THEATRE ART GALLERIES (TAG) of High Point NC is now showing “MANNEQUIN MUSINGS” in their main gallery. Open TUESDAY-FRIDAY from 12-5 PM. Masks are required. From TAG’s newsletter:

Mannequin Musings
Following last year’s exceptionally well-received exhibit of Paul Tazewell’s award-winning costumes (Hamilton, The Wiz), we were left with an inventory of 15 mannequins seeking new homes. The solution? We put out a Call to Artists to have them reimagined to reflect on 2020, look ahead to 2021, or just to find new life at the whim of the artist. The result is an exhibition featuring the work of 15 North Carolina artists finding new means of expressing turbulent times in original and creative ways. We will feature each of these highly personal creations in a series of emails and eventually in an online virtual exhibit. This is the fourth email in the series.

Mannequin Musings will be available for in-person viewing during regular gallery hours, Tuesday-Friday, noon til 5, through the spring. We will follow all CDC protocols and masks are required. Find more info at tagart.org

Artworks member Owens Daniels talks about his piece:

My photographic career started at the U.S Army Photographic School of Cartography, learning the basics of photography and photo printing. In addition to this formal training, I worked for several years as a freelance photographer and extended my photographic career by fine-turning the art of visual storytelling and developing a distinctive, decisive and intimate photojournalistic signature style which has led to various opportunities  that include: Artist in Residences, Public Art Installations, Grants and varied other commissions.

I use the visual arts to express my interpretation of the world, and photography to open unexplored spaces between the subject and viewer exposing them both to a world of opportunities and experiences. This objective can best be obtained with a focus on our commonalities which keeps us in the moment, and stops us from fretting about the future or regretting the past.  

2019 Duke Energy Grant and Z Smith Reynolds Lead Artist for the Presence Absence Project awardee Owens Daniels is a visual artist/photographer, educator and the face behind ODP Art+Design bold, creative and innovative artwork that builds bridges, promotes cultural exchanges, and artistic endeavors  between organizations, institutions and the diverse communities they serve. 

Owens Daniels – Artist Statement