May Issue 2001
Arts Center of Henderson Co. in Hendersonville, NC, Features Blackwell Collection
The Arts Center of Henderson County, in Hendersonville,
NC, is holding a series of special events beginning with an outdoor
event consisting of an open-air demonstration by Clyde Jones,
a self-taught artist from Bynum, NC. Using only his imagination,
raw wood and a chainsaw, Jones will create some of his whimsical,
"critters" with local children in the First Citizens
Bank Main Street Courtyard on May 18, from 10am-2pm.
The Blackwell Collection - Outsider/Folk Art Exhibition,
will be on view in the Center's gallery from May 18 through July
27. The exhibit will feature a collection of American outsider/folk
art from the Immaculate Consumption Folk Art Foundation, a non-profit
organization created by Scott & Caroline Blackwell of Flat
Rock, NC, who have been collecting art pieces since early 1990's.
The Foundation is devoted to preserving this work and supporting
its creators: "Our mission is simple: to give support, aid,
encouragement and exposure to the self-taught artists working
in the American folk art tradition."
The collection consists of contemporary American self-taught art
that exemplifies raw, native talent. In the tradition and spirit
of outsider art - we plan to carry the exhibition to several audiences
that might not otherwise have the opportunity to experience this
innovative and powerful expression of wide range individuals from
a variety of backgrounds.
In conjunction with the exhibition Dr. B. Pfingstag is presenting
a series of color slide presentations relating to the exhibition.
He will also lead an interactive outreach program to four residential,
rehabilitation facilities exposing the audiences to an alternative
form of visual expression, encouraging them to participate in
the beneficial aspect of a creative process: a spontaneous psychic
flow from brain to paper. On May 24, from 7-8pm, Dr. Pfingstag
will present a color slide lecture entitled, Inside Outsider.
Refreshments and a discussion will follow the slide lecture.
The program is funded in part by a grassroots
grant from the North Carolina Arts Council and The Immaculate
Consumption Folk Art Foundation. Underwritten by Mountain Lore
Bookstore.
For more info check our NC Institutional Gallery listings or call
828/693-8504.
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