Kismet
Photography by Charity Jules Valentine
Allenton Gallery

The Annual OUR HOUSE & The Lakeview Arts Program Exhibit
Featuring works by Durham Arts Council Students, Instructors, CAPS Artists, Staff and Board Members
Semans Gallery

January 27 – March 16, 2008
Join us for the artists’ reception on Thursday, February 28th from 5 to 7 PM.

Charity Jules Valentine, a recent MFA graduate in photography from ECU, will be exhibiting Kismet, a collection of digitally enhanced flowers and other flora, larger than life and strikingly beautiful with incredible depth and detail. The exhibit will be on display January 27 – March 16 in the Allenton Gallery, Durham Arts Council.

Valentine began as a photographer with the U.S. Air Force and went on to earn her MFA in Photography at ECU. Recently her work has been on exhibit at the Kinston Community Center for the Arts and Starlight Café in Greenville.

The Annual OUR HOUSE Exhibit & The Lakeview Arts Program Exhibit in the Semans Gallery

The OUR HOUSE exhibit is a showcase of works by Durham Arts Council Students, Instructors, CAPS Artists, Staff, and Board Members. This exhibit features a diverse mix of paintings, photography, mosaics, clay, fiber, and mixed media. We are proud of the fine work assembled here. As you experience the OUR HOUSE exhibit, it is our hope that you will feel inspired. We invite you to participate in the exciting programs and classes offered here at the Durham Arts Council so that you too can become a part of OUR HOUSE!

The Lakeview Arts Program exhibit features creative works by students who attend Lakeview School. Guided by CAPS Teaching Artists: Lisa Twitty, Kristin Linton, Kenny Dalsheimer, Kim Arrington, Rachel Galper, Braima Moiwai, and Teli Shabu. Lakeview students have produced an array of hand dyed fabrics, poems, drawings and paintings, and books. Through DAC.s CAPS program, this Durham Public Schools/Durham Arts Council partnership provides creative and interactive residencies that teach core subject (math,science, writing, social studies), character education and a variety of life skills through the arts on a daily basis to the students attending both the Bacon Street and the Dearborn Drive campuses of the Lakeview School. We extend thanks to the staffs at Lakeview, Mr. Elton O’Neal and Mrs. Janet Cherry for your continued support of this partnership.

Artists’ Reception: Free to the Public
The public is invited to attend an artists’ reception on Thursday, February 28 from 5-7 p.m. Artist receptions and exhibits are free and open to the public. The DAC is located at 120 Morris St. in downtown Durham and the galleries are open Monday – Saturday 9 am – 9 pm, and Sunday 1 – 6 pm. For parking and directions the public may call (919) 560-2787