“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!

What happens to a giant blank canvas when you turn it over to a rowdy crowd? One thing is for sure, it’ll be fun to find out! Everyone is invited to participate from the experienced artist to the person who has never touched a brush to canvas. No rules. No preconceptions. No hesitation. Just Paint.

LabourLove will provide a huge 4′ x 8′ canvas, brushes, paint (yellow, blue, red, and white), and a blindfold for the truly daring. Participants are encouraged to bring their own special touches and supplies like stencils, specialty paints, markers, oil sticks, found objects, etc. to contribute to the finished product.