The 2nd floor of Outsiders is a wonderful place called happymess. Created and run by Holly Phelan, happymess is a venue where children and adults learn how to enhance their lives and community through art.
Book Harvest is a Triangle nonprofit that collects used books for children and young adults and places them into the hands and homes of children who need them. Bring your gently used books to Outsiders, and the donated books will be given to children through more than twenty local organizations, including Durham’s own Welcome Baby, Walltown Neighborhood Clinic, and SEEDS.
The Work of Outsider Artist Gabriel Shaffer
Thursday, April 12, 2012
5:30pm – 8:00pm
On the street: Pie Pushers and The Parlour food trucks.
Outsiders Art & CollectiblesThe magic of the Outsider Gallery in the big house on Iredell just across from Arete is worth the trip there. Imagine going to an art opening that is comfortable where you meet to chit chat with your neighbors.
Allison Merriweather is a true "outsider" artist. She is compelled to paint by a force she does not understand. She uses symbolism, often repeated across various works, in both large and small ways. The ferocious animals in many of her works are an obvious theme; the little green grasshopper which hops among many of her ...
