Our 2026 Exhibition schedule is LIVE!
Prepare for a year with DAG featuring so many beloved artists in our community, meaningful projects, and extraordinary artwork in our Truist and Golden Belt Gallery!
Congratulations to all of the artists who were selected to show with us this year, we can’t wait to see these exhibitions unfold 😍
We love an opportunity for artists!!
The Guild’s 2026 Artist in Residence Program application is now open!
Spend 6 months (July–December) creating in your own private studio with 24/7 access—plus a $1,500 stipend to support your work.
Connect with the community during Third Friday events, share your process, and wrap it all up with your very own solo exhibition.
Members pay $15 to apply, non-members $35.
This is your moment. Apply by May 16. Link in bio :)
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EXTENDED DEADLINE TO MAY 18!
MEMBERS! NOW IS YOUR MOMENT!
The DAG 2026 Members’ Showcase is now accepting submissions! Submit your work by May 15 to be a featured in Durham’s largest commercial gallery right in the heart of Downtown Durham! This showcase will open Friday, July 3 until September 6, with Third Friday celebrations on July 17 and August 21.
Submit at link in bio.
This is a Members Only opportunity. Sign up today to be a part of something incredible!
For 78 years, the Durham Art Guild has supported artists by providing free space to learn, connect, exhibit, and sell their work. As Durham continues to grow and change, sustaining that commitment has never been more important, or more challenging.
To honor our legacy and invest in the future, we invite you to join The 78 , a community of monthly donors dedicated to keeping Durham’s creative spirit alive. With a goal of one sustainer for every year of our impact, members of The 78 play a vital role in ensuring artists always have access to space and support they need.
Support now art the link in our bio.
ART SWAP WAS AMAZING!!
We met so many new members, artists, and those who dabble in creativity. Thank you to everybody who brought work, talked about it, and swapped it for another to continue spreading the joy that is art making ❤️
Super special thanks to Mar and Ment Beverage Co., who generously give us the space for creators to connect with one another.
Stay tuned for dates on the next art swap, and always check our Events page for more community art events (link in bio)!
3rd Friday gathering & artist talk
5.15.26, 7-9p (talk begins at 7:30)
🎉🎨 I would love to see you there!
My solo show BRANCHING ROOTED is on view thru 5.23.26 at:
DAG Gallery at Golden Belt,
800 Taylor St.
Durham, NC
@durhamartguild
Check out the links in my bio ☝️☝️☝️ for more details about the show, as well as a link to my most recent newsletter - if you’d like to stay in touch, please subscribe!
The show features mixed media rubbings on paper and Yupo from my Above Yet Beneath and Radicle View series.
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WATCH UNTIL THE END, YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED!
This year has been rough, and we need our community’s help to support our artists and keep our culture alive through the arts.
Consider joining The 78 and making a monthly contribution to the Durham Art Guild, and help us continue the legacy of creativity, freedom of expression, and supporting the artists who make our voices heard.
More information can be found at the link in our bio.
If you cannot make a contribution because, well, things are obviously hard right now, you can help by sharing this post and interacting with it. Visiting our galleries, buy art online, and tell your friends about our story.
“What’s Your Art Hustle?” Is TONIGHT at the DAG Truist Gallery from 6pm - 7pm. Join other DAG artists and talk about what’s going on, what you’re working on and what isn’t working. We’re a group of artists looking for connection and providing support. See you there?
The Guild presents “Branching Rooted” featuring works by Cindy Morefield located at the DAG Golden Belt Gallery until May 23rd, 2026.
EXHIBITION STATEMENT:
In my recent practice I build a large wall collage, a “texture matrix,” from paper, tape, and other recycled materials, and then make multiple rubbings from it. All the pieces in this exhibit began as rubbings from Texture Matrix 5, a portion of which is included in the exhibit. Though each work is unique, the common underlying matrix reveals itself in the root/branch motif referenced by the show’s title.
In the Above Yet Beneath series, the matrix-based rubbings are made with water-soluble crayon and wax crayon, accentuated with watercolor and colored pencil. I then cut shapes out of the paper. Some matrix-based rubbings have two layers so that a second rubbing, made with wax pastel on Yupo, is visible through cutouts in the top sheet. Others are a single sheet where the cutouts reveal light reflected from the wall on which they are hung.
The Radicle View pieces are mixed media rubbings on paper, mounted on panel. “Radicle”is a term for the part of a plant embryo that develops into the primary root, or a rootlike subdivision of a nerve or vein. Radical View alludes to the root/branch and window pane motifs that characterize the series. Rubbings obviously explore surface texture, but they also show what’s beneath the surface. I am intrigued by the play between what is hidden and revealed, and how that play makes space for mystery.
Installed and on view at the North Carolina Medical Board in Raleigh!
Grateful to be part of the Art@Work program through the Durham Art Guild—huge thanks to Dara (again!) for making the installation process so smooth and easy.
Really pleased with how the pieces came together in the space, and even more thankful that the work will be seen by a whole new audience over the next six months.
Thank you as well to @ncmedboard for providing such a beautiful space to showcase local artists.
ART SWAP IS BACK! MAY 7 FROM 6-8PM
A free and exciting gathering for artists and art enthusiasts to come together, connect, and share their creativity.
Our friends at Ment Beverage Co. is partnering up with The Guild to host an Art Swap & Artist Mingle event! This free gathering is an exciting opportunity for artists and art enthusiasts to come together, connect, and share their creativity.
What to Expect:
- Artist Mingle: This is a fantastic chance to network with other creatives, share ideas, and enjoy the vibrant artistic community of Durham. 6:00-6:30 and following the swap
- Art Swap: Attendees are invited to bring one piece of original artwork they created (maximum size: 16” x 20”). The swap will be facilitated through a fun and fair process—names will be drawn out of a hat to determine the order of selection. Whether you’re a member of the Durham Art Guild or not, all are welcome to participate! The Swap will take place around 6:30.
RSVP at the link in our bio :)
