Now up on The Concern wall at Attic 506 in Chapel Hill, double exposure on 35mm film photo prints by Rita Kovtun. Rita Kovtun is a Russian-Ukrainian-American artist working with images, words, and sound. She is based in Asheville, NC (unceded Cherokee land). We sell a selection of Rita’s double exposure postcards and polaroid postcards in the shop.
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Grand Re-Opening of The Concern at Attic 506
We’ve been working on a renovation for our shop at Attic 506 for a few weeks. Please join us for the big reveal & grand re-opening on Sunday, November 6, 2-5pm. Our friend, poet & artist emilio taiveaho peláez will do a reading within the space at 3pm!
Poetry Reading & more on Friday, September 9 at Attic 506 in Chapel Hill
Please join us for the Second Friday artwalk in Chapel Hill on September 9, 6-9pm. There will be a one-off (spin off from The Concern Reading Series) poetry reading with Krysten Voelkner, Alexander Benedict and Muhammad Kasule, all students at UNC-CH, either in poetry studies or not. emilio Taiveaho Peláez will be introducing the poets.
Also, opening in the hallway will be a collection of photographs by Matthew Pardue (KY). These were taken in Los Angeles, pre-pandemic & never shown before.
the concern. reading series: a year of poetry on the attic 506 rooftop, june 2021-june 2022, the book
Now in print: a book dedicated to the past year of poetry readings at Attic 506, including poems by 24 of the writers who shared their work on the rooftop. Thanks to Dylan Angell for curating & emcee-ing, as well as the Orange County Arts Commission for the project support. All participants in the book will receive a free copy of the book. It will be sold to the public for $4 a copy starting Friday, June 9 at the reading itself. The writers included in this book are: Dylan Angell, Susannah Simpson, Marta Núñez Pouzols, Minori Sanchiz-Fung, Laura Jaramillo, emilio Taiveaho Pelaez, Loan Tran, Olivia Gone, Sam Lineberger, Nina Oteria, Aimee (Harrison) Wright Clow, Fred Joiner, Chris Catanese, Skylar Gudasz, Joe Fletcher, Amanda Bennett, Max McDonough, Ted Rees, Lauren Hunter, Riley Ratcliff, Michael Cavuto, Travis Smith, Ryan Eckes.
Drawings by Olivia Gone and Skully Gustafson up at The Concern/ Attic 506
Starting June 9, 2022, The Concern’s walls at Attic 506 in Chapel Hill will have some recent drawings by Olivia Gone and Skully Gustafson. Pieces are for sale. Olivia and Skully are both artists and the managers of Slug Space, the baby gallery at Attic 506. They are also together in the band, Wetness. Drawings will be up through the end of August.
Inflation Liquidation Sale
Enjoy 30% off all items, including already discounted items on two evenings in May:
Friday, May 13, 6-9pm (During second Friday Art Walk in Chapel Hill)
Thursday, May 19, 7-9pm (During the Acid Rain Rooftop Video Screening)
Larissa Lynn Wood drawings at Attic 506
Opening Friday, February 11, 6-9pm at The Concern’s Attic 506 location: Larissa Lynn Wood’s original drawings from the children’s book ‘There’s Wondrous Fungus Among Us’. The book is written, drawn, designed & self-published by Wood. Larissa Lynn Wood is an artist and teacher in science & art, based in Chapel Hill, originally from Asheville.
The Concern Reading Series: February 2022
The next Concern Reading Series will take place on Sunday, February 13, 2022, doors open 3pm and the reading begins at 4pm, on the rooftop at Attic 506 in Chapel Hill. Readers include Skylar Gudasz, Joe Fletcher, Amanda Bennett, Max Mc Donough. Curated by Dylan Angell. Thank you to Orange County Arts Commission for the support.
Sexy Trippy Rooftop Holiday Market at Attic 506
Join us on Saturday, December 4th from 12-4pm for Attic 506’s 2nd Annual Sexy Trippy Rooftop Holiday Market. There will be music & vendors selling art, drawings, ceramics, apparel, vintage, books, zines, bushcraft & more. The indoor spaces, including The Concern’s shop will be open. Entrance either via 506 West Franklin Street 2nd floor door, or via the Graham Street alleyway to the fire escape stairs (by Beer Study).
Maciek Kryzsztoforski photographs on display at Attic 506
New photo work by Maciek Kryzsztoforski up in the hallway and in The Concern at Attic 506 from November 12 through the end of December. Maciek was born in Poland and raised in Chapel Hill. His work on view are documents of findings along solo hikes near the Haw River. The film photo prints are for sale.
Greta Boney diptych on display at The Concern @ Attic506
Proud to be displaying artist Greta Boney’s diptych painting ‘Mankind’ at The Concern Newsstand’s main location in Chapel Hill at Attic 506. Originally from Georgia, Greta Boney currently resides in Fayetteville, NC. Greta is also a musician under the moniker Dear, Lucy and Friends. They are also displaying recent paintings at Drawing Room’s curated wall at Lump Gallery at the moment as well.
Mixed Media drawings by Skully Gustafson, on view at Attic 506
Debuting this second Friday of March (March 12 6-9pm) at our space at Attic 506 : Two mixed media works by artist Skully Gustafson ‘Ride on Butterfly’ and ‘Connectors’ which both appear in The Concern magazine issue 3, out now. These works will be up through the end of April.
Skully is currently based in Chapel Hill.
“My current work is centered on paintings that mix figuration and abstraction as a way to represent identity and the fluctuation of the self. I juxtapose images, symbols, and figures to show the way individuals are influenced, fortified, or defined by meanings outside themselves. The identities in the work shift from ideas of public presentation and private constructions, the way an individual is many different and overlapping people and performs, distorts, and shifts between personas.” - Skully Gustafson
This is America, by Sasha Huber
On view at The Concern Newsstand’s space at Attic 506, starting Friday, November 13, with 2nd Friday opening reception from 6-9pm
‘This is America’ 2018 (metal staples on cotton & bulletproof vest panel) artwork by Sasha Huber, 15.3 x 18.3 x 1.7 inch, Series 1: Edition 1/6
This work was exhibited in “Healing Garden” exhibition at the Newhouse Centre for Contemporary Art in 2019 and was also featured in The Concern, a magazine, issue 2, 2019/20.
