Join us at the Opening Reception to celebrate another year of fabulous artworks by the students of the Fine & Applied Art Department at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC)!  

Opening Reception on Friday, April 4, 2025, will start at 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM in the ClearWater Main Gallery. Open to the public with light refreshments provided by students and sponsors.

See our FaceBook Event Page for the Opening to see ongoing photos, comments and updates!

This marks the 11th year of this collaboration between the City of Concord's ClearWater Arts Center & Studios and the Fine & Applied Arts Department at RCCC. RCCC has art classes on both its Salisbury and Concord campuses. 

The exhibit will be on view in the ClearWater Main Gallery through Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Closing Reception & Events, for GATHERING: Women's Caucus for Art Carolinas Member's Exhibition - Open to the Public (Free)!

Join us Saturday, March 29th for an afternoon of events hosted by the Women's Caucus for Art Carolinas. 

3:00 Speaker La Ruchala Murphy will present Tips and Tricks for Grant Writing*

4:30 Artist talks in the Gallery

5:00 Closing reception for Gathering: Women's Caucus for Art Carolinas Members Exhibition

*La Ruchala Murphy currently serves as the Director of Development at the SC Humanities Council. An experienced nonprofit professional with proven skills in grants management, organizational leadership, relationship-building, program development, and data management for over 20 years, La Ruchala serves others in communication, education, development, and program implementation and administration. When La Ruchala is not serving as an Arts and Nonprofit Administrator or serving on nonprofit boards, she is creating her own multi-media art; from collages, to painting, to clothing and jewelry from recyclables personally and through AmyrrhDesigns.

The Women’s Caucus for Art Carolinas is a regional chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art. The mission of the WCA is to create community through art, education, and social activism. The WCAC was founded in 2020 to support the mission of the WCA in the Carolinas and surrounding states. To join: https://nationalwca.org/

Questions? Contact the WCAC at wcacarolinas@gmail.com

Join us for a day of art education as well as the Closing Reception for our show by WCA Carolinas!

Come join us for the Opening Reception:
CAG Annual Fall Judged Art Show, 2024

You are invited to the Guild’s Opening Reception on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 at 2pm ,in the Main Gallery at ClearWater Arts Center & Studios, 223 Crowell Drive NW, Concord (Enter at main entrance on Crowell Drive NW). Winners will be announced and light refreshments will be served. Come and meet local artists and join us in celebrating their artwork. This is always a terrific event. Don't miss a moment!

No pre-registration is required.
Free event.

Don’t Miss the Opening Reception and Artist Talk!

Jerome Hall Western Art!

Opening Reception & Artist Talk

Saturday, August 10, 2024

3:00 p.m. until 5 p.m.

ClearWater Main Gallery

Come meet this accomplished artist and hear him discuss his passion while being able to ask him questions!

FREE and Open to the Public! Free Parking all around our Site.

Exhibition will be On View in our Main Gallery Aug. 3, 2024 thru Sept. 28, 2024

Come join us for
The CAG Annual Spring Judged Art Show, 2024
Opening Reception

You are invited to the Guild’s Opening Reception on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 2pm at ClearWater Arts Center & Studios, 223 Crowell Drive NW, Concord (Enter at main entrance on Crowell Drive NW). Winners will be announced and light refreshments will be served. Come and meet local artists and join us in celebrating their artwork. This is always a terrific event. Don't miss a moment!

No pre-registration is required.
Free event.

Join us at the Opening Reception to celebrate another year of fabulous artworks by the students of the Fine & Applied Art Department at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC)!  

Opening Reception on Friday, April 12, 2024 will be starting at 5:00 pm until 7pm in the ClearWater Main Gallery. Open to the public with light refreshments provided by students and sponsors.

See our FaceBook Event Page for the Opening to see ongoing photos, comments and updates!

This marks Year Eight (8) of this collaboration between the City of Concord's ClearWater Arts Center & Studios, and the Fine & Applied Arts Department at RCCC. RCCC has art classes on both its Salisbury and its Concord campuses. 

The exhibit will be on view in the ClearWater Main Gallery through Thursday, May 2, 2024.

Join us on Thursday March 7th from 6-9pm to help us celebrate the brilliance of our diverse tenant artisans!

