Teams from local businesses will transform unfinished rocking chairs into works of art while visitors sample food and live music during Rocking Chairs on the Green Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon in downtown Davidson. It’s the first of a series of community events during the monthlong April is for Arts festival in north Mecklenburg.
In case of rain, the event will move from the Village Green into the Davidson College Presbyterian Church Congregation House.
Creative Art Exchange in Cornelius has helped line up artist coaches for the event, including: Jane Ellithorpe, David Smith, Lynda Abel, Sandie Bell, Nina Cartee, Lynn and Caron Andrus and representatives from Masterworks School of the Arts. The event also will include jugglers and face-painting (thanks to Davidson residents Evelyn and Bea Denham).
Once completed, the rocking chairs will be placed throughout Davidson to remind everyone that April is for Arts.
Meanwhile, other events during the month include a Gallery Crawl April 12 and Art on the Green April 19 and 20. Read on for more. And for a list of events in and outside Davidson this month, see the Arts & Science Council’s CharlotteCultureGuide.com.
The project was made possible in part through a Cultural Project Grant from the Arts & Science Council and the Grassroots Program of the North Carolina Arts Council.
GALLERY CRAWL
April 12, 6 to 9:30 p.m.
The weekend of April 12 there will be an extensive April is for Arts Gallery Crawl. Davidson galleries, businesses, Davidson Town Hall and the Davidson College Visual Arts Center, as well as the Cornelius Town Hall and the Cornelius Arts Center, will be open from 6 to 9:30 pm and will host visiting artists, including some that will be featured in Art on the Green.
“Park in Davidson or Cornelius and hop on a Trolley, sponsored by WDAV, Downtown Davidson Inc., and the Town of Cornelius, and enjoy the ride to all the different stops, where you can enjoy the art as well as refreshments and music,” said Margaret Martens, who is coordinating April arts events for Downtown Davidson Inc.
ART ON THE GREEN
April 19, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and April 20, noon to 5 p.m.
This free festival will include artist’s exhibits and sales, demonstrations, food and live music. Artists were selected in a juried competition by judge Ce Scott, who is director of residencies and exhibitions for the McColl Center for Visual Arts in Charlotte. For a detailed look at the Art on the Green weekend events, including live entertainment, see our March 30 news item, “Experience Art on the Green in April.”
CONCERT ON THE GREEN
April 27, 6 p.m.
This year’s spring and summer Concerts on the Green schedule kicks off with a performance by the Davidson College Symphony and Davidson College Jazz Ensemble. Pack a picnic dinner and bring friends and family to enjoy the music.
April is for Arts in Davidson is sponsored by Downtown Davidson Inc., a non-profit association of retailers, businesses, and property owners
