While we all know our faculty is overflowing with talent and skill, we are excited to display the Faculty Art show, which showcases a variety of works from two-dimensional paintings to three-dimensional sculptures. Mama in Paradise by Al Torres, shown above, is a portrait that slowly changes into a stunning view of flowers as you walk past it. Painted meticulously on aluminum panels, Torres is no stranger to creating works that are visually interesting while masterfully capturing the beauty in both nature and people alike.

In addition to this, our 2020 Annual Juried Student Art Show exemplifies the spirit and the skill of the students of our art department. Shown above is Treefingers by Elise Williams, a wooden relief built by layering carefully painted and inked wood fragments.

We are open to a limited number of visitors to view this exhibition to safely provide a space to display and consume artwork during the pandemic. Please email our Gallery Coordinator Amelia.Zytka@cpcc.edu if you would like to schedule a visit with us.

Written by Scotty Townsend

In an effort to keep visitors to the Ross and Overcash Galleries safe, secure and healthy we ask that visitors to the gallery please email our Gallery Coordinator to schedule an appointment for up to two visitors at a time.

Please email Amelia Zytka with the date and time you would like to visit. Our Gallery staff is happy to serve you!

If ever there was an exhibition that deserved a shout out, it is this one. The art drop off day for this show took place just days before the stay at home order went into affect. We were unsure if any of the students would feel comfortable dropping off their artwork in the midst of a pandemic and equally unsure if we would have a show. Nearly every single artist braved the circumstances and the cold weather to bring their work to the Gallery. It did our hearts good to see the dedication and resilience of our student body. Granted, we did not complete the installation of the Student Show until June as Gallery staff worked off site for three months, but it is now completely prepared for viewing. We understand many students and other visitors may not feel ready to visit the gallery yet, so we put together a slideshow featuring the exhibition.

We will be back to a regular Gallery schedule beginning the Fall semester. If you would like to see the show before then we are open for a limited number of visitors at a time. Please email our Gallery Coordinator if you would like to schedule a visit.

Amelia.Zytka@cpcc.edu

Some of you may remember our Instagram story from last Tuesday when we installed Keith Bryant’s outdoor sculptures. Procession, seen above, features six groupings of poles with colorful adornments on top. Each pole is a different height, offering a staggered look, adding visual interest with varying levels. As the sunlight moves throughout the day, it hits the sculptures at unique angles, creating fluctuating visual effects with the light and color. This group of sculptures is on Central Campus in front of the art wing of Overcash Center.

Journey, stands on Central campus on the lawn in front of the Citizens building. If you drive down Chrarlottetowne Ave toward East 4th street and look to your right, you may catch a glimpse of it. Keith sculpted this piece using metal and bondo, a type of automotive plastic. The title as well as the curved shape is indicative of our own life journey. Certainly, all of us are going through trying times right now and can relate to the the challenges, twists and turns that come our way.

Keith, a ceramics instructor at UNC Charlotte, will also have an exhibition this fall in the Overcash Gallery featuring more of his sculptures. For more information, or to see more of his artwork, please visit his website keithbryantsculpture.com.

Central Piedmont Art Galleries are excited to announce that we will be hosting an exhibition featuring our CP Art Faculty! Our students already know that their instructors are talented accomplished artists, but this show will give students and other members of CP staff the opportunity to see our Art Faculty’s accomplishments in a gallery setting. The show will run from the start of the Fall Semester August 10 through October 2.

Earlier this year, Vanessa submitted work to our 2020 Annual Juried Student Art Show. Her work was not only selected for the exhibition, but went on to win First Place! Vanessa’s contribution to the show comes in the form of digital media, a short film she produced. Click on the video below to check it out!

As we continue to highlight our talented students, check out the slideshow below! This one features all of the ceramics and sculptures from this year’s Student Show. Enjoy!

Curated and organized by our Visual Art Club students! At the time of installation this building was still under construction and they had to work around construction workers, ladders and many other obstacles. It all came together in the end and is a huge success! Congratulations all and a big thank you to Novant Health!

***This is a large show featuring almost 100 pieces of art. The slideshow above includes a portion of the work on display. 

It is a pleasure to host Alice Ballard’s Harmony With an Edge exhibition in the Overcash Gallery. Her artwork connects us with nature echoing shapes and textures seen outdoors. To many of us, a furry seed pod may go unnoticed, but to Ballard it is a work of art that she recreates in clay. Her use of organic, earth tone colors highlights the beauty of the world around us and encourage us to stop and enjoy it.

Due to the pandemic, we had to close this exhibition to the public. click here to view her virtual exhibition.

Also visit Alice Ballard’s website at AliceBallard.com