We cordially invite you to attend the closing reception of our Tenant Art Exhibition at ClearWater Arts Center & Studios in the Main Gallery. Join us in celebrating the remarkable talents of our diverse group of artists and seize this final opportunity to admire their magnificent artwork before the exhibit concludes.

This is a public free event & all are welcome.

Enter through the Crowell St. Entrance

Creating Hats with Cassandra Chapman -

— a CAG Free Art Demo Event!

When:  Sunday Feb. 11, 2024
 
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM
 
Where:  ClearWater Arts Center and Studios, 223 Crowell Dr NW Concord, NC 28025. GREENWAY GALLERY; Enter at Kerr Street side, (lower-level parking lot) .

You are invited to join us as Cassandra Chapman, owner and creative designer of Ami Cassi Millinery and Accessories, shares how she creates hats using traditional millinery techniques combined with cultural inspiration to create unique works of art. Each piece she creates is beautifully handmade with the greatest attention to detail. 

Originally from St. Croix, Ms. Chapman is a trained Vocational Educator with a Bachelor of Science degree in Family Consumer Sciences from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, MI. She has taught Home Economics and also holds an active license as a cosmetology/aesthetician instructor in North Carolina. She has taken many classes in hat designing in Australia, England, and the United States. She is a member of the American Institute of Millinery Education, The North American Millinery Group, the British Millinery Association. 

FREE Event. BE SURE TO COME TO GREENWAY GALLERY DOORS; the MAIN ENTRANCE WILL BE LOCKED.

No pre-registration is needed. Please be on time as to not interrupt the speaker’s presentation.

Come join us for
The CAG Annual Fall Judged Art Show, 2023
Opening Reception

You are invited to the Guild’s Opening Reception on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 2pm at ClearWater Arts Center & Studios, 223 Crowell Drive NW, Concord (Enter at main entrance on Crowell Drive NW). Winners will be announced and light refreshments will be served. Come and meet local artists and join us in celebrating their artwork. This is always a terrific event. Don't miss a moment!

No pre-registration required.
Free event.

WELCOME to the NC Watercolor Society, Western Region Chapter!

Opening Reception Saturday, September 9, 2023 4:00 - 5:30pm

Featuring ARTIST TALKS by Three of the WSN Western Region members!

Sharron Burns:
 
Sharron has been described as a “contemporary still life painter.”  Her works reflect her love of still life subjects plus crystal and glass. She is a signature member of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina. She has had paintings accepted by the South Carolina Watermedia Society and the Watercolor Society of Alabama and is a member of the American Watercolor Society and the Southern Watercolor Society. She teaches watercolor classes in Mint Hill.

Allan Butt:
 
Allan is an award-winning artist who maintains his studio in Concord, North Carolina. His paintings can be found in many private and corporate collections in the United States and in Europe. His work has been juried into national and international exhibitions and it has been shown in numerous group and one person shows. He serves as President of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina. He is a signature member of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina and the Georgia Watercolor Society. He is a member of the Illinois Watercolor Society, the Southern Watercolor Society, the Watercolor Society of Alabama, the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society and an associate member of the National Watercolor Society and the American Watercolor Society.

Richard Siegel:

Richard’s work is a collaborative effort with nature where technique, control and self-expression are realized. He has a degree in fine arts from the Massachusetts College of Art and studied at the University of Frankfurt in Germany. At the Wentworth Institute in Boston he studied architectural drawing. He is presently a continuing ed instructor at Queens University and Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina. His work may be found in numerous private and corporate collections across the country. Richard also enjoys working with different types of wood, turning bowls and building custom furniture. 

ClearWater and the NCWS Western Region are pleased to present a Fall Watercolor Exhibit, a collaborative Guest Artist Exhibition by WSNC and ClearWater Arts; Watercolor works by NCWS Western Region Members!

Exhibit is ON VIEW in our Main Gallery: August 30 - October 21, 2023

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, September 9, 2023, 4:00pm - 5:30 pm

(This reception immediately follows our 2nd Saturday Open Studios on Sept. 9th)

There is also a Bold Watercolor Design Workshop taught by preeminent Watercolorist, Linda Griffin, on Sept. 9th from 10:00AM-3:00PM; To register, email instructor Linda Griffin. You can visit her website and take a gallery tour of her beautiful watercolors and see more about this workshop. Limit of 12; First come first served!

