ASHEBORO � During the month of August, The Randolph Arts Guild will be hosting an exhibition by Raleigh artist Sharron Parker. The exhibit will feature unique pieces of handmade felt and will open on Tuesday, Aug. 7, with a reception on the same night from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The work will be on display in the Guild's Sara Smith Self Gallery in downtown Asheboro until Aug. 28.
ASHEBORO � During the month of August, The Randolph Arts Guild will be hosting an exhibition by Raleigh artist Sharron Parker. The exhibit will feature unique pieces of handmade felt and will open on Tuesday, Aug. 7, with a reception on the same night from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The work will be on display in the Guild�s Sara Smith Self Gallery in downtown Asheboro until Aug. 28.
Parker received an undergraduate degree from Duke University and a master�s degree from UNC-Greensboro, studying education, art and interior design. She continued her study in textiles with classes at Penland School of Crafts, where she has returned to teach workshops in felting.
Her work has been exhibited throughout the U.S. and through the Art in Embassies program in Turkmenistan and Armenia. She has been a feltmaker for 30 years. Sharron Parker�s handmade felt shop is located in Raleigh, where she now resides.
The exhibit will be on display in the Sara Smith Self Gallery at the Randolph Arts Guild, located at 123 Sunset Ave. Asheboro. Admission is free and the public is invited and encouraged to attend.
For more information please call the Randolph Arts Guild at 336-629-0399 or email arts@asheboro.com for more information. The Guild is located at 123 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, NC 27203. Hours: M-F 10am � 5pm, Saturday 10am-2pm.