A Collective of North Carolina Fine Artists, Designers, and MusiciansLabourLove has over 35 artists with original works ranging in all price ranges and sizes, jewelers, clothing and pottery! Third Friday is a great chance to meet many of the artists and check out their new work.

Happenings at Golden Belt

Liberty Arts, Room 100, Artist’s Studio’s, The Scrap Exchange, Moshi Moshi and Dogstar Tattoo

See what’s going on:- Golden Belt Room 100 and Artist’s Studio’s

- The Scrap Exchange
- Burger Ink? Read the article about Dogstar Tattoo teaming up with Bull City Burgers and Brewery!
- Moshi Moshi: The Moshi Moshi Cut-A-Thon!

On June 15, from 5pm – 9pm, the Moshettes will offer walk-in only appointments for haircuts, makeup applications and bang trims at our Durham location in the Golden Belt Arts complex. Services will be paid for by donation only and 100% of the proceeds will go to SEEDS!

SEEDS is a non-profit educational community that uses gardening and growing food to teach respect for life, for the earth and for each other. Beyond providing Durham with beautiful community gardens, SEEDS has been supporting young people in the area by providing safe and supportive environments where kids can explore, play, and learn with lots of positive attention from adults. Since 2003 SEEDS has offered free afterschool programs and affordable summer camps as well as a youth-driven entrepreneurial business in which teenagers grow produce, herbs and flowers to sell at the Durham Farmers’ Market.

SEEDS seeks to be a truly grassroots organization, one that is funded directly by the community out of which it grows. As members of that community we would like to show them how much we love what they’re doing through our Cut-A-Thon!

Would you be interested in contributing to this great cause?

As a part of our fundraiser, we will also be holding a raffle to win gift certificates and prizes from businesses in the Durham/Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. We are hoping that you might help make this event a success by donating a prize to our raffle.

If you have any questions about the Cut-A-Thon or if you’d like to donate, please contact Kate at Moshi Moshi Golden Belt by responding to this email or by calling 919.564.1272.

Artists Around Town

Nan Nixon:
Nan will be the featured artist at The Black House at Straw Valley located at 5420 Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard in Durham between Rte 15-501 and New Hope Commons. Plan to attend the reception on the Straw Valley patio from to 4 pm on June 3rd.

Renata McConnell and Nan Nixon:
Along with the selected works of 28 other local artists, their art will be available for purchase directly and through a silent auction at the Marbles Museum located at 201 East Hargett St. in Raleigh from 7-9 pm on Friday, June 1. Proceeds of the silent auction will benefit the Human Trafficking Victim Services unit of the Salvation Army. The event is free and open to the public. Beer, wine and catered sweets will be served. A documentary on human trafficking will be shown at the end of the evening. For more information, go to projectredlight.com or contact Andria Linn at andria@andrialinn.com.

Greg Patch: May 2 – June 28, at Chapel Hill Town Hall through Chapel Hill Public Arts Office with Jane Levy and Gracelee Lawrence.

Maureen Wartski: Maureen Wartski’s wall will be featuring Sun Salutations in May.

Rhonda Thomas Performs

Rhonda Thomas

Presented by Vrroom VIP: Upclose & Personal

@ LabourLove Gallery
Saturday, May 19th, 7pm-11pm
For Tickets call 919-949-3841

As the lead background vocalist for innovative soul legend Isaac Hayes, Rhonda Thomas gained notoriety and critical acclaim in her own right with the release of her previous CDs, Guess Who I Saw Today and Breathe New Life. Known for her multi-layered vocal style that transcends genres, Thomas’ natural talent, professional drive and amazing charisma has landed her in the presence of greatness many times, sharing the stage with such noted greats as Luther Vandross, Roberta Flack, Roy Ayers, and Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave fame). Hayes himself once said of Thomas, “Wow. A human voice singing songs of substance…Hats off to production, musicianship, arrangements, vocals and don’t miss the lyrics, it’s a breath of fresh air.” Thomas is noted for her live shows and has a reputation for bringing down the house. The Atlanta resident has also won multiple awards at the legendary Apollo Theater. The New York native brings and energy and poise, and vocal style and approach that’s sorely needed in today’s soul music scene. Listen (Rhonvocals Productions/HNL Records), evokes memories of jazz-influenced soul albums in the late 1970’s and 80’s.

