The Orange County Arts Commission, in partnership with the Orange County Department of Housing and Community Development present HOME? An Artistic Exploration of Housing in the Triangle, which seeks to showcase “home” through the eyes and words of working artists.
The exhibit features 100 works of art by 54 Triangle-based artists and will be on view through April, 2022 at the Eno Mill Gallery in Hillsborough.
The public is invited to a free Opening Party on Friday, April 1, from 6-9pm featuring:
- Selected written works on the theme of “home” by sixteen Triangle-based writers
- Live music with Soteria Shepperson
- Open artist studios
- Food trucks Yagg Sii Tenn (back by popular demand!) and Maple View Ice Cream
- Beer from Red Oak Brewery
- Kids’ activities with the Art Therapy Institute
- Tabling with community housing organizations
About the Exhibit
In the Triangle, artists are considered to be fundamental to the quality of life and unique character of our communities, but they are one of the most impacted groups of rising costs of living, especially housing. To highlight this issue, the Orange County Arts Commission and Orange County Department of Housing and Community Development asked visual and literary artists living in Orange, Durham, Wake, and Chatham counties to respond to the following questions through visual and written works:
- What does the idea or experience of “home” mean to you?
- What has your experience of “home” been as an artist and person living in the Triangle?
- Is “home” a place of comfort, safety, and warmth, or something else?
- Is “home” positive, negative, or something in between?
Sixty-four visual artists submitted 148 works of art; 26 writers submitted 52 written works. Submissions were juried by panels of visual and literary artists. Works by 54 visual artists were selected for the exhibit and 16 writers were selected to read their submissions aloud during the opening event on Friday, April 1.
Twenty percent of proceeds from work sold will be used to create an Emergency Housing Fund for artists in partnership with the Department of Housing.
Featured Artists
Visual Artists:
Selina Akter, Raleigh
Maya Barton, Chapel Hill
Bethany Bash, Durham
Freddie Bell, Hillsborough
Foster Bullock, Fuquay-Varina
Ryann Carey, Hillsborough
Ray Everett Dahlia, Pittsboro
Erin Dillenschneider, Moncure
Max Dowdle, Hillsborough
Elaine Evans, Durham
Paget Fink, Chapel Hill
Steven Fishman, Mebane
Bob Goldstein, Carrboro
Meredith Haggerty, Hillsborough
Ann Brownlee Hobgood, Hillsborough
R. Scott Horner, Chapel Hill
Dawn Hummer, Chapel Hill
Adam Haas Hunter, Durham
Samir Knego, Chapel Hill
Russell Knop, Hillsborough
Kaidy Lewis, Hillsborough
Ron Liberti, Carrboro
Luis MacKinney, Raleigh
Red McNamara, Zebulon
Lindsay Mercer, Chapel Hill
Ivana Milojevic Beck, Raleigh
Kelly Oakes, Hillsborough
Cedelia Obenshain, Hillsborough
Kathryn Olive, Durham
Lily Olive, Raleigh
Renzo Ortega, Carrboro
McKenzie Peterson, Morrisville
Boots Quimby, Pittsboro
Sudie Rakusin, Hillsborough
Mary Ann Rozear, Durham
Joy Salyers, Hillsborough
Marcela Slade, Carrboro
Ellie Snow, Hillsborough
Madison Speyer, Carrboro
Sara Swauger, Durham
Tracy Thompson, Hillsborough
Allison Tierney, Pittsboro
Natalia Torres del Valle, Hillsborough
Barbara Tyroler, Chapel Hill
Alex Velez, Mebane
Jan-Ru Wan, Chapel Hill
Heather Washburn, Chapel Hill
Emily Eve Weinstein, Chapel Hill
Georgia Paige Welch, Durham
Loretta White, Raleigh
Jennifer Rebecca WinterRose, Raleigh
Donn Young, Chapel Hill
Literary Artists:
Dylan Bradshaw Angell, Durham
Pam Baggett, Cedar Grove
Bartholomew Barker, Hillsborough
Jonh Blanco, Durham
Sabrina Cali, Raleigh
Morrow Dowdle, Hillsborough
Susan Gladin, Hillsborough
Linda Haac, Carrboro
Adam Haas Hunter, Durham
Pamir Kiciman, Chapel Hill
Sarah Roberts, Chapel Hill
Catherine Stanley-Davis, Hillsborough
Billy Sugarfix, Pittsboro
Henry Stevens, Durham
Katie Bowler Young, Chapel Hill
