EXHIBITS & EVENTS
Future of Water Opening Reception
Future of Water: a speculative art show
May 11 - May 28 | DAG Golden Belt Gallery
Featuring artists: Lucas Brown, Patrizia Ferreira, James Keul
Opening Reception Saturday, May 11, 6-9pm
STATEMENT:
The Future of Water: a speculative art show, commissioned by The School for Living Futures in partnership with the Durham Art Guild, will feature works by artists Lucas Brown, James Keul, and Patrizia Ferreira, offering their visions and creative answers to the complex and urgent challenges facing our waterways. Speculative art helps us imagine and explore alternative futures that shift our thinking beyond the constraints of the present and allow us to consider new possibilities and approaches.
This exhibition is on display at the Durham Art Guild's Golden Belt Gallery, 800 Taylor St.
This space is open to the public 10am - 8pm, and there will be a guided artist walkthrough on Third Friday (4/17) at 7pm. You can also schedule an appointment with DAG to visit the space after hours - email director@durhamartguild.org.
This show is supported by the Durham Arts Council and NC Arts Council.
Integrating Accessibility into your Artistic Practice
This introductory online workshop is designed to provide artists with fundamental knowledge and skills essential for integrating accessibility into their artistic endeavors. Tailored for artists across various disciplines, participants will explore the principles of universal design and how they can be applied to artistic processes, from conception to exhibition.
Attendees will take away valuable resources and actionable strategies to enrich their work and connect with a broader audience.
About the Presenter:
Molly Hull is the Accessibility and Inclusion Coordinator at the North Carolina Museum of Art. She is a Raleigh native with a BA from Meredith College and a MA from Syracuse University. In her current role at the museum she works to ensure that programming and outreach initiatives are accessible to a vast range of audiences. She also works as an independent consultant for educational institutions and art organizations to train stakeholders how to implement best practices in accessibility, thereby lowering barriers for persons with disabilities.
If you require accessibility assistance for the online meeting, please don't hesitate to reach out for support.
If you face financial constraints in purchasing event tickets, please reach out to director@durhamartguild.org.
Doodle Jam Durham
Go head-to-head - marker-to-marker - with some of Durham's best artists!
"I’m not a super, fancy-pants, art guy." - HP Fangs, artist, educator, doodlist
What's a Doodle Jam?
Doodle Jam is a night to remember that art is fun, art is weird, and art is for everyone.
Grab a marker and get ready for ridiculous prompts from the wild and brilliant mind of Host HP Fangs...scribble next to your neighbors - the best doodles win prizes!
He'll be backed by DJ tunes, and joined by some of the Triangle's best artists in head-to-head cross-town challenges.
Get ready to doodle your ♥️ out.
$15 ticket gets you a Sharpie, paper, and a bag full of goodies
Want to purchase ticket(s) through check or cash? Let us know via email director@durhamartguild.org
ABOUT HP FANGS
I'm a North Carolina based Doodlist who’s heavily influenced by 80s/90s pop culture and comic books. Over the years I’ve been fortunate enough to illustrate children's books, teach drawing as a therapeutic practice and have my work featured on various large and small platforms - but mostly I’m just known for drawing big teeth on things. It’s my jam!
Currently, I teach middle and highschool art for Glow Academy. My background has always been in youth advocacy and development, so I revel in opportunities to integrate the skills. Additionally, I teach private lessons and do caricature art for special events (contact me for more details). Oh, also and most importantly to know… I use the word “dope” – a lot. I’m not a super, fancy-pants, art guy. Most of the work on this site is done with Copic markers and XPress-It blending card.
From Star News Online
He's a man of many names, not to mention games.
As a visual artist, he goes by HP Fangs, which is short for Happy Fangs. His rapper name, if you will, for his past and future life as a hip-hop musician, is Haji P, short for Haji Pajamas.
His students call him Mr. Greyson, kind of like his personal Facebook page, which is "Regular Greyson."
"Middle-schoolers are still down to be weird," Davis said, which is why he prefers teaching students of that age.
When deciding which work he wanted to submit [to CAM's "State of the Art/Art of the State" exhibit"] — each artist got just one — he thought, "This might be the only opportunity I ever have to have my work in a museum. What if I just draw a butt?"
And so, Davis submitted a painting of a cartoonish derriere passing a big green cloud of gas. It made him laugh, so he drew it.
[Dr. Maia Nuku of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, one of three curators of the show] loved it...She said "the illest thing that anyone's ever said about my work. She goes, '22 lines.' She had counted my strokes. 'You did more with those 22 lines than most people could.' I was so hyped up."
Davis said he's often asked, "'What's your end goal?' I dunno, draw more pictures of dumb things."
But as a kid who grew up reading the funny papers and admiring the work he saw, "I feel like I want to give 8-year-old me a high five," Davis said. "'We did it!'"
What's Your Art Hustle
What's Your Art Hustle?
First Tuesday of Every Month at 5:30pm
Truist Gallery, 120 Morris Street (inside the Council building)
Join other artists once a month to chat about all things art.
What are you struggling with?
