AFTER/GLOW - NEW LIGHT + NEON
AFTER/GLOW - NEW LIGHT + NEON
December 2023 - January 2024
Opening Reception: December 1, 6-8PM
After/Glow presents works of light and neon art that merge craft and critique. The Triangle based artists manipulate light waves, particles, glass, and gas to create experiences that are nostalgic, yet they utilize new technologies and processes, pushing the boundaries of light as a medium.
ARTISTS
Bre King - Durham, NC
DJ Neon - Durham, NC
CJ Murphy - Raleigh, NC
Anna Payne Rogers Previtte - Raleigh, NC
Ty Van de Zande - Raleigh, NC
Jason Blyskal
ILLUMINATE ART WALK 2023 - For the month of December VAE Raleigh will be the home of Jason Blyskal’s stained glass installation “As Above, So Below.” The Illuminate Art Walk is a public art program put on by the Downtown Raleigh Alliance every December that features several works of art around the city that use light to create immersive installations for the public to enjoy.
Contemporary Muslim Art CFA
CONTEMPORARY MUSLIM ART OF NORTH CAROLINA
Call Closes: January 13, 11:59PM
Notification: late January
Exhibition: February - May, 2024
From February - April 2024, VAE will be exhibiting the work of contemporary Muslim artists in an exhibition that will center, support, and uplift Muslim artists in the Triangle and the larger South. Through VAE’s open source and collaborative working model we seek to create an exhibition that not only brings awareness to the historical circumstances related to Muslim identity, but also celebrates the rich and diverse identities of Muslim people.
A team of steering committee members and VAE staff will review the applications in late winter.
The call for art closes on Saturday, January 13th at 11:59PM. Artists will be notified in mid-January. If you have any questions or request accommodations, please email Ant (ant@vaeraleigh.org). Please do not reach out about the status of your application. Applications that are incomplete will not be reviewed.
At this time we are only seeking submissions for artists based in North Carolina.
STEERING COMMITTEE
Rakan DiarBakerli (he/him)
Rakan is currently working at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University after 10 years of teaching science in the classroom. He is passionate about cultural learning, exploration of the natural world, gaming, and visual storytelling. Any opportunity he finds disposable income, it goes straight to finding his next adventure in a land he has never been. He hopes to immerse himself in new cultures, languages, and food with people he has never met before!
Waad Husein (she/her)
Waad Husein is a Sudanese-American artist and designer. She enjoys experimenting with a variety of mediums such as photography, illustration and collage. Her work explores the visual rhythms of being a third culture kid, architecture and nostalgia. Waad is a co-founder of Tabadul Collective, an arts organizing group rooted in exploring identity and creativity.
Kulsum Tasnif (she/her)
Kulsum Tasnif is a mixed media artist who uses a wide range of techniques and approaches, much of which deal with social issues and the way they affect the Muslim-American community to which she belongs. Her current exhibit, “Backpacking Method,” is a multi-sensory public art project for Raleigh Stories (a public art project supported by Raleigh Arts) which celebrates diverse communities of Method Road by memorializing their legacies. In January 2023, Kulsum founded Artist Ummah, a non-profit cultural arts organization for the Triangle Muslim-American community and beyond. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for VAE Raleigh.
ENTRY INFORMATION
To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files.
All files should be named like so: FIRST INITIAIL LASTNAME#_TITLE.jpg, FIRST INITIAIL LASTNAME#_TITLE.jpg, etc. (e.g. JDoe1_Untitled)
Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or URL addresses to online sharing formats like Vimeo, Youtube, or Dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning, that is integrated into the video or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime! Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows.
Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.
Eligibility
The call for art is open to any living artist based in North Carolina who identifies with the theme of Muslim Art. A maximum of 2 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two- and three-dimensional entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 5 years. VAE Raleigh reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand-delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container.
We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.
Accessibility
VAE’s gallery entrance, lobby, and exhibition space are all located on the ground floor with accessible paths of travel. The space has flexible seating and an accessible restroom. Our aim is to make entering our exhibitions accessible to everyone. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition please email Ant or call 919.828.7834 and leave a message.
Visit our accessibility page for more information.
Sales
VAE Raleigh will retain a commission of 30% for all works sold during the run of the exhibition. If a work is not for sale, please enter "NFS" in the "Price for Entry" field in the entry form. An insurance value is still required for artworks that are not for sale.
Liability
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine artworks and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values, or that is deemed unstable.
Lavender Mountain: An Exhibition of Queer Appalachian Art
Lavender Mountain Call for Art
Call for Art Deadline: Friday June 9, 2023 at 11:59PM
Exhibition: July - September, 2023
Where: VAE Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
From July - September, 2023 VAE will be exhibiting the work of Queer Appalachian artists in an exhibition called Lavender Mountain. VAE is seeking submissions of 2D, 3D, and installation art for the exhibition.
Lavender Mountain draws on the rich Queer visual history and legacy of Appalachia, pulling focus to contemporary artists and issues currently facing Appalachia and her people. The call for art is open to any contemporary Queer artist that currently lives in, or makes work influenced by Appalachia.
