By Paula Thommen Ceramic artists, painters, and sculptors from throughout the Carolinas are showcased in Southport’s Franklin Square Gallery‘s highlight of the season, The Summer Regional Show. Regional artists have been invited to join gallery members and submit their latest work for judging, and the selected art comprises this juried exhibition which runs from June [...]
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By Paula Thommen Two featured artists will debut their latest works at Franklin Square Gallery‘s new Members Show opening May 7 and running through June 14. Both construct art rooted in land and sea, inspired by their natural surroundings. Ceramic artist Dinah Snead embellishes her pottery with imprints and textures, and watercolorist Carole Hickey creates [...]
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By Paula Thommon The tourists are fewer, the pace is slower, but many area artists still visit Southport in the quiet winter months. The Franklin Square Gallery is a hub of artistic activity, with an array of classes and workshops for both beginners and professionals. Painters and potters from Wilmington and throughout Brunswick County travel [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Call For Artists At Franklin Square Gallery
Franklin Square Gallery in Southport is calling for artists to submit their paintings and pottery for its annual Spring Show, the opening event of the season. Only twice a year are guest artists invited to participate in exhibitions in this cooperative gallery run by The Associated Artists of Southport, which regularly features Members Shows. The [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Civil War Show Opens In Southport, N.C. For First Friday
By Paula Thommen Dressed in taffeta, with bonnet and gloves, living history interpreter Charen Fink visited the figure drawing class at the Franklin Square Gallery in Southport, N.C. last month. She posed for the class and also gave them a bit of a history lesson on women’s role during the Civil War era. This was [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Renowned Seagrove Potter To Speak At Southport Gallery Aug. 5
By Paula Thommon Seagrove potter Ben L. Owen III is the special guest at Franklin Square Gallery for the First Friday Gallery Walk on Aug. 5. He will greet and speak with gallery visitors between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. The world-renowned potter will be bringing between 20 and 25 pieces with him and they [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Southport Gallery Features Works By Stinger, Gorden
By Paula Thommon Franklin Square Gallery in Southport presents the work of two featured artists during its summer Members Show. Both fairly new to coastal Carolina, they liked what they saw, and made the scenery and motifs of the coast a part of their art. Landscapes and seascapes are Nancy Stinger’s forte, and ceramic artist [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Rosenfelder, Jeffcoat Nab Top Honors At Southport Art Show
Local artists garnered the top awards at Franklin Square Gallery’s Spring Art Show, the opening event of the season. Prizes were presented at an evening reception during Southport’s First Friday Gallery Walk on March 4. Wilmington artist Terry Rosenfelder took the top prize in two-dimensional art with his painting Fallen Warrior. Joe Jeffcoat of Jeffcoat [...]
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By Paula Thommen Franklin Square Gallery in Southport is calling for artists to submit their paintings and pottery for its Spring Show, the opening event of the season. The show starts Feb. 28 and runs until March 26 with a reception on Friday March 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. There is a total [...]
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