Gallery

2611 New Walkertown Rd

Winston-Salem, NC 27101

336-722-2625

www.deltafinearts.org

Lois Mailou Jones: The Early Years

July 13 - August 2, 2008

Opening Reception

July 13, 2008 - 3:00 pm

The opening reception will feature a lecture by art historian, Director of the National Center for Afro-American Artists, and Jones protÃ©gÃ©, E. Barry Gaither Mr. Gaither will speak about his relationship with Lois Mailou Jones at the Delta Arts Center, Sunday July 13 at 3:00 p.m.

Cost: free, donations accepted

Gallery Hours
Tuesday-Friday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Piedmont Leaf Lofts

401 East 4th Street, Suite 202, Winston-Salem, NC 27101

t. 336.722.4671

The African American Atelier

Greensboro Cultural Center
200 North Davie Street, Box 14
Greensboro, NC 27401

336-333-6885

www.africanamericanatelier.org

Campus of

Winston-Salem State University

601 S. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27110 (336) 750-2458

www.wssu.edu

Herbert Gentry: The Man, The Master, The Magic

On View

June 13, 2008 - October 4, 2008

Retrospective exhibition of artist Herbert Gentry,

featuring more than 50 of the artist’s vivid and improvisational paintings,

drawings and prints.

Lydia Moore Merrick Gallery at Hayti Heritage Center

Hayti Heritage Center
804 Old Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27701
919-683-1709
www.Hayti.org

“DOWN HOME: THE VISUAL STORIES OF JAMES RANSOME”

April 11-June 21

Curated by Cheryl Sutton

Join us for an artist talk with James Ransome, May 16, 2008 from 6pm. until 8pm.

Light refreshments and jazz entertainment will be provided.

Visual Storyteller Workshop and Readings, Saturday, May 17 from 10:30 am until 12:30 pm

in celebration of the Bimbe Cultural Arts Festival.

Selected from a lifetime of work as an artist and children's book illustrator, his exhibit contains paintings, prints and portraits that capture the significance of people, places and things. Educational and appealing to all ages, in the visual stories of James Ransome, you will find stories that have been passed down orally for generations and new stories with familiar social themes, a broad variety of subject matter, in rich imagery that tell these stories in a universal language.
Ransome, a native of North Carolina has received numerous awards and recognition for his paintings and illustrations. Among these awards are the Coretta Scott King Award, The NAACP Image Award, and the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance Award.