“Won’t you be my neighbor?”

Labourlove will be busy welcoming some new folks to the neighborhood this third friday and to celebrate we will have an art table set up for the entire family to enjoy! This project is inspired by our new neighbors at Golden Belt, Dogstar Tattoo. We will have washable markers available to decorate your body if you so dare and if you are feeing a little shy, there will be paper too!

Dogstar Tattoo Grand Opening

Labourlove is excited to welcome Dogstar Tattoo to Golden Belt with their new and final location.  (They have been in a temporary space in Bldg.6 at GB for several months.)  Come join Dogstar for an inside/outside party!  Go inside to see their new space and meet Center Studio Architecture staff.  Outside, they will be shutting down the parking lot. Fullsteam is serving a variety of their local brew while Blood Red River and Beloved Binge are playing. Local food trucks are on site so don’t forget to bring some cash if you want to buy dinner. They also got a couple of activities planned for the kids.

The New Neighbors Project

The New Neighbors project byDave Alsobrooks will be held in Room 100 from 6pm-8pm.

This Third Friday don’t just look at art- bid on it! Dave Alsobrooks is auctioning off his New Neighbors paintings to benefit the Durham Art Guild and Project Red. This will be  your last chance to view the New Neighbors paintings before they become part of private collections- maybe even your own! Or buy a raffle ticket and enter to win a New Neighbor.

Bidding opens at 6 and closes at 7:45. Raffle tickets will be sold till 7:45. Come support these wonderful causes

The Scrap Exchange relocates. Welcome!

The Scrap Exchange after ten years in the Liberty Warehouse has relocated to 923 Franklin Street, Durham, NC 27701 which is the very large building behind Golden Belt, at the east end of downtown.  We are excited to have these fine folks sharing a parking lot with us and also being part of the third friday festivities! You can catch up with the details on their blog thescrapexchange.blogspot.com.

All of the events are Free and open to all ages! So come out and show some love for third friday!

Friday, April 15 · 6 pm – 10 pm

LabourLove has a new feature on the website!  Take a look at all the artists in the collective and see some of the work they produce on our new Artist pages!

If you missed the art walk this past weekend, come out for Third Friday and view all that LabourLove and Golden Belt has to offer!

LabourLove Gallery

Art Walk 2011 photo by Triangle.com

Updates from the weekend: Art walk was a huge success, but you don’t have to take our word for it.  Check out the pics from Triangle.com, and the article on Herald-Sun.com.

Join the Collective: We have room for more artists, and accepting applications!  If you would like to be apart of the growing art scene in downtown Durham, check out our page to learn more about joining the collective.
Special Event this Third Friday @ Golden Belt: The Persistence of Smoke

The Duke University Department of Music presents two world premieres: Kathleen Bader’s Tentative Embrace for twelve musicians, Sonoran soundscapes and spoken text; and John Justice’s and George Lam’s one-act documentary opera The Persistence of Smoke. Both works are deeply connected with the place which inspired the music; Bader draws her influences from the vast Sonoran desert, and Durham’s cigarette legacy is the inspiration for Justice’s and Lam’s new opera. The concert features mezzo-soprano Sandra Cotton, soprano Nakia Verner, baritones Scott MacLeoud and David Weigel, stage direct Jay O’Berski as well as the Ciompi Quartet and the Red Clay Saxophone Quartet.

Information about this event: Building 2, 1st Floor ( Next door to LabourLove) April 15, 2011 to April 16, 2011 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM Musical Theater Admission: Free and open to the public Parking: Main, visitor and auxiliary In Room 100: Pieces: Susan Alta Martin Building 3, ROOM 100 March 25, 2011 to May 22, 2011 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Art Exhibition Admission: Free, Open to public Parking: Visitor, Main and Auxiliary Lots

Bikram Durham Yoga:

Bikram Durham invites you to their Third Friday Good Karma Yoga Donation Class, this Friday at 4pm. Class benefits The Foundation for Tomorrow, creating primary and secondary education programs for youth and orphans from developing nations. All of Bikram Durham’s Good Karma Classes support their student’s organizations. Come early and check out photography by Kaitlyn Rogers, Bikram Durham student and leader for The Foundation for Tomorrow. First timers are always welcome so head over to Building 6 and challenge yourself to sweat it out for a cause. Suggested donation is $15 but whatever you can give will be greatly appreciated.

