Art lovers can take a walk in downtown Durham

DURHAM ART WALK, Apr. 4, 2008 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) --
a self-guided tour of galleries, artists studios, and exhibits -- will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. in downtown Durham. The event is free and open to the public and will be held rain or shine.

Durham Art Walk starts at the Durham Arts Council at 120 Morris St,, where the public can pick up maps, performance schedules and view artists' exhibits.

The event will offer for sale the works of more than 150 artists including paintings, prints, photography, jewelry, sculpture and fabric arts in businesses and galleries throughout downtown. The plazas and sidewalks of the new downtown streetscape will add to your enjoyment, and sites are within easy walking distance.

Durham Art Walk Rocks! features concerts on the CCB Plaza, West Village, Brightleaf Square and Alivia's Durham Bistro. Food, historic tours, and music round out the events.

Stops on the walk as mumbered on the maps to be available:

1. Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris Street. Paintings by Nancy McCallum, hand-dyed and appliqed work by Lori Kerr, and exhibits by other artists.

2. The Durham Art Guild, 120 Morris Street. Works by David Alsobrooks, Klint Ericson, Melissa Miller, Lindsay Pichaske.

3. 108 Morris St. Creations by Colorful People and People of Color featuring live entertainment Valerie Whitted.

4. West Village, 604 W. Morgan St. Exhibits by Mikel Robinson, Karen Leong and other artists.

5. The Paragraph Project and Trinity Design/Build, 209 Gregson St. (Corner of Gregson St. and Morgan St.). Mural Project: Come visit the future home to a new mural in downtown Durham. View all the mural submissions by students from Durham School of the Arts and see the winning design.

6. Alivia's Durham Bistro, 900 W. Main St. Oil and pastel paintings related to music and African American culture by Todd H. Bond.

7. Bull City Art Frame Company, 905 W. Main St., Suite 20F. Sculpture in metals by Jeff Hackney, and works by other artists.

8. Dolly's, 905 W. Main St. Suite 20G. Creative Living, a program of the Autism Society of North Carolina is presenting an exhibit of works for sale by adults with autism.

9. Portobello Road, 905 W. Main St., Suite 201I. Paintings in acrylic by Lynne Clarke.

10. James Kennedy Antiques Gallery, 905 W. Main St. Jewelry designs by Mirinda Kossoff.

11. Hamilton Hill, 905 W. Main St. Jane Levy's collection of fabric art, art quilts, wearable art, and pastels

12. Morgan Imports, 113 S. Gregson St. Jewelry and accessories by Jennifer James.

13. Parker and Otis, 112 S. Duke St. Cricket Glass Creations by Zoell Star, paintings and drawings by Monique Cousins aka "Mo."

14. Bull McCabes Irish Pub, 427 W. Main St.

15. Toast (Saturday only), 345 W. Main St. Works by Andria Linn. (To see more, visit her at Site No. 18.)

16. Pastel images by Anthony Brunson, 341 W. Main St., Suite 103.

17. Mangum506 Condominiums, Center Studio Architecture, 339 W. Main St. at Five Points. Virtual tour of the newest condos being built in downtown Durham.

18. The Snow Building, 335 W. Main St. Works by Irmaly Brackin, Nelly Mincey and other artists.

19. 329 W. Main St., Ste.A. Works by Courtney Taylor, Karen Casey and Rebecca Margolese-Malin.

20. Exotique, family run store featuring African art work, instruments, and fabrics, 319 W. Main St.

21. 213 W. Main St. (Above Main Street Pharmacy). Works by Carol Donner, Andrea Iliadis and Dana Tuttle, and other artists.

22. 212 W. Main St., Suite 100. Mexican folkloric oil and acrylic paintings by Cornelio Campos, and works by other artists.

23. 212 W. Main St., Suite 104. Digital photography by Victor Friedmann, oil paintings by Sofia Nikolsky, and works by other artists.

24. Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville St. Lyda Moore Merrick Gallery, seventh exhibit of works by the African American Quilt Circle.

25. Ujamaa Board House, 111 W. Parrish St. Ujamaa Artists Exhibit, along with works from Flywheel Design.

26. Preservation Durham, 200 N. Mangum St. Historic Walking Tours at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Preservation Durham will be hosting architecture walking tours around downtown. Meet at 200 N. Mangum St. or look for the walking tour banner to join the group.

27. Blue Coffee Caf??, 202 Corcoran St. Oils and pastels by King Kenney.

28. Through This Lens, 303 E. Chapel Hill St. "Full of Grace," images by award-winning photographer Ami Vitale.

29. Durham Arts Place, 305 E. Chapel Hill St.

30. Rue Cler, 401 E. Chapel Hill St.

31. Vega Metals/Cricket Forge, 214 Hunt St.

32. DAC Clay Studio, 546 Foster St.

33. The Scrap Exchange, 548 Foster St. Exhibition and installation by Mary Mangum.

34. "Face Up: Telling Stories of Community Life," 600 N. Foster St. Face Up is a community-based collaborative documentary public art project.

35. Claymakers (Saturday only), 705 Foster St.

36. Manbites Dog Theater, 703 Foster St. Guy Wilkins' paintings in lobby. Production of "Joshua Lozoff: Beyond Belief ," an evening of personal stories and magic from around the world. Shows Saturday at 8:15 p.m. and Sunday at 3:15 p.m. Box Office: 682-3343

37. Branch Gallery, 401 C Foster St. "Progagation," by Taiyo Kimura, the first U.S. solo exhibition by Japanese artist Taiyo Kimura. Also new work by Joshua Abelow.

38. Bull City Arts Collaborative, 401-B1 Foster St. BCAC: Horse Buggy Press, The Groove Productions Fort Grunt will have finished and in-progress works for sale. Also ceramics and drawings by Meredith Brickell.

39. Golden Belt Artists, 401 Foster St. Preview work by artists soon to be located at Golden Belt, an urban arts campus, 807 E. Main St. Opening late May 2008.

40. TROSA Furniture Framing (custom picture framing and used furniture), 313 Foster St.

41. CCB Plaza, 201 Corcoran St. Works from SeeSaw Studio, design entrepreneurship program for youth ages 12-18.

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