Fall 2019 Arts Guide: Your ultimate calendar to art exhibits, museums in the Triangle

Note that all information is subject to change. Check with the venue or organization before buying tickets. In some cases, schedules weren’t available at press time. Check this list at newsobserver.com for updates, or the organization.

▪ “Godchild,” Kennedi Carter, through January

▪ “Wim Botha: Still Life with Discontent,” through December

▪ART& Intergalactic Soul, “Project LHAXX,” through June 28

▪ “A New Look: The Permanent Collection Galleries Re-energized,” though December 2020

▪ “Focus on the Peck Collection.” Ongoing

▪ “Color Across Asia,” Ongoing

The bi-annual shopping event of local and regional artists, artisans, bakers, live music and makers is Nov. 24, on the Southern Village Green in Chapel Hill from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

▪ “Bold, Beautiful and Breathtaking,” Sept. 22, 4 to 6 p.m.

▪ “Giving What it Takes,” Nicole Simpkins, through Sept. 28

▪ “Dream Homes,” Casey McGuire, through Aug. 31

▪ “Corridors,” Allison Coleman and Caitlin Cary, through Oct. 26

▪ “Dirty South,” Oct. 4–Nov. 30. Opening reception, Oct. 4, 6 to 10 p.m.

▪ “Black and Light,” Marsha Cottrell,” through Sept. 8

▪ “In So Many Words,” Michael Klauke, through Sept. 8

▪ “Rebus + Diversions,” Maria Martinez-Canas, Sept. 6-Jan. 12

▪ “Viva Viclas! The Art of the Lowrider Motorcycle,” Oct. 4-Feb. 9

▪ Rosana Castrillo Diaz installation, Oct. 4-Jan. 12

▪ Gonzalo Puch photo mural project, Oct. 4-Jan. 12

▪ Marisol D’Estrabeau mural project, date TBA

City of Raleigh Museum

220 Fayetteville St., Raleigh

919-996-2220 or cityofraleighmuseum.org

▪ “The Story of BBQ in NC” Exhibit, through Sept. 29

▪ Day of the Dead event, Nov. 1

▪ Yoga in the Museum, Saturdays, December through March

The photography festival held in October is taking a break in 2019 and forming a non-profit, according to its website. “While our ‘intermission’ year of 2019 will not have the core ‘festival within a festival’ our 40-plus Click! community partners throughout the region will continue to celebrate October 2019 as the month of photography with incredibly exciting photography exhibits and programming.”

“Come Out and Play” Sculpture Show

JimGin farm, 150 Wild Horse Run, Pittsboro

comeoutandplay.info

For the 18th year in a row, 70 sculptors will display their creations at the Come Out and Play sculpture show at JimGin farm just outside Carrboro. Many of the works will be for sale. Artists keep 100% of the proceeds.

Opening party is Aug. 24-25, noon to dark. Picnic receptions Aug. 31, Sept. 14 and Sept. 21, at 3 p.m. Free. Free shuttle Aug. 24 running from Storybook Farm, 231 Storybook Lane, Chapel Hill.

▪ 65th annual Juried Exhibition, through Oct. 12. Reception, Sept. 20, 6 to 8 p.m., SunTrust Gallery, Durham Arts Council

▪ “Pieces: A Paradox,” through Aug. 27, DAG Gallery at Golden Belt, Mill No. 1 building, 800 Taylor St. in Durham

▪ “Mindful Places,” by David Davenport, through Aug. 23, at Castalia at Meadowmont, 301 W. Barbee Chapel Road, Chapel Hill

Frank Gallery

▪ Exhibit featuring Katherine Armacost, Nikki Blair, Natalie Boorman, Marguerite Jay Gignoux, Linda Prager and Carol Retsch-Bogart, through Oct. 5. Artist talk Sept. 12, 6 to 8 p.m.

▪ Alamance Artisans Exhibit, September

▪ Frank in Focus Photography Exhibit, October

▪ OCAG Studio Tour preview, October-November

▪ OCAG Holiday Show, November-December

▪ Ingrid Erikson and annual Juried Show, Sept. 6, 6-8 p.m.

▪ Colored Pencil Society, Oct. 18, 6 to 8 p.m.

▪ “Speaking in Colors,” Aug. 26-Sept. 22. Opening reception Aug. 30, 6 to 9 p.m.

