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For Immediate Release
July 22, 2008


During the month of August, Elder Gallery will donate 20% of proceeds to Charlotte’s regional land trust, Catawba Lands Conservancy. The August exhibition, The Naturalist’s World , will open August 1, 2008 with an artist reception from 6 - 9 p.m. The exhibition runs through August 30.

The Naturalist’s World is an exhibition of paintings, photographs and ceramics aimed at drawing attention to the natural beauty of the world.

“Larry Elder and Elder Gallery have been longtime supporters of the Conservancy, and we are honored and grateful to be the beneficiary of The Naturalist’s World. This exhibition is a unique and robust expression of our natural world and landscapes, and dramatically characterizes the product of the Conservancy’s land protection efforts,” said Dave Cable, Executive Director at Catawba Lands Conservancy.

Along with artists from eight states, North Carolina ceramist Warner Hyde will present a body of work that originated from the Carolina elements. “A harmony is reached when I have given my life to the ceramic work and hand it over to fire, which in the end process, deposits its wisdom as beauty to the work” says Hyde, Associate Professor of Art at Meredith College.

Elder Gallery is located at 1427 South Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203. Open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and by appointment on Mondays.

Additional Resources:
• Catawba Lands Conservancy (www.catawbalands.org)
• Elder Gallery (www.elderart.com)


Catawba Lands Conservancy is a regional land trust that permanently protects land, water and wildlife habitat to enhance your quality of life. The Conservancy protects 7,317 acres in Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and Union counties and is one of 24 land trusts serving North Carolina that collectively have protected more than 285,000 acres. Catawba Lands Conservancy is the lead agency for the Carolina Thread Trail, an environmental initiative that will link more than two million citizens with hundreds of miles of trails that wind through fifteen counties in North and South Carolina.