The arts are blooming this March, with an exciting lineup of exhibitions opening this month. Here are three art exhibits in Triangle you want to take advantage of.
Jane Cheek
March 1 - April 28 // Upfront Gallery
Art Space, Raleigh, NC
"This work is rooted in my experiences as a queer mother navigating inclusive homemaking amidst of the anti-LGBTQ+ backlash spreading across our country. With each installation, I aim to ignite a sense of possibility and empowerment, reminding us all of our capacity to shape a future filled with compassion and unity."
Raleigh-based installation artist Jane Cheek's work is on view in the Upfront Gallery at Artspace in Downtown Raleigh until April 28, 2024. Cheek's artistic practice is deeply rooted in her identity as a bisexual woman, mother, and wife from the American South. She uses techniques traditionally associated with women's craft to transform these ordinary materials into monumental artworks.
Related exhibition programming includes:
Drag Story Hour with Stormie Daie // SAT March 16, 11am, register (free)
Artist Talk, SAT April 13, 2pm // Join Jane Cheek for a free artist talk, register here
Material Encounters: Celia Gray, Harriet Hoover, and Jean Gray Mohs
MARCH 8 - APRIL 7
Peel Gallery, Carrboro, NC
Opening Reception: March 8th, FRIDAY 6-9pm
"The abstract, nonrepresentational nature of these works allows viewers to encounter each piece with their own sense of wonder and curiosity. Each work is sensual and abstract: very here and made of materials we encounter every day, yet also very much there and something else." - Curator Jameela F. Dallis, Ph.D.
Material Encounters, curated by Jameela F. Dallis, Ph.D., will be on view at Peel Gallery in Raleigh, NC, from March 8 through April 7. This group exhibition brings together Celia Gray, Harriet Hoover, and Jean Gray Mohs, three NC triangle-area artists working with everyday materials in unconventional ways. They transform humble materials like clay, concrete, Styrofoam, thread, cord, paper, and wood into intricate works that are simultaneously substantial and fragile, otherworldly and grounded.
To Take Shape and Meaning: Form and Design in Contemporary American Indian Art
March 2–July 28, 2024
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
“For thousands of years, Native artists have manipulated their materials into fantastic expressions of art. The contemporary artists featured in the show are among the most acclaimed in their genres and are credited with pushing their art forms in ways that retain meaning and continue to evolve culture." —Nancy Strickland Fields, Guest Curator
Organized by guest curator Nancy Strickland Fields (Lumbee), director/curator of the Museum of the Southeast American Indian at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, the upcoming exhibition To Take Shape and Meaning: Form and Design in Contemporary American Indian Art features works by 75 Indigenous artists from over 50 tribes throughout the United States and Canada, including eight from North Carolina.
Thanks for the support Charlotte.