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Gallery Announces Final Jeffcoat Pottery Firing Sale

Posted on August 22, 2020 by | Leave a comment





Sunset River Marketplace in Calabash, NC has announced a special sale
of Jeffcoat Pottery pieces following the death of long time potter Joe
Jeffcoat, gallery owner Ginny Lassiter has announced.


“Joe and his wife, Tonda, have been part of the Sunset River family
almost from day one, “ Ginny says. “We’re heartbroken that Joe has
passed. Everybody loved him. And their traditional wheel-thrown
pottery with surface carving has been immensely popular here at the
gallery.”


Joe Jeffcoat died on June 8 following complications from a fall and
resulting surgery. At the time of his death Joe and Tonda were in the
midst of readying for their 400th pottery firing, Tonda says, “As we
completed our 39 th , then 399th firings, Joe kept saying, ‘We need to do
something to celebrate 400.’ We were going to each make some special
pottery – Joe, me, the kids. So when Joe passed away, we did create
some family pieces in addition to the work for the gallery. And every
single piece in this firing – over 250 of them – is marked 400F. All but
the family pieces will be available at Sunset River Marketplace in
Calabash.”


The Jeffcoats have combined their talents and love of clay in the creation
of functional pottery since 1974. Tonda, an art educator and Joe, a
retired banker, graduated from Atlantic Christian College and continued
their study of pottery in the first ceramic class at Wilson Technical
Institute in Wilson, NC. Additional study with Lanny Pelletier, Hiroshi
Sueyoshi and Frank Byrd provided the critical fundamentals that
allowed them to develop their own personal style. Joe often credited
their association and friendship with Dan Finch at Finch Pottery in
Bailey, NC, as playing a major role in their continued growth as potters.
After retiring in 2005, they moved to Little River, SC and opened Jeffcoat
Pottery just outside of Calabash, NC. Often the pair would collaborate,
with Joe throwing forms on the wheel and Tonda carving the surface of
each.

Beginning Monday, Sept. 7, the collection of 400F-marked pottery will
be on display and available for sale at Sunset River Marketplace.
According to Ginny Lassiter, collectors are already visiting the gallery to
purchase the Jeffcoats’ current inventory, and she expects work from
the final firing to sell out quickly.


Sunset River Marketplace showcases work by approximately 150 North
and South Carolina artists, and houses some 10,000 square feet of oils,
acrylics, watercolors, pastels, mixed media, art glass, fabric art, pottery,
sculpture, turned and carved wood and artisan-created jewelry.
Due to state mandates and Covid 19 restrictions, masks or face
coverings are required.

The gallery continues to host Coffee With the Authors, a series of presentations by local and regional authors. Social distancing is maintained. Sunset River Marketplace is located at 10283
Beach Drive SW, Calabash, NC 28467. Hours are Monday – Saturday, 11
a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, call 910.575.5999 or visit the
website at www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com. Daily updates are
available on the gallery’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

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Coffee With the Authors

Posted on June 16, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Sunset River Marketplace art gallery in Calabash, NC will feature author Bobby Hunt as part of its ongoing Coffee With the Authors series
Thursday, June 25 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon . Hunt has co-authored They Call Me Panda along with his son Matt Hunt.  The book is a humorous story of a father and son bonding over months as they hiked the legendary Appalachian Trail, a 2,200-mile torturous path winding through 13 states from Georgia to Main. It is the true tale of the characters they met, the wildlife they encountered and mishaps that befell them. This novel took them years in the making between bouts of wine, beer, disagreements, erroneous recall and arguments.

This event is free, but due to the Covid 19 pandemic, seating is limited so chairs can be placed at six-foot intervals. Call 910.575.5999 to hold your spot. Coffee and tea will be served.


