October 2017
Greensboro Dance Film Fesitval
The festival, the first of its kind to reside in Greensboro, North Carolina, is in its fourth year and features dance films from around the world in both student and professional categories. This year the festival is particularly interested in films that address themes that explore notions of race, place and identity created through the prism of film. For more information, visit https://www.greensborodancefilms.org/ Department: Dance; Category: Dance;
Find out more »November 2017
Situating Text and Self
Located in Small Gallery Situating Text and Self is a book club that analyzes and locates text regarding relationships involved with gender /sexuality. This summer, we read and discussed text by Kimberle Crenshaw, Dean Spade, Nayan Shah, Simone Browne, Judith Butler, and Amina Mama. Our discussions were held in bookstores/libraries as an active effort to disrupt the knowledge provided by the books within the establishment. We are synthesizing our experiences, findings, and inspirations through artworks to be shown at GPS.…
Find out more »NC Dance Festival Event
Located in the large gallery space. NCDA/NCDF New Works Award Winner Chris Yon (Winston-Salem) presents a new work with Taryn Griggs, “Rendezvous”. Witty and dark, the work draws inspiration from disaster survival guides, instructional diagrams for aerobic disco routines, and illustrations of disembodied hands in its idiosyncratic performance. Different each time it’s performed, “Within the Sequence,” by the collaborative group Paideia (Winston-Salem/Triangle), gives a glimpse of an improvisational process held together by sound and a common intention toward healing. “Magnificent Mirage,” a trio by Megan…
Find out more »Night/Day/Night
Located in the small gallery space. In this project Jeff Bell will create related work in two different locations at the same time. Bell will build one large object at Lump Gallery, in Raleigh, and another at the Greensboro Project Space, in Greensboro. He will begin by deconstructing a piano in each space, which he will use as source material to create the new work. Additionally, each space will be outfitted with a camera and a monitor. The camera in…
Find out more »MFA Study Abroad Exhibition
Located in the large gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Night/Day/Night
Located in the small gallery space. In this project Jeff Bell will create related work in two different locations at the same time. Bell will build one large object at Lump Gallery, in Raleigh, and another at the Greensboro Project Space, in Greensboro. He will begin by deconstructing a piano in each space, which he will use as source material to create the new work. Additionally, each space will be outfitted with a camera and a monitor. The camera in…
Find out more »Night/Day/Night
Located in the small gallery space. In this project Jeff Bell will create related work in two different locations at the same time. Bell will build one large object at Lump Gallery, in Raleigh, and another at the Greensboro Project Space, in Greensboro. He will begin by deconstructing a piano in each space, which he will use as source material to create the new work. Additionally, each space will be outfitted with a camera and a monitor. The camera in…
Find out more »MFA Study Abroad Exhibition
Located in the large gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Night/Day/Night
Located in the small gallery space. In this project Jeff Bell will create related work in two different locations at the same time. Bell will build one large object at Lump Gallery, in Raleigh, and another at the Greensboro Project Space, in Greensboro. He will begin by deconstructing a piano in each space, which he will use as source material to create the new work. Additionally, each space will be outfitted with a camera and a monitor. The camera in…
Find out more »MFA Study Abroad Exhibition
Located in the large gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Night/Day/Night
Located in the small gallery space. In this project Jeff Bell will create related work in two different locations at the same time. Bell will build one large object at Lump Gallery, in Raleigh, and another at the Greensboro Project Space, in Greensboro. He will begin by deconstructing a piano in each space, which he will use as source material to create the new work. Additionally, each space will be outfitted with a camera and a monitor. The camera in…
Find out more »MFA Study Abroad Exhibition
Located in the large gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »MFA Study Abroad Exhibition
Located in the large gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Capstone Exhibition by Amy Purcell’s Students
Located in the small gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »MFA Study Abroad Exhibition
Located in the large gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Capstone Exhibition by Amy Purcell’s Students
Located in the small gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »MFA Study Abroad Exhibition
Located in the large gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Capstone Exhibition by Amy Purcell’s Students
Located in the small gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Capstone Exhibition by Amy Purcell’s Students
Located in the small gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »MFA Study Abroad Exhibition
Located in the large gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »MFA Study Abroad Exhibition
Located in the large gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Capstone Exhibition by Amy Purcell’s Students
Located in the small gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »MFA Study Abroad Exhibition
Located in the large gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Capstone Exhibition by Amy Purcell’s Students
Located in the small gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »MFA Study Abroad Exhibition
Located in the large gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Capstone Exhibition by Amy Purcell’s Students
Located in the small gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »MFA Study Abroad Exhibition
Located in the large gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Capstone Exhibition by Amy Purcell’s Students
Located in the small gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Storytelling Class with Bruce Kirchoff
Located in the large gallery space. This class will cover all aspects of preparing and presenting compelling stories. We will use Kendal Haven's Eight Elements of Effective Stories from his book Story Smart as touchstones for the classes which will be highly interactive. Participants will be expected to contribute during every class. After a few months we will be able to host a storytelling evening with stories created during the class. All classes will be free of charge, but participants…
Find out more »December 2017
MFA Study Abroad Exhibition
Located in the large gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Capstone Exhibition by Amy Purcell’s Students
Located in the small gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Capstone Exhibition by Amy Purcell’s Students
Located in the small gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Capstone Exhibition by Amy Purcell’s Students
Located in the small gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Capstone Exhibition by Amy Purcell’s Students
Located in the small gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Capstone Exhibition by Amy Purcell’s Students
Located in the small gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »Capstone Exhibition by Amy Purcell’s Students
Located in the small gallery space. Further details are TBA.
