FRANK: inFocus
2025-09-30 00:00 - 2025-11-08 23:59 (America/New_York) | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
FRANK: inFocus is proud to be part of the annual Triangle-wide CLICK! Photography Festival showcasing the talents of photographers from around the world. The month of October is an exciting celebration of photography with FRANK:inFocus “The Click! Photography Festival celebrates the medium of photography and its cultural influence by engaging the photography community with exceptional photo-based works, artists, and programming.” FRANK:inFocus will feature FRANK member and guest photographers; Barbara Tyroler, Dan Gotlieb, Tama Hochbaum, Tim Walter, and Gadisse Lee. Please join us for this exciting month filled with engaging photography related events! Opening Reception and Second Friday: October 10th 6-9pm

Photography Panel Discussion: October 29th 6-7pm 2-3pm

Off the Wall Gala 2025
2025-10-18 18:00 - 21:00
FRANK’s signature fundraising event is well-known for its excitement, spectacular selection of art, and community roots. Join us at 6 pm on October 18 for our 15th Gala supporting FRANK Gallery’s mission to enrich our community through art.

Attend in-gallery or from home

The Gala will be held in the gallery as well as broadcast live via Zoom for attendees who want to enjoy art and a tasty cheese box in the comfort of their home. For guests attending in person, a full bar, heavy hors d’oeuvres and light snacks will be provided.

How does it work?

With the purchase of an Art Ticket, your name is entered into a pool with other art ticket holders. During the gala, the names of art ticket holders will be drawn at random (this is the fun part!) and read out loud by our emcee, local radio personality, Aaron Keck. Once called, you’ll have one minute to choose your favorite piece of art “off the wall” to take home. It gets exciting as you never know what piece will go next! This event will be hybrid, meaning we’ll offer a limited amount of in-person art and companion tickets, and some online virtual tickets! In-person guests will enjoy delicious food and an open bar. Online guests have the same chance to select art off the wall, but from the comfort of their home.

There will be plenty of donated art (from our generous artists!) all valued at more than the price of a ticket! We invite you to see all the artwork ahead time in two ways, in-gallery or online. Visit the gallery the week before the Gala to see all the donated art hanging. Also, preview the works here as they are donated.

A limited number of tickets are available at the door. Please call ahead to check availability.

Silent Auction Now On

Bid on amazing items, including art, local experiences, restaurant gift cards and much more. Bidding closes Saturday, Oct. 18 at 8:30 pm.

SEE THE AUCTION

VIRTUAL ACCESS

For Virtual Gala ticket holders only.

Get Zoom ready: If you don’t have Zoom installed on your device, go to https://zoom.us to download the Zoom app.

Check in from 6 pm to 6:30 pm on Saturday, go to: https://ncsu.zoom.us/my/brandfortner

Click on “Join with video”

Please orient yourself with the features and layout of Zoom, and use “chat” to ask us questions during the event, Feel free to call us at the gallery if you have questions before the event.

During the Gala, Keep yourself muted. Then when your name is called for the Off The Wall drawing, turn on your camera and your mic.

Tell us the number of the art you are choosing, and the artist’s name.

And, write your number selection ona piece of paper and hold it up to the camera so we can be sure we heard you correctly!

Donated Artworks

Here are the available works of art for this year’s Off the Wall Gala. Come into the gallery to see the art in-person. Download our Gala program to print out a complete list of art donations and event information.

