Sunset River Marketplace art gallery in Calabash, NC is set to present Primarily Primary a group show featuring artists in a range of media and style with a focus on the primary colors of red, blue, and yellow. The show runs from Friday, March 4 through April 2, 2022. Gallery owner Ginny Lassiter says, “Some are abstract pieces that are inherently bright in color and others may be landscapes that use a pop of red, for example. It’s a lot of fun and includes some beautiful work! I hope you enjoy it!”
Participating artists include Yuriy Petrov (acrylics), Vicki Neilon (acrylics), Richard Staat (watercolor), Jenny McKinnon Wright (oil), Connie Winters (oil), Louis Aliotta (photography), Gary Baird (photography), Pat Smelkoff (acrylics), Ginny Lassiter (acrylics), Sharon DiGiulio (acrylics), Jim Comer (carved wood), and Leo Dwyer (gourd art).
The Primarily Primary exhibit reflects the gallery’s eclectic appeal to a wide audience of art lovers and collectors. Visitors also appreciate the comfortable atmosphere of the 10,000 square-foot space.
About Sunset River Marketplace
Located in coastal Brunswick County, Sunset River Marketplace caters to both tourists and a growing local community of full-time residents seeking fine art for their homes and businesses. Featuring work by approximately 150 North and South Carolina artists, the gallery is well known in the area for its collection of oil paintings, watermedia, pastels, photography, hand-blown glass, fused glass, pottery and clay sculptures, turned and carved wood, unique home décor items and artisan jewelry.
There are two onsite kilns and five wheels used by the gallery’s pottery students. Art classes and workshops are currently being offered on a limited basis. Call the gallery for details.
The gallery address is: 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.
The FrameCenter, located within the gallery, is open Wednesday through Friday, 12 noon – 5 p.m. and by appointment. Call framer Louis Aliotta directly at 910.368.7351.(This number for framing only)
Special Covid 19 Notice: To meet North Carolina State guidelines, Sunset River Marketplace still requests that patrons who are not fully vaccinated wear face coverings and advises 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 complimentary hand sanitizer throughout the gallery for visitor use. Depending on alerts from the Governor’s Office, this advisory may change.