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.

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 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, March 31, 2023 will be starting at 5:00 pm until 7pm. 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!

After a 2 year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, this marks Year Seven (7) 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 Wednesday, May 3, 2023.

The Cabarrus Art Guild (CAG) - a ClearWater Tenant - Welcomes you to the Free In-Person Art Demonstration on their 2nd Sunday Art Demo Day for March, 2023;

March Demo, FREE with the CAG, Henna Art

Henna Art: watch, learn and try for yourself!

When: Sunday, March 12th 2023

Time: 2:00 pm

Where: ClearWater Arts Center and Studios (223 Crowell Dr. NW, Concord, NC 28025 - enter through the double glass doors facing Kerr Street, called the Greenway Gallery, lower level)

Parking is available in three lots; two are off Crowell Drive NW, across from ClearWater campus. Please DO NOT park on Fire Lane striping, nor under the Market Space roof. Click the ‘View Campus Area Plan’ button for map, at ‘Our Space’ page.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Demo: Henna Art by Sarveshwari Naveen

A talk and hands on demonstration of Henna Art. Henna is a temporary tattoo that is usually applied on the hands and feet. It is very popular in India. It is also called as Mehendi. It is an intricate art of making thin beautiful designs using a cone filled with 'ink'. Henna 'ink' is completely natural.

The instructor will show you how to apply and experiment with a piece of paper, or even on your own skin if you're willing to try! The henna should be allowed to stay on the skin for around 6-8 hours for maximum stain and then is washed off with water. An orange brown stain remains on the skin for a week or two.

Sarveshwari is a passionate artist who loves working on various Indian art forms and Indian mythological paintings (her favorite). She loves teaching kids and adults these arts. She is also a henna artist and likes to create intricate henna designs.

CAG Demos are Free to the public and do not require pre-registration. Please be on time as to not interrupt the speaker’s presentation

Where: CAG Demos take place in ClearWater’s Greenway Gallery located at 223 Crowell Drive NW Concord NC. **Entry is through glass double doors on the Kerr Street side of parking lot, only.*** Other entrances will be closed to the public.

Join Regina Burchett… See how she conjures clouds in pastel!

Free Demo – A Pastel Artist Instructs on How to Create Clouds

When: Sunday, February 12th 2023
Time: 2:00 pm

Where: Clearwater Arts Center and Studios (223 Crowell Dr. NW, Concord, NC 28025 - enter through the double glass doors facing Kerr Street, to the Greenway Gallery on Lower Level)

Demo:
Cabarrus Art Guild Member Regina Burchett is a teacher and local artist — and former studio tenant here at ClearWater Arts, in Studio 136 for several years — with an impressive background who works in pastels, charcoal and oils. This demo will be in pastels. Anyone who has tried painting/drawing realistic clouds knows how hard this task may be. Regina will show her approach to this, sometimes daunting, task.

CAG Demos are Free to the public and do not require pre-registration. Please be on time as to not interrupt the speaker’s presentation.

Her work can be found at: https://www.reginaburchett.com/
www.cabarrusartguild.org

The Cabarrus Art Guild
Welcomes you to our Free In Person Art Demonstration in August 2021 featuring Susan Lackey.

August 2021’s Sunday Art Demo, hosted by the Cabarrus Art Guild at ClearWater Arts Center and Studios.

Abstract Painting using Nature’s Designs
Susan Lackey, Contemporary Artist
August 8, 2021 – 2:00 PM

Where: CAG Demos take place in ClearWater’s Greenway Gallery located at 223 Crowell Drive NW Concord NC. *****Entry is through glass double doors on the Kerr Street side of parking lot, only. Other entrances will be closed to the public.

When: Sunday August 8, 2 pm.

Focusing on Abstraction, one of the 3 broad categories of painting, Susan Lackey will demonstrate how to develop great abstracted compositions from the very realistic natural world. She will show us key stages in her method, from the photograph to the sketch to the final painting, explaining how one builds on the other.

