The Arts Council of Henderson County is proud to announce that the applications are available for the 63rd Annual Art of Main Fine Art and Fine Craft Fair in Hendersonville, NC.
This year the event will be Sept. 24 and 25, 2022, from 10am-5pm in Historic Downtown Hendersonville, NC.
The Application Deadline is 05/15/2022. There is a $300 Booth Fee and a $30 Jury Fee to be part of the event. If Artists apply by April 18th they can take advantage of the $25 Early Bird application fee. Applications can be found at (www.ArtOnMainNC.com).
Autumn in the Western North Carolina mountains finds thousands of visitors traveling to the region to enjoy its amazing fall foliage. We celebrate fine art and fine craft on the last weekend of September each year by gathering distinctive local artists, as well as highly qualified artists from the southeast region of the US to meet the public and sell their work on Historic Main St. More juried artists sell fine art paintings, in addition to works in clay, metal, wood, fiber, photography, jewelry, etc.
The Arts Council of Henderson County is a community organization that promotes, advocates for and nurtures the arts in Henderson County and Western North Carolina.
The Arts Council is supported in part by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, funds administered by the Community Foundation of Henderson County, Henderson County, Henderson County Tourism Development Authority, and the City of Hendersonville.
For further information visit (www.ArtOnMainNC.com).
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The Arts Council of Henderson County in Henderson, NC, Calls For Entries for 63rd Art On Main – Deadline May 15, 2022
March 9, 2022Anderson Arts Center in Anderson, SC, Opens Art Market Once Again – Calls for Artwork
October 5, 2021Collectors! Artists! Do you have extra pieces?
What Do You Sell?
You decide what and how many items you would like to sell. These can be new creations or previously owned items from collections. You may submit up to 10 pieces of work.
You Set the Price of the Work:
We want your work to receive the respect it deserves through the price, but our shoppers are looking for bargains! Keep that in mind when pricing your items.
How It Benefits Us Both:
You simply drop off your work, and we handle the promotion and sales. You may choose to split the proceeds 50/50 with the Arts Center or you may donate 100% of the sales to us. You also will be provided with donation receipts that you can use for tax purposes.
Deliver works to the Arts Center & submit sales form
Monday, October 25
10am – 5pm
ART MARKET HOURS
October 28, 10am – 7pm
Sip n Shop, 4pm – 7pm
October 29, 10am – 8:30pm
Coincides with Michael Simpson’s Exhibit Opening Reception 6:30pm – 8:30pm
October 30, 10am – 3pm
Market & Mimosas, 10am -12pm
Sales Form at this link (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHgSQSoq2u4Z0c7Pvf_gwfr-dYH84R5EusLuxwP4M3h7R30Q/viewform).
Please fill out information on each piece of artwork you are submitting to Art Market. Please submit this form by Monday, October 25, the day you deliver works to the Arts Center. You may submit no more than ten (10) pieces.
You will fill out a new page for every piece of artwork submitted. It will take you to the next form when you click “next.” When you have entered information for all works, keep clicking “next” until you see the “submit” button.
Anderson Arts Center is located at 110 Federal Street in downtown Anderson, SC 29625
Caldwell Arts Council in Lenoir, NC, Calls for Sculpture Artists for “35th Annual Sculpture Celebration” – Sept. 11, 2021
July 8, 2021The Caldwell Arts Council announces its “35th Annual Sculpture Celebration” in Lenoir, NC, on Saturday Sept. 11, 2021, from 9am-4pm, at the Broyhill Walking Park, 945 Lakewood Circle SW, in Lenoir, North Carolina.
Sculptors are invited to bring up to 3 sculptures for this one-day event to compete for $11,000 in cash awards, along with potential sales and commissions. Registration includes free camping, a Friday Night Sculptors’ Dinner, breakfast, and a meal voucher for the day of the event.
This annual family-friendly event attracts sculptors and buyers from the eastern United States to Lenoir, North Carolina and in past years, has attracted over 4,000 people. It is funded in part by generous sponsors and by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Entry Fee: $60-80 with discounts available for early registration (free to attend).
For complete competition details, visit (www.caldwellarts.com), or contact the Caldwell Arts Council at 828/754-2486 or by e-mail at (office@caldwellarts.com).
Caldwell Arts Council in Lenoir, NC, Calls for Sculpture Artists to Participate in 35th Annual Sculpture Celebration – Sept. 11, 2021
June 14, 2021The Caldwell Arts Council in Lenoir, NC, calls for sculpture artists to participate in its 35th Annual Sculpture Celebration, to be held Saturday, September 11, 2021, from 9am to 4pm, at Broyhill Walking Park, 945 Lakewood Circle SW, Lenoir, NC.
Cost: $50-80 with discounts available for early registration
Sculptors are invited to enter up to 3 sculptures for this one-day event to compete for $11,000 in cash awards, along with potential sales and commissions.
This annual family-friendly event attracts sculptors and buyers from the eastern United States to Lenoir and in past years, has attracted over 4,000 people. It is funded in part by generous sponsors and by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Early registration discounts are available. For complete competition details, visit (www.caldwellarts.com), or contact the Caldwell Arts Council at 828/754-2486 or e-mail to (office@caldwellarts.com).