The Appalachian Regional Commission defines Appalachia as, "made up of 423 counties across 13 states and spans 206,000 square miles, from southern New York to northern Mississippi. The Region’s 26.1 million residents live in parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and all of West Virginia.
The Region also comprises three federally recognized and five state recognized Native American Tribal Communities, with Tribal entities in Appalachian Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, New York, and North Carolina."
The call for art closes on Friday, June 9th at 11:59PM. Artists will be notified in mid-June. If you have any questions or request accommodations, please email Ant. Please do not reach out about the status of your application. Applications that are incomplete will not be reviewed.
Entry Information:
To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files.
All files should be named like so: LASTNAME01_TITLE.jpg, LASTNAME02_TITLE.jpg.
Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or URL addresses to online sharing formats like Hulu, Vimeo, Youtube, or Dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning that is integrated into the video or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime! Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows.
Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.
Eligibility
This call for art is open to any contemporary Queer artist that currently lives in, or makes work influenced by Appalachia. A maximum of 2 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and installation entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 5 years. VAE Raleigh reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand-delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container.
We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.
Accessibility
VAE’s gallery entrance, lobby, and exhibition space are all located on the ground floor with accessible paths of travel. The space has flexible seating, accessible water fountains, and restrooms. Our aim is to make entering our exhibitions accessible to everyone. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition please email Ant or call 919.828.7834 and leave a message.
Visit our accessibility page for more information.
Sales
VAE Raleigh will retain a commission of 30% for all works sold during the run of the exhibition. If a work is not for sale, please enter "NFS" in the "Price for Entry" field in the entry form. An insurance value is still required for artworks that are not for sale.
Liability
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine artworks and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values, or that is deemed unstable.
COSO 2023 BIENNIAL
COSO 2023 BIENNIAL: COSO 10
April - June, 2023
Jurors: Maya Brooks, Kaya Clark, “JP” Jermaine Powell
The 10th iteration of COSO is a record breaker! With a higher submission rate than ever before, COSO 2023 presents 29 artists from across the South. COSO’s goal is to explore what artists and makers in the regional South are currently thinking, discussing, and making work about. VAE firmly believes that art and exhibitions have the power to create social change, and COSO is an extension of our core values, vision, and mission to produce, fund, and exhibit socially-engaged art through community collaboration.
The COSO 2023 Biennial was juried by Maya A Brooks, the Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at NCMA + SECCA; Kaya AD Clark, the Gallery Manager at MINT + a contemporary artist; and Jermaine “JP” Powell, contemporary artist and winner of COSO 2021.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Ali O’Leary (GA) Fleeting
Aliyah Bonnette (NC) A Sip of Your Water
Andrew Bailey Arend (NC) The Black Forest
Angel Perdomo (LA) Diamonds and Pearls
Audrey Hynes (GA) Untitled, Stars and Static (Oceans and Reservoirs)
Ashten McKinney (NC) Prowess
Benry Fauna (LA) Dejah No. 1 ; Vincente
Bethany Bash (NC) If You See Something, Say Something
Britt Clark (NC) Fight or Flight
Cecil Norris (NC) The Water Peddler
Charles Cameron (NC) Titled Tiles
CJ Murphy (NC) Irreversible
Clark Munford (NC) If These Walls Could Speak
Huan LaPlante (SC) From Nothing (ex nihilo in nihilum)
Isabel Lu (NC) Bang Chan; Rather Be Shattered Jade
Jane Cheek (NC) Rolling Down a Hill and Staring At the Sky
Julia Koff (NC) Don’t Let ‘Em Get Your Goat
Kat Chudy (FL) Disability Passport; What Remains
Kenn Kotara (NC) Diastolic
Kiara Gilbert (GA) The Ecstasy of St. Sebastian
Logan Burroughs (GA) to heaven
Los Hermanos Negroni (PR) Bomba, lluvia y descarga
Megan Angolia (VA) OhJesustheresabuginthetub!; Never thought I’d disinfect groceries on my porch, but here we are
Norton Pease (GA) Wonder Breed
Sadie Sheldon (LA) 3 Samples from Arabic Scroll (100 views on waking or just before)
tianxing xu (GA) Decary; Pill
TJ Mundy (NC) The Opposition of Identity
Tommy Mclaurin (NC) Power Factory
VInny Verberg (NC) I Can Feel You There
JURORS
Maya Brooks (she/her), North Carolina
Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, NCMA & SECCA
Maya Brooks is currently the Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the North Carolina Museum of Art and Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, an intermediary position that forges her passion for technology with art history through exhibition curation and interpretation. Brooks' professional mission is to provide equitable museum experiences for diverse populations. Overall, she strives to restore access, inclusion, and agency in the museum field for historically marginalized communities.
Kaya Clark (she/her), Georgia
Gallery Manager, MINT + Contemporary Artist
Adrianna “Kaya” Clark began her love an air with photography at an early age. Drawing inspiration from conversations with women of the African diaspora about life, love, and living, she captures her subjects in natural light. After traveling the world due to her father being in the Marine Corps, she settled in Atlanta in 1995. After graduating from Spelman College in 1999, she taught third through fifth grades in Atlanta Public Schools for 18 years. When her son was born in 2007, she ventured back into photography, and began sharing her work in Atlanta art shows. From the beginning of her photography career, she surrounded herself with African-American female artists as mentors and surrogate teachers. As a former teacher herself, her former students’ enthusiasm is a continuous catalyst in adding more depth to her work that creates a point of entry for educators and institutions alike to provide spaces and curriculum that use art to build self-esteem, self love, and the beauty in blackness.