Wildlife photographer Gary W. Baird

From Friday, July 3 through Saturday, August 1, Sunset River Marketplace will present Baird’s Birds, an exhibition of wildlife photography by Carolina Shores, NC artist Gary W. Baird. The public is invited on opening day from 4 to 7 p.m. to meet the artist and view the exhibition for the first time.


tricolor Heron photographed by Gary W. Baird

Baird, an avid backpacker, first became interested in photography during his teenage years in California and Colorado. He carried his first camera through the Sierras and the Rocky Mountains. Baird’s work has been featured in assorted publications and books. He was honored in the Audubon Society Photo contest where his work earned a spot in the Top 100 out of more than 8,000 entries. Locally, his photographs have earned a Grand Prize, Photography Division at Sunset Visions and Best Wildlife in Coastal Carolina Exhibit and Fort Fisher Aquarium


Eagle Launch photographed by Gary W. Baird

Painted Bunting photographed by Gary W. Baird

Sunset River Marketplace showcases work by approximately 150 North and South Carolina artists, and houses some 10,000 square feet of oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, mixed media, art glass, fabric art, pottery, sculpture, turned and carved wood and artisan-created jewelry.

There are two onsite kilns and five wheels used by the gallery’s pottery students. Art classes are currently being offered on a limit basis. Call the gallery for details.

The gallery address is: 10283 Beach Drive SW, Calabash, NC 28467.  Hours are Monday – Saturday, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, call 910.575.5999 or visit www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com.

Special Covid 19 Notice: To meet North Carolina State mandates, Sunset River Marketplace requests that patrons wear face coverings and requires the use of hand sanitizer plus six-foot social distancing between gallery visitors and at the cash register.  The gallery staff conducts thorough cleaning of surfaces upon opening and closing and during the day and has placed complementary hand sanitizer throughout the gallery for visitor use.

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Art Museum Reopens

Posted on June 9, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Beginning Tuesday, June 16, the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum will be open for visitors, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, with lots of great art and great experiences, as well as new guidelines in place to protect the health of visitors and staff.

During this 100th anniversary of the arrival of women’s right to vote in America, the museum is highlighting women’s work with three exhibitions running through the summer. These include Yvette Cummings: Everything Will Be Ok, colorful paintings and installations that simultaneously convey the viewpoint of a sexual abuse survivor; Voice Lessons, a multimedia visual-arts narrative about women’s life experiences by four female artists from around the region. Both will be on display through September 13, 2020. The Power of She, a collection of about 40 works of art by and about women, curated from the Art Museum’s Permanent Collection will be on exhibit through August 30, 2020. 

In addition to the new exhibitions, the museum is offering two new activities for children: Happy Place, two creative three-day camps for ages 6 – 8 to be held during July; and Hear Her Roar, two three-day art camps celebrating women in art for ages 9 – 12, with one session during July and the second in August. 

The Museum Shop will be offering a variety of new merchandise in keeping with the women in art theme, as well as some fun new items for children including art sets and interactive games. We’ll also be featuring interactive games and activities for artists of all ages. 

On June 23, the Lineta Pritchard Pottery Studio will reopen and classes will be available to the public in August. Although Summer Pottery Camp has been delayed until 2021, the Art Museum will be offering special pottery projects that the whole family can enjoy from home.Information on these projects will be available at the end of June on the website: myrtlebeachartmuseum.org 

“The Art Museum is proud to be an active, important and vibrant part of life along the Grand Strand,” says Patricia Goodwin, executive director. “The Museum’s Board of Trustees, volunteers and staff are looking forward to reopening and to welcoming everyone back to see our exhibitions in person and to bring beauty, inspiration and joy into our community once again.”

While the museum is delighted to reopen, they stress that the health of guests and staff members is their top priority. Consequently, visitors are asked to:

  • Avoid entering the Art Museum if they have a fever, cough or feel unwell;
  • No food or beverages in the museum;
  • Wear facial coverings at all times;
  • Allow six feet between themselves and other visitors;
  • Follow directional floor signage through the galleries;
  • Comply with posted gallery capacity limitations;
  • Refrain from shaking hands or any unnecessary physical contact;
  • Sneeze or cough into a cloth or tissue;
  • Wash hands as necessary.
  • Avoid touching any surfaces throughout the museum.

