Art Gallery Holiday Hours

The CPCC Art Galleries will close at noon on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 and reopen on Monday, December 1 at 10 a.m. for regular hours.

For the winter holiday, the Galleries will close again at 2 p.m. on December 18 and reopen on January 12  at 10 a.m. when classes resume.

Friends & Family Spotlight: Photography

As we show work in Ross and Pease Galleries through the year, we are always excited about the ways different the different media we show manifest itself. Photography is one such example, where one instrument can create vastly different results. In the Market, we are showcasing wet-plate collodion prints, digital photographs, wood-printed photographs, and even photographs sewn into leaves. Get to know our artists below!

The Market runs through December 18, open weekdays 9-5 p.m. and Saturdays 12-6 p.m.

Aspen Hochhalter
Artist Statement: My work explores the crossover between digital technology and historic photographic process.
Connection to CPCC: Showed in “Objects in Perspective” in Pease Gallery, Fall 2014.
Donation to: Visual Art Club

Matthew Brien
Artist Statement: While photographing in Rome I have explored the power of the moment to shine light into an individual’s life, their connection with the rest of humanity, and the vast unknown that surrounds the billions and billions of people on earth.
Connection to CPCC: Former student and volunteer.
Donation to: Visual Arts Club

Amy Herman
Artist Statement: These images were appropriated from a family album purchased second hand, they follow the adventures of Sigrid, a German exchange student, visiting a Michigan family in the summer of 1970.
Connection to CPCC: Photography Teacher
Donation to: Visual Arts Club

Laurie Schorr
Artist Statement: Having moved to Charlotte from New York, I was inspired by the magnolia leaves, which appeared strong and shaped like a ship to me, and began a series on journeys from homes.
Connection to CPCC:I adore the classes offered and often attend the top notch art exhibitions!
Donation to: Visual Arts Club

Kyle Worthy
Artist Statement: These select printing proofs are from my current project, A Way To Return which is a series about visual memory and the unexpected, inward journey home. 
Connection to CPCC: Solo Exhibition, “Anyone’s Ghost” in Ross Gallery II, Summer 2014
Donation to: Visual Arts Club

de’Angelo Dia Artist Lecture

Exhibiting artist de’Angelo Dia lectured in Ross Gallery on Wednesday to an audience of enthusiastic students. During the talk, we learned that not only is Dia an accomplished visual artist, he is also an avid traveler who seeks to create dialogue everywhere he goes. The CPCC Art Galleries are honored to host such a multi-dimensional artist whose goal is to promote understanding of other people and cultures.

Keep up with Dia by reading his blog

or

Read a recent interview with HappeningsCLT

 

Friends & Family Spotlight: New Additions

We have had the great pleasure of selling over 200 art pieces within the first two weeks of the Friends & Family Market in Ross Gallery II. While we are extremely thankful that the community has supported this fundraiser, we know we have about a month to go, so we called in some reinforcements to fill our empty shelves. See our new additions to the market below.

The Market runs through December 18, open weekdays 9-5 p.m. and Saturdays 12-6 p.m.

Powder Studio
Artist Statement: Nathan Tucker and Stephen James design and manufacture hand cast porcelain and custom lighting fixtures in their studio in NoDa. “Every piece that leaves our studio has its own personality – size, shape, texture, color. No two pieces are ever exactly the same, and that’s what we love about it.”
Connection to CPCC: We are huge fans of CPCC’s contributions to Charlotte’s local art scene.
Donation to: Claybodies

Aaron Cote
Artist Statement: Drawings from an exploratory posture, typically investigating the intersection(s) of the built and natural environments.
Connection to CPCC: CPCC has some of the most interesting and progressive programming in town and I enjoy attending exhibitions and events.
Donation to: Visual Arts Club

Emily Runge Bast
Artist Statement: These gouache paintings represent my passion for imagination.
Connection to CPCC: Fan of the CPCC Arts Community!
Donation to: Visual Arts Club

 

Boxing Gym Opening Reception

Thanks to all of you who joined us for the opening reception of The Boxing Gym in Ross Gallery. Visitors enjoyed the artwork, which consists of one theme (a boxer before and after a defeat) explored through photographs, film, and poetry. In the first hour, artist de’Angelo Dia sat on a pedestal and listened to music while visitors mingled around him as if her were another art piece. He jumped up right at 6 p.m. to begin a reading of a fictional narrative inspired by the life of hyper successful boxers before transitioning to a riveting reinterpretation of a famous Mike Tyson interview (video of original interview here). After the performance, guests enjoyed a question and answer period.

If you’d like to learn more, please join us for Dia’s lecture on Wednesday, November 19 at 3 p.m. in the Ross Gallery.

The Boxing Gym in Creative Loafing

“The Boxing Gym” was featured in last week’s issue of Creative Loafing Charlotte. In the article,  author Emiene Wright interviews both artists, de’Angelo Dia and Shaun El C. Leonardo, and breaks down the elements of the show.

Excerpt from “The Boxing Gym Is a Shot to the Gut” by Emiene Wright:

Ali. Tyson. Mayweather. If you hold these names in reverence, the artists behind the latest exhibit at CPCC’s Ross Gallery are out to disabuse you of some very dear notions. The Boxing Gym, a multi-media installation by de’Angelo Dia and Shaun El C. Leonardo, uses nine photographs and an accompanying video to deconstruct the myths of masculinity surrounding the brutal ballet. The work pushes viewers to reconsider the violence ascribed to black male bodies, as well as the effect of our collective bloodlust.

Read the full article here.

Don’t forget we’re hosting a reception tonight from 5-7 p.m. in Ross Gallery I, and Dia will perform at 6. Hope to see you there!

Images from Friends & Family Market

We are sending out a big thank you to everyone who joined us at the Friends & Family Market Preview Party last Thursday night. With your support, we raised over $3000 in two hours.

We look forward to continuing the market through December 18, and replenishing inventory as we go. We are proud that this initiative supports both local artists as well as our student visual arts groups, and hope that you will join us by purchasing affordable art for your friends, family, or yourself.

 

Hours:
9-5, Mon.-Fri.
12-6, Sat.