We’re so excited about our 2nd Annual Arts Unbound Festival: An Open House & Celebration of Arts & Culture on Saturday, May 4th from 10am-4pm. There will be campus and studio tours all day, a Native American Blessing of the Land with Native American Dancers, Arts Unbound Showcase: An Intergenerational Art Show, And The Beat Goes On Drum Circle, Chair Massage, Local Vendors, Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, Montagnard Backstrap Weaving Demonstrations, Clay Studio Grande Opening, CAN-NC Artists Open Studios, live music and more! This is a rain or shine event.
Special Guest Ray Silva, Laguna-Pueblo artist, will perform a Native American Blessing of the Land at 2:30 along with Native American dancers. He is a well-known artist in the area who is an enrolled member of the Laguna-Pueblo Tribe from New Mexico, a member of the Guilford Native American Association, a traditional Pow Wow dancer & singer, a traditional flute player, and a traditional visual artist (leather work such as concho belts, dream catchers, mandalas, and medicine wheels). He has lived in Greensboro for more than 20 years with his wife and fellow artist, Brenda Silva.
Special thanks to our Festival Sponsors: The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro, AARP Triad Region, and
West Market Street United Methodist Church.
Original works of art will be on view until May 31st and most will be available for purchase.
This is a free event and open to the public with plenty of free parking and handicapped accessible. Please RSVP at https://form.jotform.com/222784781418162. Our campus is located at 2400 Summit Ave, Greensboro, NC 27405. Please call 336-303-9963 if you have questions or visit https://can-nc.org/events.
Festival Sponsorship
We are seeking sponsors for our 2nd Annual Arts Unbound Festival. We anticipate more than 300 community members to attend and will distribute information to nearly 4000 North Carolinians through our weekly newsletter and social media. As a Festival Sponsor, your logo will be featured on our festival’s promotional material and social media and you will have a table at the event to distribute information about your organization. Contact Lia Miller at 336-303-9963 or click this link https://form.jotform.com/240605609607153.
PREVIOUS EXHIBITION
FOR THE LOVE of ART: An exhibition featuring CAN-NC artists. The show is open to the public at 2400 Summit Ave, Greensboro, NC 27405.
PAST EXHIBITION:
“Vivid Images” An Exhibition by Valerie Goins Whitfield
I am a self-taught artist who has lived in NC, mostly in Greensboro, since childhood. As a young person, I was always drawing, painting or creating 3D objects, until I discovered photography, graphic design, and printmaking. After earning my BA and MA from UNCG, I worked in publications, marketing, sales, and operations management, and then started my real estate brokerage practice twenty years ago.
I love color and design, creating impressions using pastels, watercolor, pen & ink, acrylic, paper and printing techniques. Inspirations include nature, gardens, seascapes & landscapes, architecture – and whimsy! I love creating original, affordable paintings, collages, and one of a kind prints- hopefully you find joy and renewal in each.
I also do work on commission and will sell giclee prints of my originals which have already been sold. You can reach me at cell/text 336-339-7653; studiopiedmont@gmail.com. Thank you for coming to see my work.
PREVIOUS EXHIBITION:
Richard W. Chatham Exhibition of Oil Paintings
“I am a retired architect who always dreamed of being an artist and an oil painter. In 2012, I took my first oil painting class with Mavis Liggett at Art Alliance of Greensboro. I began to realize my dream.
I am not a trained fine artist but I’ve always had a knack for drawing, especially as a way to tell a story. Now, I use oil paint to tell stories, some of them about the country life in which I was raised.”
PAST EXHIBITIONS:
50+ EXHIBITION:
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LGBTQ+ Exhibition:
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Virtual Exhibitions
To promote area artists during this pandemic, we’ve created online art exhibitions as well as artists snapshots which are viewable on our YouTube Channel at https://youtube.com/channel/UCX7IhR-fIokSK_-1SEuhcJw.
A Few Highlights
Creative Aging Symposia
Designed for people both in creative fields and aging services, our annual symposia provide an unparalleled opportunity to learn from experts in the field of arts and aging. Participants engage in immersive arts workshops to discover, or rediscover, their innate creativity and learn new techniques for engaging older people of all ability levels in meaningful, creative lifelong learning.
Virtual Exhibitions
To promote area artists during this pandemic, we’ve created online art exhibitions as well as artists snapshots which are viewable on our YouTube Channel at https://youtube.com/channel/UCX7IhR-fIokSK_-1SEuhcJw.
Art Parties
Whether it’s a holiday, a birthday, or any special occasion, our art parties offer a fun and stimulating judgement-free experience for creative exploration inspired by well-known artists. These parties are also a great team building activity for staff of aging service providers, corporations and more.
50 Plus Exhibitions
Showcasing artwork created by artists 50 years of age and better over 3 days, this event has drawn hundreds of people from around the community and provides much needed income for local artists, from amateurs to professionals. This and other community exhibitions also provide an opportunity for us to teach new artists how to write a bio and an artist statement, and how to install artwork for a show.
Get In Touch
Location: 2400 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27405
Telephone: 336-303-9963
Email: info@can-nc.org
Hours: M-F: 9am – 5pm
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