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Art Museum Launches KidsArt Online Programming

Posted on March 26, 2020 by | Leave a comment

With local schools closed due to coronavirus concerns, schoolwork has moved from the classroom to the computer screen, as students receive lessons and communicate with their teachers via the Internet.

For most subjects this is workable – but what about for art? And what about younger children who aren’t in school but still benefit from creative play and hands-on projects? 

The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum has the answers, with a series of KidsArt and Early Childhood Education online videos that kids of all ages (and their parents) can access to provide fun and creative activities that can be done at home.

By visiting the museum’s website, www.MyrtleBeachArtMuseum.org, and using the Kids Art link, viewers can access these videos, which have been created for a variety of age ranges that correspond to the Art Museum’s regular KidsArt classes. A Mommy and Me video, geared to ages three to four (with parents helping), offers a short story reading followed by an art activity that mirrors elements in the story.

Another video, aimed at kids ages five to twelve, offers a view of one of the museum’s artworks followed by a discussion of the style and techniques the artwork represents; then a segue to an art project inspired by the museum artwork. These videos, created by Children’s Art Educator Devann Gardner, run approximately 15 minutes. Projects use art materials and household items readily available to local families.

While the first video references sweetgrass baskets, kids are shown how to create and weave together various colored strips of paper to tell their own narratives visually.

There’s also a Virtual Early Art Education video, created by the museum’s Education and Outreach Coordinator Tracey Roode, designed for three-to-four-year-olds that follows the format of the Creative Curriculum© by Teaching Strategies, which is used by the First Steps 4K classrooms.

In each video, which runs about six minutes, children are asked a question that’s designed to encourage curiosity and creative thinking. The first episode asks the question, “Is a bubble a ball?” Through graphics and cartoon-style action, with a voice-over by Roode, children explore the differences between the two objects. Then a hands-on project is demonstrated that expands on the concepts introduced previously.

“These programs encourage children to problem solve, to be creative and curious, using subjects that are relevant to young children,” Roode explains. She plans to add a new video each week as long as schools remain closed.

A Teen Art Program video, for ages 13 – 18, is currently in production; plans call for it to be released on Wednesday, April 1. Created by Gardner, the video will feature “kitsch art,” commonly described as ironic or “low-end” art, and will show the viewer how to make a similar artwork using unconventional but readily available materials.

“Art can be very therapeutic,” Gardner says. “It’s always a good exercise to get outside of your current reality and express feelings.”  

Although the Art Museum is currently closed to the public, donations are welcomed and community members are urged to become members if they are not already. These contributions enable the museum to continue providing outreach services, even while they are unable to offer in-person classes and other events.

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Sunset River to Present Group Show of Abstract Works

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Sunset River Marketplace art gallery in Calabash, NC will present Abstraction, a group show of abstract works from Wednesday, March 4 through Saturday, April 4. The program includes a free painting demonstration by gallery owner and artist Ginny Lassiter on Saturday, March 14 from 1 to 3 p.m.


Oceanic 30501, artist Joe DiGiulio, acrylic 30×30

Lassiter works most often in acrylic, creating abstracted landscapes and expressionist pieces.  She graduated from East Carolina University with a major in art and an emphasis in Interior Design. The Ocean Isle Beach resident has always been a creative soul. She’s a potter, she paints, she sketches and she designs fabrics.


Ginny Lassiter
photo credit Louis Aliotta

Other artists featured in the exhibition include Tim Patton, Sterling Edwards, Joe DiGiulio, Roseann Bellinger, Adrienne Watts, and Roberta Rotunda. Lassiter said, “I love the energy of these artists. Sterling Edwards was one of my early influences and I still try to take his workshop when he comes to town.”


Meet Me There, artist Roseann Bellinger, acrylic 30×24

Sunset River Marketplace showcases work by approximately 150 North and South Carolina artists, and houses some 10,000 square feet of oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, mixed media, art glass, fabric art, pottery, sculpture, turned and carved wood and artisan-created jewelry.