*It is important for everyone's safety that you please follow these guidelines: If you are fully vaccinated, it is not mandatory that you wear a mask. However, if you are not fully vaccinated, we strongly recommend you please wear a mask to protect yourself and your fellow attendees as well as practice social distancing.*

About Susan Lackey:
Susan is a long time member of the Cabarrus Art Guild and a contemporary painter. Her goal is to help you remember all the beautiful and meaningful things in your life through connections with her paintings. Her style is abstraction and expressionism and she works in acrylic and mixed media.
Susan’s strong foundation for the arts comes from her father who was an oil painter. She majored in art at East Carolina University and has studied under many nationally known artists. She has won numerous awards for her paintings. Her work has been shown at the various local, regional and national exhibitions. Her work is also frequently on display in area galleries and proudly hangs in both private and corporate collections.

Please see the class Susan will be giving on Abstracting Nature in paint, August 20-21, 2021 at ClearWater, on the Classes page!

Our monthly art Open House!

WELCOME! To our monthly 'open house' of artist studios!

Every 2nd Saturday, ClearWater Arts Center & Studios in Concord, NC opens its doors with a selection of the leasing artists present and available in their working art studios. Come see what artists are making, chat with them and ask questions, maybe even buy some art. With Southern Piedmont Woodturners also in attendance and (usually) running demonstrations on their lathes in Studio #122.

Corresponding FaceBook Event Page allows you to see if friends are going!

IN THE GALLERY THIS MONTH, March 2020:

Cabarrus Art Guild has hung their annual Spring 2020 Judged Show

For more info on who the artists are, here at ClearWater, and what they make, see the 'Artists' page on our website, where each artist has a sub-page showing their bio and samples of their work!

Doors open at 10am or just after.

PARKING IS FREE and easy in our two lots on Crowell Dr NW as well as several other spaces. Two driveways from Kerr Street give you three places to enter the campus.

Main Entrance is facing Crowell Drive. SEE WEBSITE OUR SPACE page, pop-up Site Plan for maps, aerial layout of the campus & building, etc.

This day (every 2nd Saturday of the month) you will find ClearWater Artist Studios 'manned' by artist members with doors open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.*

*Note- sometimes, if no one is attending for a long stretch, the artists may close a bit early. Sometimes arrivals / door openings are slightly later than 10am. We apologize for any inconvenience.

As a general rule— ClearWater Artists who are present when visitors come through - whether on 2nd Saturdays or during the week — are generally happy to engage and speak with you!

We look forward to seeing you—
Facility Phone: 704-784-9535

Our monthly art Open House!

WELCOME! To our monthly 'open house' of artist studios!

Every 2nd Saturday, ClearWater Arts Center & Studios in Concord, NC opens its doors with a selection of the leasing artists present and available in their working art studios. Come see what artists are making, chat with them and ask questions, maybe even buy some art. With Southern Piedmont Woodturners also in attendance and (usually) running demonstrations on their lathes in Studio #122.

Corresponding FaceBook Event Page allows you to see if friends are going!

IN THE GALLERY THIS MONTH, February 2020:

Gallery Show is in Intake for this month - The Cabarrus Art Guild will be in the process of taking artworks for their annual Spring 2020 Judged Show; we are still open for visitors! Come back tomorrow, Sunday Feb. 9, for the Opening Reception!

For more info on who the artists are, here at ClearWater, and what they make, see the 'Artists' page on our website, where each artist has a sub-page showing their bio and samples of their work!

Doors open at 10am or just after.

PARKING IS FREE and easy in our two lots on Crowell Dr NW as well as several other spaces. Two driveways from Kerr Street give you three places to enter the campus.

Main Entrance is facing Crowell Drive. SEE WEBSITE OUR SPACE page, pop-up Site Plan for maps, aerial layout of the campus & building, etc.

This day (every 2nd Saturday of the month) you will find ClearWater Artist Studios 'manned' by artist members with doors open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.*

*Note- sometimes, if no one is attending for a long stretch, the artists may close a bit early. Sometimes arrivals / door openings are slightly later than 10am. We apologize for any inconvenience.

As a general rule— ClearWater Artists who are present when visitors come through - whether on 2nd Saturdays or during the week — are generally happy to engage and speak with you!

We look forward to seeing you—
Facility Phone: 704-784-9535

Our monthly art Open House!

WELCOME! To our monthly 'open house' of artist studios, complete with a plethora of working artists in them! Every 2nd Saturday, ClearWater Arts Center & Studios in Concord, NC opens its doors with a selection of the leasing artists present and available in/ doors open to, their working art studios. Come see what artists are making, chat with them and ask questions, maybe even buy some art for your loved ones! With Southern Piedmont Woodturners also in attendance and (usually) running demonstrations on their lathes in Studio #122.

