Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at two works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view in A Product of Its Environment: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2024. Free, no RSVP required. Image: Molly English, American, born 1993, Bluebell Lovespell,... Read More →
Embrace the Spirit of Spring Join us for an unforgettable evening dedicated to supporting FRANK’s Non-Profit Mission of community outreach and education. As the season blooms, let’s come together in celebration and charity. Dress to Impress Unleash your creativity! Whether you arrive in a fabulous costume and mask, or choose to dazzle us as your... Read More →
In this class we will create fabric paper. Fabric Paper (paper cloth) rocks. It is a simple technique that yields a material with all of the fabulosity of paper: you can draw on it, paint on it, cut it into awesome shapes. It retains all of the flexibility and strength of cloth. You can stitch... Read More →
The Orange County Artists Guild Open Studio Tour returns for the 30th year. With work by more than 100 artists in studios located all over Orange County, come see the preview show at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts before deciding which studios to visit first. The preview show runs from Oct. 22nd - Nov. 10th.... Read More →
Join your little one in crafting a beautiful wool crown with magical leaf ribbons, felted wool flowers, dried flowers, sparkling gems and more. This is a great craft for children ages 3-6. All crowns will be prepared (cut out with ties ready to go). You and your child can design and decorate as you wish.... Read More →
Enjoy live music, good company, and refreshments while perusing the latest work from local craft artists Kai Hill (kaihillmetalsmithing.com) and Sadie Rapp (sadierapp.com). There will be art in a variety of media, and the atmosphere will be superb. Tell your friends, and come on out!
The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is pleased to present an invitational show, “Moving Heaven and Earth,” featuring the works of ten North Carolina artists. The show will run January 7th through February 9th, and a reception will be held on Jan. 31st from 6-9 pm. The participating artists are: Jane Filer, Sarah Graham, Katie Hayes,... Read More →
Please join us for this relaxed drop in session for artists and dabblers -- no instruction, but lots and lots of supplies for you to use as you choose. We have everything from a range of substrates and papers (including specialty and handmade papers) and adhesives, to paints and paint markers, washi tapes, rubber stamps... Read More →
Join us for our March Coffee with FRANK meet up! Sip on complimentary coffee and listen to our panel discussion with featured member artists Luna Lee Ray and Peg Bachenheimer facilitated by Donna Stubbs. Whether you’re a working artist or art enthusiast, this event welcomes all!
Visiting artists Lauren Leone and Mike Gintz present an artist talk and hands-on embroidery workshop. The event is based on an artistic collaboration they titled "Loops & Bloops", a creative conversation between their chosen mediums – embroidery and electronic music, respectively. As distant as those art forms may superficially seem, the back and forth tradeoff proved... Read More →
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