Artist Estate Sale in Landrum, SC – June 5 and 6, 2021
June 2, 2021
Renowned local artist & sculptor, Mary Ellen Wuerfel’s living estate features Original Art, Pottery and Sculptures, A Nearly New L&L Easy-Fire Kiln with Supplies, Antiques, Furniture, Collectables and MORE!
311 Red Hill Ln., Landrum, SC
Saturday, June 5, 2021, from 8-4 & Sunday June 6, 2021, from 10-2
For info e-mail John Slaughter at (sold@bidyall.com).
Call For Artists To Participate in the 2021 Lakeside Artists Studio Tour – Deadline Aug. 15, 2021
May 13, 2021The Lakeside Artists Studio Tour, near Lake Norman, NC, was cancelled during 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but most of us will be fully vaccinated this year and we’re ready to start planning the 2021 tour. Once again, we will be offering high quality original art directly from the artists. We hope you will be interested in joining us! We are looking for original art in every medium, in 2019 we featured not only painters in several media, but also potters with many different styles, wood turners, a furniture maker, a handbag maker, jewelers, a metal sculptor and a mosaic artist. The tour is held in private homes and studios along the Brawley Peninsula, with the studio owner along with guest artists exhibiting at every location. Please share this information with any artist friends who may like to join in.
This year’s dates are October 28, 2021 for set up and October 29-31 for the tour. The deadline for entries is August 15, 2021.
More information and a complete prospectus are available at (LKNstudiotour.com).
SPRING FLING ART SALE Takes Place May 1, 2021, in High Point, NC
April 9, 2021Local Triad artists will come together on Saturday, May 1, 2021, for a SPRING FLING ART SALE at 1104 N Rotary Dr., High Point NC 27262. Join us from 10am – 4pm for the perfect kick off to Mother’s Day shopping. We will have artwork from local painters Kathryn Cushwa Gerace and Jennifer Donley, and handmade pottery by Kelly Brooke Pottery. Also featured will be Carolina Red Café with locally roasted coffee and baked goods. 
View of booth for Kelly Brooke Howard
Kathryn Cushwa Gerace is a High Point native. Gerace was raised surrounded by creativity. With an interior designer turned art teacher as a dad and a self-taught seamstress and a jack of all trades for a mother, it was inevitable that she would be a creative type. From an early age, Gerace constantly created. Through years of hard work and with a formal education, she is truly becoming a master of her craft. Ethel B Designs specializes in custom watercolors, hand painted family portraits, digital art prints, note cards and greeting cards. Our main goal is to make art affordable for all! “Creating art to capture your life moments and joy while brightening your home with pops of color.” (https://ethelbdesigns.square.site/)
Jennifer Donley is an artist and teacher at Theatre Art Galleries in High Point and Creative Aging Network-NC in Greensboro. “I have found art to be a universal language that we all speak. I am a firm believer in all of the therapeutic benefits that art has to offer. If you don’t enjoy making art, then you just haven’t found your medium yet! I am a mixed media artist. Acrylics, ink, torn paper, collage and watercolor are just a few of the mediums that I use to express myself. My compositions are an exercise in creativity and an exploration of color and movement. Light, both figuratively and literally, is a recurrent theme throughout my work,” says Donley.
Kelly Brooke Howard lives in High Point and has been a professional potter for 23 years. Her training began at Converse College and continued at the Penland School of Crafts. All of Howard’s unique handmade pottery is wheel thrown and/or hand built from a North Carolina porcelain clay body sourced from Asheville, NC. She uses a centuries old embossed style of surface decoration known as sprigging where she applies hand carved dragonflies and flowers individually to the leather hardened pots and fired with custom glazes. All of the work is very durable, food safe, microwave, and dishwasher safe. (https://www.etsy.com/shop/KellyBrookePottery).
Carolina Red Café’s owner, Rodney Byerly, is a High Point local. Carolina Red Café serves up fresh organic and fair-trade coffees locally roasted in small batches as well as a variety of tea offerings and baked goods from Beloved Bake Shoppe. “The main purpose is to honor the life and legacy of my Mother – a life she dedicated to providing love, care, and laughter to others, especially in their times of most need. Many aspects of this business have been devoted to show appreciation for things she enjoyed most, such as her love for the color red, Christmas, and of course coffee. So, as you enjoy your next cup, know your support of Carolina Red Café has great significance!
We look forward to seeing you at this fun outdoor event which will be held at 1104 N Rotary Dr, High Point, NC 27262. Please wear a mask.
For further info contact Kelly Brooke Howard by calling 828/817-3370; e-mail to (kellybrookehoward.myrandf.com). or visit (www.kellybrookepottery.com).