Corresponding FaceBook Event Page allows you to see if friends are going!

Whatever Gallery Show is on Exhibit for that month will also be open to view (See this month’s shows, below)

For more info on who the artists are, here at ClearWater, and what they make, see the 'Artists' page on our website, where each artist has a sub-page showing their bio and samples of their work!

Doors open at 10am or just after.
PARKING IS FREE and easy in our two lots on Crowell Dr NW as well as several spaces out behind the Ops Building. Two driveways from Kerr Street give you three places to enter the campus. Main Entrance is facing Crowell Drive. SEE WEBSITE for maps, aerial layout of the campus & building, etc.

This day (every 2nd Saturday of the month) you will find:

ClearWater Artist Studios will be 'manned' by artist members with doors open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.*

*Note- sometimes, if no one is attending for a long stretch, the artists may close a bit early. Sometimes arrivals / door openings are slightly later than 10am. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Main Gallery is in Transition This month; Dr, Jenkins’ Show ‘Adventures in Color’ was just de-installed. Stay Tuned/ Come Back for the annual JURIED SHOW of the Cabarrus Art Guild, intaking Feb. 8 (our next 2nd Saturday) and opening Feb. 9 (tentative date)!

(Works by Tenant Artists will be in the Gallery the last 2 weeks of January)

As a general rule— ClearWater Artists who are present when visitors come through - whether on 2nd Saturdays or during the week — are generally happy to engage and speak with you!

We look forward to seeing you—
Facility Phone: 704-784-9535

Our monthly art Open House!

WELCOME! To our monthly 'open house' of artist studios, complete with a plethora of working artists in them! Every 2nd Saturday, ClearWater Artist Studios in Concord, NC opens its doors with a selection of the leasing artists present and available in/ doors open to, their working art studios. Come see what artists are making, chat with them and ask questions, maybe even buy some art for your loved ones! With Southern Piedmont Woodturners also in attendance and possibly running demonstrations on their lathes in Studio #122.

Corresponding FaceBook Event Page allows you to see if friends are going!

Whatever Gallery Show is on Exhibit for that month will also be open to view (See this month’s shows, below)

For more info on who the artists are, here at ClearWater, and what they make, see the 'Artists' page on our website, where each artist has a sub-page showing their bio and samples of their work!

Doors open at 10am or just after.
PARKING IS FREE and easy in our two lots on Crowell Dr NW as well as several spaces out behind the Ops Building. Two driveways from Kerr Street give you three places to enter the campus. Main Entrance is facing Crowell Drive. SEE WEBSITE for maps, aerial layout of the campus & building, etc.

This day (every 2nd Saturday of the month) you will find:

ClearWater Artist Studios will be 'manned' by artist members with doors open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.*

*Note- sometimes, if no one is attending for a long stretch, the artists may close a bit early. Sometimes arrivals / door openings are slightly later than 10am. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Featured Gallery Exhibit, This Month, Main Gallery:

LOCAL RETIRED OB-GYN DOCTOR NOW DELIVERS PAINTINGS, NOT BABIES;

‘Adventures in Color’ will be on view in ClearWater’s Main Gallery, Nov. 2, 2019- Jan. 5, 2020. 

Dr. Wanda Jenkins, an Obstetrician  and Gynecologist in Concord for 20+ years, took care of many women in her practice, and delivered thousands of babies.  She is a native of Concord. Having painted occasionally during her professional years as an OB/Gyn., in retirement she has actively explored color and texture in landscapes, florals, and abstracts, predominantly using oil paints. She has studied with various expert artists through the years, and is inspired partly by her Grandmother’s career in painting.  

Dr. Jenkins is partnering with ClearWater Arts Center & Studios, which seeks out local talent for its ‘Guest Artist’ shows. Her solo art exhibit in the Main Gallery will feature over 40 of her paintings. The show will also feature her Dichroic glass freehand jewelry sets.  All works are for sale unless otherwise noted.

The public is invited to an Opening Reception, with Dr. Jenkins’ Artist Talk, on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 4:00-6:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public.  

As a general rule— ClearWater Artists who are present when visitors come through - whether on 2nd Saturdays or during the week — are generally happy to engage and speak with you!

We look forward to seeing you—

Facility Phone: 704-784-9535

Our monthly art Open House!

