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July Issue 2003
Green Hill Center in Greensboro, NC, Offers Exhibitions to Celebrate NC's Wright Brothers' Celebration
Art Galleries, History Centers, and Aviation
Museums are among the many establishments across North Carolina
and the US commemorating the centennial of the landmark flight
in Dec. of 1903, of Orville and Wilbur Wright at Kitty Hawk, NC.
From the stories of the daring young men and women in their flying
machines to the modern-day test pilot, flight research has been
an integral part in the development of aviation. The Green Hill
Center for North Carolina Art in Greensboro, NC, joins in this
100 year landmark and our state and country's technological developments
in aeronautics and space with a spectacular line-up of exhibitions
and art programs, on view through Aug. 17, 2003. Join us in a
journey through time and space by visiting our galleries and joining
in the national celebration!
Pushing the Limits: Aviation Flight Research as Seen through
the NASA Art Collection, presents the history of flight research
at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its predecessor,
the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics through paintings
from the NASA art collection. The exhibition traveled from the
Fayetteville Museum of Art in Fayetteville, NC, to Green Hill
Center and then will travel to the Outer Banks History Center
in Manteo, NC.
For more than 30 years, the NASA Art Program
has documented America's major accomplishments in aeronautics
and space. During that time, more than 200 artists have generously
contributed their time and talent to record their impressions
of the US space program in paintings, drawings, and other media.
This exhibit describes the history of flight-research at NACA
and NASA through the paintings in the NASA art program. The exhibition
features a selection of 21 works from the NASA collection, including
works by John Clark, Ron Cobb, Guy Deel, Nixon Galloway, Nathan
Green, Kristin Hill, Susan Kaprov, Mike Machat, Robert McCall,
William Philips, Charles Schmidt, Stan Stokes, and Ren Wicks.
The works feature pilots and their aircraft that routinely pushed
the limits expanding the boundaries of flight.
The NASA art program archive now numbers more than 800 works of
art. In addition, more than 2,000 works have been donated by the
National Air and Space Museum.
Also showing at Green Hill is Flights of Whimsy: Souvenir of Kitty Hawk - An Installation by R.L. Croft. R. L. Croft was initially inspired by childhood memories of vacations spent at the Outer Banks of North Carolina in creating this site-specific installation. Croft uses items discovered on the beach, often brought in by the tides, and draws upon the idea of creating something from nothing to fabricate the sculptures that occupy the environment. These sculptures incorporate fishing poles, floats, driftwood, beach toys, hinges, and other detritus - all seasoned by the environment. The works are created on location at the coast and result in festive and humorous found-object sculptures. Croft's installation will be on display in Green Hill's Davie Street Gallery.
The exhibition, Mark Spangenberg: Frontiers, takes viewers on a journey through time and space through the atmospheres of artist Mark Spangenberg. His mural is an interpretation of the many frontiers man has been challenged to explore throughout history. From the beginning dreams of flight and the kites of Leonardo Davinci, the first flight of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, and on into the jet Age, Rockets, Moon Walks, and beyond.
The final offering at Green Hill is In Honor of the Columbia a portrait of the Space Shuttle Columbia by James Barnhill, on display in honor of the brave astronauts of the Columbia, and our nation's continuing quest for knowledge through space travel.
For further information check our NC Institutional
Gallery listings, call the Center at 336/333-7460, e-mail at (info@greenhillcenter.org)
or at (www.greenhillcenter.org).
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