Joy of Art Invitational Exhibit & Sale

03/01/2024

Leigh and Walter Winter were the lucky couple who won the Dr. Suess drawing. Thank you for every one who participated and a special thanks to The Gallery for donating the lithograph.

03/01/2024

Some of the beautiful art.

03/01/2024

The Invitational Joy of Art Show turned out better than anticipated. Sunday with many of the artists reveling the process needed to create their art was the highlight of the day.

02/25/2024

Saturday evening was another terrific time at the Joy of Art Show. So many attendees marveled at the quality of art in the show.
One more day to see the show today, Sunday, 2/25 from noon to 5:00PM. The artists will be revealing their process in creating their art. Plus there will be desserts and soft drinks to make the day very enjoyable.

02/24/2024

Sunday 2/25 from 12:30PM-4:30PM many of the artists at the Invitational Joy of Art Show will be revealing the process they use to create their art. Below is the schedule:
12:30PM-12:45PM- Joanne Geisel
12:45PM-1:00PM- Pam Toll
1:00PM-1:15PM- Brian Evans.
1:15PM-1:30PM-Janette Hopper
1:30PM-1:45PM- BF Reed
1:45PM-2:00PM-Jay DeChesere
2:00PM-2:15PM- Janice Castiglione
2:15PM-2:30PM-Steve Kelly
2:30PM-2:45PM Kari Feuer
2:45PM-3:00PM- Angela Rowe
3:00PM-3:15PM-Fritzi Huber
3:15PM-3:30PM- Rick Conn- bowls
3:30PM-3:45PM-Rick Conn- scultpure
3:45PM-4:00PM-Robyn Gahr/Judith Cohen
4:00PM-4:15PM-Janet Sessoms
4:15PM-4:30PM- Elena Wright

02/24/2024

Thursday night, 2/22 was the preview night Of the Invitational Joy of Art Show. It was a huge success with all 25 artists and sponsors attending. The wine flowed, the artists and sponsors got to mingle, and many pieces of art were purchased. There is still time to visit the show Saturday 2/24 from 7:00PM-9:00PM and Sunday 2/25 from noon to 5:00PM. Sunday many of the artists will be revealing the process they use to create their art.

02/17/2024

01/25/2024

Meet Pam Toll – Painter and Mixed Media - and see some of her work at The Invitational Joy of Art Exhibit & Sale.

Pam Toll, an Associate Professor at UNC Wilmington, received a BA in Art and English Literature from UNC Chapel Hill and has been painting since childhood. Her studio is located at Acme Art Studios (Wilmington) which she co-founded in 1991, as a work and exhibition space for artists. She also co-founded No Boundaries International Art Colony (Bald Head Island, NC) in 1998, a residency program that in the last twenty years brought over 200 artists from around the world with the goal of creating a cross-exchange of cultures and artistic practices to share with our local community.

01/25/2024

Meet Elizabeth Darrow – Painter and Collage Maker (ABSTRACT ART) - see her work at The Invitational Joy of Art Exhibit & Sale.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

Elizabeth Darrow has made Wilmington her home since 1977. Born in Hartford, Conn. Darrow is a 1967 graduate of Oberlin College (Oberlin, Ohio), where she majored in painting. She has been working in oil and collage throughout her career, usually in the manner of Abstract Expressionism.

She works in a variety of styles depending on her medium, but never works “from life” in the traditional sense. Most of the imagery that comes to her seems to hatch of its own accord, emerging from the process. Darrow enjoys working with color, repeating patterns and embedding humor (and angst) into her work. Each piece takes her on a journey of discovery where she hopes to lose herself to the process.

Darrow’s works are held in many private collections locally and abroad. Additionally, her work can be found in the permanent collections of the Cameron Art Museum here in Wilmington, N.C., Duke University Medical Center, R.J. Reynolds, Lowes, Wells Fargo, BB&T Bank, SAS Institute, Sara Lee Inc., The Holiday Inn and Nations Bank.

01/04/2024

Join us in February for this year's Art Show. For more information and sponsorship, please click https://bit.ly/2023JoyofArt