WELCOME! To our monthly 'open house' of artist studios, complete with a plethora of working artists in them! Every 2nd Saturday, ClearWater Artist Studios in Concord, NC opens its doors with a selection of the leasing artists present and available in/ doors open to, their working art studios. Come see what artists are making, chat with them and ask questions, maybe even buy some art for your loved ones! With Southern Piedmont Woodturners also in attendance and possibly running demonstrations on their lathes in Studio #122.

Corresponding FaceBook Event Page allows you to see if friends are going!

Whatever Gallery Show is on Exhibit for that month will also be open to view (See this month’s shows, below)

For more info on who the artists are, here at ClearWater, and what they make, see the 'Artists' page on our website, where each artist has a sub-page showing their bio and samples of their work!

Doors open at 10am or just after.
PARKING IS FREE and easy in our two lots on Crowell Dr NW as well as several spaces out behind the Ops Building. Two driveways from Kerr Street give you three places to enter the campus. Main Entrance is facing Crowell Drive. SEE WEBSITE for maps, aerial layout of the campus & building, etc.

This day (every 2nd Saturday of the month) you will find:

ClearWater Artist Studios will be 'manned' by artist members with doors open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.*

*Note- sometimes, if no one is attending for a long stretch, the artists may close a bit early. Sometimes arrivals / door openings are slightly later than 10am. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Featured Gallery Exhibit, This Month, Main Gallery:

LOCAL RETIRED OB-GYN DOCTOR NOW DELIVERS PAINTINGS, NOT BABIES;

‘Adventures in Color’ will be on view in ClearWater’s Main Gallery, Nov. 2, 2019- Jan. 5, 2020. 

Dr. Wanda Jenkins, an Obstetrician  and Gynecologist in Concord for 20+ years, took care of many women in her practice, and delivered thousands of babies.  She is a native of Concord. Having painted occasionally during her professional years as an OB/Gyn., in retirement she has actively explored color and texture in landscapes, florals, and abstracts, predominantly using oil paints. She has studied with various expert artists through the years, and is inspired partly by her Grandmother’s career in painting.  

Dr. Jenkins is partnering with ClearWater Arts Center & Studios, which seeks out local talent for its ‘Guest Artist’ shows. Her solo art exhibit in the Main Gallery will feature over 40 of her paintings. The show will also feature her Dichroic glass freehand jewelry sets.  All works are for sale unless otherwise noted.

The public is invited to an Opening Reception, with Dr. Jenkins’ Artist Talk, on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 4:00-6:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public.  

…And in the ‘2nd Gallery,’ Lower Level, through November 26:

The Cabarrus Art Guild Honors Exhibit

As a general rule— ClearWater Artists who are present when visitors come through - whether on 2nd Saturdays or during the week — are generally happy to engage and speak with you!

We look forward to seeing you—

Facility Phone: 704-784-9535

NOTE! This month we are shifting our monthly art Open House!

To THIRD (3rd) Saturday!

2nd Saturday Open Studios will NOT be held the 2nd Saturday -i.e. Oct. 12th- but instead will be on the 3rd Saturday, October 19th, from Noon - 5pm to dovetail with the Gibson Village Neighborhood Assocation’s 2nd Annual Fall Festival!

WELCOME! To our monthly 'open house' of artist studios, complete with a plethora of working artists in them! Every 2nd Saturday, ClearWater Artist Studios in Concord, NC opens its doors with a selection of the leasing artists present and available in/ doors open to, their working art studios. Come see what artists are making, chat with them and ask questions, maybe even buy some art for your loved ones! With Southern Piedmont Woodturners also in attendance and possibly running demonstrations on their lathes in Studio #122.

Corresponding FaceBook Event Page allows you to see if friends are going!

Featured Gallery Exhibit, This Month:

The Gibson Village PhotoVoice Exhibition of photos by residents, from around the neighborhood will be on view in the Main Gallery! Opening Reception featuring the photographer/ residents will take place immediately after the Fall Fest/ Open Studios concludes, in the Main Gallery at 6:00 p.m.

For more info on who the artists are, here at ClearWater, and what they make, see the 'Artists' page on our website, where each artist has a sub-page showing their bio and samples of their work!