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Anita Wolfenden, Bundles, textiles and papers, 18.5″ x 16″Theresa P-Tan, Santa Cruz ii, Mixed media, 24 x 30 inchesKeith Allen _“When Dylan went electric, George went green”_maple, poplar, milk paint_21 1_2” wide X 16” deep X 26” tallBill McAllister , Huangshan Path & HuangshanTrees, Photo construction, 14 x 11 inches eachBill McAllister, Pines Huangshan Isis, Photo assemblage, 20 x 52 inchesAlan Dehmer, Bunker, Gum Bichromate Photography, 29 x 29 inchesCarroll Lassiter, Haw River Path, oil on panel, 16 x 20 inchesCarroll Lassiter, Sunset Parrish Field , oil on panel, 48_x 24 inchesAli Givens, Vessel Ninety & Vessel Nineteen, 10 x 10 inchesDan Gottlieb, Back in the Berkshires, 2023, 24 x 42 inchesLinda Prager 2 Necklaces Aquamarine & Sterling and Crystal and Black Tourmailine and Silver 15.5_ and 19_Dan Gottlieb, Eno River Forest, 2025, Archival Pigment Print , 40 x 22 inchesElijah Kell, Midnight Garden Mist, Glass Sculpture, 10 x 8 inchesRose Warner, Midway, Threads, canvas and paint, 20_ x 24_Susan FIlley _Copper Red Teardop Vase_Porcelain _10_ x 8_ x8_Kaidy Lewis _Grandma_s Kitchen_Map Home _mixed media and acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas_20”x 20”Keith Allen _“George_ He’s always been ‘holier than thou’”_maple, poplar, milk paint_26 1_2” wide X 16”deep X 27” tallPaul Reamey, Ripple Vase, Glass and Wood, 8 x 8 x 8.5 inchesChris Boerner, Cherry Burl Natural Edge, 7 x 5Carol Retsch-Bogart and Linda Prager, Coffee Break and Vase, mixed media and ceramic, 14 x 14Carol Retsch-Bogart, Love Letters, mixed media with textiles, paper, paint 25″ x 38″Carol Retsch-Bogart, “I’d like to buy a vowel please!” mixed media, 28″ x 34″Lila Bacon, “Norman’s New Garden Flowers”, Acrylic Paint on Canvas, 20” x 30” x 1.5”Amy Deystone, Set of three Forest Vases, CeramicDeborah Harris, Set of bowls, PorcelainMichele Maynard “Botanical Circus no. 101”, Acrylic on canvas, 30”x30”Catherine Gregory, C-Horse, mixed media on stretched canvas, 15″ x 15″Gordon Jameson, Sequoia, Acrylic, 14_x10”Gordon Jameson, Cedar, Acrylic 14″ x 10”Gordon Jameson, Greenhouse, Acrylic, 14″ x 9″Donna Stubbs, “Bird’s-eye view”, Mixed Media 24″ x 24″Jean LeCluyse, Memory and Magic, colored pencil, 15″ x 18″Donna Stubbs, On the Horizon, mixed media, 20″ x 20″Nerys Levy, From Lenno, Lake Como, Italy – a diptych in one frame, Gouache,and mixed media water color on paper, 6.5 x 18Katherine Armacost, From the West Oil on canvas, 30 x 30Kerry Schroeder, Tracks, acrylic and graphite on panel, 24 x 24Marguerite Jay Gignoux, REDS1,2,3,4, Hand dyed & printed silks, hand stitched, 12.5” x 12.5”x 2”Mary Lee Kerr, “Sentinel”, Ceramic, 6″ x 32″ x 6″Judith Ernst, “Overflowing Embrace”, Glazed