2009 Official Visitor & Dining Guide for Greensboro, North Carolina - (Page 8) art galleries Greensboro is home to more than 35 galleries. For a complete listing, visit www.uacARTS.org What’s Happening page or call the United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro at 336-373-7523 for more information. ARTQUEST* Green Hill’s hands-on children’s gallery offers creative learning and fun with interactive exhibits, workshops, school and tour and other programs. Hours: Mon., 9:30am-12:30pm; Tues. & Thurs.– Sat., 12:30-5pm; Wed., 12:30-7pm; Morning hours reserved for group tours. Admission fee. 336-333-7460. www.greenhillcenter.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: T ues. & Thurs.–Sat., 10am-5pm; Wed., 10am-7pm; Sun., 2-5pm. FREE. 336-333-7460. 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 and workshops for artists and art lovers. Hours: Tues. & Thurs.Sat., 10am-5pm; Wed., 10am-7pm; Sun., 2-5pm. FREE. 336-333-7485. www.greensboroart.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: T & Thurs.-Sat., 10am-5pm; ues. Wed., 10am-7pm. Sun., 2-5pm. FREE. Reservations required for guided tours. 336-273-6605. www.guilfordnative.org At the Greensboro Cultural Center at Festival Park The Greensboro Cultural Center at 200 N. Davie St., houses several art galleries. Admission is free at most; donations are appreciated. Visitors are encouraged to verify hours with individual galleries. The following galleries are located in the Greensboro Cultural Center: 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: Tues.-Sat., 10am–5pm; Wed. 10am-7pm and Sun. 2-5 pm. FREE. 336-333-6885 www.africanamericanatelier.org More Art Galleries 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 Several exhibits are featured yearly. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm; 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. 11am2pm 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 NC A&T campus. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm.; Not open on weekends 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; 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 8 www.VisitGreensboroNC.com *See discount coupons, inside back cover. http://www.greenhillcenter.org http://www.uacARTS.org http://www.greenhillcenter.org http://www.greensboroart.org http://www.africanamericanatelier.org http://www.guilfordnative.org http://weatherspoon.uncg.edu http://www.bennett.edu http://www.guilford.edu/artgallery http://www.greensborocollege.edu/index.cfm http://www.ncat.edu/~museum http://www.VisitGreensboroNC.com
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