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Drop off art pieces for "Elements," the 2008 Community Art Project, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Museum, 523 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill. Details are at www.communityartproject.org.
Original illustrations from Miriam Sagastils latest childrenls books are on display at Market Street Books, 610 Market Street, Southern Village, through April 30. A reception is scheduled for Sunday, 3-5 p.m. 933-5111, www.marketstreetbooks.com.
An information session about applying for the spring cycle of art grants from the Orange County Arts Commission will be held April 10, 7-8:30 p.m., at the Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive. Details about registering for the workshop and applying for the grants are at www.artsorange.org or call 245-2335. Deadline to apply is May 26.
The Allcott Gallery in the UNC Hanes Art Center, 115 S. Columbia St., will open its annual honors show with a reception scheduled for Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. The gallery is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. during the week. 962-2015
ArtReach, a group of 20 local artists, is hosting an art exhibit at Community Realty Inc. 201 N. Greensboro St., Carrboro, through April 29. Thirty percent of all sales of the paintings and collages and 100 percent of proceeds from an artwork raffle will benefit The Chrysalis Foundation of Carrboro. Contact Ellie Edwards-Smith at 402-0497 or at ellie@eesartus.com.
"Public Art 360: A Symposium from Seven Perspectives," will be held April 11-12 at UNC's Hanes Auditorium. For details go to www.publicartcollaborative.org.
Maxine Swalin is turning 105, and the Chapel Hill Museum is helping her celebrate with an exhibit of her paintings, "Art is Just Around the Corner from Music." It opens on April 22 with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Chapel Hill Museum, 523 E. Franklin St., is open Wed.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun., 1-4 p.m. www.chapelhillmuseum.org. 967-1400.
"The Sum of My Parts," a show of mosaics by Jeannette Brossart, is on exhibit at the Womenls Health Information Center art gallery on the ground floor of the N.C. Womenls Hospital at 101 Manning Drive through April. www.nchealthywoman.org. 843-1759.
Siglinda Scarpa will hold her annual Pottery and Sculpture in the Gallery and Gardens show April 12-20, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Goathouse Gallery, 680 Alton Alston Road, Pittsboro. www.siglindascarpa.com, 542-6815.
Community artwork created for the 2008 Community Art Project will go on display April 15 at the following locations: ArtsCenter, Century Center, Carrboro Town Hall, Chapel Hill PTA Thrift Shop, Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill Town Hall, Jack Sprat Cafe, Open Eye Cafe,and The Robert and Pearl Seymour Center. The opening reception will be held April 17, 6-8 p.m., at the Open Eye Cafe in Carrboro. Details are at www.communityartproject.org.
Turning Point Gallery, University Mall, is hosting a reception on April 11, 6-9 p.m. to debut "Upwardly Mobile," new sculptural works by Ruffin Hobbs. , 967-0402.

The Ackland Art Museum is part of the 2nd Friday Art Walk on April 11 and will have live music. On exhibit are "Perspectives on Public Justice," "Glorifying Patronage: Art in Service of Family, Fame, and Fortune," "Picturing the World: Carolina's Celebrated Photojournalists" and "The Pursuit of Learning: Images of Study, Scholarship, and Education." On April 11, a reception from 6-8 p.m. will open "New Currents in Contemporary Art." Check out www.ackland.org for a complete listing of the museum's events, which includes yoga in the galleries. The Ackland is on Chapel Hill's South Columbia Street near Franklin Street. Hours are 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is free. 404-9837 (recorded information), 966-5736 (museum office).

The McDougle Elementary School Face Jug project is on exhibit through May 31 at Kidzu Children's Museum, 105 E. Franklin St., 933-1455. The project was sponsored by the Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission's Artists@Work program.

The Robert and Pearl Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Road, is showing "Silverarts," through April 10. This show is a component of the North Carolina Senior Games. Call Janice Tyler at 968-2071 about applying to exhibit at the center, which is open Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Main Street Gallery, 405 E. Main Street in Carrboro, is featuring new abstract works by Robert Cvetkovski, who will be on hand for a reception on April 11, 6-9 p.m. The show ends May 8. The gallery is open Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. 967-7005.