“JP” Jermaine Powell (he/him), North Carolina
Contemporary Artist, 1st Prize COSO 2021
“JP” Jermaine Powell is a North Carolina based mixed-media designer, public artist and muralist. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, JP holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Pratt Institute, located in Brooklyn, New York. His paintings and public art projects explore the complexities of human relationships, diversity and community in regards to materialism, and consumerism.
As a world traveler, JP’s travel experiences have inspired the use of various luxury objects featured in his artwork. Both American and international currencies are often featured symbolically in his three dimensional paintings. In his Modern Currency and Pure Luxury Collections (2018-2022), JP also uses bold, colorful textures, flowers, patterns, and mosaic tile.
JP was recently named the North Carolina Museum Of Art’s Artist In Residence. JP’s artwork has also been featured in the North Carolina Museum Of Art, Raleigh Magazine, The Harvey B. Gantt Center For African American Art & Culture, Duke University, Hayti Heritage Center, Art Space Galleries, RaleighArts, The City of Durham, and the DurhamArtGuild. He is fortunate to have collectors throughout the United States, Argentina, Japan, South Africa, and London.
In June of 2020 JP was formally announced as the 1st place winner of the Fuquay Varina En Plein Air Paint Off. JP’s work has been shown in numerous group and solo exhibitions in Ohio, New York, Maryland, Washington D.C., and North Carolina.
CALL FOR ART: VANGUARD SOCIAL COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
Accepting submissions from January 21st - February 3rd, 2022
In collaboration with So & So Bookstore and Red Bud Writing, VAE Raleigh presents Vanguard Social’s inaugural community art-making workshop. Folx are invited to participate in an opportunity to create art and explore transformative solutions to community problems.
“Vanguard Social: Visions of Southern Queer Resistance,” highlights the works of Southern QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous People of Color) artists as a means of empowering and uplifting their lived experience. This exhibition places emphasis on the pivotal role of QTBIPOC creatives in the push for liberation, while also highlighting the need for solidarity throughout communities that are unequivocally marginalized by way of systemic oppression.
Featuring artists: Amuri Morris, Charmaine Hurst, Essi Sings, Gemynii, Greta Boney, Karena "Kidd" Graves, Lindsey Shin, Liz Williams, Luc White, Sage Lowery, and Shin-Yiing Yeung.
This project is apart of VAE Raleigh's annual Collaborative Curatorial Fellowship; the Collaborative Curatorial Fellowship is sponsored by VAE Raleigh.
Community Workshop Submission Portal
Portal opens on January 21st, 2023, Midnight (12:00am EST)
Deadline to submit: February 3rd, 2023 by 11:59pm EST
Entry Information:
To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files.
All files should be named like so: LASTNAME01_TITLE.jpg, LASTNAME02_TITLE.jpg.
Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or URL addresses to online sharing formats like Hulu, Vimeo, Youtube, or Dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning that is integrated into the video or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime! Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows.
Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.
Eligibility
This call for art is open to any artists living or based in the regional South, ages 13 and up. A maximum of 3 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two and three-dimensional entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 2 years. VAE Raleigh reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand-delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container.
We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.
Accessibility
VAE’s gallery entrance, lobby, and exhibition space are all located on the ground floor with accessible paths of travel. The space has flexible seating, accessible water fountains, and restrooms. Our aim is to make entering our exhibitions accessible to everyone. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition please email Ant or call 919.828.7834 and leave a message.
Visit our accessibility page for more information.
Sales
VAE Raleigh will retain a commission of 30% for all works sold during the run of the exhibition. If a work is not for sale, please enter "NFS" in the "Price for Entry" field in the entry form. An insurance value is still required for artworks that are not for sale.
Liability
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine artworks and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values, or that is deemed unstable.
The Pivotal Fund Community Exhibition
funding artists at pivotal moments
The Pivotal Fund provided direct financial support to artists for their creative practice and funded their most ambitious ideas.
The Pivotal Fund provided annual grants to self-identifying visual artists in Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange, Randolph, and Wake counties of North Carolina. This region is well-primed for significant investment in the individual artists that make up our creative community. This fund was designed to support artists who also exist in the geographical and creative margins and whose contributions to our burgeoning creative culture have historically been overlooked and under-resourced.
The Pivotal Fund was made possible through the Andy Warhol Foundation’s Regional Re-Granting Program.
The Regional Re-granting Program was established in 2007 to recognize and support the movement of independently organized, public-facing, artist-centered activity that animates local and regional art scenes but that lie beyond the reach of traditional funding sources.
The program is administered by non-profit visual art centers across the United States that work in partnership with the Foundation to fund artists’ experimental projects and collaborative undertakings.
