HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. -- Hillsborough Gallery of Arts presents original artwork from the book River, published by Paintbrush Forest. An opening reception will be held on January 17th from 6-9 pm. Sales of the book help protect the Haw River.
The gallery will kick off its 2014 season by hosting a show entitled RIVER. Thirty-six artists from the Orange County Artists Guild (http://www.ocagnc.com) have come together under the direction of Shelly Hehenberger to create a book. Artwork for the book includes different mediums; oil and acrylic painting, photography, watercolor, drawing and mixed media. Hehenberger and Chapel Hill writer Garrison Somers wrote text that describes different concepts of a river. Each artist was given a line of the text to illustrate, and was requested to include that text in their illustration. All the images were then compiled into a hardback book, published in November. River includes work from seven members of the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts.
River is a sequel to the popular book Tree, published in 2010. Profits from the sale of both River and Tree go to the Haw River Assembly, a non-profit organization founded in 1982 to protect the Haw River and its tributaries, including Jordan Lake.
The original artwork for the book, River is for sale and will be on display at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts. Copies of the book, priced at $25, will be available as well. The show will be up from January 13th through January 25th with an opening reception in the gallery on Friday, January 17th from 6-9pm.
About The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts
Founded in 2006, the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts (HGA) is owned and operated by 22 local artists. HGA represents established artists, accomplished in their fields, exhibiting modern and contemporary fine art and fine craft. Represented media include painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, fiber, jewelry, glass, metal, mosaics, enamel and wood. 121 N. Churton St. Hillsborough, NC 27278 http://www.HillsboroughGallery.com
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