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Past Exhibits - Cornelius Arts Center Gallery
Exhibit | Artist(s) | More... |
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Home Grown Feb-March, 2020 |
Various local artists | This year's annual art showcase included 80 works of local artists and was abbreviated due to COVID-19. |
Horse of a Different Color Nov 2019-Jan 2020 |
Tyler Helfrich, Susan Lawson and Valerie Phillips | This show featured works depicting some of the animals we love. |
Mud at the Mill Sep-Oct, 2019 |
18 local ceramic artists | This juried show featured 46 works, both functional and sculptural. |
Home Grown: Sprouts Jul-Aug, 2019 |
Over 200 young artists/summer campers | This mixed media exhibition featured works created during our 2019 Summer Arts & Recreation Camps, by young artists ages 4-16. |
Bright Ideas April-June 2019 |
Sloane Adler, Renee Calder, Justin Christenbery, Rachel Goldstein, Doris Kapner, Michelle Podgorski and Joyce Vukela-Mayer | Our first juried exhibition, Bright Ideas featured works of local artists that spoke to the theme, "What is Your Bright Idea? " |
Home Grown Feb-March, 2019 |
Various local artists |
This year's annual local art showcase included 100 works of local artists of all ages & abilities, in all mediums. |
Un-Cover, Re-Cover Nov 2018-Jan 2019 |
Paul Farmer |
Paul Farmer displayed art objects using the reveal-while-concealing nature of the paint medium. |
Home Grown: Sprouts Jul-Aug, 2018 |
Over 150 young artists/summer campers | This mixed media exhibition featured works created during our 2018 Summer Arts & Recreation Camps, by young artists ages 4-16 |
By Land... By Sea Apr-May, 2018 |
Various local artists |
A mixed media exhibition featuring works of found object sculptor Amy Hart & guest potters Renee Calder, Valerie Hawkins and Rae Stark. |
Home Grown Feb-Mar, 2018 |
Various local artists |
This year's annual local art showcase included over 125 different local artists of all ages & abilities, in all mediums. |
Mud at the Mill Sep-Oct, 2017 |
30 local ceramic artists | A collaboration with Carolina Clay Matters, Inc. Ceramics Guild that featured both functional and sculptural pieces. |
Home Grown: Sprouts Jul-Aug, 2017 |
Over 100 young artists/summer campers | This mixed media exhibition featured works created during our 20017 Summer Arts & Recreation Camps, by young artists ages 4-16. |
Imaginative Approach Apr-Jun, 2017 |
Liliana D'ambra | This local artist used acrylics, modeling paste on ceramic bas relief, and canvas to create works inspired by Mediterranean culture. |
Home Grown Feb-Mar, 2017 |
Various local artists | This year's annual local art showcase included over 100 different local artists of all ages & abilities, in all mediums. |
Adaptation Aug-Nov, 2016 |
Michelle Podgorski | The watercolor paintings in Adaptation included landscapes expressing nature's resilience to human destruction and the beauty within. |
Talons Apr-Aug, 2016 |
Ingrid Erickson | Talons featured gorgeous and intricate paper-cut works inspired by studying birds within their habitat at the Carolina Raptor Center. |
Home Grown Feb-Apr, 2016 |
Various local artists | This year's annual local art showcase included over 90 different local artists of all ages & abilities, in all mediums. |
Awakening Sep-Dec, 2015 |
S. Gayle Stevens, Diana H. Bloomfield, Aspen Hochhalter & Christina Z. Anderson | Awakening united the art of four female photographers from across the United States for a visual exploration of the internal human experience. |
you AND i May-Aug, 2015 |
Rocyeun Kim | Using red thread, Kim constructs visual representations of a multitude of personal connections. |
Transcendence Apr 2015 |
Sydney Sogol, Anatoly Tsiris, Michael Hamlin-Smith, Jessica Singerman, Jim Miles & Allison Luce | Transcendence encouraged viewers to wander through the woods to contemplate our inherent connection with the natural world. |
Native Tongues Feb-Mar, 2015 |
John Hairston, Jr | Hairston uses both vibrant & rough strokes, brilliant colors & symbolic throwbacks to his 80's roots in his works. |
Home Grown Nov, 2014-Jan, 2015 |
Various local artists | This year's annual local art showcase included over 80 different local artists of all ages & abilities, in all mediums. |
Alchemy of Tea Oct-Nov, 2014 |
Barbara Bartlett, Bridget Conn, Elizabeth Alexander, Jennifer Coyne-Qudeen, Mari Omori & Rodney Thompson | This unique & stunning collection provoked viewers to ponder the transformation of tea into art objects, from installation to photography & porcelain to encaustic. |
Introjection Jul-Aug, 2014 |
Adam McGalliard | Projected layers added depth to seemingly traditional portraits & forced the viewer to question their meanings. |
UMBRA May-Jul, 2014 |
Meredith Connelly | Viewers interacted with & pondered light, shadow, time, nature & energy in this large, sound-sensitive, illuminated sculpture. |
Markers of Our Lives Mar-Apr, 2014 |
Bryant Holsenbeck | A community mandala was designed by the artist & made out of recycled bottle caps and lids on the floor of the Center. |
Red Earth Jan-Feb, 2014 |
Amy Sanders | Sanders' ceramic pieces use textures, layers, color & form to engage the viewer with a nostalgic sense of comfort. |
Home Grown Nov-Dec, 2013 |
Various local artists | Our celebration of local art featured the work of artists from Cornelius & the surrounding towns. This year's exhibit showcased the talent of over 60 artists. |
Fortress Sep-Oct, 2013 |
Annada Hypes | In Hypes' poignant paintings & prints, animals take on new forms & interact with words. |
Sometimes Jul-Aug, 2013 |
Nathaniel Lancaster | Lancaster's thoughtfully layered images were paired with whimsical titles that offered new meanings. |
Altered Apr-Jun, 2013 |
Amy Bagwell, Andrea Vail, Jessica Naples & Laurie Schorr | These artists resurrect ordinary objects into beautiful new forms of "upcycled" art that transcend their original purpose & meaning. |
In Pieces Feb-Mar, 2013 |
Monique Luck | Luck models the features of figures & natural forms using fragments of found paper. The artist also produced a commissioned piece for the Town that is used as the entrance sign for the Cornelius Community Garden. |
Teaching Talents Nov, 2012 - Jan, 2013 |
CAC Art Instructors | The Center celebrated the work of the art instructors who provide programs at the CAC in this vibrant & diverse exhibition. |