Saturday, March 12 · 7 pm – 10 pm : “Magic and Mystery” Second Saturday at LabourLove with magician/artist “Magic Mike” and book reading from Yuri’s Brush with Magic by writer/artist Maureen Wartski.

Book reading from 7-8, Magic Mike will perform throughout the evening.

Bring the whole family, and join LabourLove for a night filled with magic and mystery.  Guests are encouraged to dress as their favorite magical character.  Muggle garb (casual dress) is also acceptable. Our first party was a huge success with over 200 attendees.  Check out the photos here and here to see our wonderful patrons dressed up and enjoying the evening.

Michael Casey will perform tricks that will leaving you breathless while author Maureen Crane Wartski will read from her latest children’s book, Yuri’s Brush with Magic. In addition to their talents in performance and literature respectively, Michael and Maureen are participating artists in the LabourLove Collective.  We also would like to take this opportunity to welcome five new artists to the collective:

• Melissa Smith: www.ladybuglemonade.etsy.com
• Robert Harrison: http://web.mac.com/robertgharrisonart/Site/Home.html
• Myra Williamson: www.myrawilliamson.com
• Renata McConnell:  http://www.renatamcconnell.com
• Katherine Meehan: www.petulantpetunia.etsy.com

Michael Casey, Magic Mike:

Magician Michael Casey

Michael was born in Baltimore, Maryland and during his upbringing often times found himself in gifted classes. During the 1980′s his family moved down south when his father enlisted in the Marines to help his struggling family. It was during this time that Michael found the mystery, beauty, and magic that is the south.

During his academic career at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and a strange series of events, Michael found his way into magic and he has not looked back since. Spending several years studying magic from the US, England, and even Japan. During this journey, he has found his own unique style.

Michael started his professional magic career in 2002 serving as the house Magician for Maggiano’s Little Italy in Southpoint, the house magician for The Mellow Mushroom on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh, and he now resides as the featured entertainment at The Crunkleton on 320 West Franklin Street. Michael has quickly become one of the most sought after magicians in the triangle area for his unique and organic style of magic.

As word of his magic has spread, he has been hired to engage audiences all over North America. From Vancouver, to San Francisco, to Chicago, and Boston, just to name a very few, he has become a staple in Corporate Cocktail hours and exclusive After Parties. Michael has performed exclusive magic for American Express and Yep Roc Records and he has even shared the bill with such musical acts as Faster Pussycat, LA Guns, Unknown Hinson, The Rosebuds, American Aquarium, and many, many more. Check Mike out at his website: www.caseymagic.com

Maureen Crane Wartski:

Maureen is a local fine artist and award-winning children’s book author.  Her newest book for kids, Yuri’s Brush with Magic, is about finding the magic in everyday life and discovering the creative power of art. Featuring Japanese folktales, a sea turtle rescue and a mystery to solve, Yuri’s Brush with Magic is a perfect gift for preadolescent girls and their Moms.  Maureen Wartski’s website: www.maureenwartski.com

Maureen Wartski will read from Yuri’s Brush with Magic, talk about the creative process and be available to personalize your first-edition copies.

Yuri’s Brush with Magic is the inaugural publication from Sleepy Hollow Books, a children’s book publisher in Durham, North Carolina. Yuri’s Brush with Magic (for ages 9-13) is also available at www.sleepyhollowbooks.com and from your local bookstore.

Maureen Wartski

Beer will be provided by our friends and neighbors Triangle Catering (The Cotton Room)

Food: TBA (Guaranteed to be kid & vegetarian friendly)

Music and cool vibe provided by  D.J. Sean the Revelator

Suggested Donation at the door to help support the collective.

There will be an art table set up for all the kiddo’s and adults to enjoy!

