on paper, works......More

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

Friday November 14 6:00pm - 8:00pm EST

The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States

100 Pots. 100 Pounds. 300 Days.

The 100 Pot Project was designed as a way to foster connection and creativity among students and studio members at Julie Berkowitz Ceramics. Participants shared a goal to craft 100 pots using 100 pounds of clay over 300 days from January to November, 2025. Each pot was ......More

The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States

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