The University of North Carolina at Wilmington announces The Art of Jairo Prado, on view from August 21 - September 23, 2008. The Art Gallery at the Cultural Arts Building is hosting the exhibition, which is punctuated by an artist reception on September 23 from 6-8 pm. To see the poster for this exhibition, click here.
The Fountainside Gallery is hosting a three-day intensive workshop for beginning to advanced painting students. The workshop will be conducted by Rick McClure, an award-winning artist represented by the Fountainside Gallery.
The workshop will take place in Wilmington and its environs from October 16-18, 2008. The session fee is $300 and the class is limited to 12 students. To register, call (910) 256-9956 or via e-mail.
For more information, visit the Fountainside Gallery's events page.
NOTE: Applicants be a resident of Wake, Durham, or Orange Counties for at lease one year.
The Piedmont Laureate program, co-sponsored by the City of Raleigh Arts Commission, Durham Arts Council, Orange County Arts Commission, and United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, is currently accepting applications. The Piedmont Laureate must be 18 years of age or older and will enjoy an appointment from January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009. The Piedmont Laureate will receive an honorarium of $5,000.
Application packets must be received by mail by August 29, 2008. For further details and information about this award, please download an application.
Registration is now open for the Outer Banks Photography Workshop, to be held October 31-November 2, 2008. This is a unique opportunity to hear presentations from freelance nature photographer Jamie Konarski Davidson and Carder Frutiger, co-owner of ASAP Photo & Camera in Greenville, NC.
The workshop features a field retreat to the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, Bodie Island Lighthouse Preserve, and the Nags Head Woods Nature Preserve. There is also an opportunity to share images and receive critiques of your work.
Space is limited for the workshop, so please register before the October 10 registration deadline. Discounted lodging rates are available at the Comfort Inn Oceanfront South in Nags Head, which serves as the venue for the workshop. For more information and to register for this event, please visit the New Life Photos website, or call 252.327.4567.
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