January 2012
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WHO INSPIRES YOU? Four 2011 Winter Show artists...
Susan Lenz - Window XXIX, 2011
Fiber Artist Susan Lenz:
“My artistic mentor is oil painter Stephen Chesley. His studio is across the hallway from mine at Gallery 80808/Vista Studios. He’s been a self supporting artist for over 25 years. He gave me good advice right from the start. He always has an opinion for contemplation, a kind word when needed, a strong suggestion when needed, and...
December 2011
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How did our 2011 Winter Show artists find their...
How did our 2011 Winter Show artists find their passion?
Susan Lenz - Window XXIX, 2011
Fiber Artist Susan Lenz:
“I had a silly dream. I was determined to get to grad school as quickly as possible because I thought I wanted to be a museum curator. So, I finished my undergraduate in three years (Medieval and Renaissance Studies) … and delved into a graduate program in History of Art...
October 2011
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Edie's Artists Picks
Susan Lenz
Time Flies
Susan Lenz’s textiles are currently on exhibition in the solo show “Famous Last Words” at the Vision Gallery in Chandler, Arizona until November 5, 2011.
Vision Gallery
Artist’s website
Karen Crouch & Virginia Gibbons
Karen Crouch, Bird on Wheel
Virginia Gibbons, Inland Sea
The works of Karen Crouch and Virginia Gibbons will...
Looking at NC Art
By Edie Carpenter
Julia Clift
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Julia Clift, View from the North Window, 2010, oil on canvas, 15 x 22 inches
One of the pleasures of visiting an artist’s studio is a chance to see works in progress and observe the artistic process in situ. Heading to meet Julia Clift at her studio in Artspace in Raleigh, NC, where she is the new Regional Artist in Residence, I think of...
November 2010
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First Friday December 3rd at Green Hill Center |... →
Join us on First Friday @ The Shop and in ArtQuest for some holiday craft and cheer!
Art Musings by Rod Cooper
At its core, the individual elements of art are nearly valueless; paper, canvas, paints, ink, clay, stone or steel. It is when one engages passion, and intellectual, emotional property that value is added to art. Considerable value that exceeds accountants and spread sheets. If we look at history, art values transcend stocks, bonds or real estate. Art is valuable beyond “rational”...
October 2010
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2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships POSTER...
It is with great pleasure that Green Hill Center for NC Art extends this invitation to you to submit a work in 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships Poster Competition. The competition is open to all living NC artists who have or have not shown at Green Hill Center before. From the contest submissions thirty finalist works will be selected to be exhibited at the Greensboro Coliseum for the month...
WatchTimelapse from this past First Friday at the Drawn In event. See more at Flickr.
September 2010
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Green Hill Center Artist-Jerilyn Virden
Jerilyn Virden is a very talented ceramist we had in Winter Show 2009 and her work is currently available for sale in the Shop @ Green Hill Center (www.greenhillcenter.org). I love Jerilyn’s work and have for many years now, since I first met her while working at Penland School of Crafts where she was a resident artist—from the very start, I knew she she was so talented. Below is a...
Great feed back from our first Drawing Revisited...
Dear Sir or Madam: This letter is to inform all concerned of how amazing and educationally appropriate yesterday’s field trip was for my son and the first grade class at Pearce Elementary. I am very thankful as a parent that I was able to be part of it. The Central Library tied in wonderfully with ArtQuest by beginning with an observation and explanation of their wonderful sculpture,...
Wind Drawings
Check out our new Wind Drawings Blog Page and view real time wind drawings to purchase.
August 2010
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Outsider Artist Cher Shaffer →
Cher will be in The Shop @ Green Hill Center in 4 days! Come and talk with this outsider artist - her works will be in the Drawing Revisited Exhibition but also in the shop for sale on First Friday September 3rd.
88.5 WFDD | Triad Arts Up Close →
Three Contemporary Art Exhibition Concepts to Be... →
Congratulations to SECCA curator Steve Matijcio!