Find out more »January 2018
Here There Here
Here There Here by Alex Mckenzie January 5th, 11am - 9pm January 6th, 11am - 4pm January 7th, 11am - 4pm A presentation of recent experiments in sound transmission and reception. - Alex McKenzie’s work spans a diverse range of media and includes the production of screensavers, clocks, radios, and sound systems along with other commonplace and domestic items. His recent research focuses on feedback loops and digital media’s role in the formation of ideology. Alex received a BFA from…
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Here There Here by Alex Mckenzie January 5th, 11am - 9pm January 6th, 11am - 4pm January 7th, 11am - 4pm A presentation of recent experiments in sound transmission and reception. - Alex McKenzie’s work spans a diverse range of media and includes the production of screensavers, clocks, radios, and sound systems along with other commonplace and domestic items. His recent research focuses on feedback loops and digital media’s role in the formation of ideology. Alex received a BFA from…
Find out more »Works by Anna Wallace and Lowell Fuchs
Works by Anna Wallace and Lowell Fuchs January 8th - 12th Opening: January 12th, 6pm Anna Wallace presents The Futility of Womanhood in Three Acts. Arching between absurd humor and painful honesty, Wallace manipulates her own body to perform actions with oversized plush versions of a Diary, Brick, and Cootie Catcher. These painstakingly detailed soft-sculptures created by Wallace are grossly enlarged, allowing her feelings take on a physical presence, threatening not only her sanity but also her body. Lowell Fuchs…
Find out more »Works by Anna Wallace and Lowell Fuchs
Works by Anna Wallace and Lowell Fuchs January 8th - 12th Opening: January 12th, 6pm Anna Wallace presents The Futility of Womanhood in Three Acts. Arching between absurd humor and painful honesty, Wallace manipulates her own body to perform actions with oversized plush versions of a Diary, Brick, and Cootie Catcher. These painstakingly detailed soft-sculptures created by Wallace are grossly enlarged, allowing her feelings take on a physical presence, threatening not only her sanity but also her body. Lowell Fuchs…
Find out more »Works by Anna Wallace and Lowell Fuchs
Works by Anna Wallace and Lowell Fuchs January 8th - 12th Opening: January 12th, 6pm Anna Wallace presents The Futility of Womanhood in Three Acts. Arching between absurd humor and painful honesty, Wallace manipulates her own body to perform actions with oversized plush versions of a Diary, Brick, and Cootie Catcher. These painstakingly detailed soft-sculptures created by Wallace are grossly enlarged, allowing her feelings take on a physical presence, threatening not only her sanity but also her body. Lowell Fuchs…
Find out more »Works by Anna Wallace and Lowell Fuchs
Works by Anna Wallace and Lowell Fuchs January 8th - 12th Opening: January 12th, 6pm Anna Wallace presents The Futility of Womanhood in Three Acts. Arching between absurd humor and painful honesty, Wallace manipulates her own body to perform actions with oversized plush versions of a Diary, Brick, and Cootie Catcher. These painstakingly detailed soft-sculptures created by Wallace are grossly enlarged, allowing her feelings take on a physical presence, threatening not only her sanity but also her body. Lowell Fuchs…
Find out more »Works by Anna Wallace and Lowell Fuchs
Works by Anna Wallace and Lowell Fuchs January 8th - 12th Opening: January 12th, 6pm Anna Wallace presents The Futility of Womanhood in Three Acts. Arching between absurd humor and painful honesty, Wallace manipulates her own body to perform actions with oversized plush versions of a Diary, Brick, and Cootie Catcher. These painstakingly detailed soft-sculptures created by Wallace are grossly enlarged, allowing her feelings take on a physical presence, threatening not only her sanity but also her body. Lowell Fuchs…
Find out more »Opening: Works by Anna Wallace and Lowell Fuchs
Opening: Works by Anna Wallace and Lowell Fuchs January 8th - 12th Opening: January 12th, 6pm Anna Wallace presents The Futility of Womanhood in Three Acts. Arching between absurd humor and painful honesty, Wallace manipulates her own body to perform actions with oversized plush versions of a Diary, Brick, and Cootie Catcher. These painstakingly detailed soft-sculptures created by Wallace are grossly enlarged, allowing her feelings take on a physical presence, threatening not only her sanity but also her body. Lowell…