Skully Gustafson - Hillsborough
- Livvie at the Moth Barn ($2000)
- Strawberry Hanggliders ($2300)
- Pet Cemetery ($2500)
Wiley Johnson - Raleigh
- Say I ($1100)
- Inner Here Now ($600)
- The World Inside Me I ($800)
Matt Marble - Greensboro
- Zahar: Lupine Peace ($80)
- Zahar: Wheel of Nature ($80)
- Zahar: The Ascending Tear ($80)
Jordan Robinson - Durham
- Shrine of Adventure ($5000)
- Halos of Memoirs ($5000)
- Temple of Healing ($5000)
ARTISTS
jonh blanco - Durham
- meditation on a rainmaker ($900)
- California AB 1096 Seal with Ball on Nose Figurine (NFS)
- untitled, artist sketchbook (NFS)
Chloe Crawford - Durham
- Upright Nationalism (NFS)
Xavier Davis - Raleigh
- Commoditized Influence ($4900)
- Menagerie ($2300)
- Salutations ($1500)
Gemynii - Durham
- Angel of Water, Angel of Air ($888)
- Miss B Haven ($555)
- Mayowa ($888)
to inquire about purchasing a piece from the exhibition please email Ant (they/them)!
CALL FOR ART: SOUTHERN QTBIPOC SOLIDARITY
Accepting submissions from November 11th - December 12th, 2022
Just in time for the second annual Creative Curatorial Fellowship, VAE Raleigh is looking for submissions to be featured in a collective art exhibition centered around liberation, resistance and solidarity among QTBIPOC Southerners, beginning January 2023 to March 2023. (Exact dates to be determined).
We are seeking submissions from Southern QTBIPOC artists that push the envelope and go beyond the traditional view of fine artwork. The scope of work includes (but is not limited to) murals, installations, fiberwork, videography, and mixed-media.
Town Hall Info Session
When: Wednesday, November 30, 6:30 - 8PM
Location: Zoom, registration required
Entry Information:
To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files.
All files should be named like so: LASTNAME01_TITLE.jpg, LASTNAME02_TITLE.jpg.
Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or URL addresses to online sharing formats like Hulu, Vimeo, Youtube, or Dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning that is integrated into the video or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime! Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows.
Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.
Eligibility
This call for art is open to any artists living or based in the regional South. A maximum of 3 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two- and three-dimensional entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 2 years. VAE Raleigh reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand-delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container.
We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.
Accessibility
VAE’s gallery entrance, lobby, and exhibition space are all located on the ground floor with accessible paths of travel. The space has flexible seating, accessible water fountains, and restrooms. Our aim is to make entering our exhibitions accessible to everyone. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition please email Ant or call 919.828.7834 and leave a message.
Visit our accessibility page for more information.
Sales
VAE Raleigh will retain a commission of 30% for all works sold during the run of the exhibition. If a work is not for sale, please enter "NFS" in the "Price for Entry" field in the entry form. An insurance value is still required for artworks that are not for sale.
Liability
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine artworks and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values, or that is deemed unstable.
m u r m u r a t i o n
m u r m u r a t i o n
Building on the success of last year's Sleight of Hand exhibition, Lori Vrba passes the curator's torch to Tobia Makover. This year's exhibition, m u r m u r a t i o n , will continue to push the boundaries of photography while doubling the artists, and tripling the exhibition space.
As part of the Click Photography Festival’s world class programming, m u r m u r a t i o n celebrates all things photographic while engaging the audience with exceptional artists.
Artists: Greg Banks, Anne Jarrell Berry, Addison Brown, Brooke Caudle, Heidi Kirkpatrick, Tobia Makover, Heather Evans Smith Photography, Dawn Surratt, Lori Vrba and Melanie Walker
The month-long celebration takes place every October and brings together photography lovers, engaging exhibitions, and dynamic programming while fostering dialogue between photographers and community members. All in hopes of inspiring artistic excellence, professional development, and promoting a strong photographic art community.
m u r m u r a t i o n
October 5 - 27
Building on the success of last year's Sleight of Hand exhibition, Lori Vrba passes the curator's torch to Tobia Makover. This year's exhibition, m u r m u r a t i o n , will continue to push the boundaries of photography while doubling the artists, and tripling the exhibition space.
As part of the Click! Photography Festival’s world class programming, m u r m u r a t i o n celebrates all things photographic while engaging the audience with exceptional artists.
Artists: Greg Banks, Anne Jarrell Berry, Addison Brown, Brooke Caudle, Heidi Kirkpatrick, Tobia Makover, Heather Evans Smith Photography, Dawn Surratt, Lori Vrba and Melanie Walker
The month-long celebration takes place every October and brings together photography lovers, engaging exhibitions, and dynamic programming while fostering dialogue between photographers and community members. All in hopes of inspiring artistic excellence, professional development, and promoting a strong photographic art community.
GARDEN VARIETY
GARDEN VARIETY
August 2 - September 29
THE GARDEN VARIETY is VAE's Main Gallery exhibition for THE EVERYDAY PROJECT.
THE EVERYDAY is a multi-venue, multi-discipline, cross-disability project with the curatorial goal of highlighting universal experiences, told from the disability perspective, presented in an audacious way.