Watercolor Workshop taught by NC Watercolor Society, Western Region Chapter Member, Linda Griffin!

In conjunction with collaborative Guest Artist Exhibition by WSNC and ClearWater Arts, we will host a Bold Watercolor Design Workshop taught by preeminent Watercolorist, Linda Griffin, on Sept. 9th from 10:00AM-3:00PM; To register, email instructor Linda Griffin. You can visit her website and take a gallery tour of her beautiful watercolors and see more about this workshop.

Limit of 12; First come first served!

Other Details Regarding this Exhibition:

ClearWater and the NCWS Western Region are pleased to present a Fall Watercolor Exhibit, a Watercolor works by NCWS Western Region Members!

EXHIBIT is ON VIEW in our Main Gallery: August 30 - October 21, 2023

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, September 9, 2023, 4:00pm - 5:30 pm

(This reception immediately follows our 2nd Saturday Open Studios on Sept. 9th)

JOIN US Saturday August 26, 2023, 10am - 4pm for a special all-day TRUNK SHOW & SALE, in the ClearWater Main Gallery - where the Charlotte Art Collective artists will have many more of their works available to buy on the spot! Final day of our first collaboration with The Charlotte Art Collective! If you want to stop in beforehand to see the Exhibition (Aug 1 - 26), see our Drop-In Hours and Contact info at our Contact page. Welcome!

See our Separate Event Posts for the Month-long Exhibition of ‘First Look’ in our Main Gallery, and the Friday Closing Reception the evening before this Trunk Show event, with the Charlotte Art Collective Artists!

JOIN US Friday Evening, August 25, 2023, 5:00pm - 8:00pm for the Closing Reception of ‘First Look’, an Exhibition of New Works, in our Main Gallery to celebrate this first collaboration with…

The artists of Charlotte Art Collective!

This Friday Reception will be followed the next day by a TRUNK SHOW & SALE (Saturday August 26, 2023) where these artists will have many more of their works available to buy on the spot!

See our Separate Event Posts for the Month-long Exhibition in our Main Gallery, and the Saturday Trunk Show by Charlotte Art Collective Artists!

Artist Talks - Saturday, August 12, 2023 by Six 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 12, 2023:

Kelly Carlson-Reddig - architectural jewelry - 11:00 a.m.:

Kelly Carlson-Reddig is an architect who teaches at UNCC who also makes jewelry.  Kelly’s jewelry is inspired by architecture and is made with architecturally inspired materials like steel, aluminum, copper and concrete.

Kathy Collins - oil paintings- 11:30 a.m.:

Kathy Collins loves to paint both in her studio as well as outside “en plein air”.  She enjoys taking a few art supplies outside to capture the beauty in front of her whether it be a clump of summer blooms in a garden or a view across a lake in the North Carolina mountains.  

Valerie Hawkins - pottery - 12:00 Noon:

Valerie Hawkins is a long-time potter who uses fresh botanicals to imprint her pottery work.  She has also recently taken up silver smithing and makes work that is inspired by the mid-century modernist movement.  She recycles scrap silver and sometimes incorporates salvaged sterling parts into her work.

Julie Phillips - fiber arts - 12:30p.m.:

Julie Phillips is a fiber artist working primarily in felted wool.  She winds and felts multicolored wool strands into gorgeous wall pieces and sculptural 3d felted creatures.  She also does fabric painting employing the natural colorants in plants and leaves.

Janet Borchardt - glass casting - 1:00p.m.:

Janet works with glass casting, by packing glass powders & frits into molds she makes from leaves she picks and shapes sculpted out of clay.

Rae Stark - pottery - 1:30 p.m.:

Rae Stark is a studio potter working in porcelain clay.  She decorates her work with sgraffito, sprigs, incised lines and texture.  She employs motif’s from the natural word like birds, flowers and insects among others.

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.

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.

Cabarrus Art Guild (CAG) members gather, and welcome other artists to gather & create, each Tuesday in ClearWater’s Lower-Level Greenway Gallery (with kitchen)!

Open Art Tuesdays

The Cabarrus Art Guild welcomes you to join us on Tuesdays for Open Art Tuesdays (as copied from the CAG website ):

The Guild welcomes you to join us at Open Art Tuesdays at the ClearWater Arts Center & Studios (223 Crowell Dr. NW, Concord, NC 28025 - enter through the double glass doors facing Kerr Street, called the Greenway Gallery).
 