We need your Vote: LabourLove Gallery has been nomiated for Best Art Gallery, along with our friends and neighbors, Golden Belt Studios. Voting ends soon! You can cast your vote here: http://server1.emailcampaigns.net/survey/?c=8813&id=13. As always we appreciate your support!

Join the collective: LabourLove Collective has room for more artists!  If you are interested in joining the collective, we are currently accepting applications. Please visit our website for all the information: http://labourlove.com/blog/join-the-collective

Come out and support all the artists of LabourLove Collective!

• Nancy Tuttle May - www.nancytuttlemay.com
• Guy Wilkins - www.guywilkinsart.com
• Sarah Wilkins - http://www.sarahwilkinsart.com
• Cheryl Knox - http://www.absolutearts.com/knox/
• Stephanie Smith - www.zassdesign.etsy.com
• Jody Cedzidlo - http://www.flytrapstudios.com
• Libby Cole - imissyoualready.com
• Kimberly Wheaton - www.KimberlyWheaton.com
• Catherine Howard - http://catherinejhoward.com
• Michael Casey - www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Casey
• Marcy Litle - marcylit.com
• Beth Palmer - http://www.bethpalmerstudio.com
• Lynn Wartski - http://www.wartskisculpture.com/
• Maureen Wartski - http://www.maureenwartski.com/
• Jenifer Padilla - www.jeniferpadilla.com
• Luis Franco - www.francoproject.com
• Bethany Bash - www.bethanybash.com
• Paige Travis - http://www.perchedartstudio.com
• Sharon Barnes - artbysharonbarnes.com
• Katherine Kovach - http://about.me/katherinekovach
• Melissa Warren - www.melicioustees.com
• Jim Senter

December 17th @ 6:00 pm-10:00 pm

“Four Winds at the Four Winds Bar” with artists: Luke Miller Buchanan and Lincoln Penn Hancock

LabourLove will be making some big changes in the new year. We will be transitioning to a collective gallery model in early February. It is no coincidence that we are having our last show with one of our friends, artist Luke Miller Buchanan. Luke will be showing with new artist to the gallery, Lincoln Penn Hancock in a show inspired by 70′s rock band, The Blue Oyster Cult.

The Artists Statement:

In the summer of 2010, Luke Miller Buchanan and Lincoln Hancock realized theyʼd both been working on distinct pieces informed in different ways by the same thirty-five year old rock album. Blue Oyster Cult’s 1974 LP, Secret Treaties, had made its way quite literally into Buchanan’s painting, “And Most of You Have Gone Away.” And Hancockʼs video piece (with Miles Holst) for Block2, “Radios Appear,” took its title and conceptual mettle from “Dominance and Submission,” the third song on the record.

As they considered direction and theme for their upcoming show, Buchanan and Hancock riffed on the subtext of their shared inspiration. The work in this show digs at the clandestine and excavates the abstruse, in places, moments, and scenarios lived and felt. Each artistʼs work, in its own way, attempts to capture the resonances that inform our specific experience. Encounters with the world often are determined by factors not materially manifest. Whether these qualities of experience are shaped by what we bring to the exchange or the revelation of forces unseen, they form the emotional basis for our meetings with the world.

“Four winds at the four winds bar” is a lyric in the last song on Secret Treaties. The song deals explicitly with the mystic intents and agendas that riddle the world as we see it. But the phrase, taken alone, evokes something like a transitory moment, a place through which meanings and messages pass like the breeze. It also conjures a respite — a familiar place that lures seekers. Luke Miller Buchanan and Lincoln Hancock take haven at the Four Winds Bar, and their recent work represents their distinct yet complementary impressions on whatʼs happening in the plenitude outside.

Special Holiday Show: Snapshots

“Snapshots” with artwork by Bethany Bash, Peter Filene, Denee Black and Amy Gelber will remain up in case you did not make it to the Durham Art walk in November.

Refreshments:

LabourLove will take this time to celebrate the Holidays with all of you who have supported the gallery the last 20 months with music from D.J. Sean the Revelator. Our favorite food trucks will be in the parking lot and we will provide the wine and beer. So bring your festive spirit and come celebrate with us!

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