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published by the arts council of carteret county
news
fall 2008 • volume 4 issue 3
The Arts Council o CarteretCounty (ACCC) will open the 19
th
 Annual Art From the Heart 2009show on Friday February 13. Art Fromthe Heart is an exhibition and saleo original artwork created by artistsrom Carteret, Craven, Onslow, andPamlico counties. Since its inception,the exhibition has become one o thepremier art shows in Carteret County.Registration or the show will beduring the weekend o February 7-8,2009. The non-juried show will beopen to the public or approximatelytwo weeks. Artists are encouraged tomark these dates on their calendarsand plan on entering up to threepieces o artwork in this show. Twoand three-dimensional artwork in allmedia is welcome. Artists who partici-pate are encouraged but not requiredto be members o the ACCC.According to ACCC board mem-ber Lee Lumpkin, last year’s show wasby all accounts a tremendous success.“Our 2008 show eatured nearly threehundred and fty pieces o originalartwork, many o which were soldduring the exhibition,” Lumpkin says.“We have every reason to believe thatthe 2009 show will be every bit as suc-cessul.”Entry details, judges, and locationor the 2009 show will be announcedin early January.For more inormation regardingArt From the Heart, visit the ACCC’swebsite at www.artscouncilcarteret.org. While you’re there, take a virtualtour o last year’s show, see who wonawards, and read about other projectssponsored and supported by the ArtsCouncil. The Arts Council can alsobe contacted at PO Box 2294, More-head City, NC 28557 or by calling(252) 726-9156.
po box 2294 • morehead city, north carolina 28557 • 252.726.9156 • www.artscouncilcarteret.org 
Local artist comeshome - interview withSusan Mason page 6 
ArtFromTheHeartShow2009DatesAnnounced
arts events
NOV14Adopt-an-ArtistAnniversaryParty,6-8p.m.,BeneathThePalmsArtGalleryNOV15-16Adopt-an-ArtistShow,BeneathThePalmsArtGalleryNOV22-23BeaujolaisNouveauEvent,SisterCities,BeaufortDEC4-7,11-14CarteretCommunityTheatreChristmasPlay:“We’veLostThatLovingFeeling”DEC6-7CoreSoundWaterfowlWeekend,CSWMuseumDEC15BeaufortMusicFestivalT-shirtDesignContestDeadline
“Amanpaintswithhisbrainsandnotwithhishands.”
~Michelangelo
mission statement 
The Arts Council of CarteretCounty is a 501(c)(3),non-profit organization.Its mission is to encourageand support the development,promotion, and expansion of thearts in Carteret County.
 
MessageFromThePresident
It is an exciting time or the Art’s Council. Weare beginning our frst fscal year with our newlyexpanded Board o Directors. We now have 14 boardmembers, and each new member brings his or herown special interests and talents to the board. Theenthusiasm o the new members has invigorated usall, and we are working on improving our existingprograms as well as starting new ones.With regards to existing programs, we are happyto announce that our Grassroots Grant program willbe bigger than ever this year. We have received ourlargest grant to date rom the state, which will allow us to pass on even moreunds to our Grassroots Grant recipients.As or uture programs, we are currently working on an important andexciting strategic plan or the Arts Council. We are working with otherarea arts organizations to expand our reach throughout the county. Anotherlong-term goal is to fnd a permanent home or our organization with spaceor perorming arts and visual arts. With the momentum our new board isgenerating, we hope the ideas in our new strategic plan will soon becomerealities.Thank you or your continued support o the Arts Council o CarteretCounty.
ACCCBoardofDirectors
Members of the Arts Councilof Carteret County during itsannual meeting in June votedand approved the following asthe board of directors for theorganization in 2008-2009:
President
Pam Cooper 
Vice President
Robert Malone
Secretary
Herb Pierson
Treasurer 
Sally Lumpkin
Past President
Lee Lumpkin
Board Members
Myrna EureRich FarrellRobin HammPam HollidayDora Irving JonesRobin Koehler Carolyn PriceGale Swann
ACCC Blog Master 
Patrick Keough
The Arts News is publishedquarterly for members of theArts Council of Carteret County.
