Herb Jackson exhibits in Raleigh, North Carolina

Abstract painter Herb Jackson will exhibit part of his "Veronica's Veils" series May 2 through June 28, 2008 at Artspace in Raleigh, North Carolina. The large scale works on canvas are composed of multiple layers of acrylic paint, some mixed with pumice, that the artist scrapes with nails and knives to crate highly textured surfaces. Artspace is a fine art center featuring exhibition galleries and studio classrooms.  For more information phone Artspace at 919/821-2787.

Judith O'Rourke to teach summer workshop

Master printer Judith O'Rourke will teach "Vitreography: The Art of Printing from Glass" this summer at Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill. Students will learn intaglio and waterless lithography methods of processing glass plates for printing. The workshop will be held in five sessions July 14 - 18, 2008. The cost is $355 plus a $40 lab fee. Located in Truro, Massachusetts near the tip of Cape Cod, the Truro Center for the Arts is a non-profit, educational institution. Phone 508/349-7511 for more information.

Sherwin Miller Museum to exhibit "Kristallnacht" portfolio

The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art will exhibit its recently acquired "Kristallnacht" Night of Crystal Death" portfolio of prints in the museum's mezzanine gallery May 4 through August 10, 2008. Created by Erwin Eisch to memorialize the lives lost and the destruction of synagogues, cemeteries and shops in a 1938 pogrom organized by the Nazi-run German government, the portfolio contains ten vitreograph prints of unsettling graphic power. The Sherwin Miller Museum is located at 2021 East 71st Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Phone 918/492-1818 for details about this and other featured exhibitions.

Vitreographs at Folk Art Center, Ashville, North Carolina

Vitreographs are included in an international exhibition at the Folk Art Center in Asheville. Titled Pressing Matters in Printmaking, the exhibition was curated by the Center's Nikki Josheff, who has showcased nearly 100  works in six printmaking media by artists from Canada and throughout the US. Vitreography is represented by prints from 14 artists who worked in collaboration with Littleton Studios, including Harvey Littleton and Dale Chihuly. Pressing Matters will be on view through May 18, 2008. The Folk Art Center is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 385. Contact the Center at 828/298-7928.