Sunset River Marketplace in Calabash, NC, to Hold Annual Holiday Art Market – Nov. 13 – 15, 2020
November 9, 2020
Sunset River Marketplace art gallery in Calabash, NC, will hold its annual Holiday Art Market from Friday, Nov. 13 – Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Always a popular seasonal event, this year the Market will take place over three days in order to help reduce crowds and better maintain social distancing. According to owner Ginny Lassiter, she expects that this ease congestion. “We have a large gallery,” she says, “10,000 square feet of space, so people should be able to social distance pretty easily. We’re also offering a reserved shopping hour with limited availability from 10 – 11am each day. Anyone wishing to take advantage of it should call the gallery to make a reservation. We expect this to fill up quickly.”
Work by Betsy Parker
Approximately 15 artists are being featured to include Holiday pottery, jewelry, oil paintings, acrylics, watercolors, home decor items, photography, metal art, carved and turned wood, wearable art, fiber art, kokedama plants, hand made furniture and more. A ten-foot Christmas tree will be filled with artisan-made ornaments, so customers can choose their favorite directly from the tree. There will also be gift certificate drawings, holiday treats, wine and hot mulled cider. Lassiter says, “With the pandemic, we’ve had to make some changes, but once again, this will be a fun Holiday Art Market!”
Cork Bag by Maureen Mallum, Earrings by Nan Bedick, and Mugs by Shandi McConnell
Featured artists over the weekend, include: Donna Michaux (pottery), Betsy Parker (pottery), Gary Baird (wildlife photography), Ardie Praetorius (pottery), Vicki Neilon (watercolor and acrylics), Pat White (watercolors), Mary Cross (pottery), Jewel Simmons (jewelry), Mona Bendin (pillows), Wes Wagner (wood furniture), Kathy Wolk (pottery and jewelry); Kakie Honig (fused glass), and Sherry Godfrey (pottery and kokedamas). Two authors will be on hand, as well, including Carol O’Neill (Saturday) and Tom Kelso (Sunday).
Pillows by Mona Bendin
Special Hours
Holiday Art Market hours are 11am – 6pm on all three days. The gallery is also offering one hour of reserved shopping each day from 10 – 11am. This will be extremely limited, so you must reserve your spot ahead of time by calling 910/575-5999.
Sunset River Marketplace is located at 10283 Beach Drive SW (NC179) in Calabash, NC. Reach us by phone at 910.575.5999. Daily updates will be posted on Facebook and Instagram.
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 eclectic 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 are currently being offered on a limited basis. Call the gallery for details.
Special Covid 19 Notice
To meet North Carolina State mandates, Sunset River Marketplace requires 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 complimentary hand sanitizer throughout the gallery for visitor use.
The gallery address is: 10283 Beach Drive SW, Calabash, NC 28467. Hours are Monday – Saturday, 11am – 5pm. 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.
FRANK Gallery in Chapel Hill, NC, Teams Up with PORCH to Feed the Community
May 7, 2020
Shop Online and Help Feed Local Families
“Over 14% of adults and 20% of children in Orange County are “food insecure”, meaning that they lack sufficient food for an active, healthy life.” With COVID-19 and current lock-down regulations, now more than ever local families need help in getting access to healthy meals. “Since its founding in 2010, PORCH has provided $2.8 million in hunger relief to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community,” and we are thrilled to help this fantastic organization add to that number.
Work by Carol Retsch-Bogart
Work by Emily Booker
Thanks to the generosity of FRANK artists, we are excited to announce that we have set-up an online gift shop with 20% of the sales proceeds going to local organization PORCH. PORCH is an all-volunteer, grassroots hunger relief organization based in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area.
The shop will be updated regularly, so please check back often. The items in the shop are available for pick-up or non-contact local delivery weekly.
Work by Gordon Jameson
Work by Susan Filley
Click here to start shopping (https://www.frankisart.com/shop).
For further info e-mail to (info@frankisart.com).
Arts Council of Henderson County in Hendersonville, NC, Calls for Applications for the 61st Annual Art of Main Fine Art and Fine Craft Fair – Deadline May 1, 2020
March 10, 2020
The Arts Council of Henderson County in Hendersonville, NC, is proud to announce that the applications are available for the 61st Annual Art of Main Fine Art and Fine Craft Fair. This year the event will be September 26 and 27 from 10am-5pm in Historic Downtown Hendersonville, NC. The Application Deadline is 5/1/2020. There is a $250 Booth Fee and a $25 Jury Fee to be part of the event.
Autumn in the Western North Carolina mountains finds thousands of visitors traveling to the region to enjoy its amazing fall foliage. We celebrate fine art and fine craft on the last weekend of September each year by gathering distinctive local artists, as well as highly qualified artists from the southeast region of the U.S. to meet the public and sell their work on Historic Main St. More than 100 juried artists sell fine art paintings, in addition to works in clay, metal, wood, fiber, photography, jewelry, etc.
The Arts Council of Henderson County is a community organization that promotes, advocates for and nurtures the arts in Henderson County and Western North Carolina.
The Arts Council is supported in part by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, funds administered by the Community Foundation of Henderson County, Henderson County, Henderson County Tourism Development Authority, and the City of Hendersonville.
For further information contact Hannah Duncan, Executive Director at 828/693-8504.
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