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February 2019 Issue

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​All artists and patrons of the arts, check out these Artist Opportunities at the Arts Center. Also included on this page are links to other artistic opportunities..
 Community Council for the Arts
  Promoting the Arts:  In Our Galleries
For more information about the exhibits in our galleries at the
Arts Center, contact us at 252-527-2517.
Admission is free and open to the public.

Exhibit February 9 through March 25

Hampton Gallery

36th Annual CCA National Competitive Exhibition —
Featuring artists from all over the United States, 18 years and older. All excepted works are on display in the Main floor Gallery (Hampton Gallery).

On February 9, a reception was held honoring exhibitors. This event was sponsored by the Lenoir County Artist League and the Art Study Club. Entertainment was provided by Twisted Knot. During the reception, awards were announced for this juried show. Congratulations to all participants and winners! For more details on awards, follow this page link:

Judging this year’s CCA-NCE was Bob Rankin (picture left), who is a North Carolina artist and teacher. Bob creates representational, abstract and mixed media paintings. Some of his paintings are on display in The Kenneth & Kristi Blizzard Gallery (see below). For more information about Bob and his work, visit his website www.bobrankin.com .
 

Winners of 23rd Annual LOCALS ONLY 2016

First Place
Town Talk Coffee Shop
Mixed media, by Patty Westfield
Second Place
People in the City Streets
Reverse glass/ mixed, by Brandon Gibson
Third Place
Canning Tomatoes
Charcoal & pastel, by Patty Westfield
Millinery Shop
Oil
Dinah Sylivant
Breaking Out
Acrylic
Mary Jo Jefferson
My Funny Valentine
Pencil
Carolyn Fletcher
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Alkyd
Coleman Dance

Attic Treasures
Oil
Judy Sanders
Heaven & Earth
Mixed media
 Andrea Horton-Morton

The Kenneth & Kristi Blizzard Gallery

Artists of ART105 — This exhibit features work from artists who rent a studio space and sell their work at ART105, formerly Overland Gallery. This open concept venue allows the public to view artists as their work is being created and provides an opportunity for visitors to meet artists and purchase artwork onsite.

ART105 is located at 105 W. Blount Street in Kinston. For more information, call 252-361-2502 or view their Facebook page www.facebook.com/OverlandGallery . 

Minges Gallery & Rayner Gallery

Local Art — Paintings created by art students in Bettie Saville’s painting class at the Lenoir County Council on Aging, Inc. The class meets from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Thursdays, at the Skinner Senior Center, 112 East Blount Street. Classes are free; there is a cost for art supplies. Visitors are welcome. For more information on this class call 252-527-1545 or online at www.lenoirccoa.org .