hidell brooks is very excited about the upcoming exhibition for page laughlin at the north carolina museum of art. dwellings: interiors by page h. laughlin and pamela pecchio runs from february 10 - july 28, 2013. page laughlin is the chair of the art department at wake forest university and one of her amazing paintings is already in the permanent collection of the museum. she is an incredible artist and we are thrilled to be representing her beautiful paintings. hidell brooks gallery loaned two paintings to the exhibition at the museum.
Read Morepop-up gallery...winston salem
hidell brooks gallery is headed to winston salem next week for a three day pop-up gallery at the home of scottie & david neill. we thought since the gallery is in full on construction mode this is a great time to take the show on the road. we are taking over 100 works of art curated especially for the pop-up. hidell brooks will be in winston salem from february 5-7th. please call the gallery if you have any questions or will be in the area and want to stop by for the show!
art for heart
charles walker
hidell brooks gallery is pleased to be a part of the 13th annual art for heart auction to be held on february 2 at 7 pm at founders hall in uptown charlotte. this year’s art with heart auction is both a fundraiser and a celebration now that safe alliance has opened its new 80‐bed clyde and ethel dickson domestic violence shelter. hidell brooks had a chance right before christmas to get a sneak peak at the new shelter and were in awe after touring the facility. the new shelter replaces the old 29‐bed facility that was cramped, crowded and always filled beyond capacity. proceeds from art with heart will directly benefit women and children seeking sanctuary from violent abusers.
Read Moreexpansion update
walls have been torn down and new ones are going up! hidell brooks gallery is moving along with our expansion. it was quite daunting for a while after the walls came down and we were looking at a very large open space. now that the floating walls are up, we are getting good vibes from the new space. there is going to be plenty of room to hang all the amazing art headed our way from each of our artists to help us celebrate our reopening 15th year annivery show in march. it will be here before you know it. we are still in the gallery daily even with the noise enjoying the show.
Read Morehgtv dream house + charles walker
paintings by charles walker are featured in 2013 hgtv dream house. the home is on kiawah island near charleston and lives up to it's dream home title. six paintings by charles are stacked in the stairwell and there are a couple more in the upstairs hallway. they look incredible and provide a great burst of color.
Read Moreinstall of the week...arless day at DSBG
the arless day exhibition landscapes to life at daniel stowe botanical garden opens tomorrow night january 19th from 6-9. hidell brooks gallery went down to dsbg yesterday to install the exhibition of 14 collages by arless day that feature various plants and orchids. daniel stowe has been hard at work setting up an installation of seven enlargements of arless' collages alongs side the actual plants feature in the artwork. we were blow away! their team has done a fabulous job and the results are well worth the visit!
Read Morearless day + daniel stowe botanical garden
art and orchids is a solo exhibition of arless day collages and orchids at the daniel stowe botanical garden. the opening is jan 19th from 6-9 pm at the gardens and arless will be present to explain the importance of plants in his collages.
Read Morechristmas present installs
we love helping clients pick out christmas presents for love ones. the best is when we can help pull off a great surprise! we had quite a few this past holiday season and have enjoyed going out in the last few weeks and getting the art on the collector's walls. everyone is always surprised that we offer giftwrapping at the gallery!
Read Moreexpansion update
happy new year! we have been busy around hidell brooks gallery getting ready for the big expansion. the first phase of re-doing the existing viewing room and store room was completed right before christmas. new carpet was laid down and everything painted a beautiful bright white! the new bathroom floor did not arrive in time so we are making do with concrete for now.
Read MoreOut and about
hidell brooks gallery has been out and about as of lately. we are very thankful to any publication for publishing our photo! the above shot is in nfocus december issue. we were in a very good mood because we had just walked into the mint museum to head upstairs to hear trina turk speak for the fallenrichment program. being in an art museum especially the mint museum always puts us in a good mood! more pictures from trina turk below.
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