Doors open at NOON today!
PARKING IS FREE and easy in our two lots on Crowell Dr NW as well as several spaces out behind the Ops Building. Two driveways from Kerr Street give you three places to enter the campus. Main Entrance is facing Crowell Drive. SEE WEBSITE for maps, aerial layout of the campus & building, etc.

Note— If parking is overflowing we have space in the big field across from our back Green!

Except for this month, every 2nd Saturday of the month unless otherwise noted you will find:

ClearWater Artist Studios will be 'manned' by artist members with doors open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.*

*Note on Opening / Closing times- sometimes, if no one is attending for a long stretch, the artists may close a bit early. Sometimes arrivals / door openings are slightly later than 10am. We apologize for any inconvenience. This of course does not apply to this special event day October 19th, 2019.

Artists present when visitors come through - whether on 2nd Saturdays or during the week — are generally happy to engage and speak with you!

We look forward to seeing you—

Facility Phone: 704-784-9535

Our monthly art Open House!

WELCOME! To our monthly 'open house' of artist studios, complete with a plethora of working artists in them! Every 2nd Saturday, ClearWater Artist Studios in Concord, NC opens its doors with a selection of the leasing artists present and available in/ doors open to, their working art studios. Come see what artists are making, chat with them and ask questions, maybe even buy some art for your loved ones! With Southern Piedmont Woodturners also in attendance and possibly running demonstrations on their lathes in Studio #122.

Corresponding FaceBook Event Page allows you to see if friends are going!

Whatever Gallery Show is on Exhibit for that month will also be open to view.

For more info on who the artists are, here at ClearWater, and what they make, see the 'Artists' page on our website, where each artist has a sub-page showing their bio and samples of their work!

Doors open at 10am or just after.
PARKING IS FREE and easy in our two lots on Crowell Dr NW as well as several spaces out behind the Ops Building. Two driveways from Kerr Street give you three places to enter the campus. Main Entrance is facing Crowell Drive. SEE WEBSITE for maps, aerial layout of the campus & building, etc.

This day (every 2nd Saturday of the month) you will find:

ClearWater Artist Studios will be 'manned' by artist members with doors open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.*

*Note- sometimes, if no one is attending for a long stretch, the artists may close a bit early. Sometimes arrivals / door openings are slightly later than 10am. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Featured Gallery Exhibit, ending This Month:

Tenant Artists’ inspiring works are in the Gallery for the Summer, exhibiting their talents. This show will come down the last week of September to make way for the Gibson Village PhotoVoice Exhibit.

Artists present when visitors come through - whether on 2nd Saturdays or during the week — are generally happy to engage and speak with you!

We look forward to seeing you—

Facility Phone: 704-784-9535

Our monthly art Open House!

WELCOME! To our monthly 'open house' of artist studios, complete with a plethora of working artists in them! Every 2nd Saturday, ClearWater Artist Studios in Concord, NC opens its doors with a selection of the leasing artists present and available in/ doors open to, their working art studios. Come see what artists are making, chat with them and ask questions, maybe even buy some art for your loved ones! With Southern Piedmont Woodturners also in attendance and possibly running demonstrations on their lathes in Studio #122.

Corresponding FaceBook Event Page allows you to see if friends are going!

Whatever Gallery Show is on Exhibit for that month will also be open to view.

For more info on who the artists are, here at ClearWater, and what they make, see the 'Artists' page on our website, where each artist has a sub-page showing their bio and samples of their work!

Doors open at 10am or just after.
PARKING IS FREE and easy in our two lots on Crowell Dr NW as well as several spaces out behind the Ops Building. Two driveways from Kerr Street give you three places to enter the campus. Main Entrance is facing Crowell Drive. SEE WEBSITE for maps, aerial layout of the campus & building, etc.

This day (every 2nd Saturday of the month) you will find:

ClearWater Artist Studios will be 'manned' by artist members with doors open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.*

*Note- sometimes, if no one is attending for a long stretch, the artists may close early. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Featured Gallery Exhibit This Month:

Tenant Artists’ inspiring works are in the Gallery for the Summer, exhibiting their talents. Artists present when visitors come through - whether on 2nd Saturdays or during the week — are generally happy to engage and speak with you!

We look forward to seeing you—

Facility Phone: 704-784-9535

Our monthly art Open House!

