Cheap Art, Free Drinks, and Outstanding Music
by Heather Gordon, Artist Liaison for the Golden Belt Artists
Sound too good to be true? It’s the 2nd Annual 12X12 Art Sale & Benefit Concert at Golden Belt. Starting on Thursday, Nov 15th from 5:30-7:30pm, you can choose from over 300 works of art by 35 artists, all priced at $50, $100 or $200 while listening to the sweet music of KidZNotes and the debut performance of the Eric Hirsh Quartet. Free wine and beer will be provided along with yummy nibbles and finger foods. It’s all for free, but we sure would like you to consider making a $10 donation at the door to KidZNotes to help sustain their good work.
New this year, we’ve invited the artists from Liberty Arts and DogStar Tattoo to contribute works to the exhibition AND we have ROOM 100 set-up for the entire month, thanks to a generous donation of space from the Durham Art Guild. When you buy art, 12% of the sale price goes directly to KidZNotes.
House Cat by Madelyn Smoak
“It’s a pleasure, honor and privilege to contribute to an organization focused on integrating the arts into the lives of children who might not otherwise have the experience,” says Madelyn Smoak, metalsmith & jeweler at Golden Belt artist studios.
Sentiments like this are the reason we, the artists at Golden Belt, come together each year to organize this event. This year we’ve chosen to honor KidZNotes, a Durham-based musical education non-profit organization that fights poverty and encourages positive decision making by instructing and engaging children in classical orchestral music.
10/17/2012 5:46am by Ross Ford
“KidZNotes is an organization I believe in. With art and music education disappearing from public schools all across the country, groups like KidZNotes are not supplemental. They are required. For me, access to the arts in public school has made my life more fulfilling, and it’s critical to have the early encouragement of a mentor,” says Ross Ford, painter at Golden Belt.
By making our children strong, we ensure all our futures. Learning to play music teaches us self-discipline as well as intuitive action. Music is an important part of the human experience, and these skills are essential to becoming a fully-realized human being.
Can’t make it Thursday night? Don’t worry. The fun continues during Third Friday from 6-9pm on November 16th at Golden Belt. Come meet and greet the artists in their studios and buy art to help support KidZNotes and their educational cause.
Find out more about the 12X12 here: http://gbartists.posterous.com/event-details, and be sure to RSVP and invite your friends on Facebook.
About the Artists at Golden Belt
Opened in 2008, the newly restored historic Golden Belt Manufacturing Co. is home to the studios of more than 40 working artists. The public is welcome to visit Golden Belt any time during normal open hours or on the monthly 3rd Friday open house. Supporting artists of all kinds working in a variety of media, Golden Belt is the premier art destination in Durham for those interested in purchasing original artwork and meeting artists in their studios. For more information please visit http://gbartists.posterous.com/.
For media inquiries contact:
Heather Gordon
Artists at Golden Belt
807 East Main Street
Durham, NC 27701
828-242-1027
mail@heather-gordon.com
Jennifer Blank
Development and Marketing Manager
KidZNotes
120 Morris Street
Durham, NC 27701
919-560-2712
blank.kidznotes@gmail.com
Liberty Arts
Cordoba Arts Center
923 Franklin St.
Durham, NC 27701
contact@liberty-arts.org
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