▪ “Altered Surfaces,” Larry Favorite, Marcy Lansman, Eric Saunders, Sept. 23-Oct. 20, opening reception Sept. 27

▪ Orange County Artists Guild preview show, Works by artists on Orange County Studio Tour, Oct. 21-Nov. 10, opening reception oct. 25

▪ “The Art of Giving,” Hillsborough Gallery of Arts artists, Nov. 11-Dec. 31, opening reception Nov. 29

▪ “Faces: Musicians, Artists, Writers, Activists, & Educators,” new paintings by Noah Saterstrom, through Sept. 30. Reception Sept. 7, 5 to 7 p.m.

▪ “Encompass,” Lori Vrba and Dawn Surratt, Oct. 3-Dec. 30. Receptions: Oct. 19; 5–7 p.m. and Nov. 16, 5–7 p.m.

Janet Resnik Pottery

▪ Chatham County Studio Tour, Dec. 7-8, Dec. 14-15

▪ “Autumnal Tirades,” Mary Ruth Dana, opening reception Sept. 6, 6 to 9:30 p.m.

▪ “The Art of Pairing,” Adrien Montoya and Lizzie Bailey, opening reception Oct. 4, to 9:30 p.m.

▪ “Solo Sister,” Mary Beth Owen, opening reception Nov. 1, 6 to 9:30 p.m.

▪ “Festivus — Art for the Rest of Us,” group show, Dec. 6, 6 to 9:30 p.m.

N.C. Museum of Art

2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh

919-839-6262 or ncartmuseum.org

▪ “What in the World Is a Grain Mummy?,” through Jan. 8. Free.

▪ “The Collector’s Eye,” through Oct. 6. Free.

▪ “Scott Avett: Invisible,” Oct. 12-Feb. 2. Ticketed.

▪ “Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection,” Oct. 26-Jan. 19. Ticketed.

▪ “Luces y Sombras: Images of Mexico — Photographs from the Bank of America Collection, Oct. 26-Feb. 23. Free.

Nasher Museum

2001 Campus Drive, Durham, at Duke University

▪ “Christian Marclay: Surround Sounds,” March 21-Sept. 1

▪ “Where We Find Ourselves: The Photographs of Hugh Mangum, 1897-1922,” through Sept. 1

▪ “Art for a New Understanding: Native Voices, 1950s to now,” Aug. 29-Jan 12

▪ “Composition 21,” by Naama Tsabar, Sept. 28, 2 and 4 p.m.

▪ “Cosmic Rhythm Vibrations,” Sept. 28-March 1

▪ “Anarchism and the Political Art of Les Temps Nouveaux, 1895-1914,” Oct. 5-Dec. 15

▪ “One Giant Leap: North Carolina and the Space Race,” Through Jan. 5

▪ “QuiltSpeak: Uncovering Women’s Voices Through Quilts,” Through March 1

▪ “Freedom! A Promise Disrupted: North Carolina, 1862-1901,” through Oct. 27

▪ “Toy Boom!” Opening Oct. 4

▪ “Beyond Curie,” a celebration of women in science

▪ North Carolina Artists Exhibition, March 7-June 14, 2020, at CAM Raleigh. Over 70 works by North Carolina artists will be on view and available for purchase. ralfinearts.org/NC-Artists-Exhibition

▪ “Jimmie Banks Retrospective,” through Sept. 9, in Gallery 235

▪ “Who Owns Poverty in Mexico,” Daniel Aguilar Ruvalcaba, Sept. 10-Nov. 3

▪ “QueerXscape,” Sept. 10-Oct. 6

▪ Arts Open House, Sept. 28, 6 to 8 p.m., to celebrate the opening of new sculpture garden at the Nasher Museum of Art.

▪ “The Art of Mental Health,” Nov. 12-Jan. 24

▪ “Beating the Heat: Surviving Summers in North Carolina Before Air Conditioning,” through Sept. 29. Wilson Library, North Carolina Collection Gallery. Free

▪ “The Uses of Books: Early Modern Readers Revealed,” an exhibition at the Wilson Special Collections Library through Sept. 8.

▪ “Cheryl Thurber Photographs: Documenting Gravel Springs, Mississippi, in the 1970s.” Through March 13. Wilson Library, Pleasants Family Assembly Room.

VAE Raleigh

309 W. Martin St., Raleigh

919-828-7834 or vaeraleigh.org

▪ “Field Notes: Photographic Evidence of Climate Change,” through Aug. 24.

▪ “The Full Light of Day,” Sept. 6-Oct. 26

▪ “De Aqui Y De Alla,” Nov. 1-Dec. 28

First Friday gallery openings are 6 to 9 p.m.

▪ “Waterways,” through Sept. 1

▪ “Seems Like Home,” September

▪ “Fall Back,” October

▪ “Abundance,” November

▪ “Wintertide,” December

This story was originally published August 17, 2019 at 6:28 PM.