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November Issue
2008
Artspace in Raleigh, NC, Presents Contemporary
Crafts Exhibit
2006 Best of Show, Leesa Zarinelli Gawlik
Artspace in Raleigh, NC, will present the exhibit, Fine Contemporary Crafts, a juried exhibition on view in the center's Gallery One, from Nov. 22 through Jan. 10, 2009.
Fine Contemporary Crafts is a juried exhibition recognizing individual artists involved in the design and creation of functional and sculptural contemporary crafts. Craftspeople and artists from all over the country submitted work in a variety of media for this biennial exhibition. Works were selected by juror Tom Spleth.
Spleth earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO, and earned his Master of Fine Arts from the State University of New York College of Ceramics at Alfred University. His ceramic works have been exhibited at galleries and museums throughout the country including in North Carolina at the Gregg Museum, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC; McColl Center for the Visual Arts, Charlotte, NC; Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC; Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; and the NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC.
Spleth's work is part of many private and public collections, including at the Cameron Museum, Wilmington, NC; Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois; Kohler Company, Kohler, Wisconsin; and the Museum of the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. Spleth has been awarded numerous public commissions as well as numerous project grants including funding through the North Carolina Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the North Carolina Art in State Buildings Program.
Artspace, a thriving visual art center located
in downtown Raleigh, brings the creative process to life through
inspiring and engaging education and community outreach programming,
a dynamic environment of over 30 professional artists studios,
and nationally acclaimed exhibitions. Approximately 95 artists
hold professional memberships in the Artspace Artists Association.
Thirty-five of these artists have studios located at Artspace.
Artspace is located in Historic City Market in Raleigh at the
corner of Blount and Davie Streets.
Artspace is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, the
United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, the Raleigh Arts
Commission, individuals, corporations, and private foundations.
For further information check our NC Institutional Gallery
listings, call Artspace at 919/821-2787 or visit (www.artspacenc.org).
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