"Flora, Friend and Foe," featuring paintings by Dale A. Morgan and Claire Alderks Miller, is on exhibit at the North Carolina Botanical Garden's Totten Center through April 30. Garden hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 1-6 p.m. Sundays. 962-0522. www.ncbg.unc.edu.
Somerhill Gallery is holding its final show before moving to a new location, soon to be announced. Colorful, welded steel, creature sculptures by Bill Hickman are on exhibit through April 25. 3 Eastgate, 968-8868. www.somerhill.com?.
"PepperPot: Multi Media Installation, Meaning, and the Medium in Contemporary Diasporic Art," is at the Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum in The Sonja Haynes Stone Center on the UNC-Chapel Hill Campus, 150 South Road, through May 11. Andrea Chung, Lauren Kelley, Morolake Odeleye, and Cosmo Whyte are showing painting, photography, installation, and experimental animation and sculpture. 962-7265.
Tyndall Galleries, University Mall, is showing work by Louis St. Lewis in a show called "The Palimpsest Project, New Paintings," through Saturday. New oil paintings by Lynn Boggess go up on Tuesday. A reception is scheduled for April 12, 5-7 p.m. The show ends May 24. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Monday by appointment. 942-2290.
Animation and Fine Art Galleries at University Mall is showing "Salvador Dali�Originals," through April 10. A reception on April 11, 6-9 p.m., will open "Sam Francis � West Coast Abstract Expressionism," which will be on display through May 8. www.animationandfineart.com. 968-8008.
The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill's new exhibit at the Horace Williams House is "Spicy Earth," drawings and paintings by Jyoti Duwadi. Duwadi uses a variety of spices and seeds from North America and Asia in some of his works. The show ends April 27. The Horace Williams House, 610 E. Rosemary St., is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and Sundays, 1-4 p.m. 942-7818.
"Elements of Visual Arts: Part One � Textiles," featuring the work of 21 artists, is at The Carrboro Branch Library until Tuesday. Carol Blackmore of the Farmer's Market and Crowhill Rugs will lead a free Family Weaving Workshop on Sunday, 2-4 p.m. Call the library to register. On April 10, "Faces: A Collection" will open. This exhibit is the second part of Elements of Visual Arts, curated by John Rosenthal, and includes photographs by Artie Dixon, Ellen Glamportone, Roger Halle, Frank Hunter, Sonia Katohian, John Rosenthal, Caroline Vaughan, and Wojtek Wojdynski. A reception is scheduled for May 18, 2-4:30 p.m. The library is in the McDougle Schoo's Media Center, 900 Old Fayetteville Road, Carrboro. Library hours, Monday-Thursday, 3:30-8 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; and Sundays, 1-5 p.m. 969-3006.
Carrboro's ArtsCenter's center gallery is featuring artwork by its ArtSchool students through April. The students will host a reception on April 11, 6-9 p.m. 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. 929-2787. www.artscenterlive.org.
The ArtsCenter is accepting entries for its annual Community Photography Contest at the box office through April 25. www.artscenterlive.org, 929-2787.
The North Carolina Crafts Gallery, 212 W. Main St. in Carrboro, is featuring hand-woven baskets by Peg Rees and new paintings by Linda Carmel through April 30. Meet the artists at a reception scheduled for April 11, 6-9 p.m. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-4 p.m. on Sundays. 942-4048.
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro 2nd Friday Art Walk is April 11, 6-9 p.m. Information is at www.2ndfridayartwalk.com or Ackland Art Museum, Animation & Fine Art Galleries, Archer Graphics, The ArtsCenter, Bagwell, Holt, Smith, Tillman & Jones, PA, The Beehive Salon, Caffe Driade, Carrboro Century Center, Carrboro Town Hall, DeWitt Law, PLLC, Fifth Season Gardening Co., Fleet Feet Gallery, NC Crafts Gallery, Open Eye Cafe, Turning Point Gallery, and Weaver St. Realty.
The Open Eye Cafe, 101 S. Greensboro St., Carrboro, will open a UNC art show featuring multimedia, with a reception on April 25, 6-10 p.m. in the side gallery. 968-9410. Caffe Driade, 1215A E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, is showing Karen Baumeister Reim's paintings. A reception is scheduled for April 11, 6-9 p.m. The show ends April 30. 942-2333.
The Clay Centre, 402 Lloyd St. Carrboro, has a few spots left in the Advanced Pottery Class taught by Susan Filley. Call or e-mail Barbara Higgins at 967-0314 or bjjhiggins@msn.com. The Centre's gallery, featuring new clay works and photographs, is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment. .

An exhibit of rugs knit from old clothes by Karen Tiede and abstract paintings depicting distant galaxies is on exhibit through May at Pittsboro's Carolina Brewery and Grill, located at the corner of U.S. 15-501 and the N.C. 64 bypass. A reception is scheduled for May 4, 4-6 p.m. 545-2330.

The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is showing work by its member artists in a show called "Black & White." The gallery is at 121 N. Churton Street, Suite 1-D. Regular hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays. 732-4762. www.hillsboroughgallery.com
The Churton Street Realty Gallery, 121 N. Churton St., Suite 1C, Hillsborough, is showing works including landscapes, still lifes and portraits by students of Betty Tyler through April 24. 732-1855.
Visit local galleries and artistsl studios in historic downtown Hillsborough during Last Fridaysl Art Walk on April 25, 6-9 p.m. A map is at www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org/Art_Walk.
The Carrboro Appearance Commission is inviting artists to enter a competition to create a plaque. Deadline is April 30. The plaque will be available for purchase by residential and commercial owners whose buildings meet certain criteria to qualify as historic Carrboro buildings. A $500 cash prize goes to the winner. For details, contact Catherine DeVine at catdevine@mindspring.com or at 967-3795.
ChathamArts, the Chatham County Arts Council, has set an April 30 deadline to apply for its annual Grassroots Subgrants. For guidelines and applications call Molly Matlock, executive director at 542-0394.
Applications are available for artists wishing to exhibit at the Horace Williams House, 610 E. Rosemary St. in Chapel Hill, during the 2009 calendar year. Contact the Preservation Society Office at 942-7818 or e-mail psch1858@mindspring.com for applications. Deadline is May 9 by 3 p.m.
Bynum's annual ClydeFest honoring self-taught folk artist Clyde Jones, is set for April 26, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Bynum Ball Park, located off U.S. 15-501. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for children aged 2-12, and free for infants. This year children will get to tour Jonesl yard. Jones will also create a Clyde critter on site to be auctioned off, with proceeds benefiting ChathamArts. 542-0394, www.chathamarts.org.
Bright Horse Farm & Art, 1971 River Road, offers programming involving art and horses for all ages. Call Kim at 929-1568 or go to www.TheBrightHorse.com.
The Orange County Arts Commission will put 18 thumbnail images of local artistsl images on its Web page with a link to the artistsl Web sites. Artists in all disciplines are encouraged to apply. Images will be rotated on a regular basis. Details are at www.artsorange.org or call 245-2335.