Rachele Riley: Exhibition "Titres III"

Rachele has a book art work, "The Evolution of Caution (Cliff Notes version)", included in the traveling show, Titres III: An Exhibition of Artists' Book Works. The show originated in Toronto, traveled to Amherst, MA in October, and is now on view in Montreal at the Librairie L'Ecume Des Jours. The show is organized by the WayUpWayDown collective and runs from February 2 to March 2, 2008.

Titles invites a number of artists, architects and designers to produce book works or related artworks in a bookstore. This project reflects the "curatorial" interest of the WayUpWayDown collective (Sunny Kerr, Yam Lau, Tania Ursomarzo) to set into motion itinerant exhibition structures and manoeuvres. It is the mandate of the collective to facilitate tenuous and fluid relations between exhibitions, artworks and communities.

Rachele Riley: SECAC 2008 Conference

Rachele Riley and Stephanie Hutin (Independent Artist based in Los Angeles) will present their collaborative work "Slightness of Being" as Co-Chairs of an art panel at the next Southeastern College Art Conference, to be held in New Orleans, LA in September 2008. Their panel, "Slightness of Being: Fresh Ideas in Animation Art," welcomes proposals from artists and designers that emphasize the digital frame in animation art through performance, problem solving, journal writing, and formulating patterns.

Rachele Riley: Exhibition

Rachele's work "Silent Collage (Border Caution)" was selected for the "Paper Work In , On and Of Paper IV" exhibition (juried by Lewis Knauss) on view at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, MO. The shows opens February 8 and runs to March 21, 2008.

Jean Cauthen: Upcoming exhibition

Jean Cauthen will exhibit her work in March at the Broome Gallery in New York City in the show, "Made in Italy." On view will be her plein-air paintings, completed in Cortona and Positano, Italy.

John Ford: Exhibition "Syntax of Residue"

John Ford's exhibition, Syntax of Residue which opens January 10 at the Belfast Print Workshop, was announced in this article in Culture Northern Ireland.

Marek Ranis: Upcoming exhibitions

In February, Marek will be included in the Annual show at Trizehan Bank of America Plaza Buliding, curated by Joie Lassiter, and the River Docs exhibition is traveling to the Rock Hill Museum of Environment and Heritage.

In May, he will be showing at the Brunnels Environmental Park, Holland and in June, at Browar in, Wroclaw, Poland.

Pamela Lawton: Cone Center Exhibition

"They Served" will be on view in the Cone Center Main gallery from January 14 to February 17, 2008. There will be a reception and artist talk on Wednesday, January 16 from 5 to 7 pm.

Jason Tselentis: Winner | Best Humorous Business Cards

Jason's business card was selected by How Magazine for best of of humor catagory.

Jason Tselentis: Published writing

Jason will be writing about the historical and cultural significance of design classics such as the Helvetica typeface, Mickey Mouse, the Nike logo, and Adbusters magazine for "Graphic Design Classics" by Phaidon Press.

Jason Tselentis: Guest Speaker AIGA Conference

American Institute of Graphic Arts
Seeds of Change: a design conference about the environment.
How can we motivate ourselves to act in green and sustainable ways? How can design help us think green? Can we really do more by using less?

Kelly Roper: Finalist in the Art With Heart Emerging Artist Competition

The 8th Annual Art Auction is scheduled for February 2, 2008 to be held at CenterStage NoDa in Charlotte, North Carolina. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online- all proceeds go to United family services to benefit victims and families of domestic violence. A selection of art donated to the auction by well-known and emerging artists will be available for previewing beginning January 9th at retail shops throughout the new Morrison neighborhood at the intersection of Sharon and Colony Roads in South Park. For more information.

The 2008 Auction will have a New Orleans theme with a cocktail buffet provided by Delectables by Holly.

Student Gallery: Exhibition opening

Selections from Michael Simpson's abstract painting class will be on view in the Student Gallery. The show opens on January 14 with a reception on January 16th from 5:00 until 7:00 pm.

Michael Simpson: ARPA 10

ARPA 10: Just Works, a group exhibition of artists who were residents at the McColl Center for the Visual Arts the summer of 2005, will be on view in the Rowe Main Gallery from January 14 to February 8, 2008. There will be an opening reception and Artist talk on Wednesday, January 16 from 5 to 7 pm.

The 10 artists are Amy Sanders, Alyssa Wood, Linda Louise Brown, David Edgar, Charles McMurray, Laura McCarthy, Jennifer Parham Gilomen, Paula Smith, J. Michael Simpson, and and Felicia van Bork.

Heather Freeman and José Gaméz: A Tale of Two Queen Cities

A Tale of Two Queen Cities
Collaborative digital murals exploring the impacts of Latino immigration on the cultural landscapes of Charlotte, NC and Los Angeles, CA.

Exhibition Dates: January 9th 2008 - February 6th in the Storrs Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Closing Reception: Thursday, January 24th, 5 - 8pm


UNC-Charlotte Collaborators:
Heather D. Freeman (Art and Art History) José Gaméz (Architecture) and three architecture graduate students from Architecture: Ronna Gardner, Meghan Meyers and Stephanie Orlich.  

Woodbury College Collaborators:
Ramon Ramirez (Art) and undergraduate painting students Emily Cheng, Clinton Evans, John Huey, Eric Lopez, Chris Parsell, Vestalis Pizzaro and Hector Solis

A Tale of Two Queen Cities explores the impacts of Latino immigration upon the cultural landscapes of two distinct but related locations: Charlotte, NC and Los Angeles, CA. This project organized a group of UNC-Charlotte students and faculty to create digital murals parallel to those created by students and faculty at Woodbury College in California. This project was made possible through the  Chancellor’s Diversity Challenge Fund.

Maja Godlewska: Upcoming exhibitions

Maja's site-specific installation: "clouds" will be installed in Norfolk, VA in April 2008. She was the winner of a public art competition.

San Antonio College in Texas will mount a solo exhibition of Maja"s painting, drawing and installation work in Fall 2008.

David Brodeur: Upcoming solo exhibition

In April, David will be showing at the Appalachian Center for Craft in Smithville, TN.

John Ford: Upcoming exhibitions

January: "Syntax of Residue: Small Things Forgotten, solo exhibit at Belfast Print Workshop, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

January to February: "PRINTED: Contemporary Prints and Books by North Carolina Artists", group invitational at Green Hill Art Center in Greensboro. A lunch time lecture is also scheduled.

February: "A Case for Small Things: Forgotten Place", solo exhibit at Transit Gallery in Hamilton, Ontario. A lecture and workshop are scheduled to take place at McMaster University in Hamilton.

"Ingenious Imprints", national juried exhibition at Longwood University in VA.

Michael Simpson: Song of I Am Exhibition

“Song of I Am” a collaborative exhibit between my paintings and poet Jeanette M. Dodge accompanied with a video presentation. at City Art, 1224 Columbia, SC. the show runs from January 10th to Feb 16. Opening reception is on Thursday, Jan. 10th from 5:30 to 8:30 pm.