This Atlanta-based soul/jazz artist known for her sultry, soulful voice, will be bringing her band to perform songs from her new CD, Listen, an album that blends multiple genres of jazz with pure soul and classic R&B and will be on sale at the performance. Stay tuned for after-party information.

Admission: $15
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. The show starts at 8 p.m.For Tickets call- (919)949-3841
More Information-tickets@vrroomvip.com
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April 17, 2012 by kelly

Third Friday – April

Third Friday at LabourLove! 6-9pm

Welcome Bull City Craft and new artist, Calvin Brett to the collective!

B ull City Craft outpost at LabourLove! The arts and craft shop Bull CIty Craft will be selling a select assortment of art supplies, books, and items to inspire your creativity at LabourLove Gallery. We are excited to partner with Bull City Craft! The owners, Franklin and Jessica will be participating in our third friday event with a kid friendly activity. They will also have information about kids birthday parties and classes available at their shop located at 2501 University Drive in Durham.

A little more about Franklin and Jessica:

Jessica Greene and Franklin Santana opened Bull City Craft shortly after their daughter Frances was born. Inspired by a friend’s craft store and studio in Brooklyn, Spacecraft, they decided Durham’s creative community needed a similar place for buying and making beautiful things.

Jessica was an art major at UNC and has a Masters of Education from NC State. She was an art teacher in Durham Public Schools and has taught classes at the Durham Arts Council and the Scrap Exchange. She brings her expertise about art materials and her experience teaching children and adults to Bull City Craft.

Franklin is the guy to go to if you need help choosing a perfect gift. Franklin worked for many years in a leather store in New York City and has great stories about the characters and celebrities who shopped there. He also worked for a wholesale company, Kikkerland, that provides our Leuchtturm journals and many of the fun gift items in the store.

Welcome New artist, Calvin Brett!

Calvin Brett:
My work deals with making sense out of an abstract expression of self. When I first started painting I was drawn to color. Ignoring form I would begin each piece by putting color on boards wherever it instinctively seemed fit. After a while, from the chaos I would begin to make out abstract figures which I would then attempt to clarify for others to see. In retrospect, I realize my work was essentially me creating a Rorschach test then bringing to light whatever it was that stood out most for me. The pieces which best represent this idea are found in a series of images I made inspired by the sun called Sol.
The sol series was me playing with the thought that by following my soul, regardless of the amount of formal training, my work would then shine like the sun.

As my painting skills develop, rather than seeing things as flat, I see environments where abstract patterns make up the textures which bring any object to life. When viewing my work, form always takes a back seat to my use of color and the way the same color may be repeated multiple times in different representations. Just as I try to build up patterns per surface, I also attempt to make it so that the work as a whole itself is connected by some greater pattern. An example of this is in the piece, “Lake Shore Drive” where though each surface has its unique pattern, the overall painting has a greater pattern as well.

I still work in the form of Rorschach meaning that with a lot of my pieces, as I create them, I know little of their significance only to return to them months later to realize they reflect everything I was feeling at the time of creation. I paint for myself and strive to connect with the inner workings of my being. I hope through painting things I find interesting, others will be impacted in a similar way.

Meet and greet LabourLove artists, sample cheesecake & Golden Belt happenings!

All third friday events are open and free to the public from 6-9pm

Photo Courtesy of Triangle.com

Third Fridays are a great opportunity to come meet some of your favorite artists at LabourLove!
Our growing roster of collective members looks forward to meeting our patrons every month at the gallery. You’ll recognize the artists by the brightly colored tags on their shirt that say “LabourLove Artist.” The best way to learn about art is to get the information directly from the source, and this is your monthly chance to ask questions and develop your art palette (pun intended).

