(1) Head to Davidson College Art Galleries to see Collected: Works of Art In Alumni Collections, a show of 49 artworks from the private collections of 20 Davidson Alumni.
Artists on view include N.C. Wyeth, Romare Bearden and Dennis Oppenheim, among others. Open through August 30: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10am–4pm. Closed Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon.
Installation view of Collected: Works of Art In Alumni Collections.
(2) On Wednesday, August 5, join other artists at the networking event Art & Aperitif at Le Meridien Uptown.
Enjoy music & drinks while mingling with a selection of the Charlotte ArtPop winners: Jason Woodberry, Brian Rumping, Steve Graddick and Rose Hawley
Rose Hawley’s Artpop Billboard which can be seen on I-77.
(3) August 7 marks the next First Friday gallery crawl in South End.
Grab dinner at the food trucks and take a walk to Elder Gallery, Hidell Brooks Gallery and Lark & Key. We’re especially looking forward to the opening of Entwined at Ciel Gallery, with work by fiber artist Sydney Sogol and drawings by Tina Alberni.
A new group exhibition, The Language of Flowers, opens at Lark and Key during the South End First Friday Gallery Crawl on August 7.
(4) On August 14, take a trip to Cornelius for the Second Friday art crawl.
We recommend the reception at Brick Row, a new gallery that is having a group show with any artists who volunteered, including two talented Charlotte artists Chris Holston and April Marten.
“Clarinet Houses” by Christopher Holston.
(5) On August 27, the Evening Muse hosts Drinks & Thinks: Arts Smarts with Dr. Angela Rajagopalan and Thomas Schmidt, both from UNC Charlotte.
The event is part of a series to help bring back the lost arts of conversation and dialogue, with a salon-style discussion based on visual art.
