Join the Artists of ARTworks Vass on Final Friday, May 27th, from 5:00 until 8:00 pm as they welcome the season with the latest Art that Celebrates Summer. The beach, the mountains, gardens in full bloom, lawn art, and more will be the featured subject matter. Artists will demonstrate; nibbles will be served straight from a grill with a summertime flare, and door prizes will be awarded during this free family friendly event.
Among this month’s featured Artists are Jean Skipper, Jodi Ohl, Debbie Keen, Beth Roy, and Laura Scott. Individually they’re Painters, Potters, Jewelry Artists, and Resin Makers. Together they are the hosts and teachers of a weeklong Art Retreat on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. Their most recent retreat in April inspired them personally and professionally, and they’ll be debuting work influenced by their time together on the island. We teach, create, cook, and gather communally in this amazingly inspiring environment. Our retreat house is the oldest home on the island. It has rockers on the front porch, a private sound-side beach, and a family graveyard onsite. All of this, plus our creative friends from Ocracoke, and every guest in attendance contribute to the experience. Inspiration overflows, and each of us is celebrating that in our most recent work.
Rich and Diane Flanegan, an artistic husband and wife duo who live in Pinehurst, will also be featured during the opening. They’re originally from the seaside town of Cape May, NJ, where they owned and operated a gallery and framing store. Diane’s Stained Glass is influenced by summers at the beach, and during this opening she’ll be introducing one of her largest Stained Glass Mermaids along with several of her “Wild Women Mermaids.” These funky one-of-a-kind mermaids are creatures from her imagination, and she describes them as having “The Soul of a Gypsy and the Spirit of a Mermaid. Rich’s work in Fine Oil Painting has a more realistic feeling to it, and he’ll be debuting several new pieces in his Seaside Collection.
While Kathleen Miller, a Decorative Painter who lives in Southern Pines, may be best known locally for her paintings of barns, birds, and flowers, this month she’ll be debuting her Beach Collection and Historic Seascapes. Lighthouses, shore birds, and windswept beaches are the creative inspiration behind Miller’s latest paintings.
They’ll leave you longing for the wind in your hair and the sand between your toes!
For summer’s favorite patriotic holidays and Fathers’ Day, the gallery will be introducing the latest collection of Folk Art Fish by Reggie Carde, Military Metal Sculptures that are both whimsical and patriotic at the same time, and One-of-a-Kind Hand Turned Wooden Bowls and Platters by Mike Girimont.
Summer will also be celebrated in Amazing Abstracts, Color-Saturated Floral and Garden Paintings, and Pottery that conjures up images of warm evenings and al fresco gatherings that linger until the wee hours of the morning. There will be something for everyone this month during the Final Friday Opening at ARTworks Vass.
ARTworks Vass, voted to be Best Gallery in The Sandhills, is located at 129 Main Street in Historic Downtown Vass. It is home to more than 130 Artists, classes in a variety of mediums, and a new Pottery Center that will debut Wheel Throwing Classes and a Membership Program this month.
Additional information about this Final Friday Opening, the artists, their work, classes offered, and ARTworks Vass in general may be obtained online at www.ARTworksVass.com, by calling (910) 245-4129 or by emailing info@artworksvass.com.
For those who prefer a more solitary shopping experience, our full Final Friday Collection will remain on display for at least two weeks after this event. Private In-Person or Virtual Shopping Experiences will also be scheduled upon request.
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