What are you working on?
Where could you use some support?
We're all in this creative journey together, so come out and meet new artists to grow your practice and your confidence!
Swing into Spring
Join the Durham Art Guild for their annual fundraising event! An evening of art auctions, live art experiences, local bites and drinks and an opportunity to give back to the creative community.
Tickets on sale here! We sold out last year so don’t wait - get them now!
Sponsors and donors for the event are currently being accepted! Email liz@durhamartguild.org for more information.
What's Your Art Hustle
What's Your Art Hustle?
First Tuesday of Every Month at 5:30pm
Truist Gallery, 120 Morris Street (inside the Council building)
Join other artists once a month to chat about all things art.
What are you struggling with?
What are you working on?
Where could you use some support?
We're all in this creative journey together, so come out and meet new artists to grow your practice and your confidence!
What's Your Art Hustle
What's Your Art Hustle?
First Tuesday of Every Month at 5:30pm
Truist Gallery, 120 Morris Street (inside the Council building)
Join other artists once a month to chat about all things art.
What are you struggling with?
What are you working on?
Where could you use some support?
We're all in this creative journey together, so come out and meet new artists to grow your practice and your confidence!
Material Differences: Fragments, Forms, Realities Artist Walkthrough
Meet and Greet with featured artists Jordan Grace Owens, Allison Coleman, and Tina Marcus in our Truist Gallery from 6-8pm and dive deeper into the exhibition at 7pm during an artist walkthrough sharing more about their work and process.
You won’t want to miss this unique opportunity to interact with Material Differences before it’s gone!
Join the community on Third Friday for all the galleries and exhibitions downtown Durham!
What's Your Art Hustle
What's Your Art Hustle?
First Tuesday of Every Month at 5:30pm
Truist Gallery, 120 Morris Street (inside the Council building)
Join other artists once a month to chat about all things art.
What are you struggling with?
What are you working on?
Where could you use some support?
We're all in this creative journey together, so come out and meet new artists to grow your practice and your confidence!
Material Differences: Fragments, Forms, Realities Opening
Fragments, shapes, and figures are woven into narratives that are graphic and playful, socially and politically charged in the dynamic work of Jordan Grace Owens, Allison Coleman, and Tina Marcus in Durham Art Guilds January Exhibition in the Truist Gallery titled Material Differences: Fragments, Forms, Realities.
The work of these artists brings together three artists who, despite their distinct approaches to materials, converge in their dedication to the figurative form. Through their individual practices, they delve into the essence of humanity, each employing unique materials and techniques to capture the essence of the human experience.
Jordan Grace Owens uses paint, sewn canvas, and wooden constructions to explore a fluidity of physical form and a complexity of maternal autonomy.
Allison Coleman creates dreamlike worlds with oil paint, exploring the narrative through pigment and texture. Thin washes of paint signify the deterioration of human memory and the passage of time and bold strokes explore ideas of permanence and urgency.
And in Tina Marcus’ work she incorporates the ordinary material of cardboard paper in her figurative sculptures to express soul-stirring narratives of ambiguity, and relationships between resilience and vulnerability.
Material Differences: Fragments, Forms, Realities opens in the Truist gallery Friday, January 19, 2024.
What's Your Art Hustle
What's Your Art Hustle?
First Tuesday of Every Month at 5:30pm
Truist Gallery, 120 Morris Street (inside the Council building)
Join other artists once a month to chat about all things art.
What are you struggling with?
What are you working on?
Where could you use some support?
We're all in this creative journey together, so come out and meet new artists to grow your practice and your confidence!
What's Your Art Hustle
What's Your Art Hustle?
First Tuesday of Every Month at 5:30pm
Truist Gallery, 120 Morris Street (inside the Council building)
Join other artists once a month to chat about all things art.
What are you struggling with?
What are you working on?
Where could you use some support?
We're all in this creative journey together, so come out and meet new artists to grow your practice and your confidence!
Art Market - Day 2
It’s an art market! Come revel and purchase unique local artworks by over 35 artists while exploring the beautiful Brightleaf Square!
Get a head start on your holiday shopping or refresh your home or office artwork. The market will be open to the public and free to attend Saturday and Sunday from 10AM-4PM.
Art Market
It’s an art market! Come revel and purchase unique local artworks by over 35 artists while exploring the beautiful Brightleaf Square!
Get a head start on your holiday shopping or refresh your home or office artwork. The market will be open to the public and free to attend Saturday and Sunday from 10AM-4PM.
Third Friday Community Quilt Project
Project: Community Quilt Project
People who visit Durham Bottling Company Third Friday's event, this year, can participate in making a quilt block that will be included into a community quilt. It's simple to participate, take a large square (6 1/2" block) and three other shapes of varying colors. Glue the shapes onto the large square in any configuration you want.
Michelle Wilkie, DAG's Artist in Residence, will then sew those shapes together in a method called appliqué and create a quilt. She will be working on this during third Friday's and you can see a quilt in the making. The final quilt will be donated to the Durham Art Guild's Swing into Spring Fundraising Auction.