Stoneware, 13″ x 11″Linda Prager, Set of Ceramic Plates, Clay, Misc SizesPearl Arnold, “Celestial Canopy”, Oil on canvas, 36 x 42Pete Sack, “Quicksand”, oil/watercolor on paper, 15″ x 15″ Tama Hochbaum, “Curved Matrix IV” Archival Digital Print on Metallic Paper, mounted onto Dibond, 12″ x 20″Clarke Munford, Haw River Mill #2, oli on canvas, 20″ x 16″Susan Paulsen _101 Lindsay Street_oil_11″ x 14″Susan Paulsen _Spring at Magnolia View Farm _oil_13″ x 23″Fabrizio Bianchi_Yesterday_s Ocean_Acrylic Inks on Wooden Board_30″ x 40″Ley Killeya_Held aloft by the river’s grace_acrylic on canvasLey Killeya_The memories of your devotion on my body_acrylic on canvas_36″ x 36″Ley Killeya, I know how the flowers felt, 18″ x 24″Shelly Hehenberger, Peninsula, oil and cold wax on wood, 11″ x 14″Shelly Hehenberger, The Place Where I Live, 11″ x 14″, oil and cold wax on woodKaren Day _Marsh at Topsail_Acrylic and colored charcoal on canvas with floater frame_20″ x 20″Karen Day “Triad” Acrylic and charcoal on gessoed paper, framed, 16″ x 20″Untitled, Glass, 4″ h x 5.5″ wLew Graham, Square the Branches, encaustic on panel, 24″ x 24″Rebecca Mclaughlin Neigher Necklace and Pin Pair Large Baroque Pearl, Fresh Water Pearls, Smokey Quartz, Handmade Sterling Silver Clasp & Textured Sterling Silver, Button Pearls, 2 Pink, 2 White
Rebecca Mclaughlin Neigher Necklace and Pin Pair Large Baroque Pearl, Fresh Water Pearls, Smokey Quartz, Handmade Sterling Silver Clasp & Textured Sterling Silver, Button Pearls, 2 Pink, 2 White
Sasha Bakaric, Lamp, StonewareNatalie Boorman, Blue Pot, Pit fired clayNatalie Boorman, Pinkish Crackle, Clay Paul Hrusovsky _Somber _Acrylic on canvas_30″ x 30″Jane Filer, Framed 11.5”x11.5” Acrylic on panel “Night Rider”_Nerys Levy_Olive Trees, Villa Serena, Asolo,Veneto,Italy_Gouache,water soluble pen and crayon on paper_23” x 30”Peg Bachenheimer, Along the Creek, Oil on canvas, 24″ x 24″ x 1.5″, framedPeg Bachenheimer, The Point, Encaustic 18″ x 18″ x 2″, framedPeg Bachenheimer, Spring on the Creek, Acrylic on panel, framed, 30″ x 22″ x 1.5″Sarah Graham, They come through, 18″ x 22″, AcrylicLuna Lee Ray, Emerge, 20″ x 20″, mixed mediaLuna Lee Ray, Winter Light, 12″ x 24″, Mixed mediaLuna Lee Ray, Constellations, 24″ x 30″, mixed media_Peter Filene _Andate _Photocollage _27″ x 20″Peter FIlene _Woman in Blue _Photocollage _23″ x 10″Susan Finer, Local_Express, Fiber_Mixed Media, 36″ X 36″Susan Finer, Still a Puzzle, Fiber_Mixed Media, 25″ X 19″Susan Finer, Circus Act, Fiber_Mixed Media, 22″ X 28″Barbara Tyroler, CV 69, 22 x 16, PhotographBarbara Tyroler, Leah 1, 20 x 30, PhotographAm I a regret or a fond memory?, 36″x36″x2″, Acrylic on PanelRivals, 20″ x 16″ by R. Scott HornerLuminous Stand, 20″ x 20″ by R. Scott Horner