Find out more »February 2018
March 2018
Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders: A Live Rock Biography
Greensboro Project Space presents a unique rock & roll & reading event. Chrissie Hynde, leader of the Hall of Fame band The Pretenders, is one of America's foremost rockers: a musical force across four decades, a voice for the ages, a feminist icon, and a great songwriter who has given us iconic songs like “Brass in Pocket,” “Back on the Chain Gang,” and “I’ll Stand by You.” Hynde’s biographer, Adam Sobsey, is joined by a combo of local musicians for an evening…
Find out more »MFA Exhibition: Anna Wallace and Brittany R. Gilbert
Opening March 23, 6-9PM Greensboro Project Space. One night only to see the show and live performances by Anna Wallace! Busy Work by Anna Wallace: Busy Work is an investigation of feminism. The impetus is my own attempt to reconcile the identities of mother, feminist, and artist. It is my hope that this body of work will provoke viewers to reexamine how their gendered categorizations of bright colors, loud patterns, and soft textures lead to unfair value judgments about content, and that this heightened awareness gained through…
Find out more »April 2018
Collage Chamber Series
The final Collage Chamber Series of the academic year is being spearheaded by GPS (Greensboro Project Space of the UNCG School of Art) and The Forge, both located at 219 W. Lewis St in downtown Greensboro and takes on a new look through the GSO City Market. Various types of vendors, food trucks, and performances will be stretched along Lewis Street between GPS/Forge building and the intersection of Elm Street. Embedded in the street market will be kiosks with UNCG student…
Find out more »September 2018
Recurrent Elements
MFA Mexico City Study Abroad Exhibition - Recurrent Elements Second-year MFA students Katherine Colborn, Alexandra Litaker, Alexandra Morrissette, Mark Orgeron, Miranda Reichhardt, Jessica Wilkins and Zoe Sasson ventured to Mexico City over the summer and have made work based on their experiences and observations! Please join us this Wednesday September 19th from 4-6pm at Greensboro Project Space for the opening of Recurrent Elements along with slideshow presentations about our time in Mexico City. Refreshments will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!
Find out more »November 2018
Auditions for UNCG Grateful Dead Cover Band
Members of the UNCG community are invited to audition for a role and perform with a UNCG Grateful Dead Cover Band. If you’re interested in performing with an all-star band of professional musicians and alum, submit a recording of yourself (preferably video) playing Grateful Dead music to the GPS portal and save the dates November 17, 2018 (5-8pm) for a live audition and February 9, 2019 to perform music that embodies the spirt of the San Francisco Bay Area’s vibrant 1960s…
Find out more »February 2019
Voices of Freedom Summer
February 16th, 6pm Director: Francis Kuhn Assistant Director: by Mitchel Sommers at UNCG's Greensboro Project Space 219 W. Lewis St. Greensboro, NC 27406 http://www.greensboroprojectspace.com/projects/voices-of-freedom-summer Inspired by a collection of photographic images from the archives of the University of Southern Mississippi, Voices of Freedom Summer, is a powerful piece of theatre that documents the widespread efforts to register African-American voters in Mississippi during the summer of 1964. Voices of Freedom Summer is comprised of a guitarist and a six person cast…
Find out more »September 2019
Keith Carter Opening Reception
Keith Carter: Fifty Years Opening Reception and Book-SigningPerformance by Folk/Bluegrass band Warren Bodle & AllenDate: September 6th, 5:30pm – 8:30pmGreensboro Project Space, 219 W. Lewis Street, Greensboro 27406Installation will run through September 27UNC Greensboro’s College of Visual and Performing Arts is proud to present Keith Carter: Fifty Years, an exhibition at Greensboro Project Space (GPS), the College’s downtown art gallery. The installation, which runs September 5-27, kicks off with a weekend of events, including an artist talk on September 5…
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Get Close
GET CLOSE October 30th, 6-7pm Conversation about new interactive and time-based works by UNCG MFA candidates Billy Dee & Grace Clark. FREE PIZZA.
