Chapel Hill Exhibitions

2026 Chapel Hill Exhibitions

2026 in Chapel Hill will feature exhibitions at Horace Williams House, Frank Gallery and the Arts Center in Carrboro.

Check back for details on dates and opening receptions!

Artist Talk: Tim Duffy-Music Makers Tintypes

Thursday, October 29, 2026
6:00-7:00 PM
Frank Gallery, Carrboro

Timothy Duffy is a renowned photographer and founder of the Music Maker Relief Foundation. Timothy has been recording and photographing traditional artists in the South since the age of 16, when he became interested in ethnomusicology. After earning a BA from Friends World College and MA from the Curriculum in Folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Timothy and his wife Denise founded Music Maker Relief Foundation in 1994 to assist traditional musicians in need.

October 1-31, 2026
The ArtsCenter, Carrboro

Student/Teacher Exhibit: "Quiet Light/Loud Stories"

Our Second Friday Art-Walk reception will be for “"Quiet Light/Loud Stories.” Work created by Instructor Heather Craig and Student Mario Chen. The Exhibit runs through the entire month of October.

FRANK: in Focus will feature FRANK guest photographers; Tim Duffy, Bettina Molina, Jo Ann Tomaselli, and Wojtek Wojdynski.

September 30 – November 8.

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.”

Please join us for this exciting month filled with engaging photography related events!

Tim Duffy

Tim Duffy is a renowned photographer and folklorist who has documented traditional artists in the South for nearly five decades. He and his wife Denise founded Music Maker Foundation in 1994 to assist roots musicians in need and preserve American musical traditions.

Tim creates one-of-a-kind direct positive tintype portraits of American artists, musicians who are the living expression of our nation’s cultural legacy yet remain little known. Shot with a large format camera using a tintype process that dates back to the nineteenth century, Tim’s masterful photographs celebrate these creators, custodians, purveyors, and performers of American music

Bettina Molina

Bettina’s series documents the everyday lives of women in India, from the quiet concentration of daily labor to the shared rituals of tea that welcome a stranger into the home. It is not travel photography, but a study of hospitality, resilience, and the dignity found in ordinary work and connection between women.

Bettina is a Colombian documentary photographer based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, trained at EFTI in Madrid, whose work explores culture, identity, and the human experience. Her practice spans documentary, commercial, and portrait photography, with a recurring focus on women, ritual, and everyday resilience.

Jo Ann Tomaselli

A visit with the Suri in Ethiopia introduced Jo Ann to women untouched by modernity, living in deep connection with their ceremonial traditions and heritage. These portraits invite you into their secluded world — resilient, beautiful, profoundly human and full of grace.

“Defining myself as a particular type of photographer is not possible as every moment behind the lens offers an opportunity to share images of the people, cultures and landscapes that touch me deeply. My inspiration? Color, shape, design and the most delightful factor of all ~ fun!”

Wojtek Wojdynski

Wojtek is a fine art photographer based in Chapel Hill. His work celebrates the beauty and emotion found in everyday life, with a special focus on people, inviting the viewer to slow down, reflect, and discover the beauty and meaning with fresh eyes.

Wojtek’s work offers a glimpse into the lives of women in the streets of Havana, Cuba. Through moments of work, resilience, and everyday life, these photographs celebrate the strength, dignity, and spirit of the women who shape the city’s vibrant rhythm.