Bring your lunch and drink, bring a project you are working on and your supplies. Or bring work you'd like to share and discuss. We start at 10am and run until 3pm, stopping at 12noon to eat and catch up. This is a working, weekly meeting, each Tuesday, to work with and share with artists and like-minded people who appreciate creativity. Don’t have a project? Drop by to see what local artists are creating. Everyone is welcome to join.
 
If we need to cancel or change times or details of these meetings, we plan to keep you updated via our Social Media on Facebook/Instagram so please check for any updates.
 
Our policy is to leave the space as we found it, so please make sure to clean up after yourself and not leave any trash or messes.
 
That does it for the rules, now it's time for making art, meeting new friends and having fun.
 
See you soon!

Cabarrus Art Guild (CAG) members gather, and welcome other artists to gather & create, each Tuesday in ClearWater’s Lower-Level Greenway Gallery (with kitchen)!

Open Art Tuesdays

The Cabarrus Art Guild welcomes you to join us on Tuesdays for Open Art Tuesdays (as copied from the CAG website ):

The Guild welcomes you to join us at Open Art Tuesdays at the ClearWater Arts Center & Studios (223 Crowell Dr. NW, Concord, NC 28025 - enter through the double glass doors facing Kerr Street, called the Greenway Gallery).
 
Bring your lunch and drink, bring a project you are working on and your supplies. Or bring work you'd like to share and discuss. We start at 10am and run until 3pm, stopping at 12noon to eat and catch up. This is a working, weekly meeting, each Tuesday, to work with and share with artists and like-minded people who appreciate creativity. Don’t have a project? Drop by to see what local artists are creating. Everyone is welcome to join.
 
If we need to cancel or change times or details of these meetings, we plan to keep you updated via our Social Media on Facebook/Instagram so please check for any updates.
 
Our policy is to leave the space as we found it, so please make sure to clean up after yourself and not leave any trash or messes.
 
That does it for the rules, now it's time for making art, meeting new friends and having fun.
 
See you soon!

Cabarrus Art Guild (CAG) members gather, and welcome other artists to gather & create, each Tuesday in ClearWater’s Lower-Level Greenway Gallery (with kitchen)!

Open Art Tuesdays

The Cabarrus Art Guild welcomes you to join us on Tuesdays for Open Art Tuesdays (as copied from the CAG website ):

The Guild welcomes you to join us at Open Art Tuesdays at the ClearWater Arts Center & Studios (223 Crowell Dr. NW, Concord, NC 28025 - enter through the double glass doors facing Kerr Street, called the Greenway Gallery).
 
Bring your lunch and drink, bring a project you are working on and your supplies. Or bring work you'd like to share and discuss. We start at 10am and run until 3pm, stopping at 12noon to eat and catch up. This is a working, weekly meeting, each Tuesday, to work with and share with artists and like-minded people who appreciate creativity. Don’t have a project? Drop by to see what local artists are creating. Everyone is welcome to join.
 
If we need to cancel or change times or details of these meetings, we plan to keep you updated via our Social Media on Facebook/Instagram so please check for any updates.
 
Our policy is to leave the space as we found it, so please make sure to clean up after yourself and not leave any trash or messes.
 
That does it for the rules, now it's time for making art, meeting new friends and having fun.
 
See you soon!

Cabarrus Art Guild (CAG) members gather, and welcome other artists to gather & create, each Tuesday in ClearWater’s Lower-Level Greenway Gallery (with kitchen)!

Open Art Tuesdays

The Cabarrus Art Guild welcomes you to join us on Tuesdays for Open Art Tuesdays (as copied from the CAG website ):

The Guild welcomes you to join us at Open Art Tuesdays at the ClearWater Arts Center & Studios (223 Crowell Dr. NW, Concord, NC 28025 - enter through the double glass doors facing Kerr Street, called the Greenway Gallery).
 
Bring your lunch and drink, bring a project you are working on and your supplies. Or bring work you'd like to share and discuss. We start at 10am and run until 3pm, stopping at 12noon to eat and catch up. This is a working, weekly meeting, each Tuesday, to work with and share with artists and like-minded people who appreciate creativity. Don’t have a project? Drop by to see what local artists are creating. Everyone is welcome to join.
 