Find out more »November 2019
The Difficulties – Faculty and Guest Artist Recital
The Difficulties is an anti-meta, neo-beat, electronic garage gospel, trio that brings laptop wizardry together with a whacked-out bass_gal, a saxophonist/chamber-music-rockstar, and an ironist wordsmith. Catch the theme song, “The Difficulties” on the title track of their eponymous, never-to-be-released debut album, “The Difficulties.” Mark Engebretson, soundsmith, computer, bari sax Rachel York, double bass, vocals, lead barista Brian Lampkin, wordsmith, spoken text, spiritual guidance Composer Mark Engebretson is busy stealing the souls of those in near proximity, injecting shards and shreds…
Find out more »February 2020
Greensboro Contemporary Jewish Museum
Greensboro Contemporary Jewish MuseumFebruary 20th – March 13th, 2020Where everyday objects, story, and Judaism intersect.People of all faiths and identities are invited to see and hear about the objects that activate contemporary Jewish identity in Greensboro today.By UNCG Jewish Studies Program Artist-in-Residence, Shoshana Gugenheim KedemIn collaboration with: The University of North Carolina Greensboro Jewish Studies Program, Religious Studies Department, School of Visual and Performing Arts and Greensboro Project Space. Community collaborators include: B’nai Shalom Jewish Day School, Scuppernong Books, Temple…
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Fumes: Cruising, Coasting, Refueling
On view September 17th - 26th A post-it note, not an essay; cruising, coasting, refueling—this is how to consider our collection of thoughts, actions, processes, and materials.Featuring works by both First and Second year MFA graduate students from the School of Art at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, this exhibition shares a collection of artwork and material explorations that at some point, have marked a signal of progress or step forward.https://www.greensboroprojectspace.com/blog-post/fumes-coasting-cruising-refueling
Find out more »Fumes: Cruising, Coasting, Refueling
On view September 17th - 26th A post-it note, not an essay; cruising, coasting, refueling—this is how to consider our collection of thoughts, actions, processes, and materials.Featuring works by both First and Second year MFA graduate students from the School of Art at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, this exhibition shares a collection of artwork and material explorations that at some point, have marked a signal of progress or step forward.https://www.greensboroprojectspace.com/blog-post/fumes-coasting-cruising-refueling
Find out more »October 2020
In The Act of Playing by Patrick Healy
In The Act of Playing by Patrick Healy October 6th - 17th An exhibition of sculpture and installation conceived in the early stages of a global pandemic. Paying close attention to the barriers and demarcations that influence how individuals navigate space, both physical and conceptual, my work probes the collective human experience through the lens of my own personal idiosyncrasies. Focusing on themes such as privacy, nostalgic longing and the humorously absurd, this exhibition encourages considering engagement with art itself…
Find out more »Topher Alexander: Printed Matter
Printed Matter by Topher Alexander On view October 19th - 31st Topher Alexander is a print media artist from Wilmington, North Carolina. He recently received his MFA from the University of North Carolina Greensboro in 2020. His work grows from traditional printmaking techniques and has evolved into reconstructed print materials: junk mail, magazines, books. Through folding, binding, and weaving these paper artifacts are transformed into reconstituted forms. To learn more about the artist and his work, please visit christopheralexander.work. Please…
Find out more »November 2020
2020 Fall BFA Exhibition
2020 Fall BFA ExhibitionOn view November 17th - 23rdOpening Reception: Tuesday, November 17th, 5:00pm - 6:00pmPlease RSVP here.Closing Reception: Monday, November 23, 5:00pm - 6:00pmPlease RSVP here.The School of Art at UNC Greensboro and Greensboro Project Space is proud to announce the Fall 2020 Senior BFA Exhibition. In this moment, we bring together the creative and critical explorations of graduating seniors, who are working in various disciplines: ceramics and sculpture; new media and design; painting; photography; printmaking and drawing.This exhibition…
Find out more »2020 Fall BFA Exhibition
2020 Fall BFA ExhibitionOn view November 17th - 24thOpening Reception: Tuesday, November 17th, 5:00pm - 6:00pmPlease RSVP here.Closing Reception: Monday, November 23, 5:00pm - 6:00pmPlease RSVP here.The School of Art at UNC Greensboro and Greensboro Project Space is proud to announce the Fall 2020 Senior BFA Exhibition. In this moment, we bring together the creative and critical explorations of graduating seniors, who are working in various disciplines: ceramics and sculpture; new media and design; painting; photography; printmaking and drawing.This exhibition…
Find out more »April 2021
Noah Marney, composition • Undergraduate Recital
