As trees come alive and baby birds chirp & chirr, we invite you to Golden Belt to celebrate the arrival of spring this Third Friday.

We are proud to announce that the undeniably best taco truck in Durham will be parked at GB for Third Friday. Please give Benito a warm welcome and definitely give his fresh and tasty offerings a try.

In ROOM 100, join curator Jamara Knight for the opening of the community-based, interactive exhibit Watoto Wanapiga Picha. Jamara journeyed to Tanzania with a suitcase full of cameras donated by Durham residents— knowing that what one community didn't need, another would find rewarding, revealing, and healing. Told through the eyes and hands of children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Watoto Wanapiga Picha illuminates the depth of human experience and the realities of life in a distant country. African rhythms and written reflections from the children will accompany the exhibit. Light refreshments will also be served.

In Studio 141, see the work of Alex Buck, a bright and enthusiastic 8th grader at Brogden Middle School in Durham. Alex's strong talent for drawing and keen interest in horticulture is conveyed through his playful yet poignant visual stance on refuse and ecology. For the past month, Golden Belt Artist-in-Residence Peter Eversoll has mentored Alex through the Art Attack Youth Art Mentorship Program, a collaboration between Golden Belt, Bull City Headquarters, local artists and creative youth.

As always, Golden Belt's artists welcome you to browse and shop in Building 3's thirty-five open studios.