Scottie G’s Cheescakes will have a wonderful varity of cheesecakes to sample this at the gallery this third friday. Sip some wine, try some cheesecake, and admirie the paintings that you are thinking about buying with the tax refund check you just got in the mail! If a painting doesn’t strike your fancy, we have giclee prints, jewelery, t-shirts, handbags, and pottery, too!

More at Golden Belt: Moshi Moshi,Liberty Arts, Scrap Exchange and Artists of Golden Belt Studio’s

Moshi Moshi:
The artists that participate in the DTown Market every 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at Motorco will be setting up at Moshi Moshi this Third Friday. LabourLove Collective artists Alley Bird Number Seven and Franco will be there. It is a great opportunity to see what the DTown Market has to offer. Come check it out this Friday and then make a point of going to one of these Sunday events. Tthey are fun for the whole family and did I mention that Motorco makes a mean Bloody Mary?

Liberty Arts:
Liberty Arts April Third Friday

Scrap Exchange:
Friends and Family Show
April 20 – May 12
Opening Reception: Friday, April 20

Artists at Golden Belt:
Visit the artist studio’s and check out Room 100 for the current show by local artists.

Artists Around Town

What are they up too? LabourLove Artists

Franco:

Solo Art Exhibit
@Broad Street Cafe
1116 Broad Street
Durham, NC
April – June (3 months)

Solo Art Exhibit
@Lilly’s Pizza
1813 Glenwood Ave
Raleigh, NC
May – June (2 months)

Durham Art Walk
The Carolina Theater
April 28th and 29th

Maxine Mintz Pottier:
Maxine Mintz Pottier has a current exhibit of paintings and signed prints for sale and viewing at the Reliable Cheese in Durham NC; www.reliablecheese .com. Fine Art and specialized cheese are good partners!

In addition Maxine Pottier is offering individual and group painting and drawing classes in her Hillsborough NC art studio. You may contact her at mmintzpottier@gmail.com.
Maureen Wartski:
In April Maureen Wartski will feature “stories in fabric” at LabourLove.

Upcoming:
Durham Art Walk, Spring Market & Yolanda Rabun Performs

April 27th, 28th & 29th

Shop at LabourLove and other fine shops/ vendors for this years Spring Market!
200 plus artists, music and new this year…putt putt! Creative putt putt courses will be set up all over Golden Belt at different locations to provide family fun while discovering eveything our neighborhood has to offer!

LabourLove has over 35 artists with original works ranging in all price ranges and sizes, jewelers, clothing and pottery! Come out the last weekend in April for Durham Art Walk!

Get Tickets Now!

Singing soulfully with power and a natural story-telling instinct, Yolanda Rabun released her debut soulful and smooth jazz project, So Real, a musical journey of unique and insightful replications of real love. Yolanda’s So Real experience has received international accolades and rave reviews from around the world after touring Portugal, Spain, Jordan, Turkey and Diego Garcia via Singapore. The title track release, So Real, also garnered the #1 Spot for Top Song in CD Baby’s Smooth Jazz category and debuted with a popular YouTube HD Music Video.

Visit www.yolandarabun.com

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Follow on Twitter @yolandarabun

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March 8, 2012 by kelly

March Third Friday, 2012

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The Beast
Friday, March, 16th
9 pm – Midnight
@LabourLove GalleryThe Art of Cool Project and LabourLove Gallery are excited to present The Beast with special guest Jocelyn Ellis and King Mez on March 16th from 9 pm – Midnight for the continuation of our After Hours concert series. Last month’s show was sold out. We know that this show will be a sell out, so get your tickets today! Bring a friend. Enjoy the music and art, and go home with your heart full of local arts flavor.

The Beast is a fearless hip hop and jazz quartet from Durham, NC. Compelling lyrics, progressive compositions and a gripping live show make The Beast one of the most refreshing and versatile bands to emerge from North Carolina’s burgeoning music scene. Emcee and professor Pierce Freelon joined forces with pianist Eric Hirsh, drummer Stephen Coffman and bassist Peter Kimosh after they graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2007. Hundreds of shows and thousands of downloads later, they set the standard for live hip hop and genre-bending jazz in North Carolina.