If we need to cancel or change times or details of these meetings, we plan to keep you updated via our Social Media on Facebook/Instagram so please check for any updates.
 
Our policy is to leave the space as we found it, so please make sure to clean up after yourself and not leave any trash or messes.
 
That does it for the rules, now it's time for making art, meeting new friends and having fun.
 
See you soon!

Cabarrus Art Guild (CAG) members gather, and welcome other artists to gather & create, each Tuesday in ClearWater’s Lower-Level Greenway Gallery (with kitchen)!

Open Art Tuesdays

The Cabarrus Art Guild welcomes you to join us on Tuesdays for Open Art Tuesdays (as copied from the CAG website ):

The Guild welcomes you to join us at Open Art Tuesdays at the ClearWater Arts Center & Studios (223 Crowell Dr. NW, Concord, NC 28025 - enter through the double glass doors facing Kerr Street, called the Greenway Gallery).
 
Bring your lunch and drink, bring a project you are working on and your supplies. Or bring work you'd like to share and discuss. We start at 10am and run until 3pm, stopping at 12noon to eat and catch up. This is a working, weekly meeting, each Tuesday, to work with and share with artists and like-minded people who appreciate creativity. Don’t have a project? Drop by to see what local artists are creating. Everyone is welcome to join.
 
If we need to cancel or change times or details of these meetings, we plan to keep you updated via our Social Media on Facebook/Instagram so please check for any updates.
 
Our policy is to leave the space as we found it, so please make sure to clean up after yourself and not leave any trash or messes.
 
That does it for the rules, now it's time for making art, meeting new friends and having fun.
 
See you soon!

Cabarrus Art Guild (CAG) members gather, and welcome other artists to gather & create, each Tuesday in ClearWater’s Lower-Level Greenway Gallery (with kitchen)!

Open Art Tuesdays

The Cabarrus Art Guild welcomes you to join us on Tuesdays for Open Art Tuesdays (as copied from the CAG website ):

The Guild welcomes you to join us at Open Art Tuesdays at the ClearWater Arts Center & Studios (223 Crowell Dr. NW, Concord, NC 28025 - enter through the double glass doors facing Kerr Street, called the Greenway Gallery).
 
Bring your lunch and drink, bring a project you are working on and your supplies. Or bring work you'd like to share and discuss. We start at 10am and run until 3pm, stopping at 12noon to eat and catch up. This is a working, weekly meeting, each Tuesday, to work with and share with artists and like-minded people who appreciate creativity. Don’t have a project? Drop by to see what local artists are creating. Everyone is welcome to join.
 
If we need to cancel or change times or details of these meetings, we plan to keep you updated via our Social Media on Facebook/Instagram so please check for any updates.
 
Our policy is to leave the space as we found it, so please make sure to clean up after yourself and not leave any trash or messes.
 
That does it for the rules, now it's time for making art, meeting new friends and having fun.
 
See you soon!

Cabarrus Art Guild (CAG) members gather, and welcome other artists to gather & create, each Tuesday in ClearWater’s Lower-Level Greenway Gallery (with kitchen)!

Open Art Tuesdays

The Cabarrus Art Guild welcomes you to join us on Tuesdays for Open Art Tuesdays (as copied from the CAG website ):

The Guild welcomes you to join us at Open Art Tuesdays at the ClearWater Arts Center & Studios (223 Crowell Dr. NW, Concord, NC 28025 - enter through the double glass doors facing Kerr Street, called the Greenway Gallery).
 
Bring your lunch and drink, bring a project you are working on and your supplies. Or bring work you'd like to share and discuss. We start at 10am and run until 3pm, stopping at 12noon to eat and catch up. This is a working, weekly meeting, each Tuesday, to work with and share with artists and like-minded people who appreciate creativity. Don’t have a project? Drop by to see what local artists are creating. Everyone is welcome to join.
 
If we need to cancel or change times or details of these meetings, we plan to keep you updated via our Social Media on Facebook/Instagram so please check for any updates.
 
Our policy is to leave the space as we found it, so please make sure to clean up after yourself and not leave any trash or messes.
 
That does it for the rules, now it's time for making art, meeting new friends and having fun.
 
See you soon!