Not All Is Known, artist Roberta Rotunda, acrylic 30×40

There are two onsite kilns and five wheels used by students in the ongoing pottery classes offered by the gallery. There are realistic and abstract art classes as well as workshops by nationally and regionally known artists. During select months, the gallery hosts Coffee With the Authors, a series of presentations by local and regional authors.  The gallery address is: 10283 Beach Drive SW, Calabash, NC 28467.  Hours are Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, call 910.575.5999 or visit the website at www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com. Daily updates are available on the gallery’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

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Art Museum Hosts Exhibition of Exotic Portraiture

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Nyx Epistema
12×10.5 Oil-&-gold-leaf-on-wood-panel

Toronto-based artist Sara Golish claims to have known, even as a toddler drawing with pencil on paper, that her career path would be in the visual arts. Since then she has branched out to figurative drawing, painting, sculpture, and designing and painting murals. She has a special flair for portraiture – but with a modern twist. 

The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum is exhibiting a unique collection of her work in Sara Golish: Birds of Paradise, running through April 11.

The exhibition features women’s portraits in styles far different from traditional and historic ideas of women’s images, highlighting women of color through a lens of what she terms “eco-feminism.”

Her subjects are depicted in strong poses and bold colors and accompanied with exotic birds and plants that symbolize strength and fortitude of spirit. Golish’s portraits turn the classical standard of women’s portraits on its head.

Instead of depicting affluent, European women in unassertive poses with shallow expressionless faces, and adorned with the symbols of affluence and status, Golish gives her multiethnic women bold and dignified stances – as uncaged as tropical birds. By surrounding them with tropical flora and fauna, she represents women’s traditional connection to the earth while also alluding to the colonial history of oppression.

In addition to her painting and sculpture, Golish has done extensive decorative work including murals, bas relief, gilding and faux finishes in traditional and contemporary styles. She has worked on high-end residential, corporate and retail interior design projects for Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Sarasota and Barbados.

In recognition that 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women in America the right to vote, the Art Museum plans a full year of exhibitions by women artists, to highlight the wide range of contributions by women to the visual arts in America. Sara Golish is the first of these exhibitions, followed by Voice Lessons, a collection of works by four contemporary women artists which also runs through April 11.

Gallery hours for both exhibits are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.

Admission to the Art Museum is free at all times but donations are welcomed.

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Art Museum Gives Voice to Women’s Experiences

Posted on February 28, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Throughout history, women have struggled to find their voice. In America, 100 years after the passage of the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote, they still have not achieved full equality with men. And in many parts of the world, women are at best second-class citizens; at worst, they are brutally oppressed by authoritarian patriarchal regimes.

An exhibition titled Voice Lessons is open at the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum. The exhibit runs through April 11.

Four women artists – Eli Corbin (of Asheville, NC), Fran Gardner (Heath Springs, SC), Lisa Stroud (Cary, NC) and Beau Wild (Port Orange, FL) – give voice to women’s experiences through their artworks, in media from painting to stitchery. Voice Lessons offers a view of empowerment for women, yet focuses also on tolerance, empathy and compassion among women and men.

Regular gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.

Eli Corbin has worked extensively in various media, but mainly uses acrylics, collage and mixed media. She incorporates pattern and symbolism to evoke the strength and power available to women through connection with community, nature, spirituality and belief in self.

Eli Corbin
Connected by the GreenIV
12×12 acrylic on canvas

Fran Gardner combines oil painting and stitchery – with occasional allusions to magic and conjuring – to create complex collages that reference ways in which women have always protected, healed and advised.

Lisa Stroud, a writer as well as a visual artist, works in an abstract language that incorporates calligraphy, scribbling, poetry, stories and recycled posters into her paintings. She often uses”the little black dress” as both a symbol and as a whimsical narrator. Beau Wild, educated as both a visual artist and an occupational therapist, uses the technique of masking to suggest the ways women reveal or obscure themselves as they deal with the world. Through her work, she ponders why people do what they do: “What motivates their actions and reactions and what make us all ‘tick?’ “

In recognition of the historic anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, the Art Museum plans a full year of exhibitions by women artists, to highlight the wide range of contributions by women to the visual arts in America. Sara Golish: Birds of Paradise runs concurrently with Voice Lessons.

