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28 | April 2019 theater and music disciplines. Visitors to the Ellington-White Contemporary also gain exposure to a variety of art mediums. Contemporary art, in age, is that made during the last 20 years in mediums that can range from photography and sculpture to oil paintings and ceramics, and more. e gallery is open, Wednesday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., as well as some evenings. ere is no admission fee. Last year, Ellington-White also started posting "virtual" galleries of its exhibits on its website to increase its accessibility. Immersed in Abstraction, a national juried exhibition of abstract art that brought in over 240 entries from around the country, is the current online offering. e show started off the gallery season this past year and has had over 1,600 virtual visitors to date. e virtual showroom can be viewed at www.ellington-white.com/ immersed-in-abstraction. Some of the works in the online exhibit were also showcased at Ellington-White's gallery on Gillespie Street but they have since been replaced by more recent exhibitions. e virtual gallery will remain up for a good while, Mims noted. "We are trying to increase our national presence as a fine arts gallery and bringing the pulse of the national abstract trends to Fayetteville is part of that," he said. "at includes online presence as well." Over a four-week period in February and March, the gallery presented an exhibit called Art & Social Justice: Art for the People, By the People. e exhibit featured artworks by local and national artists dealing with issues of contemporary social justice. e Cumberland Makers & Creatives, a group associated with the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County, held a reception at the installation in mid-February. African artifacts from the John and Hazel Hales Biggers collection are also currently available in the gallery for viewing and purchasing. e gallery's current exhibit opened in late March and will run until May 25. Entitled Contemporary Sculpture: A Remix of Possibilities, it contains outdoor sculptures in Hear Local Musicians from the Fayetteville area. WFAY supports local artists on the Carolina Artist Showdown…airing weekdays at 8:39am, 1:39pm, and 4:39pm. WFAYcountry.com

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