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Northern European Art
As Renaissance Art styles of the 15th century spread from Italy to the northern European countries, they adapted and changed to accommodate local artistic preferences and cultural ideals. For example, the Protestant Reformation in the Netherlands turned away from religious paintings while portraiture and genre paintings or scenes of everyday life grew in popularity. A focused attention to detail, coupled with a sense of realism in the depiction of subjects, brought about naturalism within Northern European paintings. The art of Flanders (historically an area including and surrounding present-day Belgium) displays a robust materialism and technical achievement with Flemish artists being among the first to use oil paints. Flemish art flourished from the late 15th century through the Baroque period of the 17th century. It witnessed the rise of a number of popular artists whose work was desired well beyond their country's boundaries and thus had a broad influence. In Holland, the 17th century experienced the "Golden Age of Dutch Art," a period that displayed numerous specialized categories of paintings. In addition to portraits and historical scenes, there appeared popular scenes of peasant life, townscapes, pastoral landscapes, still lifes, and maritime paintings among others.
When: Now - Saturday, December 31, 2011
Where: The Mint Museum of Art
More Info: www.mintmuseum.org

Michael Fitts

Michael Fitts' crisply painted objects breathe new life into salvaged metal and copper pieces. Surface is very important, and of particular interest are the markings, distressed dents and scratches that were produced long before discovering the metal. Collaborating with those past forces, his subjects are drawn from the most generic of popular cultural visuals, with an emphasis on objects that are used once, then discarded and quickly forgotten. Fitts finds most interesting the unexpectedness of elevating the importance of ephemeral objects to the status of art. Fitts is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University. He currently lives and works in Charlottesville, Virginia and exhibits internationally. His work is also included in the collection of Fidelity Investments.
When: Tuesday, June 1 - Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Where: Center of the Earth Gallery
More Info: www.centeroftheearth.com

The Light Factory Third Juried Annuale
The Light Factory Third Juried Annuale is an amazing collection of talent assembled from across the country. With more than 130 talented photographers, it was challenging to winnow the field down. It was especially difficult when there were only a dozen photographers remaining in the pool. Selecting the final six was even more daunting. In the end, the visitors to this exhibition will be pleased with both the quality and variety. It just so happens that the final artists are evenly divided between traditional media - especially gelatin silver prints - and more cutting edge media in the realm of photography. The variety speaks to that of the field as a whole, a testimony to the vitality of photography in a new age where film and digital media have found themselves in complementary not competing roles. It is thrilling that so many of the half dozen artists selected are North Carolinian's and Southerners; this speaks volumes to the state of photography in the South. Photography here, as elsewhere, has taken its rightful place as a major medium in the fine arts, something that has been far too long in coming.
When: Now - Sunday, August 15, 2010
Where: Knight Gallery
More Info: www.light-factory.org

All Arts Market
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NoDaRioty hosts a market for artists of all forms to sell their art to the public. Free admission for shoppers; artists keep 100% of sales. Live art will be created on site for silent auction throughout the evening. Enjoy live music and artistic performances as you shop for affordable, original art from Charlotte's emerging arts scene! Paintings, Prints, Photography, Sculpture, Jewelry, Leather-work, Silks, Knits, Stationary, Magnets & MORE!

When: Wednesday, June 2 - Thursday, June 3, 2010, 6pm - 10pm
Where: The Neighborhood Theatre
More Info: www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

art of dope. vol 1: coke

God City Artists are at it again. The "Art of Dope" is a series of shows that play off of drug culture, done through artistic expression in order to bring awareness to what's going on in our society, there will also be an art book published to accompany the work and explain the concepts and ideas behind the "Art of Dope". This show is to merely bring awareness and will cover all elements, positive and negative. However, the Art of Dope also has an underlying theme. Not only would the artwork cover drug subject matter, but God City is playing off of the art actually being a drug itself. The actual physical artwork in the show becomes the metaphor for uncontrolled substances and how society tends to deal with it.
When: Friday, June 4, 2010, 7pm - 10pm
Where: The ArtHouse in NoDa
More Info: godcity7.net

Gallery Crawls

NoDa- Every first and third Friday of the month
Southend - Every first Friday of the month

PlazaMidwood - Click here for schedule

National

For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights
For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights explores the historic role of visual culture in shaping, influencing, and transforming the fight for racial equality and justice in the United States from the late 1940s to the mid 1970s. This exhibition of 230 photographs, objects and clips from television and film looks at the extent to which the rise of the modern civil rights movement paralleled the birth of television and the popularity of picture magazines and other forms of visual mass media.
When: Now - September 12, 2010
Where: International Center of Photography, New York, NY
More Info: www.icp.org

International

Art Amsterdam 2010
The 26th edition of Art Amsterdam will be held in the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam from May 26 to May 30, 2010! 129 leading galleries from the Netherlands, Europe and Asia will be present. The exhibits range from photographs, paintings and video art to sculptures, drawings and installations. A special programme element entitled No Holds Barred, which will have its premiere this year, will feature large-scale presentations. Other attractions of Art Amsterdam will be lectures and debates, professional guided tours, and educational workshops for beginner collectors (Young & Collecting) as well as an exclusive programme for established Dutch and foreign collectors (Club C).
When: May 26 - 30, 2010
Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands
More Info: www.artamsterdam.nl/home