Created
Treasures to be unearthed at Museum's Nature Art Gallery
January 18, 2005
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jon Pishney
at (919) 733-7450, ext. 304
RALEIGH – Explore the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' Nature Art Gallery and prospect for original works by the NC Society of Goldsmiths (NCSG), along with art in a variety of media from Museum staff members and volunteers. The exhibit, titled "Created Treasures," runs from February 4-March 27. An opening reception for the exhibit will be held on Friday, February 4, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Exhibiting NCSG artists include:
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Kim
Maitland, co-owner and operator of Creative Metalsmiths in Chapel
Hill, exhibits nationally in shows,
museums and galleries. She has taught at Peter's Valley Craft School, Duke
University Crafts Center, New York
Jewelry School, All Of Us Community and Grinch Art Barn. She is the recipient
of a Syracuse Printmakers Award
and a Ford Foundation Grant, and was commissioned for sketches by the North
Carolina Arts Council for a
Medal for Vietnam Dead at Arlington Cemetery.
Frances
Bregman Schultzberg is director of the Jool School at The ArtsCenter
in Carrboro. She runs numerous
classes in jewelry making techniques for beginners as well as advanced students.
Her most recent addition to the
class curriculum is Precious Metal Clay. Schultzberg has won many awards for
her three-dimensional work as well
as her paintings. She was recently awarded "Best in Show" from
the NC Museum of Art for one of her Dream
Totems in a group show at the Carolina Club.
Nadine
Zenobi, a designer of one-of-a-kind jewelry in precious metals, incorporating
natural stones and imagery
drawn from nature. Her knowledge of jewelry design was augmented in 1990 by
an intensive study with the Hopi
silversmith and artist Michael Kabotie-Lomawyesa. In addition to private
collections, Zenobi’s Skyriver Jewelry
can be found in galleries and in select shops nationwide.
Additionally, Museum staff and volunteer pieces range from paintings and photography to pottery and sculpture. Exhibitors include Jane Eckenrode, exhibit project coordinator for the Museum, who recently received "First Place: A People's Choice Award" for a painting she displayed in the Chatham Studio Tour.
The Nature Art Gallery, inside the Museum Store, hosts new exhibitions predominantly by Southern artists six times a year. All exhibited art is for sale. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 4:45 p.m.; and the first Friday of each month until 8 p.m. Admission is free. For a complete schedule of Nature Art Gallery exhibits, please visit http://www.naturalsciences.org or call the Museum Store at 919-733-7450, ext. 360.
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, in downtown Raleigh, documents and interprets the natural history of the state of North Carolina through exhibits, research, collections, publications, and educational programming. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sun., noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Visit the Museum on the web at www.naturalsciences.org. The Museum is an agency of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, William G. Ross Jr., Secretary.
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