PREMIER SPONSORS

SPONSOR THE GALA

EVENT SPONSORS

Bonnie Layman & Gordon Jameson

Richard & Carole Nussbaum

COMMUNITY SPONSORS

Jeannie Hendrickson

Linda Prager

Gabrielle & David Rousso

Bonnie Layman & Gordon Jameson

FRANK Board

Carroll Lassiter

Danny Bell

Jane Filer

Michele Yellin

Susan Paulsen

Natalie Boorman

Joe Nussbaum

Judi Israel

R.Scott & Ellen Horner

Nerys Levy

Tova Hairston

Carol Retsch-Bogart

Karen Diamond

Emma Delon

Leanne Bernard

Dr. Holly Daniels

Barbara Tyroler

Catherine Kelly Johnson

Shari Goldstein

Don Basnight

Moon Angel Sweets

Katie Zinke

Jan Sumerel

Kathryn Grant

Celestial Bodies Pilates – Beth Newsome

Jan Sumurel

Samantha Sather

Clairece Feigen

Emma Delon

MJ Papich

Coffee with FRANK
2025-10-25 10:00 - 11:00
Coffee with FRANKMonthly Community Event at FRANK GalleryFree | Coffee & Donuts Provided Join us for our monthly Coffee with FRANK series that invites you to slow down, sip a warm cup of coffee, and engage with the creative community at FRANK Gallery! This month’s panel will highlight the voice of featured member artists Barbara Tyroler and Donna Stubbs! These events shift in format each month—ranging from artist talks and panel discussions to collaborative workshops and interactive experiences—offering fresh opportunities to connect with art, artists, and each other. Whether you’re a longtime collector, a fellow artist, or someone simply curious about the creative process, Coffee with FRANK provides a welcoming space to explore ideas, build community, and spark meaningful conversations. Surrounded by contemporary art and energized by local voices, these events are designed to foster connection, inspiration, and a deeper appreciation for the arts in our daily lives. Mark your calendar, stop by, grab a donut, and join the conversation!

FRANK: inFocus - Photography Artist Panel Discussion
2025-10-29 18:00 - 19:00
FRANK: inFocus – Photography Artist Panel Discussion Join us at FRANK Gallery on Wednesday, October 29th from 6–7PM for a special Photography Artist Panel Discussion, held in conjunction with our current exhibition. Moderated by member artist and photographer Barbara Tyroler, this free public event will feature exhibiting artists Dan Gottlieb, Tama Hochbaum, Tim Walter, and Gadisse Lee in conversation about their creative journeys. The panel will explore how each artist first came to photography, how their work has evolved over time, and what future projects lie ahead!

EXCLUSIVE - Friends of FRANK Art Tour of "The Mosaic House" in Durham
2025-10-30 11:00 - 13:00
EXCLUSIVE Event For Friends of FRANK Members Come with us to the wonderful Mosaic House in Durham, NC. For over 20 years, Gene Dillard has covered the entire house with a mosaic of tiny mirrors, glass and tiles. His yard is filled with his whimsical sculptures. This is a unique opportunity to tour the house and property. Here’s a look inside the Mosaic House from a short documentary by PBS. Not yet a member? Join Friends of FRANK today and receive discounts and more benefits like this tour! RSVP RequestAlthough this event is included with your Friends of FRANK membership, please RSVP below so we have a headcount for our tour!

Holiday Afternoon with FRANK
2025-12-07 13:00 - 15:00
Coffee with FRANKMonthly Community Event at FRANK GalleryFree | Cookies and Hot Chocolate Provided Join us for a festive afternoon at FRANK Gallery! Bring the whole family for cookies, hot chocolate, and hands-on holiday art projects. It’s the perfect way to kick off the season together. Co-hosted with our friends at Shenandoah Realty at Compass Realty.

Second Friday Art Walk
2025-12-12 18:00 - 21:00
Join us for the final Second Friday of the year! Celebrate the incredible work of our artists, check a few people off your holiday shopping list, and toast to a wonderful 2025 at FRANK.

Opening Reception
2026-01-09 18:00 - 21:00
Enjoy some of the best regional art at our January-February exhibit opening reception! Have some complimentary wine and cheese as you explore a stunning collection of artwork and meet the brilliant featured artists Bill McAllister, Carroll Lassiter, and Ley Killeya. Engage in conversation, get inspired, and celebrate creativity in a lively and welcoming atmosphere.

Coffee and Conversation With Bill McAllister and Carroll Lassiter
2026-02-07 10:00 - 11:00
Coffee with FRANKMonthly Community Event at FRANK GalleryFree | Coffee & Donuts Provided Join us for our monthly Coffee with FRANK series that invites you to slow down, sip a warm cup of coffee, and engage with the creative community at FRANK Gallery! This month’s event features a panel discussion with featured artists Bill McAllister and Carroll Lassiter, facilitated by Luna Lee Ray. Plus, Bill will demonstrate how pinhole cameras work and explain how he uses them in his craft. Whether you’re a longtime collector, a fellow artist, or someone simply curious about the creative process, Coffee with FRANK provides a welcoming space to explore ideas, build community, and spark meaningful conversations. Surrounded by contemporary art and energized by local voices, these events are designed to foster connection, inspiration, and a deeper appreciation for the arts in our daily lives. Mark your calendar, stop by, grab a donut, and join the conversation!