“SECCA is one month into its cross-state, high & low, far & wide search...”
– People’s Biennial Field Report - April 1, 2010
July 2010
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Moments In Time:
I am one of the photographers with work included in the current Fellowship exhibition. As such, and as I look forward to my part in August 18th’s “Photography Dialogs,” I’d like to share a tale of two pictures:
Last week my wife and sister-in-law and I had dinner at Crook’s Corner, the landmark restaurant located at the corner of West Franklin Street and Merritt...
N.C. Arts Council's exhibit shows works by... →
June 2010
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Film: Hemp and The Rule of Law →
FILM: HEMP AND THE RULE OF LAWDocumentary film by Kevin Balling Blending history with current events, “Hemp and the Rule of Law” traces the crop’s legendary past and chronicles the politically-charged debate to return it to American farmers. Cultural Art Center, 2nd Floor Orientation Room Free and opened to the public.
Wednesday July 7th at 6:30pm
Meet the Artist @ The Shop →
Green Hill Center invites you to meet Greensboro painter Les Caison III. Starting at 5:30 Les will discuss his latest series inspired by a collection of short stories
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Pat Levitin
Please add this to your blog - I tried and could not do it. The exhibition that opened Friday night is outstanding - one of the best I have seen in a long time. The variety of the work and the artists was incredible. The quality and craftsmenship was fantastic. What a treat for the eyes and the soul. Thank you so much, GreenHill for sharing such a great show
NCAC Fellowship Exhibition
I just walked through the exhibition here at Green Hill Center. While it does not open until Friday (June 4), I have to say it is great. The artists’ work is spectacular. Good job NCAC! Of course, the team here, led by Edie Carpenter has made each piece stand out! Come on by on Friday—and it is First Friday here in downtown Greensboro.
"The best of the best" by Rod Cooper
The people of North Carolina have always responded to the rich
heritage of craft and visual arts from mountains to sea. Southern
culture is steeped in generosity and giving, and informed through
caring about beauty and tradition. The new wing of the North Carolina
Art Museum, just opened in April, is a testament to the contributions
of generous North Carolinians. Many people do not...
May 2010
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The circle is a fundamental form in art.
A line without a beginning, an unending line, it contains within it its past and future, and its perpetual present.
As the artist fellowship program approaches its 30th anniversary, the circle seems an apt metaphor in many ways. The exhibition of the first fellowship winners in 1980-81 was held at Green Hill Art Gallery, then as now an institution devoted to displaying the work of the best...
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It's Better to Gift than Receive
‘Tis the time of year for gifts. It feels like spring is jam packed with occasions and celebrations - weddings, graduations, birthdays, Mother’s Day (better be good because you’re late on this one!) Father’s Day - whew. And with all these occasions, it’s hard to find special gifts.
Well, Green Hill Center is here to help. Our Art a la Carte Online Auction is full of...
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Casa Contemporanea - Dream House!
We’re so excited that the Art a la Carte Online Auction has finally started! And we’re even more excited that we’ve already received our first bid. So which of the fabulous auction items got the first love from our bidding public?
Casa Contemporanea. And, frankly it doesn’t surprise us. That is one spectacular house. Located in Merida, capital of the state of Yucatan in...
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Collector Story: Sarah Powers
Artist Sarah Powers shares her story, the other side of the coin from Dabney Sanders’ story! Dabney collected Sarah:
collecting….and being collected
“I grew up in a house full of art. My father is an artist and a conissour of objects (art, antiques, relics…) who was always moving his collection around to keep our houses interesting and beautiful. He even created or found...
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Best Friends - Fine Art
Fifi, Frank, Buddy, Stout, Junebug, Rascal, they are our best friends and face it, we don’t own them, they own us. They are always excited to see you when you get home. They are full of joy over the simplest things - a walk, a stuffed animal, the same meal every morning and you can’t deny that they seem to know when you’re feeling a little blue. Our dogs and cats (even our...
