Art Factory

09/23/2022

Faded Photos Bought for $2,200 at an Estate Sale Turn Out to Be Two Rare Stieglitz Works Stuck Together | Artnet News

This is 🤯

A rare and pristine platinum print was hiding behind a faded Alfred Stieglitz print auctioned at a Connecticut estate sale last year.

09/09/2022

New York City Police Are on the Hunt for a Couple Who Tried to Make Off With a $45,000 Basquiat From a Chelsea Gallery | Artnet News

Brazen. Also stupid.

The Manhattan Gallery Taglialatella prevented the brazen theft of a Jean-Michel Basquiat print estimated to be worth $45,000.

08/24/2022

Timeline photos

We are putting the finishing touches on Kids State of the Art. We received over 300 works from young North Carolina artists ages 5 to 17 and can't wait for you to see it!

Join us on Saturday, August 20 for the opening of Kids State of the Art and to celebrate we are offering FREE admission to all!

Kids State of the Art
Art from Artists ages 5 to 17
Opening August 20

08/21/2022

Growing Africa's contemporary art market

Worth a watch - interesting conversation.

Excitement is building up ahead of this year’s Joburg art fair. Art connoisseurs will be treated to three days of the best in Contemporary African Art. After...

08/18/2022

Virtual Rebroadcast: The Language of Beauty in African Art | The Art Institute of Chicago

Free! Click to register. This should be interesting.

If you were not able to attend an in-person member lecture on The Language of Beauty in African Art, you can still enjoy the event with this virtual broadcast of the lecture recording.Constantine Petridis, chair and curator of Arts of Africa, discusses this exhibition which explores the aesthet...

08/07/2022

Behind the Art: Why was Pablo Picasso’s ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’ so controversial in its time?

Do you know the African influences in Picasso’s art?

After hundreds of sketches and several months of painting, Picasso changed the face of the Western art world by producing Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

08/03/2022

Carved Nupe stool with cross motif, circa 1960. Wear and imperfections indicate authenticity.

07/28/2022

This is a must-see exhibit.

For Frieze, Vanessa Peterson interviews curator Kojo Abudu about the latest iteration of his project "Living with Ghosts," currently on view at our London gallery.

"Expanding on four years of research, ‘Living with Ghosts’ argues that Africa is the central staging ground for global modernity’s ongoing, five-century-long drama, evident from the fundamental role the continent has played in shaping world-historical events, from the transatlantic slave trade to colonialism to corporatized neo-colonialism," says Abudu.

To read the full interview, visit:

https://www.frieze.com/article/living-with-ghosts-interview-2022

07/28/2022

We love this marionette

Unusual example of hand-carved Nigerian art - highly collectible. See it here: https://www.artfactorygalleries.com/product/nigerian-wood-marionette/439

07/23/2022

Bonhams Auction to Highlight Art from Africa & the Diaspora | Art & Object

For admirers of African art.

On July 27 in New York, Bonhams auction of Modern & Contemporary Art & Photography from Africa and the Diaspora will feature a large selection of exceptional photography including a striking black-and-white image, Isililo XX, by Zanele Muholi (b. 1972), estimated at $7,000 – 10,000.

07/21/2022

Exquisite hand-carved, incised hardwood Kuba cup

07/20/2022

Do these remind you of the 70s? You need them now.

07/18/2022

African artifact of the week. Authentic Yoruba Gong Currency. Available on our website. See it here: https://www.artfactorygalleries.com/product/yoruba-gong-currency/434?cs=true&cst=custom

07/18/2022

What I Buy and Why: Ed Cross on Collecting African Artists Before the Market Boom, and the £20,000 Jadé Fadojutimi Work He Passed Up | Artnet News

Interesting interview on collecting African art.

The dealer mixes work and pleasure when it comes to building his art collection, which includes work by Jak Katarikawe and Sahara Longe.

07/15/2022

Gold! Come see us and let’s celebrate! Buy the bottle. Buy the case.

07/12/2022

Our website continues to be BLOCKED by our friends at Meta. To shop our online store, please open a new tab and enter the URL. ❤️💛💚🖤

07/12/2022

Watch this reel by okayafrica on Instagram

This sound will fill your soul.

okayafrica • Original Audio

07/12/2022

Summer best sellers. Beat the heat.

07/08/2022

Just in! Huge huge huge shipment of Bolga baskets from northern Ghana. Many colors. Many sizes. New colors and patterns. In-store only. Ask us to see what’s not even out yet.

07/08/2022

Multi-color antique Kilim and leather handbag. And we have a huge number to choose from, each one unique. On our website. In the gallery.

07/07/2022

Stunning one-of-a-kind handcrafted African necklace in bronze and beads. Predominantly green and black. Be still our hearts. Available on our website artfactorygalleries dot com.

07/04/2022

'Africa Fashion' in the spotlight at V&A exhibition | DW | 04.07.2022

If you’re headed to London.

The V&A Museum opens its first African fashion exhibition. Photographs, textiles, music and art showcase the creative power and global influence of the continent's designs.

07/03/2022

Happy 4th! We’ve got the BLUES. Authentic African indigo textiles, natural dyes. Beautiful graphic designs, in nice lengths for decor, fashion, projects. Come see or check out our website above.

06/01/2022

Newly refinished ART STUDIO for rent. Monthly. Second floor, privacy and lots of space. Call for info. 📞 (910) 399-3793

05/29/2022

When we’re open, we’re open. Like now.

05/15/2022

Bronze fish. Just one of the original sculptural treasures we have in the gallery.

05/08/2022

Have you visited our updated website? Lots of new products online, like these fabulous Coke bottle glass beads.

03/30/2022

We will be presenting our Straw Market at the Poplar Grove Herb & Garden Fair this Saturday & Sunday April 2 & 3

03/10/2022

Studio 4 just became available.
Call or text for details
910.399.3793

03/07/2022

African pottery from the Limpopo River Valley sale extended!

02/18/2022

Art Factory updated their business hours.

Art Factory updated their business hours.

02/18/2022

African pottery sale in progress this month!

02/04/2022

Pottery Sale in Progress!

12/03/2021

Art Factory Gallery

Art Factory was featured as the business spotlight for Wilmington Downtown Newsletter iNC this month.
Check out their video showcase!!



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Marcus Rich, owner of Art Factory, has gone full circle starting at UNCW as a marine biology major, venturing into a variety of side trips as a researcher, e...

09/05/2020

Come today (Sept 5) between 10 & 5 pm to meet and greet one of our jewelry artists, Troye Davenport!!
**Troye is a North Carolina native who uses a variety of techniques, such as, working in silver, Argentium, gold, gold fill, and copper. "I draw upon nature for inspiration in designing my handcrafted jewelry."

08/29/2020

Studio space available!

05/08/2020

Woohoo! Art Factory back open Saturday, May 9th, 9am-5pm. **Featuring medal-winning wines from the Yadkin Valley to go.**
Also, a fresh shipment of Market Baskets (new styles & larger sizes!) Come choose your basket and shop next door at Riverfront Farmers Market 9am- 1pm.

03/27/2020

Two of our best selling wines now available in convenient cans to Gogh! Two cans = 1 bottle. Now open Saturday 9am-9pm.

03/22/2020

Open Sunday 2-7!