66th annual visual arts competition for young people

One of the longest-running programs for Alamance Arts, this competition for middle and high school students in all schools in Alamance County runs from April 10 through May 13, 2024.

66TH VISUAL ARTS COMPETITION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

The art pieces awarded a place in the Alamance County Visual Arts Competition for Young People are exhibited in The Sister Galleries of Alamance Arts each Spring.

From April 10 - May 13, 2024 the award winning art pieces of young local Alamance County artists will be on display. There are two divisions, Middle School and High School, and about 20 judging categories per division. Visitors will enjoy a wide variety of artwork mediums and a beautiful array of creativity, talent, and artistic ambition. This inspiring collection of artwork will be celebrated on April 26th, Friday, 5pm-8pm.

The award ceremony for Middle School will begin at 6pm and the High School award ceremony will begin at 7pm on April 26th at Alamance Arts. We hope to see you there!

doran marold Artwork- On Exhibition at Mebane Arts & community center from march 25 - MAy 31, 2024

“Shimmering Reflections” - Photography & Poetry Exhibit

Doran Marold is primarily a self taught artist. She has enjoyed an over 25 year collaborative partnership with art director, fine artist and husband, Frank Lane; which has allowed her the unique opportunity to hone and refine her expressive style of painting. Her geometric abstractions are bold visual statements of color and design that reflect a sense of organized chaos, as well as evoke primal emotions that uplift and rejuvenate the spirit. She also expresses her creative energy with digital photography. Her photos range from everyday objects and nature shots to surrealistic images.

Some of her images seem to speak to her and she writes down their story in the form of a poem. Sometimes it's one of her husband's photographs that cries out for it's story to be told and she gives it a voice in a poem as well. The poems reflect her own personal feelings as well as the universal feelings and emotions that we all have about the world around us and within us. They reflect our collective fears, joy, anger, sadness, our happiness and our hope. As well as capture the beauty around us even in these most difficult days and challenging times we live in. "Shimmering Reflections", is the culmination of these two powerful art forms; a collection of both photography and poetry where the words paint a picture and the pictures tell a story.

Sons of the american revolution: student historical poster contest - On Exhibition in picasso’s gallery from april 29 - MAy 18, 2024

To encourage students to think about the American Revolution and to learn about what happened, the Sons of the American Revolution are facilitating a Poster Contest for Elementary Students. Alamance Arts is hosting the local Alamance Battleground Chapter contest in Picasso’s Gallery exhibit space. The students will all be 5th graders of Alamance County and will feature artwork depicting a chosen event of the American Revolution. The exhibit will be open from April 29 - May 18, 2024.

Public art is described as art in any medium that has been planned and executed with the intention of being implemented in the public domain, making it accessible to all. With the help of Alamance Arts, many locations within Alamance County have expanded their public art collections with exciting pieces from local artists. Alamance Arts is committed to shaping the cultural identity of Alamance County by making art a tangible presence in the lives of its citizens. In order to achieve this mission, Alamance Arts contributes to providing public art to the Burlington, Mebane, Graham and Glen Raven areas.

Alamance Arts would like to thank those who contributed to implementing our public art pieces. We have the utmost gratitude for New Leaf Society, LabCorp, Rick and Lummy Barnes, Carolina Biological, Burlington Downtown Corporation, City of Burlington, City of Mebane, Frank Holder and Wayne Vaughn. Without you, we would not be able to enrich our community.

Click here to see the public art throughout Alamance County.