Second Friday Art Walk
2026-02-13 18:00 - 21:00
Stop by the gallery for our monthly Second Friday reception! Join us as we celebrate our current exhibition featuring the work of member artists Carroll Lassiter, Bill McAllister, and Ley Killeya.

Opening Reception
2026-02-27 18:00 - 21:00
Enjoy excellent regional art at our February-April exhibit opening reception! Enjoy complimentary wine and cheese as you explore a stunning collection of artwork by featured artists Luna Lee Ray and Gordon Jameson, and guest artist Ronan Peterson. Engage in conversation with the artists, get inspired, and celebrate creativity in a lively and welcoming atmosphere.

Coffee and Artist Talks: Luna Lee Ray and Gordon Jameson
2026-03-07 10:00 - 11:00
Coffee with FRANKMonthly Community Event at FRANK GalleryFree | Coffee & Donuts Provided Join us for our monthly Coffee with FRANK series that invites you to slow down, sip a warm cup of coffee, and engage with the creative community at FRANK Gallery! This month, we’ll hear from featured artists Luna Lee Ray and Gordon Jameson! Whether you’re a longtime collector, a fellow artist, or someone simply curious about the creative process, Coffee with FRANK provides a welcoming space to explore ideas, build community, and spark meaningful conversations. Surrounded by contemporary art and energized by local voices, these events are designed to foster connection, inspiration, and a deeper appreciation for the arts in our daily lives. Mark your calendar, stop by, grab a donut, and join the conversation!

Second Friday Art Walk
2026-03-13 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-08 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-06-12 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-08-14 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-09-11 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-11-13 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-12-11 18:00 - 21:00
Stop by the gallery for our monthly Second Friday reception!

Collage Workshop With Theresa P-Tan
2026-03-28 10:00 - 11:00
Explore collage as a flexible, low-pressure creative practice. Led by Theresa P-Tan, this free workshop introduces collage techniques through guided prompts and open work time. This event is suitable for beginners and anyone looking to loosen up and work intuitively with paper. All materials are provided; you’re welcome to bring personal papers, photos, or ephemera you’d like to incorporate. Refreshments and supplies will be provided. Spots are limited, please RSVP.

Coffee with FRANK
2026-04-04 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-02 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-11 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-08-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-09-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-10-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-11-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-12-05 10:00 - 11:00
Coffee with FRANKMonthly Community Event at FRANK GalleryFree | Coffee & Donuts Provided Join us for our monthly Coffee with FRANK series that invites you to slow down, sip a warm cup of coffee, and engage with the creative community at FRANK Gallery! These events shift in format each month—ranging from artist talks and panel discussions to collaborative workshops and interactive experiences—offering fresh opportunities to connect with art, artists, and each other. Whether you’re a longtime collector, a fellow artist, or someone simply curious about the creative process, Coffee with FRANK provides a welcoming space to explore ideas, build community, and spark meaningful conversations. Surrounded by contemporary art and energized by local voices, these events are designed to foster connection, inspiration, and a deeper appreciation for the arts in our daily lives. Mark your calendar, stop by, grab a donut, and join the conversation!

Opening Reception
2026-04-10 18:00 - 21:00
Enjoy excellent regional art at our April-May exhibit opening reception! Enjoy complimentary wine and cheese as you explore a stunning collection of artwork by featured artists Susan Finer and Susan Paulsen, and guest artists Jane Filer and Gadisse Lee. Engage in conversation with the artists, get inspired, and celebrate creativity in a lively and welcoming atmosphere.
