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Yinka Shonibare CBE, Wind Sculpture (SG) I, 2018, Steel armature with hand painted fiberglass resin cast, 275.5 x 100 x 78.75 inches. Collection of the Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College. Gift of Patricia A. Rodgers in memory of her husband B.D. Rodgers.
Lake Norman attracts artists from all over the world by Vanessa Infanzon Cain Center
Art opens our perspective, expands our ways of thinking and gives us room to pause. Children and adults may be inspired to try something new or creative. “It gives you a moment to see how other people are thinking,” says Simone El Bey, Visual Arts & Education Director, Cain Center for the Arts in Cornelius, “and how other people are moving through life and how other people are processing different information.” El Bey recommends approaching an art exhibit with curiosity, open-mindedness and wonderment. She prides herself on creating places for people to feel safe, to express emotion and explore. “I love advocating for people to have space to be themselves,” she says. “It’s like we are inviting them to be themselves for just one moment of the day.” Lake Norman residents don’t have to travel far to see ceramics, paintings, photography, sculpture and more. Local galleries feature distinct artists from the area and all over the world. 34
LAKE NORMAN CURRENTS | SEPTEMBER 2024
• Davidson College’s Belk Visual Arts Center is home to Van Every and Smith Galleries. “Tyler Starr: Tales of the Future,” is in Van Every Gallery through Oct. 6. This solo exhibit includes mixed media works and artists books by Starr, an associate professor of Studio Art at Davidson College. Both galleries will display “In Dialogue,” Catherine Opie’s work from Oct. 14 through Feb. 2, 2025. Attend the artist talk with Opie on Oct. 14 at 5 p.m., in Tyler-Tallman at Sloan Music Center. Learn more at www.davidsoncollegeartgalleries. org/exhibitions. • While on campus, tour Davidson College’s outdoor sculptures. Highlights from the Campus Sculpture Collection include: “Waves III” by Jaume Plensa, Wind Sculpture (SG) I by Yinka Shonibare and Walking See Flower by James Surls. More details are available at www.davidsoncollegeartgalleries.org/campus-art/. • Cain Center for the Arts fall exhibits include “Broken History,”