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Collector Story: A New Collection
This great story was submitted on the blog by Rod Cooper about the art collection he has started for his young grandson. It is the kind of story that touches on how personal, meaningful and accessible collecting can be. A fantastic addition to our Collectors’ Stories series!
“When my grandson was born in 2007, I decided to start an art collection especially for Peyton. Our home was...
April 2010
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Collector Story: Mary Rountree Moore
Orange Brella by Mary Rountree Moore from the collection of Jackie Humphrey
“As a painter, I am delighted when one who has purchased my work comes to me years later and tells me how much they are still enjoying the painting. How it is the first thing they see when they enter the room, or wake up in the morning, or unlocked the door to their vacation house. It is still a thrill for me...
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Art a la Carte Auction Spotlight: Blackberry Farm....
It is almost difficult to come up with something to say about Blackberry Farm that hasn’t been said; nary a superlative has been left unspoken about the culinary excellence and simple yet sophisticated charm of this idyllic inn in the Tennessee Mountains. Gorgeous, elegant, peaceful, romantic, luxurious, historic, peerless, relaxing, magical – Blackberry Farm is all of those things and more.
The...
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Collector Story: Brad Spencer
Another artist who is both collected and a collector - Brad Spencer is a sculptor who has exhibited at Green Hill Center many times.
“Collectors have been an asset to my career particularly during my years of exhibiting at Green Hill. I have been exhibiting in the Winter Show since 1980 and many of the area’s collectors have helped me financially and by the mere validation that my...
Collector Story: Laura Way
Vickie Essig 2009. From the wall of Laura’s office. Not by a professional photographer…
“I wonder, am I a collector? I don’t have a real intentionality to my collecting, so am I collecting? I buy original art. Often. But I don’t study, read art periodicals, secure the services of a gallery, I don’t travel to NYC, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, London or...
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Collector Story: Valarie Jean Bailey
“Collecting is a fine art in itself. My most valuable piece of art came from a New York City dumpster. I can’t remember the year, but I worked around the corner from a NY Telephone Company building on Worth St. One day I saw that Keith Haring had done some chalk drawings on black asphalt tiles on the sidewalks on one side of the building. He did those early baby & TV...
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Collector Story: John D. Gall
Tuscan Farm by John D. Gall from the collection of Massimo Fantechi and Rodney Ouzts
“About twenty years ago as I re-focused my primary discipline as an artist, I began to create original prints (etchings). What I did not know was that I had become part of one of the most collectible forms of artwork. The tradition of collecting original prints goes back to the very origin and purpose of...
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Collector Story: Bruce Shores
This collector story is unique, Bruce Shores, an artist wears the hat of both collector and collected. If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like, or what it means to artists to have their work collected, Bruce gives us his point of view.
Below Remembering Iowa from the collection of Dave Staub
“It has always been a source of encouragement and joy to have my paintings collected. To...
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Collector Story: Dabney Sanders
“The year we bought the Sarah Powers that we have in Private Collections -I knew Sarah was exhibiting and was anxious to see her work. She went to Alfred University with my brother and we had become friends in Rhode Island. My husband, Walker, and I arrived at the annual Collector’s Choice Gala and Sale at Green Hill Center and immediately went our separate ways getting into...
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Collectors' Stories
What do you picture when you think of an art collector? Does something particular spring to mind? I used to picture a room at Sotheby’s Auction House, dark wood, dark Oriental rugs and society’s upper crust dressed to the nines bidding seven figures for oil paintings and exquisite vases. I have an active imagination. But the point is, art collecting used to feel out of reach to me, and...
Richard Ritter Auction →
In conjunction with Richard Ritter: 40 Years of Glass on exhibition at Green Hill Center for NC Art through May 15, 2010, Green Hill Center is holding an exclusive online auction of Ritter’s glass work. The auction closes on Friday, May 14 at 4pm EST. Click HERE to see the nine pieces up for auction and to see the full auction rules.
Did we mention that many of these pieces haven’t...