After working with NC State Arts Village students in a 2-week living and learning residency, Cameroonian multi-media artist Jean Michel Dissake presents works that incorporate recycled and found objects. In his own work, Dissake uses vines, wood, termite dust, fabric, wire, aluminum, computer parts and other objects to create large scale sculptures and tapestries that convey…
BorderLands - Evidence from the Rio Grande includes photographs Page took at the US/Mexico border along with found objects (shoes, wallets, eyeglasses, toothbrushes, toys) dropped by immigrants in their haste to get across or escape the border patrol. Page is an assistant professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill, and…
An assistant professor in the Department of Fine Arts at the College of the Albemarle, Christina Weisner makes functioning sculptures from scientific instruments of various sorts, including undersea seismometers and hydrometers. Her work, which often employs elemental materials like seawater, meteorites, or soil, has been shown both nationally and internationally.
Explorations features the work of Christina Lorena Weisner, who incorporates scientific instruments, found objects, and elemental materials into her sculptures and installations, often integrating the equipment’s original functions in her work. “Ideally this sculpture will encourage viewers to consider the macro and micro processes through which we interact with the physical world on a daily basis.…
Southern Surreal features remarkable examples of a truly innovative and clever furniture designer. Touch a hidden catch and a bookshelf groaning with novels suddenly drops forward to reveal a desk behind a false front. Press another catch and a secret panel pops out and slides open. All are creations of Tilden J. Stone, grand eccentric…
Alexander Family YMCA‘s instructors lead a free yoga class in the Jackson-Thiem Pollinator Garden. Come enjoy the Gregg’s beautiful surroundings while you practice building serenity within! Please bring a mat and water.
Instructor Imari Colón with East Cloud Kung Fu leads a class in this ancient martial art.
Fantastic Fauna-Chimeric Creatures features factitious historical and scientific parodies by Dr. Beauvais Lyons, Director of the Hokes Archives and art professor at the University of Tennessee. Part archaeologist, part scientist, part satirist, part artistic visionary, Director Lyons, on behalf of the Association for Creative Zoology, presents evidence that exotica throughout the animal world is merely a representation of the…
Genetics run amok! When the black operations project known as "Blue Water" goes horrifically wrong, the "Sharktopus" - a half-shark, half-octopus creature created for the military - embarks upon a rampage across Southern California and Mexico, and is finally stopped through the valiant efforts of civilian and military personnel. Directed by Declan O’Brien Starring Eric…
Film to be announced. *Actual time to be determined by sunset. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and picnics to enjoy a movie under the stars in our beautiful garden!
