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Artist Talks - FOUR Artist Members of Charlotte Art Collective

  • Clearwater Arts Center & Studios 223 Crowell Drive Northwest Concord, NC, 28025 United States (map)

Artist Talks - Saturday, August 5, 2023 by four Members of Charlotte Art Collective - Part of the First Look! Guest Exhibition

FREE and open to the public! (Free Parking)

Several Artist Talks are scheduled, August 5 and August 12, as part of the Guest Artist Exhibition, ‘First Look’ — a show of new works by the Member Artists of Charlotte Art Collective. See other listings for other times and dates!

Artist Talks will be presented in the Main Gallery at ClearWater Arts in Concord. Use the Main Entrance, off Crowell Drive NW (223 Crowell Dr NW)

Saturday, August 5, 2023:

Robert Beam - stained & fused glass - 12:00 Noon:

Robert Beam is a glass artist working with stained and fused glass.  He takes inspiration from nature and architecture and is in collections up and down the east coast.


Michael Marx - PMC Jewelry - 12:30p.m.:

Michael Marx is a nationally known metal clay artist  and instructor.  He makes beautifully crafted metal clay jewelry with an edgy and whimsical point of view. 


Janie Jones - glass & alcohol ink - 1:00p.m.:

Janie Jones is a long-time master glass bead maker and instructor.  She makes gorgeous glass beads for jewelry and whimsical objects she employs in plant stakes and Christmas ornaments, among other things.


Hilde Deprez - wood & macrame - 1:30 p.m.:

Hilde Deprez is a master illustrator.  You will see in the gallery her painted wood, illustrations and cards.  She has also taken up macramé and is making gorgeous textural wall hangings.


Please be prepared to find the Main Entrance and to use any of our parking lots across Crowell Drive NW from our campus; other classes and events may be going on in the Greenway Gallery or other spaces at ClearWater. A site map /Campus Area Plan can be found on our Website ‘Our Space’ page by clicking the black button at top of that page.