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The “Plein Aire” painters of Beaufort and Pitt County have paintings on exhibit of downtown Washington. Plans are in place to show the pottery from the day camps with Carolyn Sleeper of Slatestone Pottery, jewelry from the kids at Valda Belyeu's Jewelry Designer Day Camp, and work from several ECU students. Often you will find Dodie Groesser finishing an oil painting, Brenda Haislet working in watercolors on a new Washington scene, Alice Stallings putting together handbound books, or John Groesser painting out front on the sidewalk. Please stop by and visit our Writers Corner at the gallery, featuring locals authors. For the latest in River Walk Gallery and Arts Center news please visit us on Facebook. Read about the Artists of the River Walk Gallery each month in Arts Alive, the magazine of the Any Questions? Call 252-974-0400 or drop by the gallery, 139 West Main Street, Washington, NC
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• New Announcements • Congratulations go out to our participating gallery artists who were juried into the 47th Annual Beaufort County Fine Arts Show! John Groesser won honorable mention for his painting, "Fall Reflections," and Dorothy McLennan won honorable mention for "Hydrangea Blues." (both in the oil and acrylics category) Dorothy also won the Mark & Suzette Bardill Purchase Award for her painting, "Moo." Carolyn Sleeper won the Irene Glover Forbes Pottery Award for "Time Flies," a stoneware/copper treasure box. The entire show is open at the Civic Center through Saturday, Oct. 22. Award selections will remain on exhibit through Dec. 22.
North Carolina Estuarium Art Exhibit: “Kayaking the Creek” - Linda Boyer displays watercolor paintings of the little creek near her home in Beaufort County . She exhibits a series of waterscapes that she painted last summer on location from her kayak. The museum is located at 223 E. Water Street , Washington . The hours are 10:00-4:00 , Tuesday –Saturday Congratulations to artist members Carolyn Sleeper, Milton Bland for winning awards at the Beaufort County Arts Council Fine Art Show. Pat Holscher, a consignment member, also won several awards. Jayne Wall had her painting “Winter, Summer and Libby's Sago Palm” accepted into the 10th Annual National Juried Schwa Show sponsored by Dodi Groesser won second place at the Martin County Arts Council Art Show in the Oils/Acrylics category. John Groesser won an Honorable Mention in the same category. Milton Bland, pottery, Dodi Groesser and John Groesser, oils, were juried into the Greenville Museum of Art juried exhibit. Carolyn Sleeper was awarded an honorable mention at the Martin County Arts Council Art Show in the three dimensional category. Brenda Haislet has a watercolor show, Innerbanks Impressions, at The North Carolina Estuarium, Washington, NC, which will run through December. Pat Holscher's colorful seagull painting,”Family Dynamics”, has won the Gold Medal of Honor in the American Watercolor Society's (AWS) 142nd International Annual Exhibition. This is the top award for watercolor artists in the United States!
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Libby Behr (946-8708) Classes in Stained Glass continue to Valda Belyeu teaches adult classes at Beaufort County Community College and Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge. Linda Boyer (948-0000) teaches Drawing and Painting from Nature at the Estuarium. Carolyn R. Sleeper (945-3541) offers pottery lessons at her home studio, Slatestone Studio. Dee Standish (752-2958) offers custom framing service. Sam Wall is teaching oil painting at the Senior center.
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Rick Bland was awarded 3rd place, Landscapes and Places category, for his photograph "Abandoned Truck and Clouds" at the Beaufort County Arts Council's 2011 Juried Photography Exhibit.
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