This performance is free. Limited seating (maximum of 50) is available due to COVID-19 restrictions. A livestream will be available. Face coverings are required at all times for in-person audiences. VIEW LIVESTREAM (ZOOM)DOWNLOAD PROGRAM (PDF) Streamed Event Audiences and Tickets Tickets are required to attend any recital in person. You must pre-register for a ticket at the link provided (eTix) prior to the event. Only fifty (50) tickets will be made available for each recital or concert. For purposes of…
Find out more »October 2023
Object as Vessel, Process as Catharsis Art Exhibition
Object as Vessel, Process as Catharsis An Exhibition & Experience curated by Jean Gray Mohs October 17 - 28, 2023 Reception: Friday, October 27th | 6-8P* 6:30p Panel Talk Virtual Artist Talk with Jean Gray Mohs | October 18th 7p Workshop Registration OPEN! Sign up today (space limited to 20 people per workshop) Registration for all events here Making Workshop: Object as Vessel | Onsite @ GPS | October 21st 10a-12p | $35 sliding scale Writing The Body Workshop: Creative Writing…
Find out more »January 2024
Through My Mother’s Eyes Art Exhibition
Through My Mother's Eyes Solo Exhibition by Judith Katherine Briand January 23 - 27, 2024 Reception: Friday, January 26th | 6-8P Through My Mother’s Eyes is an installation project created from the archival objects, photographs, and histories of my Mother’s family. While offering a visual, narrative experience highlighting real-life circumstances, the viewer is met with an audible conversation between mother and daughter, discussing life, loss, and the complex nature of memory. This installation succeeds my artist book ‘Abuela: An Album of Memory and Identity…
Find out more »Dreaming of Game Night Art Exhibition
Dreaming of Game Night Solo Exhibition by KT Wilson January 23 - 27, 2024 Reception: Friday, January 26th | 6-8P Dreaming of Game Night is a love letter to all the friends and family that have offered me joy and comfort in my life. It is a collection grounded in the exploration of materials and memories, focusing on things that bring me joy. My lovely friends and family helped me collect these materials, recall these memories, and make jokes that inspired new work.…
Find out more »Spatial Meditations Exhibition
Spatial Meditations An exploration of space, sound, color, and ritual by 2nd & 3rd year UNCG Interior Architecture Students January 23 - February 3, 2024 Reception: Tuesday, January 30th | 6-8P An exploration of space, sound, color, and ritual by 2nd and 3rd year UNCG Interior Architecture students. Exhibited pieces include sound machines, meditation benches, color investigations, and ritual spaces. To learn more, visit our website here Greensboro Project Space Weekly Gallery Hours: Tuesday, 1-6pm Wednesday, 10a-3pm…
Find out more »March 2024
Community Small Works Show Art Exhibition
GPS's Inaugural Community Small Works Show 2024 March 12 - 16, 2024 Reception: Friday, March 15th | 6-8P Greensboro Project Space is pleased to announce its inaugural community exhibition that features works by 38 artists in our local and regional communities. Through this exhibition we explore the depth of creative intrigue, personal expression, and artistic liberation of our vibrant community. We encouraged community members to express themselves in any way, and encouraged play and self-expression with the hope of bringing people closer…
Find out more »ten feet at a time | MFA Thesis Art Exhibition
ten feet at a time by Sam Machia Keshet Exhibition: March 19 - 23, 2024 Reception: Friday, March 22nd, 6-8p This body of work recognizes the incremental process of change and growth. It is slow, it is uncomfortable, it is clumsy and imperfect, and we are pursued and propelled in turn by the people we move through it with. ten feet at a time is an invitation to exist in this space as a different person for a few minutes and inhabit new ways of being a…
Find out more »Give Me Space | MFA Thesis Art Exhibition
Give Me Space by Karrington Gardner Exhibition: March 26 - 30, 2024 Reception: Saturday, March 30th, 6-8p Give Me Space is a body of work born out of the genuine curiosity of the world around me. Through painting and collage, I create confusing and disorienting spaces that often reflect the experiences of people of color in spaces where they are considered “other”. With self-portraiture I am exploring my relationship to self-representation and my identity as a Black man in this absurd world. I…
Find out more »April 2024
Where I Met The Road | Art Exhibition
Where I Met The Road A Sculptural Exploration of Wood, Metal, and being Transgender by Vinny Verburg Exhibition: April 23 - 27, 2024 Reception: Friday, April 26th, 6-8p More About Where I Met The Road In my artistic practice recently I have been exploring the intersection of metal and wood. In these pieces, I process my own life as a Latino transgender man in the south and the difficulties that arise from the world surrounding my identity. I use the long process…
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