WELCOME! To our monthly 'open house' of artist studios, complete with a plethora of working artists in them! Every 2nd Saturday, ClearWater Artist Studios in Concord, NC opens its doors with a selection of the leasing artists present and available in/ doors open to, their working art studios. Come see what artists are making, chat with them and ask questions, maybe even buy some art for your loved ones! With Southern Piedmont Woodturners also in attendance and possibly running demonstrations on their lathes in Studio #122.

Corresponding FaceBook Event Page allows you to see if friends are going!

Whatever Gallery Show is on Exhibit for that month will also be open to view.

For more info on who the artists are, here at ClearWater, and what they make, see the 'Artists' page on our website, where each artist has a sub-page showing their bio and samples of their work!

Doors open at 10am or just after.
PARKING IS FREE and easy in our two lots on Crowell Dr NW as well as several spaces out behind the Ops Building. Two driveways from Kerr Street give you three places to enter the campus. Main Entrance is facing Crowell Drive. SEE WEBSITE for maps, aerial layout of the campus & building, etc.

This day (every 2nd Saturday of the month) you will find:

ClearWater Artist Studios will be 'manned' by artist members with doors open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.*

*Note- sometimes, if no one is attending for a long stretch, the artists may close early. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Featured Gallery Exhibit This Month:

The annual Rowan - Cabarrus Community College’s STUDENT ART + DESIGN EXHIBITION featuring artwork by current RCCC students. Curated by the RCCC Faculty in a partnership that’s been bringing the annual Spring Student Show to ClearWater’s Main Gallery since 2014, this show always has a ton of energy and a great Opening Reception (Scheduled for Friday, April 5, 2019 5-8pm). Look for the Event Page which will be added to our website and event pages once the Graphic Design of RCCC’s event poster is received.

(Exhibit Descriptions entered as Exhibits are scheduled and installed).

Facility Phone: 704-784-9535

Join us 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 5, 2019 will be starting at 5:00 pm until 7pm. 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 Six (6) of this collaboration between the City of Concord's ClearWater Artist Studios, and the Fine & Applied Arts Department at RCCC, which 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, 2019.

CONCORD, NC - The tenant artists of ClearWater Artist Studios will gather to welcome the public and discuss their latest work and experiences as working artists, this Friday, March 22, 2019. Some works in the show, ‘Tenant Artists Show V,’ mark key recent developments in the evolution of certain artists’ style, choices and career path; while others exhibit the mastery of techniques and subject matter honed over years.

Spectacular Raptor Portraits, vibrant children’s book illustrations, large and affecting abstract expressionist pieces, and softly-hued, lovely landscapes are just some of the works on display- not to mention a range of turned-wood and glass pieces.

ClearWater Artist Studios houses the working studios of 12 artists as well as the Southern Piedmont Woodturners’  Association (a Club).  All artists leasing individual studios are juried-in using a range of criteria (currently, the waiting list stands at 14).

The Artists will form a Panel Discussion in the middle of the Gallery starting at 7:00 p.m. during the Opening Reception. Guests are welcome to enter after this time, we just ask consideration for those speaking and listening.

Free; free parking; refreshments.

Artists in the show:

Barbara Ellis

Barbara Ellis & Mikel Frank (one Collaborative Painting)

Walter Stanford

Gordon C. James

Julia Lawing

Kev Harris

Paul Keysar

Louise Farley

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ClearWater Artist Studios is located in Gibson Village, less than a mile from Downtown Concord, 223 Crowell Drive NW. Working artists lease 12 studios and the Southern Piedmont Woodturners chapter is housed here. Our Gallery is open to the public most weekdays, Noon-5pm; every 2nd Saturday10am-4pm; and/or by appointment. The Gallery, outdoor Green, and open-air covered Market are available to rent for private events. For details, see clearwaterartists.com; or call 704-784-9535.

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The North Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Association in conjunction with ClearWater Artist Studios,

is pleased to present The Art of Injury Prevention and Athletic Training, an Athletic Training and Sports Medicine photographic and illustrated art exhibition displayed at ClearWater Artist Studios in Concord, NC (part of the Charlotte Metro area) with an opening reception Sunday, March 10th, 2019 from 2:00 - 5:-00 PM in our Second gallery/ Lower Level Community Room. The event is free and open to the public. On hand will be the ballerina featured in the photos and the photographer. Regional athletes especially are invited to attend.

—— Click here for our FaceBook Event Page of the same event!

