The Kinston City Council covered a full slate of action items Tuesday evening, advancing local development projects, community initiatives, and public safety permits during its regularly scheduled meeting at City Hall.
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Mike Parker: Poet featured at April 18 ‘Artist Talk’
Stephanie Brea is a poet whose work centers on community engagement. She will be the featured artist at the “Artist Talk,” scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, at the smART Gallery at 210 North Queen Street. What choice could be more fitting for National Poetry Month?
Mike Parker: ‘Artist Talk’ with Izzy set for 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 14
At 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, you will have an exceptional opportunity to join Kinston smArt Artist Izzy Piel at the smART Gallery for a captivating Artist Talk that will take you on a visual journey across the United States as Lizzy explores the colors of emotions inspired by her travels.
Celebrate Black History Month with the Smart Kinston Foundation's celebration
The Smart Kinston Foundation is excited to announce a special Black History Month celebration at the Smart Gallery at 210 N. Queen Street on February 24, 2024, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. This unique event will feature the works of four prominent Smart Kinston Artists, including Maximillian Mozingo, Jamil Burton, Maner Nobles, and Davida Rawls, offering a vibrant exploration of African American art and culture.
Raney Rogers: Arts and Cultural Districts
Kinston is steadily becoming an Arts and Cultural District for tourists and locals as well. Don’t think so? Have some doubts? In my opinion not only is it happening, it will continue to happen and indeed become a “destination for the arts” kind of culture
Raney Rogers: The arts as something to do in Kinston
This past Friday I had the opportunity to attend the Open House for Art 105, take a closer look at the art on display and spend some time talking with the artists about their work to learn more about who they are. Truth be told, I was tired from working all day and the call of a cushy couch with a good book was flashing lights in the back of my head, but I wanted to see some new art.
Mike Parker: Connie Hull featured at Oct. 27 ‘Artist Talk’
Connie will present “‘Ladies Who Lunch’ - A Portion of Cultural and Economic Disparities Served within a Menu of Worldwide Hunger.” The work is a walk-around, no-touch project designed to express symbolic, organic, tactile, and visual imagery to enable the work to become an objective and personal experience in the eyes of the beholder.
Connie Hull Artist Talk: Ladies Who Lunch
Smart Gallery will present artist Connie Hull for its next Artist Talk on Thursday, October 27th at 6pm. The title of the talk will be "Ladies Who Lunch", A Portion of Cultural and Economic Disparities Served Within a Menu of Worldwide Hunger.
Mike Parker: Local artist featured at the SmART Gallery on July 28
The SmART Gallery is hosting an “Artist Talk” free to the public. The event will feature one of SmART Kinston’s artists, Maner Nobles. She will be talking about her art career, her artistic medium, and the experiences she has had through the practice of her craft.
Raney Rogers: Featured artist Manor Nobles to hold artist talk
Smart Gallery, 210 N. Queen St. in Kinston is hosting an Artist Talk Thursday, July 28th at 6pm. Our featured artist is Maner Nobles, a woman who has had a long, very interesting life and career that has brought her to where she is presently – someone who is finally able to have the time and creativity to devote to painting, one of her first, true loves.
Local resident to be a part of a PBS Show
Local resident Seraphim Smith has landed his dream job to become a part of a PBS show. NC Weekend, a show produced by PBS and funded by Visit North Carolina, will feature segments of Smith showcasing different parts of North Carolina.
smART Kinston hosts Holiday open house
Art has a special place in Kinston, several places in fact, and now smART Kinston artists have an additional home to exhibit their bold paintings, metal sculptures and hand crafted visuals inside the smART Gallery at 210 N. Queen Street.
Restored building to host art show
The building at the corner of Blount and Mitchell Streets features a newly painted mural, and will host a Pop-Up Art Show on Saturday evening.
smART Kinston to host film screening April 9
‘I Snuck Off the Slave Ship’ will be shown on Tuesday.
smART Kinston holds 'Artist Talks' segment
Four artists shared their vision of smART Kinston this week.
Artist Evil Bobs paints a new picture of Kinston
Meet Evil Bobs — an up-and-coming artist in Kinston.