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Sharyn O'Mara's "Unspoken" art exhibition at Barton

“Unspoken” Opens in the Barton Art Galleries on August 18

Posted August 17, 2016 · Add Comment

WILSON, N.C. — August 17, 2016 — “Unspoken” by artist Sharyn O’Mara debuts in the Barton Art Galleries on Thursday, Aug. 18. O’Mara’s spectacular glass works exhibition will open the 2016-2017 art season on the Barton College campus. An opening reception will be held from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., and the artist will provide a gallery talk at 6 p.m. O’Mara’s work has been on view across the United States abroad in a number of solo and group exhibitions as well as in several public and private collections in the United States. An artist and an educator, she currently serves as associate professor and head of the glass program for […]

2016 Senior Showcase Opens in Barton Art Galleries on April 23

Posted April 19, 2016 · Add Comment

“Samantha” Photograph by senior Amber Baker WILSON, N.C. – April 18, 2016 — Barton College is pleased to announce the opening of 2016 Senior Showcase on Saturday, April 23, with an evening reception to be held from 6-8 p.m. in the Barton Art Galleries in Case Art Building on the campus of Barton College. The community is invited to attend. Twenty seniors within the School of Visual, Performing, and Communications Arts will have their works on view in the Barton Art Galleries through May 15. These seniors and their majors include: John Aranda of El Paso, Texas, Video Broadcast & Production; Amber Baker of Nashville, Graphic Design & Photography; Courtney […]

Painterly Works will be the Focus of the Barton Art Galleries’ Exhibition Opening March 12

Posted February 29, 2016 · Add Comment

WILSON, N.C. — February 29, 2016 — Painting will be the focus of an extraordinary exhibition of works opening this spring in the Barton Art Galleries on the campus of Barton College. Susan Lichtman’s “Domestic Arrangements” in the Virginia Thompson Graves Gallery and Sara Pedigo’s “A Nest of Rooms” in the Lula E. Rackley Gallery will provide an evocative experience for viewers as they catch glimpses of their own lives through the eyes of these artists and the creativity of their paintings. The exhibition will run from March 12 through Friday, April 22, with several events planned in collaboration with the art show. On Thursday, March 17, the Barton Art Galleries […]

Juried Student Exhibition Comes to Barton Art Galleries December 7-18

Posted November 19, 2015 · Add Comment

WILSON, N.C. — A semester’s worth of hard work by student artists is going on display at Barton College. The College’s Juried Student Exhibition opens in the Barton Art Galleries on Monday, Dec. 7, with a reception from 5-7 p.m. The exhibition continues through Friday, Dec. 18. Both events are open to the public at no charge, and the community is invited to attend. For their Juried Student Exhibition, Barton students are invited to enter up to three pieces of art in any medium. Guest juror, Wilson artist and art educator Demetrius Smith, will judge each piece, and the selected works will then be exhibited in the Galleries. This year, […]

N.C. Photographer Harry Taylor Teaches Tintype Process at Barton Art Galleries on November 6

Posted October 28, 2015 · Add Comment

WILSON, N.C. — A fresh take on one of the world’s earliest forms of photography can be seen on Friday, Nov. 6, at the Barton Art Galleries. Wilmington-based commercial and fine arts photographer Harry Taylor will visit the galleries for a lecture and demonstration on the tintype technique, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. This event is open to the public at no charge, and the community is invited to attend. Dating back to the 1850s, the tintype process is a chemical emulsion that exposes a negative on a thin metal plate coated with dark lacquer. Tintypes were widely used during the American Civil War, since they could be developed […]

October Arts Events Planned With Barton Artist-in-Residence Enzo Torcoletti

Posted September 22, 2015 · Add Comment

“Mythos: From Concept to Creation” exhibition runs from October 12 – November 25. (Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) Barton College Friends of Visual Arts will host its annual FOVA Fall Lecture and Dinner on October 15. (Reservations) Workshops with the Artist-in-Residence will be held on October 17 and October 24. (Reservations) Artist-in-Residence Gallery Talk on October 27, 3 p.m. October Weekday Ceramic Studio Chats with Artist-in-Residence, 3-4 p.m. WILSON, N.C. — October is shaping up to be a great month for art lovers, especially those with an interest in carving and sculpture. Barton College celebrates new Artist-in-Residence Enzo Torcoletti with a series of public events featuring the […]

Barton Art Galleries Will Host Works by Wilson’s Peter Holloway Burgess from September 17-October 16

Posted September 16, 2015 · Add Comment

An opening reception with the artist will be held in the Barton Art Galleries on Sunday, Sept. 20, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. WILSON, N.C. — Peter Holloway Burgess has earned two doctoral degrees and created more than 110 paintings. Quite an extraordinary résumé, made even more so by the fact that Dr. Burgess accomplished all of this after the age of 70! A collection of Burgess’ works will be on display at the Barton Art Galleries beginning Thursday, Sept. 17, and running through Friday, Oct. 16. An opening reception with the artist will be held in the galleries on Sunday, Sept. 20, from 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. These […]

Barton College FOVA Excursion to Norfolk’s Chrysler Museum

Posted September 1, 2015 · Add Comment

WILSON, N.C. — Take a short and scenic ride up the Atlantic Coast for an artistic trip you won’t soon forget. Friends of Visual Arts at Barton College invites you to join its annual fall excursion on Saturday, Sept. 12. This year’s outing takes travelers to the beautiful Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Va. Participants will depart from the Kennedy Family Theatre parking lot on campus at 7:30 a.m., and arrive in Norfolk at 10 a.m. Highlights of the trip include docent tours of the museum’s glass and modern galleries, a glass-making demonstration in the “hot shop” studio, and lunch at Wisteria Café. The day continues with a tour […]

Barton Art Galleries Hosts Exhibit Featuring African Masks & Paintings by Jeanette Cole

Posted September 1, 2015 · Add Comment

WILSON, N.C. — The beginning of a new academic year brings with it a new exhibition at the Barton Art Galleries. “Cat’s Cradle,” featuring paintings by visiting artist Jeanette Cole, goes on display Monday, Aug. 24 and runs through October 2. An opening reception and gallery talk lecture featuring the artist will be held Thursday, Sept. 3. The reception begins at 5 p.m., with the lecture to follow at 6:30. All events are open to the public at no charge, and the community is invited to attend. Complementing “Cat’s Cradle” is a selection of African masks on view from the Barton Art Galleries Permanent Collection. The masks were gifts from […]

Barton FOVA Series to Focus on Wilson’s Evolving N.C. Landscape Series on April 23

Posted April 16, 2015 · Add Comment

WILSON, N.C. — April 13, 2015 — Barton College’s artist-in-residence and North Carolina landscape artist J. Chris Wilson will present an illustrated lecture on the continuing landscape series that has been developed over the past 10 years on Thursday, April 23. As part of the Barton College Friends of Visual Arts (FOVA) Art Seminar Series, the lecture will be held in the Barton Art Galleries on the campus of Barton College from 4 to 5 p.m. A reception will follow at 5 p.m. The lecture is open to the public at no charge, and the community is invited to attend. This lecture will be the final presentation in Wilson’s series as […]