THE GARDEN VARIETY was an open, international, juried call for art.
ACCEPTED WORKS
Angela Barker - When It Ignites
Gaetane Cummings - Let's stay together, Person of colors!
Travis Donovan - Grounded
Carina Earl - Letting Go, Symbiosis
Jennifer Markowitz - Fleshmap: First Manic Episode, San Francisco, 1985, Fleshmap: England 2005
Christopher McGuire - Patent Pending
Ken Morgan - THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE
Jeff Newell - The lines that explore time
Jean Shortall - I'm Just a Little Different
soft goods
soft goods
July 6 - 28, 2018
VAE is a hub for a diverse network of artists, a venue for artists to advance their careers, and a voice to influence positive change for the creative community. As a part of our hub, VAE hosts a number of artist groups with varying disciplines for artists to meet, discuss, and create art. VAE wants to showcase the diversity and multitude of works and creativity that our artist groups help to produce.
VAE wants to showcase a range of textile works highlighting the diversity of process, materials, and presentation within this wide medium and industry. Honoring North Carolina’s rich history with textiles an focusing on works build on and expand its foundation. The intended impact of the exhibition is to expand our audience’s idea of what textiles can be.
soft goods
July 6 - 28, 2018
VAE is a hub for a diverse network of artists, a venue for artists to advance their careers, and a voice to influence positive change for the creative community. As a part of our hub, VAE hosts a number of artist groups with varying disciplines for artists to meet, discuss, and create art. VAE wants to showcase the diversity and multitude of works and creativity that our artist groups help to produce.
VAE wants to showcase a range of textile works highlighting the diversity of process, materials, and presentation within this wide medium and industry. Honoring North Carolina’s rich history with textiles an focusing on works build on and expand its foundation. The intended impact of the exhibition is to expand our audience’s idea of what textiles can be.
ACCEPTED ARTIST & WORK
Nicole Asselin - old work, new work
Tamara Bagnell - system 1, system 2
Rose Bell - Landscape VI, Landscape III
Megan Bostic - Tuesdays with Grandma
Rachel Davis - Leaf Gall Study, Pollen Grains
HALE EKINCI - UNTITLED BROTHERS
Kimberly English 6 Miles and 60 Hours, Creel
George Gregory - The three faces of George, When I think about you ...
Lily Martina Lee - The Shroud of Bittercreek Betty, The Shroud of Devil's Gate Jane Doe
Bridget Leslie - MD, Bypass
Erin Miller - Packing Peanuts, Wool Packing Peanuts
O. Gustavo Plascencia - City of Islands
Saba Taj - Barzakh
Ann Tilley - Bored (the TV's always on)
Ely Urbanski - guilted
Angie Zielinski - Hold Tight, Eyes Closed
Pet the Zoo
Pet the Zoo is VAE’s petting zoo!. The zoo will be a place to be indoors with family and friends for the month of June. A sanctuary for the animals created by artists to exist to be petted, fed, and cared for by the general public as they stay still in their hay-filled domain.
Pet the Zoo
June 1 - 23, 2018
Pet the Zoo is VAE’s new petting zoo opening in June of 2018. The zoo is a place to be indoors with family and friends. A sanctuary for the animals created by artists to exist to be petted, fed, and cared for by the general public as they stay still in their hay-filled domain.
VAE asked artists to create animals for the viewing public to interact with. Some works are based on real animals, others come straight from the jungle-minds of the artists! This fun, quirky exhibit is part of VAE's efforts to encourage artists to step outside their comfort zones, try new media, and take chances!
DETAILS
- Pet the Zoo is an open non-juried exhibit
- Viewers can (respectfully) interact with the work
Contemporary South
Contemporary South '18
February 2 - March 24, 2018
Contemporary South '18
February 2 - March 24, 2018
The South is a hub for creativity. Raleigh is doing its part to lead this charge: The City of Raleigh has adopted the Raleigh Arts Plan, a ten-year master plan to strengthen arts and culture for all.
To do our part, VAE showcases some of the most ambitious and timely works by artists from across the region in our annual exhibition, Contemporary South. The purpose of the exhibition is to gather a survey of what artists in the Regional South are currently creating. Since 2012 this exhibition has grown and expanded to become one of VAE's most popular exhibitions.
Accepted Works
Raj Bunnag - Cheaper than Oxy
Jeff Chelf - Seed
Suzanne Dittenber - Artforum, Crinkled
Daniel Ellison - Salvation
Marie Fornaro - Don't Call Me Grandmother, Quilt for Grandmother
Ron Geibel - Experimenting with Couples, Acts
Ben Hamburger - Silent Sam
Farrar Hood Cusomato - Night Vision
Epiphany Knedler - Prize Every Time, NC
Emily Lees - Au revoir là-bas
Randy McNamara - Free
Martha Moore Meskauskas - Gracefully Retired
Cindy Morefield - TM1+2R3
Pat Moritz - Wanderlust
Constance Pappalardo - When words fail me, Haiku
Vicki Rees - Power Grab
Adrian Rhodes - 400 Bees
Dale Rio - Bridge
Hillary Steel - Print Media, Return
Mary Storms - Home
Anne Willson - Pine Needle Basket
AWARDS
1st - Adrian Rhodes 400 Bees
2nd - Constance Pappalardo Haiku
3rd - Daniel Ellison Salvation
Merit Award - Marie Fornaro Don't Call Me Grandmother
Merit Award - Hillary Steel Print Media
Serving Life: ReVisioning Justice
Serving Life: ReVisioning Justice
January 5 - 25
Hidden Voices is a radically inclusive, participatory, and co-creative collective committed to creating just, compassionate, and sustainable relationships. This network of relationships connects communities across difference and provides pathways for global change.