Website: www.thebeastmusic.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/thebeastmusic

Discography
“Silence Fiction” (2009)
“Freedom Suite” (2010)
“Guru Legacy EP” (2011)

Visit LabourLove.com to see videos and read more about The Beast and our talented local artists!

Welcome New Artists

LabourLove is continuing to grow and we have added more artists to the collective. But we have room for more! We don’t take the saying”build it and they will come” lightly, we are planning on building out more walls so that we can grow the collective. If you are interested or if you know someone who is, you can find all the information here: Join the Collective.

Meanwhile, come check out the new work and our new artists this Third Friday, March 16th from 6pm-9pm! Here is a sneak peek from Arthur Porter Lake, James Nelson, Adia Ledbetter & Alley Bird Number Seven :

Arthur Porter Lake

James Nelson

Adia Ledbetter

Alley Bird Number Seven

Spot the Dot

We have fine tuned the meet and greet concept to “Spot the Dot.” If you see an artist’s work that intrigues you, and you would like to ask them questions about their process or get an idea of what they were thinking, simply look for a colored shape on the wall and then find the matching shape on the artist!

Liberty Arts Grand Opening

And other happenings at Golden Belt from 6pm-9pm

Check out all the is happening at Golden Belt Artists Studios & Scrap Exchange! All events are free and open to the public from 6pm-9pm.Upcoming Shows @ The Scrap Exchange
The Artful Robot
March 16 – April 14

Do you find yourself constantly picking up old computer bits, random metal, tin cans and other detritus to make … ROBOTS?
If your crafty urges lead you towards the realm of the artificially intelligent, consider submitting some artwork for our March/April Green Gallery show. Be they functional or decorative, we want to celebrate all things robotic.

Please send images of your work to store@scrapexchange.org. Work will be hung between Sunday, March 11 and Thursday, March 15. The show will run from Friday, March 16 to Saturday, April 14.

Artists Around Town

Beth Palmer

Durham Regional Hospital cordially invites you to attend an art exhibit and reception featuring Durham artist Beth Palmer, a breast cancer survivor. Her artwork on display, which includes eight giclee prints on canvas of her most well known paintings, will be donated to Durham Regional Hospital to hang on the oncology floor.

Wednesday, March 28

5:00-7:00 PM

Durham Regional Hospital

3643 North Roxboro Street

Durham, NC

Refreshments will be served

Alley Bird Number Seven

Alley Bird Number Seven can be found featuring art, comics and Ikebana at the Downtown Market during Motorco’s Bloody Brunch: March 4th and 18th 12-5pm
Marc Cunningham of Alleybird Number Seven has work up at two downtown restaurants: Piedmont on Foster St and Geer St Gardens.

Motor Co Downtown Bloody Brunch

The Durham Storefront Project

The Durham Storefront Project is currently accepting proposals from artists, collectives, and other creatives interested in producing site-specific installations in downtown Durham storefronts – either an empty space or business. Proposals for this series of installations should explore points of connection to the space itself, the downtown environment or our community – physical, personal, abstract, or geographic. The installations will be accompanied by a series of performances that happen in and around the selected storefronts, creating artistic hubs.

The Durham Storefront Project organizes installation series in underutilized spaces, highlighting the history and architecture of Durham, providing new opportunities for artists, and adding vibrancy to downtown.

Dates: Installations will go up in early April and remain up until mid-May. Specific timelines are subject to negotiation between artist and owner. The installations will run concurrently with the Durham Art Council’s Spring Art Walk.

Proposals: Please send the following information to durham.storefront@gmail.com by March 17th
– 3-5 jpegs of your work with label info including title, medium, dimensions and description; if video, audio, or performance/time-based, please send a short clip.
– Resume/CV
– Brief description and sketch of the proposed installation, including the proposed business or building.
– If submitting as a collaborative/collective, please specify the main contact person.

Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis by a committee of local artists and arts professionals/enthusiasts. Early submission is encouraged! Installations will be selected based on quality of previous work, availability of the space, and, compatibility with the vision of the Durham Storefront Project.

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February 13, 2012 by kelly

Third Friday, February 17 th, 6pm-9pm

“Show Us Your Heart” Art Show and Sale

“Show Us Your Heart” Art Show & Sale, a benefit for the David Turner Lymphoma Foundation brings together a diverse group of people – non-profit volunteers, artists, transplant survivors, families, students, educators, business leaders, and more. The aggregate of tiny donated artwork gives a peek inside the big heart of the Triangle, creating a beautiful mosaic with a message worth hearing.

All of the small canvases (4” x 4”/6” x 6”) will be given out according to a two tier system.

Tier 1: For each $20 donation, the donor receives a random number that is assigned to one of the canvases which he/she then receives.

Tier 2: For each $50 donation, the donor may pick any available canvas.

All proceeds of this benefit will provide arts’ experiences for those isolated in stem cell transplant units at Duke and UNC hospitals. More information about the arts in healthcare can be found at thesah.org. To learn more about the work of this local nonprofit, go to bigdavesbiggift.org.

Welcome New Artists!

Come check out the new work and our new artists this Third Friday, February 17th from 6pm-9pm! Here is a sneak peek from Maxine Pottier, Deb Hauser, Chelle Harvin & Beth Hammett:

Maxine Pottier

Deb Hauser

Chelle Harvin

Beth Hammett
Beth Hammett

Spot the Dot

Jason Salemme Brings His Homebrew Back This Third Friday!

Vanilla Porter (5.7% ABV; 24 IBUs)

This is my standard porter with bourbon vanilla beans added during a secondary fermentation. You will notice the nice vanilla aroma before you take your first sip, enjoy the clean and smooth malt profile as you drink, and the vanilla flavor linger after you have enjoyed it.

Labour of Summer’s Love Hefeweizen (6.5% ABV; 21 IBUs)
This Hefeweizen is brewed with pineapple and creates a nice tropical twist to the German ale. Named in honor of LaborLove Gallery this is a perfect thirst quencher no matter what time of the year.Hefe-Brown (5.75% ABV; 14 IBUs)
This ale is a hybrid of styles to highlight various wheat and malt flavor profiles. It is brewed with just enough mild hops to balance the malt sweetness.Event Details:
Friday, February 17th from 6:00 – 9:00 PM
LabourLove Gallery Collective
807 E. Main Street
Durham, NC 27701

Please remember to bring your photo ID with you (we are required to card).

A Collective of North Carolina Fine Artists, Designers, and Musicians

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May 18th, Golden Belt

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Artists Around Town

Rhonda Thomas Performs

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Third Friday – April

Third Friday at LabourLove! 6-9pm

Meet and greet LabourLove artists, sample cheesecake & Golden Belt happenings!

Artists Around Town

Upcoming:
Durham Art Walk, Spring Market & Yolanda Rabun Performs

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March Third Friday, 2012

Welcome New Artists

Liberty Arts Grand Opening

Artists Around Town

Beth Palmer

Alley Bird Number Seven

The Durham Storefront Project

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Third Friday, February 17 th, 6pm-9pm

Welcome New Artists!

Third Friday @ LabourLove May 18th, Golden Belt

Happenings at Golden Belt

Artists Around Town

Rhonda Thomas Performs

Third Friday at LabourLove! 6-9pm

Meet and greet LabourLove artists, sample cheesecake & Golden Belt happenings!

Artists Around Town

Upcoming: Durham Art Walk, Spring Market & Yolanda Rabun Performs

Welcome New Artists

Liberty Arts Grand Opening

Artists Around Town

Beth Palmer

Alley Bird Number Seven

The Durham Storefront Project

Welcome New Artists!

Third Friday @ LabourLove
May 18th, Golden Belt

Upcoming:
Durham Art Walk, Spring Market & Yolanda Rabun Performs