Debbie Secan fell in love with weaving as a teenager and has worked with woven structures ever since, in the textile industry and as a fine artist. She finds the subject matter for her work in the two places she calls home, the woods outside of Raleigh and the tides of Topsail Island. Debbie is particularly interested in the merging of paint, textiles and weaving. The materials in her work are repurposed for environmental reasons and to exploit the breadth of resources we discard. Debbie was raised in Winston-Salem and studied weaving, textile design and art at the Interlochen Arts Academy, Rhode Island School of Design, Shenkar College in Israel, and NCSU from where she has a Masters in Art and Design. Her studio is located in Artspace in downtown Raleigh, NC. [photo credit: Hannah Costner]
The Durham Art Guild is a nonprofit member-driven visual arts organization established in 1948. DAG’s mission is to enrich and connect our communities by creating opportunities and providing leadership for current and future visual artists and art enthusiasts. The Guild has maintained a presence and partnership at Golden Belt Campus since 2011. Their current space showcases monthly exhibitions by local artists, as well as two studios for their Artist in Residence and Creative Mentorship Programs. Photo shown is from Gymenii’s exhibit in December, 2018 (photo courtesy of Kia Smith).
The gallery is open from 8 AM – 6 PM Monday – Saturday and from noon – 6 PM on Sundays.
For more information please visit https://durhamartguild.org or contact gallerydirector@durhamartguild.org
The heart and soul of the Golden Belt arts program, the Warehouse Studios are home to 25 individual studio artists as well as the Golden Belt Warehouse Artists gallery. The place to be on Third Fridays, these studios are home to a wide variety of styles and mediums, including paint, jewelry, fashion design, photography, and digital arts. The studios are located at 800 Taylor Street, Durham, NC 27701.
[Photo courtesy of Kia Smith]
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Derrick Nicholas is the artist behind Nicholas Edward. Originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, he moved to Raleigh in 1995 and has been a Triangle resident ever since. A North Carolina A&T University class of 2008 graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, art has been Nicholas’ passion since the age of 6. He loves to express and create through various mediums including pencil, digital and paint, and finds that each provides a unique and therapeutic satisfaction.
Please hover over and click the thumbnails of the images below to find out more about our world class group of fine artists currently working in the Golden Belt Warehouse Studios.
Golden Belt's Third Fridays always draw a big crowd.
Third Fridays in Durham are an institution – and the Golden Belt Warehouse studios and galleries are the main attraction. Meet and discuss art with the artists themselves. If you love it, buy it – and help our professional artists continue to make Durham a legitimate and noteworthy fine arts location. Events take place at 800 Taylor Street, Durham, NC 27701.
We are currently accepting submittals for the Great Hall for 2022. If you are interested in exhibiting your work or your organization’s work in either the Great Hall or the Community Gallery in Building 2, please contact Justin Sacco at justin@lrcprop.com
Submissions are vetted by the Golden Belt Arts Steering Committee.
For information about studio availability, please contact Chandler Shouse at chandler@helmprop.com
Please contact Tiffany Coley for more information about our monthly pop-up studio program at: tiffany@tiffanycoley.com
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