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PART ONE GALLERY EXHIBITIONS PART ONE 20 REGISTER ONLINE: classweb.townofcary.org Glass on Fire in the Mountains Cary Arts Center Gallery Friday, May 26–Sunday, July 23 Artists Reception: Friday, June 30 | 6–9 p.m. Medium: Glass Glass on Fire in the Mountains features the studio work of six glass artists working on the Burnsville Glass Gateway, a public art project designed by public artist Jack Mackie in collaboration with renowned glass artists from Mitchell, Yancey and Buncombe counties in western North Carolina. They are developing public art features as gateways into Burnsville's Main Streets from Highway 19E. The exhibition will highlight the studio work of these extraordinary glass artists and tell the story of how they came together to create a glass icon for this beautiful small NC town. Heidi Rabe: Button Tree Photography Herbert C. Young Community Center Gallery Friday, May 26–Sunday, July 23 Artist Reception: Friday, June 30 | 6–9 p.m. Medium: Photography Heidi Rabe's interest in buttons began when she was a little girl at her grandmother's house. Heidi has taken her love for buttons to the great outdoors. She calls it "button tree photography." Each picture reminds her of the women who stitched buttons on her clothing and taught her how to sew. May Jarrett Burch Bond Park Community Center Monday, May 1–Friday, June 30 Medium: Acrylic Enjoy Jarrett Burch's series of colorful, abstract acrylic paintings on canvas. Saskia Leary: Portraits Town Hall Gallery Friday, May 26–Sunday, July 23 Artist Reception: Friday, June 30 | 6–9 p.m. Medium: Photography Saskia Leary's portraits are inspired from the people and places she has encountered during her extensive travels. Leary is a native of the Netherlands and after moving to Cary in 2005, she became seriously interested in photography. She is influenced by painters who use naturalism and realism to depict things as they actually are.