#north carolina art

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Summer Wheat created this mural, Foragers, in 2020 for the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, where it remains on view today.

From the museum about the work-

This monumental “stained glass” installation celebrates the resilience of North Carolina’s community of makers and providers and creates a space where our present-day Charlotte community can gather for contemplation and inspiration. Collaging sheets of colored vinyl, Wheat has created a towering, prismatic composition that fills all 96 windows of the Mint atrium with female figures of varied sizes, ages, shapes, and races performing acts of labor: fisherwomen, beekeepers, hunters, mothers, caretakers, farmers, bankers.

Following the tradition of stained-glass windows found in places of worship, Wheat offers a narrative of hope and resilience that can be enjoyed in a few minutes or studied over hours. Wheat says that “Foragers presents a tradition in which women were the original hunters, technologists, and artists. This array of women connected by geometric patterns echoes the psychological space of women supporting each other. They are marching together, connecting to creatures from land and water, demonstrating their inherent link to natural elements and to the intricate depths of the unconscious.”

The women in Foragers also call attention to the underrecognized populations who have cultivated the land that we now call North Carolina, from the indigenous tribes to the colonial settlers to the enslaved Africans and all those who have followed. The region is home to myriad traditions-ceramics, basket weaving, quilting, furniture construction, textile production-and The Mint Museum specifically celebrates that legacy through its collection and exhibitions. Foragers salutes North Carolina’s history of creativity and industry, both by those whose names we know and those who remain anonymous.

Her latest exhibition, Fertile Ground, is currently on view at Nazarian/Curcio in Los Angeles, closing on 4/6/24. It includes new paintings and three stone mosaic sculptures.

[pinkcultgirl]

Cherokee Miku from my home state of North Carolina!

[nikkiaart]

North Carolina Hatsune Miku

[chlobody]

Blue Ridge Mountains [ shot by @ohseephotography ]

[karvviie]

2021 rvb requests

[jacobvanloon]

Landscape paintings by Chris Jehly

[akalegos]

everytime i think about the freelancers i think about how all the girls are kinda .. yknow...

[phytsera]

north carolina miku!

[liveoakglassart]

This week I took home 1st Place at the Cabarrus Art Guild Annual Fall Art Show at Clearwater Artist Studios with my blue heron in the 3D category!!!!!

[nailsonblackwomen]

#alexiaxnails

[beanpools]

RAHHHHH!!!! NORTH CAROLINA!!! FALIN YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED BOJANGLES!!!!!

[shadz420]

Oh what would the team do without cha North:p Me n my friends had an idea that protein bars on “The Mother of Invention” would be called GrifBars just like Grifball:D

[chlobody]

abandoned factory monster [ shot by @ohseephotography ]

[mlucerophotography]

The Prince

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. May 2024. Photos by M. Lucero.

[blueberiipie-art]

North Carolina Miku 😔

I don’t have like, an actual cultural background, so here’s my attempt at this trend

[immortal-dreamer]

Meme dump with some of my bust shots of the cast of RVB lmao (note i do not ship the bottom two pairings, i just like the enemies meme lmao)

Edit: I ran out of space in the tags to list all the ships oops