Serving Life: ReVisioning Justice
January 5 - 25
This exhibit follows the lives of 15 men on death row in North Carolina. Hidden Voices and VAE worked together to pair local artists with incarcerated participants. Artists created work that represents the personal narratives of the incarcerated individuals, shedding light on generational trauma, compounded layers of systemic oppression, and the social and systemic forces that result in a lifetime in prison, or death row. Serving Life creates pathways for empathy and compassionate action.
Hidden Voices is a radically inclusive, participatory, and co-creative collective committed to creating just, compassionate, and sustainable relationships. This network of relationships connects communities across difference and provides pathways for global change.
Multiples
December 1 - 30
MULTIPLES is a show of works in multiple. We are looking for artists to create editions of 25 identical or nearly identical works, which would be available for individual sale. Editions can be traditional like an edition of 25 Intaglio prints, a drawing or painting of the same composition done 25 times, 25 monotype video pieces (you can figure out what that is), or anything in between!
MULTIPLES
Artwork Drop-off November 22, 24, 25
December 1 - 23
MULTIPLES is a show of works in multiple. We are looking for artists to create editions of 25 identical or nearly identical works, which would be available for individual sale. Editions can be traditional like an edition of 25 Intaglio prints, a drawing or painting of the same composition done 25 times, 25 monotype video pieces (you can figure out what that is), or anything in between!
ACCEPTED WORKS
Amy Andorfer Jake
Annette Buckner Hall Unravelling
Caroline Coven Parenthesis
Jose Cruz VLEY
Leroi DeRubertis Untitled
Jessica Dupuis 10.27.17.01
Aaron Earley Boeing B-17
Britt Flood The Realization
Amy Friend No...I'm not fixed yet
Lloyd Konneker Bell Pagoda
Ndidi Kowalczyk Bloom
Cindy Morefield TM3R7
Chelsea Raflo Lost/Found
Dolores Santos Priego FLAMENCO
Leah Smith Drift Algorithm
Michaela Sparks Daruma Doll, Death Head
Richard Stickney Untitled
Anna Valvo Just speak your mind
Nathan Verwey The Unveiling
Chris Vitiello The phone inside you
Zak Weinberg Square Series
BOBV2
Black on Black V2
October 6 - November 25, 2017
We’re seeing imagery that reminds us of Los Angeles in 1992, Tulsa in 1921 and Wilmington in 1898, and these incidents seem to show disregard for the lives of people of color. But we bounce back because there is a tremendous strength within our community.
BLACK ON BLACK V2 brings together artwork, performances, and programs that provide comfort, support, and inspiration as we navigate through our day-to-day.
Contribute to the conversation:
#BOBV2
#BlackOnBlackV2
Featured Artists
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Onicas Gaddis
Stephen Hayes
Precious Lovell
Mballa Mendouga
Anthony Patterson
William Paul Thomas
Sloane Siobhan
BLACK ON BLACK V2 Programming
Tuesday, October 10, 7pm
Screening of Ricky Kelly's "Black Beach/White BeCH" at NC State's African American Cultural Center
Friday, October 20, 6-9pm at Empower Dance Studio
Third Friday Dance Series and Exhibition
Saturday, October 21
Bus tour to the International Civil Rights Center + Museum in Greensboro, NC
Wednesday, October 25, 5-7pm at VAE
Intelligently Ratchet live podcast recording
Thursday, October 26, 7pm at VAE
Tri-Film Society Social Event and discussion of films focused on the lives of people of color.
Saturday, November 4, Doors at 7pm, Show at 8pm at VAE
BOBV2 Comedy Night
Monday, November 6, 7pm at Anchorlight
Rhythms of Spoken Word with Nate Key
Wednesday Nov 8 from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm at VAE
Black Entrepreneurs Panel Discussion
Thursday, November 9, 7pm at NC State's African American Cultural Center
Screening of "Whose Streets"
Saturday, November 11, 2pm
Chavis Park Public Art presentation and Workshop with David Wilson
Saturday, November 18, 12-3pm
Hands-on art activity with artist Michelle Petelinz
Hearsay
September 1 - 21
Hearsay is an exhibition to look at the state of current events through the critical lens of art.
Hearsay
September 1 - 21
Hearsay is an exhibition to look at the state of current events through the critical lens of art.
