PRESENCE: NORTH CAROLINA FIGURATIVE ARTISTS

July 23 - November 5, 2022

PRESENCE is a major survey exhibition of two and three dimensional figurative works in a range of approaches from realistic to symbolic, used to explore experiences and emotions that reach to the heart of the human condition. The exhibition presents 25 North Carolina artists from across the state who employ figurative idioms to see the world and define man’s role within it.

 

EXHIBITION PROGRAMMING

 

OPENING RECEPTION

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Join NC figurative artists in celebrating the opening of PRESENCE. Free and open to the public. Cash bar.

 

FIRST FRIDAYS | DANCE PERFORMANCE BY TRISTAN WALSCH

FRIDAYS | AUGUST 5, SEPTEMBER 2, OCTOBER 7, NOVEMBER 4 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Choreographer and dancer Tristan Walsch of UNCG's School of Dance presents Intermittent Presence, a series of four dance performances inspired by works in the PRESENCE exhibition.

 

YOGA IN THE GALLERY

WEDNESDAYS, SEPTEMBER 7 & OCTOBER 19 | 6:00 – 6:45 PM

Join local studio Dancing Dogs Yoga for a Vinyasa flow yoga session surrounded by art. Free and open to all abilities. Registration required.

 

ARTIST TALK | ROY NYDORF + WILLIAM PAUL THOMAS

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 | 5:30 - 6:30 PM

Join us in the gallery for a dual artist talk with PRESENCE artists Roy Nydorf and William Paul Thomas.

 

ARTIST TALK | ALIA EL-BERMANI + CLARENCE HEYWARD

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM

Join us in the gallery for a dual artist talk with PRESENCE artists Alia El-Bermani and Clarence Heyward.

 

ART & WELLNESS WORKSHOP

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 | 5:30 – 6:30 PM

Attendees will create "paper persona" dolls from cut paper embodying aspirations for renewal, led by Jaymie Meyer. Registration required. $10 members, $15 non-members.

 

 

Image: Taylor White, What You Think You Know, 2020, acrylic and spray paint on MDF, 48 x 72 inches