Adopt an Artist Program

ACCC Launches
“Adopt an Artist”
The Arts Council of Carteret County (ACCC) is sponsoring a brand new program that partners local businesses and the arts community through a venue called “Adopt an Artist.” Given the keen interest from businesses who have expressed an interest to the ACCC about finding and displaying art and visual media for their walls and lobbies, Adopt an Artist provides a means by which businesses can select the artists whose work they wish to display from a list of artists who have registered with the ACCC their work for show.

It is anticipated that artwork selected through the Adopt an Artist venue will begin to be placed in local businesses beginning in November 2007. There is no fee to businesses for participating in this program; yet artists must be members in good standing with the ACCC. Both the businesses and the artists will sign an agreement to participate in the program for a six-month term. Artists will submit application to ACCC, along with non-returnable photographs of the artwork that they wish to display. Businesses will select the artwork for their venues from a catalog of these photographs. Selected artwork will be on display in a business for a period of two months. At the end of the two-month period, the business will receive the next artwork it selected.

Artists may sell their work through Adopt an Artist by placing prices on the artwork and negotiating sales directly with buyers. Neither businesses nor the ACCC will be involved in these sales, nor will they receive a commission.

Recent promotion regarding Adopt an Artist was sent to the entire Carteret County Chamber of Commerce mailing list of its business members. In addition, forms for businesses and artists who wish to participate in the program are posted on this ACCC website— Click on Adopt an Artist, complete the appropriate form, and submit it to the ACCC by mail. Artists must also submit photographs of their work by mailing them to ACCC, PO Box 2294, Morehead City, NC 28557. (The “Samples of Artwork” page from the application form must accompany the photos.) Direct any questions about the program to sally@promiselandphoto.com; type “Adopt an Artist” in the subject line.

A progress report on the Adopt an Artist program will appear in a future ACCC newsletter as well as the ACCC website

Adopt an Artist
Sponsored by the Arts Council of Carteret County

January/February displays:

• Linda Anderson’s pastels are at Drs. Ward & Lawrence, DDS; The Carteret County Chamber of Commerce; & Floyd’s 1921 Restaurant
• Sally Anger’s works in acrylic, oil and charcoal are at The History Place; & Crystal Clear Skin Care & Laser Clinic
• Beard’s oils and pastels are at Cape Lookout Psychiatry; The Broad Street Clinic; Crystal Clear Skin Care & Laser Clinic; & Hyper International
• Elise Beattie’s watercolors are at J. Chalk Designs; Floyd’s 1921 Restaurant; & First Citizens (Beaufort); & Hyper International
•Joel Becton’s photography is at SoundBank (Beaufort); Carteret County Public Schools Central Services; & First Citizens (Beaufort)
• Larry Brown’s photography is at Sunshine Cleaners & Laundry (Hwy 24)
• Cheryl Burke’ photography is at Cooperative Bank (Hwy 24); Hyper International; & Crystal Clear Skin Care & Laser Clinic
• Robin Koehler’s fiber work is at Cooperative Bank (Hwy 24); & Hyper International
• Heather Sink’s acrylics are at Carteret County Public Schools Central Services; The Broad Street Clinic; & Hyper International
• Dick Wray’s woodworking is at The History Place; & Cooperative Bank (Hwy 24)

These works will remain on display throughout January and February.

Masters of Realism Exhibit at Maritime Museum in Beaufort

North Carolina Artists Larry Burge, Bob Dance and Joe Seme will be showing their paintings at the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort, September 1 through October 28, 2007 in an exhibit titled, “Masters of Realism.”

The work of artist Larry Burge of Newport, NC is represented in many important collections including Wachovia Bank, RJR Nabisco, the North Carolina Seafood Festival, The Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and the Crystal Coast Tourism Bureau, among others. On a national level, Burge’s limited-edition prints are collector’s items. His work has been profiled in publications such as The Illustrator art magazine, Manhattan Arts, American Artists – A Survey of Leading Contemporaries, Our State and others.

Bob Dance of Kinston, NC has exhibited his work at the major exhibitions of the Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport, Connecticut. His painting, “Hatteras Standing” was shown in the Great Hall of the Smithsonian Institution. He had the opening exhibition at the North Carolina Maritime Museum in 1985, and again in 1997. His drawing of a spritsail skiff was selected, in the mid-1970s, by the late Charles R. McNeill, museum director to be used as the logo for the N.C. Maritime Museum. Dance’s work is in numerous corporate and private collections, including the N.C. Museum of Art.

Joe Seme of Wilmington, NC is known for his still life and trompe l’oeil paintings. He has been painting for more than 30 years and his earliest paintings reflected his hobbies and enjoyments of life including decoys, sports and antique corkscrews. Seme’s paintings have been exhibited in the N.C. Museum of Art, the Asheville Art Museum and many others. His work has also been featured in Today’s Art, American Artist, The Arts Journal and Wildlife in North Carolina, to name a few.