Raed Al-Rawi
Michael Baum,
Kristen Baumlier-Faber
Joseph Bigley
Monique Cleveland
Mila de Sousa
Linda Hames
Jeanne Hearn
Andea Horton Morton
Leatha Koefler
Nicole Lawson
Nat Lazakis
Larry Lean
Maria Lindseth
Babatola Oguntoyinbo
Nancy Ping-Robbins
Nicholas Portanova
Leah Preiss
Caroline Redding
Jennifer Seaver
S.K. Simmerman
Debra Singer-Harter
Natacha Sochat
Jusmeily Tejada
Martha Thorn
Charles Tipton
Robin Wright
MEZCLA
MEZCLA
August 4 - 26
Curated by Claudia Coreletto MEZCLA is an exhibition rooted in the principle that Hispanic and Latinx artists are the only authors in shaping the narrative of how Hispanic and Latinx culture is formed in the United States.
MEZLCA
August 4 - 24
Curated by Claudia Coreletto MEZCLA is an exhibition rooted in the principle that Hispanic and Latinx artists are the only authors in shaping the narrative of how Hispanic and Latinx culture is formed in the United States.
Claudia Corletto was born in New York City and raised in Houston, Texas. She divides her time mentoring creatives and teaching art to children in communities where access to art by people of color is limited or non-existent. She has participated in group exhibitions at the Carrack Modern Art Gallery (Durham, NC), Pleiades Gallery (Durham, NC), East End Studio Gallery (Houston, TX), ARTernate (New York, NY), Halle Cultural Arts Center (Apex, NC). Claudia was the resident artist for Playdate with an Artist from September to October in 2015 at Marbles Kids Museum. She created a modern mola installation with kids, which still hangs in the museum, teaching them about the traditional art form from Panama and Colombia, and helped us celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. Claudia is also a member of the collective the Mamis and the Papis, a collective of womxn, femmes, and gender nonconforming folks that play music and raise funds for non-profits doing work that matters in the community such as The Carolina Abortion Fund, NC Field's Poder Juvenil Campesino Program, and SONG (Southerners on New Ground).
Accepted Artists and Works
Olisa Corcoran - Beneath/Within, Flora from Fauna, Hunger
Michelle Durango Lopez - Arraigado, Arraigado
Hayden Folger - Head First, Morning at the Market, The Laborer
Anthony Garcia-Copian - Mangos y Platanos
Ernesto Hernandez - Mi Madre y Yo
Rosemary Meza-DesPlas -Two Women Walk into a Bar, Peck, not Prick I'm Your Green Honeycreeper, Baby
Vanessa Morales -Radio Active Confetti, Shards
Karen Rose -Mexican Poppies, Burros Crossing
Jeannifer Jean Sandoval - Dulce de Algodon, Molcajete
Dolores Santos Priego - Purple Hair
Natacha Sochat - Move Over Andy, Un Pajarito Errante, American Hispana III
Michael Tolleson (Robles) - Her Moment, Taken Out For a Spin, Carnaval
SCOPE '17
SCOPE '17
June 2 -22
SCOPE is a survey of the southern landscape. While being bold, beautiful, provocative, and enticing the landscape is also set in histories, cultures, and people. These histories, cultures, and people affect and are affected by the political and societal landscapes, that make the South as we see it and talk about it today.
SCOPE '17
June 2 -22
SCOPE is a survey of the southern landscape. While being bold, beautiful, provocative, and enticing the landscape is also set in histories, cultures, and people. These histories, cultures, and people affect and are affected by the political and societal landscapes, that make the South as we see it and talk about it today.
ACCEPTED WORKS
Randy Akers Emit Grove
Phoebe Alicia Art is Everywhere
Rick Bennett Last Light
William Breazeale Shopping Center
Larry Brown Evolution of Strange Fruit
Edde Burgess Edge of the field, Where the light comes in
Lisa Ellis Sailaway
Melinda Fine The eyes have it
Gina Franco "Life's a Drag"
Leif Gann-Matzen Idol
Ursula Gullow Night Terrorscape
Dawn Hummer Makin Hay
Brian Imfeld Our Vantage Point Because The Destination
Judy Jones Virgin Pines, Reconstruction: Fine Food
Carolyn Kerecman Appalachia, Paradise Lost
Randy McNamara Beach Blanket Bingo
Joan Meade Set Rock Creek Falls
Colin Murasko The Velvet Cloak Inn (d. 2017) Raleigh, NC
Libby O'Daniel Mehlynn
Eric Raddatz Kittrell Farm
Eric Saunders Not Quite Frozen No. 2
Austin Sheppard Forefathers' Guise
Matthew Smith Lava Flow
Emily Smith Grandmother's Mantel, Sweet One
Maggie Snoke Joey
Mary Starke On the Ground, Gloves Don't Matter
Sterling Stevens After the Tempest
Richard Stickney Soul Food
JP Trostle State of the Nation
Chris Vitiello The ability to sustain damage by choice
Anne Willson Open Vine
AWARDS
The Brancato Award - 1st - Erin Ethridge Baptism
The Brancato Award is given each year to an artist whose work has a unique take on landscapes. The Brancato Award is the First Place award for VAE's annual SCOPE exhibition. Kathy Brancato was a valued member of the VAE community who painted innovative landscapes. Kathy was also very supportive of her fellow artists and this award will allow her creative spirit to encourage other artists.