ClearWater Artist Studios, in partnership with the North Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Association, will open this exhibit of a series of art photographs, commissioned to draw attention to approaches for best practices in preventing sudden death and catastrophic injury in athletics in North Carolina. The idea is to utilize art for a series of educational posters to achieve this goal.

The exhibit will be on view from Feb. 25 through March 29, 2019. It is open to the public, and will celebrate March as National Athletic Training Month. The art will be in the Community Room/ Second Gallery at ClearWater Artist Studios.

Sports, team-based or individual, provide confidence, social skills, self esteem and physical activity; but during a 17 year period (July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2017) there have been 489 catastrophic sport-related deaths documented among high school and college athletes in the United States, captured by the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research. There have been 20 events captured among athletes in North Carolina during the same time period.

IMAGES by Charlotte Photographer, Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez MODEL is Sarah Lapointe, Artist with Charlotte Ballet
ILLUSTRATIONS by Robert Bates

#### ClearWater Artist Studios is located in Gibson Village, less than a mile from Downtown Concord, 223 Crowell Drive NW. Working artists lease 12 studios and the Southern Piedmont Woodturners chapter is housed here. Our Gallery is open to the public most weekdays, Noon-5pm; every 2nd Saturday10am-4pm; and/or by appointment. The Gallery, outdoor Green, and open-air covered Market are available to rent for private events. For details, see clearwaterartists.com; or call 704-784-9535. ###

Our monthly art Open House!

WELCOME! To our monthly 'open house' of artist studios, complete with a plethora of working artists in them! Every 2nd Saturday, ClearWater Artist Studios in Concord, NC opens its doors with a selection of the leasing artists present and available in/ doors open to, their working art studios. Come see what artists are making, chat with them and ask questions, maybe even buy some art for your loved ones! With Southern Piedmont Woodturners also in attendance and possibly running demonstrations on their lathes in Studio #122.

Corresponding FaceBook Event Page allows you to see if friends are going!

Whatever Gallery Show is on Exhibit for that month will also be open to view.

For more info on who the artists are, here at ClearWater, and what they make, see the 'Artists' page on our website, where each artist has a sub-page showing their bio and samples of their work!

Doors open at 10am or just after.
PARKING IS FREE and easy in our two lots on Crowell Dr NW as well as several spaces out behind the Ops Building. Two driveways from Kerr Street give you three places to enter the campus. Main Entrance is facing Crowell Drive. SEE WEBSITE for maps, aerial layout of the campus & building, etc.

This day (every 2nd Saturday of the month) you will find:

ClearWater Artist Studios will be 'manned' by artist members with doors open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.*

*Note- sometimes, if no one is attending for a long stretch, the artists may close early. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Featured Gallery Exhibit This Month:

(Exhibit Descriptions entered as Exhibits are scheduled and installed).

Facility Phone: 704-784-9535

Our monthly art Open House!

WELCOME! To our monthly 'open house' of artist studios, complete with a plethora of working artists in them! Every 2nd Saturday, ClearWater Artist Studios in Concord, NC opens its doors with a selection of the leasing artists present and available in/ doors open to, their working art studios. Come see what artists are making, chat with them and ask questions, maybe even buy some art for your loved ones! With Southern Piedmont Woodturners also in attendance and possibly running demonstrations on their lathes in Studio #122.

Corresponding FaceBook Event Page allows you to see if friends are going!

Whatever Gallery Show is on Exhibit for that month will also be open to view.

For more info on who the artists are, here at ClearWater, and what they make, see the 'Artists' page on our website, where each artist has a sub-page showing their bio and samples of their work!

Doors open at 10am or just after.
PARKING IS FREE and easy in our two lots on Crowell Dr NW as well as several spaces out behind the Ops Building. Two driveways from Kerr Street give you three places to enter the campus. Main Entrance is facing Crowell Drive. SEE WEBSITE for maps, aerial layout of the campus & building, etc.

This day (every 2nd Saturday of the month) you will find:

ClearWater Artist Studios will be 'manned' by artist members with doors open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.*

*Note- sometimes, if no one is attending for a long stretch, the artists may close early. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Featured Gallery Exhibit This Month:

“Dream In Color’ - Click link to go to our Event page with Exhibition Description.

(Exhibit Descriptions entered as Exhibits are scheduled and installed).

Facility Phone: 704-784-9535