Fact: We're in a recession.
Fact: You don't have money.
Fact: Neither do the artists. But they can still make art. And you can still enjoy it.
As part of the Third Friday series at Golden Belt, come out to view some art and mingle at no cost from 6 to 9 p.m.
Here are some highlights:
1) GB has turned our downturn upside down by challenging some artists to create art with a limited budget. The product? Bailout Biennial, a bizarre look at how artists are approaching the economic crunch. Up until Mar. 15, the exhibit is definitely worth seeing.
2) MARY: the paper doll project, by artist and research associate for Duke Divinity School Carole Baker. Only up until this Sunday, visitors can interact with life-sized paper figures of various cultural depictions of the Holy Mother.
3) Marcha Forzada Collective: 38 eyes x 57,436 steps
A compelling photographic reflection is described as such on the Golden Belt site:
"The Marcha Forzada photography exhibition tells the adventurous tale of a group of photographers who spent four days crossing Mexico City on foot during the summer of 2008. A mere eighteen miles as the crow flies, the trek itself was likely twice that distance, following a route through places of historical, political, and social importance."
4) Art of Unity's From Past to Present will be displaying art and selling crafts to celebrate Black History Month.
Admission is free. Parking is free. All you need to do is get up off the couch, brush off the economic blues and head down to Golden Belt for a happy Friday.
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