2nd - Tricia McKellar Landscape + Memory
3rd - Jeff Murphy Pier
ULTRALIGHT
Exhibition run May 5-25, 2017
ULTRALIGHT is an exhibition of artwork about disability, created by artists living with disabilities. VAE is offering a platform for artists who identify as living with disabilities to take back the narrative that is so often controlled by the medical field, media, and stereotypes. ULTRALIGHT seeks to exhibit work that challenges the viewing public to leave their preconceived notions and sympathy at the door, and experience artwork that tells the real story of living disabilities and the current state of access. The exhibition breaks access into three parts: physical, communication, and attitude.
ULTRALIGHT
Exhibition run May 5-25, 2017
ULTRALIGHT is an exhibition of artwork about disability, created by artists living with disabilities. VAE is offering a platform for artists who identify as living with disabilities to take back the narrative that is so often controlled by the medical field, media, and stereotypes. ULTRALIGHT seeks to exhibit work that challenges the viewing public to leave their preconceived notions and sympathy at the door, and experience artwork that tells the real story of living disabilities and the current state of access. The exhibition breaks access into three parts: physical, communication, and attitude.
Works and Artists
Theresa Devine Till Disability Do Us Part
Ken Morgan New York School, Snake Charmer
Eduardo Lapetina Searching for the music in us
Brian Markuson Bees, My lips are sealed
David Adelman Elegy, Ability, and Glitch
Jeff Newell Entering the World, A Bird in the Hand
Shelby Scattergood Blind Faith
Anthony Garcia-Copian Witches of Depression
Cary Brief Cat and mouse
Jean Shortall POLIO INDUCED INSOMNIA
King N. Godwin Me and my family are together “71”, Hawaii is cool because there are starfish in the ocean
Mitchell Price Pirate Baseball
Evan Webster Future, No One Is Perfect
Luis Rosario Central Park
Jessica Baisey Incomplete
Darryl Johnson The Goddess Comforts the Blind
Wiley Johnson Darnkness Streams
David Chadderton Mystical Infusion
Sherry Spencer Out of the Woods, Speak to Me
Awards
- 1st - Theresa Devine In Sickness And In Health
- 2nd - Shelby Scattergood Popcorn
- 3rd - Eduardo Lapetina Where the intangible hovers
- Honorable Mention - Rea Rossi Cilia
- Honorable Mention - Heather Youngblood In my head.
Project Seed Grants Awardees
Darryl Johnson -
Part One. “Beautifully Disabled”
In this piece I challenge traditional concepts of feminine beauty. For example is a disabled woman considered beautiful? I know the question can be considered “offensive”, but I believe it is valid. After all, when was the last time a beauty care or clothe advertisement featured a disabled woman. This piece will feature a beautiful disabled woman.
Part Two. “Divine Suffering”
Typically when society sees someone with a physical disability we think of how much pain or suffering that individual must endure. Usually the topic ends there. I believe some types of pain have a nobler purpose. Christians see the suffering of Christ on the cross as being divinely inspired. Christians have taken the crucifixion, which was a common instrument of capital punishment at the time, and elevated it to a greater purpose that they believe was divinely inspired. I believe that the suffering that I must endure as a disabled person is divinely inspired. Perhaps my very practiced ability to bear some of my limitations teaches others humility or compassion. Maybe they become inspired and think "Me too- but the grace of God." Thus my disability becomes something greater. It is transfixed to that of noble teacher.
Part Three. “The Goddess Comforts the Blind”
Social isolation and evil mockery are some of the hardest things my wife and I endure because of my disability. No matter where we go, naturally some places are better than others, when we are together we always hear, sometimes in a whisper other times in a shout "why oh why is she with him." Is she pretty but "stupid". Perhaps she "feels sorry for him because he's so low." Oh this whole thing must be some type of fraud. "Everyone knows that the pretty don't marry the blind."
Cary Brief- Life Under the Sea
Hand painted wood 3D cutouts exploring Life under and around the sea and humans' affect on it. Octopus, starfish, crabs and fish coral etc. They are large colorful, hand painted fun images that have multi layers and lots of depth coated in an epoxy for an intensifying effect. "I started this project in 2016 but due to disability and a move I haven't been able to work on it as much as I'd like to." The funds will be used for materials so I can finish the project.
FLOAT
The FLOAT exhibition is dedicated to Sarah Powers, because.
There is a childish freedom of sitting in 4 inches of water. Kiddie pools have a nostalgia of aloof parents and excited friends eager to sit in rusty hose water. The imprint of those memories have toys and objects, designed to (or not designed to) float in luke-warm water waiting to be rescued.
There is a childish freedom of sitting in 4 inches of water. Kiddie pools have a nostalgia of aloof parents and excited friends eager to sit in rusty hose water. The imprint of those memories have toys and objects, designed to (or not designed to) float in luke-warm water waiting to be rescued.
This month VAE welcomes spring with a show of work that floats on water and in the air. We asked artists to create work that rests in fluid transitions. Work that requires the viewers’ transitions. Work that floats on the surface, between substances, and in space. And boy did they deliver. Come see FLOAT. It's joyous.
The FLOAT exhibition is dedicated to Sarah Powers, because.
