Ross gallery proudly presents . . .

Stacey Davidson & Jason Watson:  Doppelgängers; January 17 – February 28, 2017

Opening Reception: Wed, February 1, 6—8p.m. Ross Gallery (Overcash, 1^st Floor)

Artist Lectures:  Wednesday, February 8, 6—7:30p.m., Tate Hall (Overcash, 2^nd Floor)

Doppelgänger: A mannequin, a puppet, a porcelain head, a marble bust, a figurine, a doll…

Artists Stacey Davidson and Jason Watson both use these figurative forms to explore themselves and the social worlds they navigate, along distinct, but sometimes parallel, paths.  Davidson’s paintings and drawings begin with keen observation of both live models and the dolls she makes.  Her probing of these real and newly imagined bodies is an ongoing investigation of portraiture and what it reveals to both herself and her viewers.  With painterly grace, she investigates dolls not to dispel their uncanny nature, but instead to enter into its deep mystery.

Jason Watson also draws from found figures, but along with dolls, looks at museum mannequins and portrait busts made from marble, wood, and bronze.  He encounters these heads in museums and sketches them onsite, translating hard materials into lyrical drawn line, and adding to the archive of faces he later pieces together in tangled, cryptic compositions.  Found objects and fractured text animate these works into something caught between narrative suggestion and the absurdity of dreams.

**Ross Gallery is located on the first floor of Overcash Building, adjacent to the Student Commons cafeteria, and is open to students, classes, and the public Monday- Thursday, from 10a.m. to 2p.m. and by special appointment (please email Gallery Director Cassandra.Richardson@cpcc.edu).  CPCC Art Galleries are always FREE to attend.  We look forward to seeing you this semester!

Ross Gallery II:  October 24–December 5, 2016
Holiday Reception:  Thursday, October 27, 5–7 PM

Market Hours: Monday–Thursday, 10 AM–2 PM
and Saturday, November 5, 12–6 PM

Join us for our third annual Friends & Family Market fundraiser: Alumni, faculty, and student artists offer work for sale for under $50. Commission from works sold will go towards Gallery educational programming and to support the Visual Arts Club, ClayBodies or the Metal Arts Club. This is a wonderful opportunity to collect affordable art by prominent Charlotte artists or to find that perfect, one-of-a-kind holiday gift!

Calling all Faculty, Staff, and CPCC Alumni Artists…

          It’s that time again to submit artworks for the 2015 Friends and Family Market, known as one of our most popular and well-attended, and salable exhibitions!   Artists receive 50% commission, with 40% going to support CPCC Art Galleries educational programming and 10% donated to the artist’s choice of club on campus (the Visual Arts Club, Metals, or Clay Bodies).

DETAILS:                                                                                                                                  * 2015 Friends and Family Market will be located in Ross Gallery II from Oct. 14- Dec 18th

* Artists may submit between 5 – 25 individual pieces, priced at $50.00 or less.

* Due to the high volume of sales, Artists will be individually paid for all sold work in ONE CHECK, which will arrive after the holiday season in the second week of 2016.

DROP OFF DATES FOR SUBMISSIONS:      

Monday, October 5 – Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Ross Gallery                                     10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m.

2015 FRIENDS AND FAMILY MARKET  WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:                    Monday – Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.                                                                           Fridays, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.                                                                                                 Saturday, October 17,  9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.                                                                        Halloween / Holiday Reception: Thursday, October 29th  5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

We look forward to celebrating this holiday season with CPCC Friends and Family, and the extraordinary artworks you create!

On Thursday, we will host a lecture by Adrian Rhodes in Tate Hall at 4 p.m. She’ll speak about her journey as a printmaker and elaborate on her technique and the experimental approaches she takes.

Following the lecture, we will host two receptions, one for Adrian in Ross Gallery, and the second for New Geographic One, a collaborative Gif exhibition by Dan Romanoski and Eric Hurtgen. Both receptions will take place from 5-7 p.m.

Light refreshments will be served.

For the last week of the Friends & Family Market, we are raffling off five pieces of beautiful artwork by the following artists

• Sharon Dowell
• Barbara Schreiber
• Amy Herman
• Terry McMicking
• Carolyn Jacobs

Tickets are available in Ross Gallery: $5 for one / $20 for five

Drawing will be held on December 18.

Friends & Family Market Hours:

Weekdays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday, noon – 6 p.m.
Sunday, closed

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

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

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.