Admission to the Art Museum is free at all times but donations are appreciated.

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Cloudy & Cool Art

Posted on October 7, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Beach Bound, oil by Diane Larson, 22×28

Sunset River Marketplace, the eclectic art gallery in Calabash, NC, is presenting Cloudy & Cool, a group show that opened on Sept. 19 and runs through Nov. 9.  It features works by R. L. Thomas, acrylics; Carol Iglesias, pastel; Nancy Hughes Miller, oil; Mark Hilliard, photography; Janet B. Sessoms, oil; William West, watercolor; Phil Meade, oil; Richard Tardell, oil; Dianne Hutchinson, acrylic; Jeanie Plyler, oil; Tina Lepsig, acrylic; Doug Kazantzis, photography; Diane Larson, oil; Robin Smith, photography; Joyce Vollmer, oil; Erna Tunno, watercolor; and Rachel Sunnell, acrylic.


Shoreline Cloudscape by Nancy Hughes Miller, oil, 30×48

Gallery owner Ginny Lassiter said, “I’ve been so impressed by the stunning landscapes and seascapes our artists have created, I wanted to present them in a different way. The cloud theme came together naturally. I invite everyone to come by and enjoy it!”


End of Day by Rachel Sunnell, acrylic, 16×20

About Sunset River Marketplace

Sunset River Marketplace showcases work by approximately 150 North and South Carolina artists, and houses some 10,000 square feet of oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, mixed media, art glass, fabric art, pottery, sculpture, turned and carved wood and artisan-created jewelry.

There are two onsite kilns and five wheels used by students in the ongoing pottery classes offered by the gallery. There are realistic and abstract art classes as well as workshops by nationally and regionally known artists. During select months, the gallery hosts Coffee With the Authors, a series of presentations by local and regional authors. Through August and September, the gallery will also be hosting a number of  “demo days,” during which artists will demonstrate how they work and answer questions. They will be posted on the gallery’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

The gallery address is: 10283 Beach Drive SW, Calabash, NC 28467.  Hours are Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, call 910.575.5999 or visit the website at www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com. Daily updates are available on the gallery’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

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Two Georgetown, SC Artists Featured in Art Museum Exhibitions

Posted on September 19, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Jim Calk
Pluff Mud
48×70
Oil
2019

Two basic human needs have been universally expressed throughout human history: the need for connection and the need for expression. Two Georgetown-based artists offer their interpretations of these aspects of humanity in a pair of exhibitions opening later this month at the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B Chapin Art Museum. Betsy Havens | Congregate explores people’s need to gather in a variety of settings from cafes to street markets and in large congregations of faith, through a series of figurative paintings. James Calk | Rhythm & Hues offers abstract landscapes of brilliant colors in oils that offer a visual representation of the rhythms and tonalities of musical compositions.


Congregate opens Thursday, Sept. 19; Rhythm & Hues opens Sept. 26. Both exhibits run through Dec. 15. An opening reception for both exhibits will be from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Admission to the reception and to the Museum is free. Regular gallery hours are from 10 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 1 – 4 p.m. Sundays.


Havens and Calk, who are married to each other, live and paint in Georgetown; both artists work in oils. Havens’ exhibition includes 39 works plus 35 8” x 8” paintings from her Homo Sapiens series; Calk’s exhibition includes 34 works.


Havens grew up in Savannah, where at age 12 she began her study and love of art at the Telfair Museum of Art. Educated at the University of Georgia and the University of South Carolina, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Design and did post-graduate work in the History of Architecture and Southern Literature.


Havens’ love of the human figure in painting is expressed in her works, which feature street scenes and groups of figures from fishermen to dancers, as well as depictions of historical figures and contemporary Americans. She has received numerous awards for her works which are widely collected by individuals and corporations. 


