Greensboro, NC 2008 Official Visitor & Dining Guide - (Page 15) Photo courtesy of Weatherspoon Art Museum Arts & Entertainment * See discount coupons, inside back cover. GREENSBORO CULTURAL CENTER AT FESTIVAL PARk The following galleries are located in the Greensboro Cultural Center at Festival Park, 200 N. Davie St. Admission is free at most galleries. Visitors are encouraged to verify hours for special exhibits and activities with individual galleries. Greensboro is home to many other art galleries. For a detailed map and informational brochure, please call the United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro at 336-373-7523 or download the brochure at www.uacarts.org. African American Atelier, Inc An art gallery that provides rotational exhibitions, gallery talks and artist forums. Local, regional, national and international professional and emerging artists are showcased through group and solo exhibitions each year. The gift shop offers an array of African-American prints. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am–5pm; Wed., 10am-7pm and Sun., 2-5 pm. FREE. 336-333-6885. www.africanamericanatelier.org ArtQuest* Green Hill’s hands-on children’s gallery offers creative learning and fun with interactive exhibits, workshops, school and tour groups and other programs. Hours: Mon., 9:30am-12:30pm; Tues. & Thurs.–Sat., 12:30-5pm and Wed., 12:30-7pm; Morning hours reserved for group tours. Admission fee. 336-333-2610. www.greenhillcenter.org Center for Visual Artists* CVA promotes visual arts and artists in the Piedmont Triad by offering changing exhibitions of local and regional art, workshops for artists and art lovers and a beautiful gift shop for your special gift purchases. Hours: Tues. & Thurs.-Sat., 10am-5pm; Wed., 10am-7pm and Sun., 2-5pm. FREE. 336-333-7485. www.greensboroart.org Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art presents exhibitions of works by visual artists with close ties to the state in addition to a variety of special events and educational programs. Hours: Tues. & Thurs.–Sat., 10am-5pm; Wed., 10am-7pm and Sun., 2-5pm. FREE, but donations accepted. 336-333-7460. www.greenhillcenter.org Guilford Native American Art Gallery and Gift Shop Visit the first gallery of its kind in the Southeast to promote and sell traditional and contemporary Native American art and crafts. Four exhibitions are showcased annually. The gift shop has a variety of authentic Native American art and crafts. Special presentations and tours are available. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm and Sun., 2-5pm. FREE. Reservations required for guided tours. 336-273-6605. www.guilfordnative.org ART GALLERIES + MUSEUMS Guilford College Art Gallery View rotating selections from the college’s wide-ranging permanent collection of fine art and crafts and occasional traveling exhibitions. Main gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm; Sun., 2-5pm during the academic year. Atrium galleries open all year during library hours, which vary. FREE. Hege Library, 5800 W. Friendly Ave. 336-316-2438 or 336-316-2251. www.guilford.edu/artgallery Irene Cullis Gallery Six exhibits are featured yearly. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm and Sun., 2-5pm. FREE. Cowan Building, Greensboro College, 815 W. Market St. 336-272-7102. www.gborocollege.edu Steele Hall Art Gallery The area’s newest gallery at Bennett College for Women showcases the college’s valuable art collections and annual rotational exhibitions highlighting local, regional and national talent. Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10am- 4pm; Sat. 11am-2pm and by appointment. FREE. 900 E. Washington St. 336-517-1518. www.bennett.edu University Galleries Comprised of the Mattye Reed African Heritage Collection, dedicated to the ancestral and contemporary arts of Africa and the Caribbean; and the H. Clinton Taylor Collection, which centers on the work of both emerging and established African American artists. Located in the Dudley Building on the N.C. A&T campus. Hours: Tues.Fri., 10am-5pm. and Sat. 1-5pm. Closed Sun., Mon., and university holidays. FREE. Call for tour information. 1601 E. Market St. 336-334-3209. www.ncat.edu/~museum Weatherspoon Art Museum* Nationally recognized for its exceptional collection of 5,600 modern and contemporary art works, and for its dynamic, thoughtprovoking exhibitions. Well-known artists in the collection include Matisse, de Kooning, Calder, Hesse, LeWitt, Sherman, Warhol, and many more. Fifteen or more annual exhibitions are held. Hours: Tues.-Wed. & Fri., 10am-5pm; Thurs., 10am-9pm and Sat.Sun., 1-5pm. Closed Mon. & university holidays. FREE. On the UNCG campus, corner of Spring Garden and Tate Sts. 336-334-5770. http://weatherspoon.uncg.edu www.VisitGreensboroNC.com 15 http://www.ncat.edu/~museum http://www.uacarts.org http://www.guilford.edu/artgallery http://www.greenhillcenter.org http://www.africanamericanatelier.org http://www.gborocollege.edu http://www.greenhillcenter.org http://www.guilfordnative.org http://www.bennett.edu http://www.greensboroart.org http://weatherspoon.uncg.edu http://www.VisitGreensboroNC.com
For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.