“Drawing and painting have always been my passion,” says Havens. “Always, the human form has mesmerized me, touched my heart. My figures frequently walk away, almost beckoning the viewer to go with them.”


Calk is a native of Saluda, SC, and studied at Newberry (SC) College. As well as a visual artist, he is a classically trained pianist, and music figures largely in his art. His paintings are composed of carefully orchestrated, vibrant bursts of color interspersed with soft, less saturated tones that together form sweeping “landscapes.” Calk says that for each note on the musical scale he has assigned a color; hence, his visual art compositions become symphonies for the eyes. Calk’s work is highly sought after, collected in many states by both private and corporate collectors.


“I paint the fields, rivers, creeks, swamps and the lush vegetation and flora of our region,” Calk says. “In my studio I add, subtract and enhance the abstraction of what I have observed. I try not to paint objects but rather the abbreviations of those objects.”

For further information, call 843-238-2510 or visit www.MyrtleBeachArtMuseum.org.

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Calabash Gallery to Host Prestigious Traveling Watercolor Exhibition

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Sunset River Marketplace in Calabash, NC, has been selected to host the 2019 Watercolor Society of North Carolina Traveling Exhibition. The show will run from June 14 through August 14 with a public reception on Thursday evening, June 21 from 5 to 7 p.m.


Donny Luke, Montreal Street Scene, 18.25×9.75, watercolor

The exhibition consists of 30 paintings, which were chosen from the Watercolor Society of North Carolina annual show. There will also be three additional works recently selected from the organization’s permanent collection. The exhibition began its travels in Elizabeth City, NC; continuing to Williamston, NC; and New Bern, NC before arriving at Sunset River Marketplace in Calabash.

Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be offered at the reception on June 21. Music will be provided by Celtic duo Gaelstorm. The local husband –and-wife act has been entertaining the Carolinas for over 20 years.


Nancy Paden, The Sentinel, 14.75×29.5

About Sunset River Marketplace

Sunset River Marketplace showcases work by approximately 150 North and South Carolina artists, and houses some 10,000 square feet of oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, mixed media, art glass, fabric art, pottery, sculpture, turned and carved wood and artisan-created jewelry.

There are two onsite kilns and four wheels used by students in the ongoing pottery classes offered by the gallery. There are realistic and abstract art classes as well as workshops by nationally and regionally known artists. During select months, the gallery hosts Coffee With the Authors, a series of presentations by local and regional authors. This Summer, the gallery will also be hosting a number of  “demo days,” during which artists will demonstrate how they work and answer questions. They will be posted on the Events tab on the gallery website.

 The gallery address is: 10283 Beach Drive SW, Calabash, NC 28467.  Hours are Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, call 910.575.5999 or visit the website at www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com. Daily updates are available on the gallery’s Facebook and Instagram pages.


Jean Blackmer, The Rebirth of Ephesus, 20×14, watercolor

About Watercolor Society of North Carolina

Formed in 1972,  Watercolor Society of North Carolina, Inc. (WSNC) is a professional nonprofit art organization. The purpose of WSNC is to strengthen and promote watercolor throughout the state. The group strives to do this by: elevating the standards of excellence in this medium, educating artists by hosting workshops by nationally recognized artists, sponsoring juried exhibitions, and involving the people of North Carolina in the arts. Website: www.ncwatercolor.com.

About Gaelstorm

Comprised of Tom and Liz Roberts, Gaelstorm is a foot-tapping fusion of Celtic, old time grass roots music. This talented duo has been entertaining the Carolinas for over 20 years. From beautiful vintage airs to high-energy reels, Gaelstorm creates an authentic vibe for every occasion. Instruments include guitar, mandolin, bass, violin, bouzouki, vocals, Irish whistle, hand drums and percussion. This enjoyable acoustic experience takes you on a journey from old Ireland to the Blue Ridge Mountains and many heartfelt places in between.

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