Editor 
Bob Malone
Design
Jill Miller 
Printing
Robert Sherwell, UPS Store
The Arts Council of Carteret CountyPO Box 2294Morehead City NC 28557252.726.9156email: artscarteret @yahoo.comweb: artscouncilcarteret.org
The successul Arts CouncilAdopt-an-Artist program is havinga frst birthday celebration to honorthose businesses, artists, and the hardworkers/volunteers who have madethis program a success. An openingnight reception or businesses andartists will be held Friday, November14 rom 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at BeneathThe Palms Art Gallery located at TheWest Ridge Center at 5058 ArendellSt. across Hwy 70 rom the SonicRestaurant near the Hwy 70 and 24intersection.A public show will run Saturday, November 15 rom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.and again on Sunday, November16 rom noon to 4 p.m. The showwill share many works o art in allvisual media, accompanied by music,ellowship, and rereshments.Artists currently in the Adopt-an-Artist program as well as thosewho want to join the program areencouraged to show their works bycalling Herb Pierson at 342-8030.Artwork can be bought at the show.Two- and three-dimensional workscan be accepted. This not a juriedor judged show; however, space andprogram membership limitations willapply. The last day to be consideredor entry is Wednesday, November 5at 5 p.m.
Adopt-an-ArtistCelebratesOneYearAnniversary
BeaufortMusicFestivalT-ShirtDesignContest
The Beauort Music Festival,scheduled or May 8-9, 2009, is hold-ing a T-shirt design contest. Deadlineor entries is Dec. 15, 2008. For moredetails on the contest rules and otherFestival inormation, go to www.beau-ortmusicestival.com.
PamCooper 
 
Richard Farrell
Rich is president o Art Studio500, Morehead City, housed inthe town’s 100-year-old historiclandmark Tide Water Power andElectric building’s sound-viewlocation. He has melded his lie-longpassion or artistic expression andthe capabilities o digital design intohis newest venture: Art Studio 500.In 1980, Richard ounded Apex, North Carolina-based Art Farm Inc.,where he built a ull service graphicdesign studio and advertising agencyin a unique, rural 150-year-old armsetting. He currently provides creativesolutions to the challenging demandso the commercial advertising world.Richard has produced award-winningcommercial designs, dynamic graphics,photography (flm and digital),illustration, digital imagery, and webdesign or a host o notable clients.Most recently, his artistic talentshave expanded into digitally “painted”imagery, which led him into hisexplorations o archival qualityLimited Edition Gicleé printingtechniques on canvas. His interestsin people and outdoor activitieshave inspired his most recentlimited edition Gicleé printed digitalpaintings o coastal scenes, scenes o nature, landscapes, and commissionedcustom portraits.
Robin Hamm
Robin has been active in theCarteret Community Theater(CCT) or over ten years where shehas directed, produced, and stage-managed many plays, including therecent CCT production o “HomeFree.” Robin has been an activevolunteer in other organizations.She has helped in und raising orHabitat or Humanity, coordinatededucational activities or Kids Fest,and provided support activities orthe Domestic Violence Tea. Robinhas been married or 31 years to KenHamm and has two grown children,Elizabeth and Sarah, who currentlylive in the area.
Pamela Holliday
Pam is a ormer public schoolprincipal and director o exceptionalchildren’s programs beore sheretired in December 2004. She thentaught writing part-time at CarteretCommunity College where sherenewed her love o clay by takinga course in pottery. She has beenthrowing pots at Bridges StreetPottery in Morehead City since 2005.Pam had her frst pottery showin October 2005 as part o the ourwoman group called Back CreekArtists and has had several groupand solo shows in the county since.She has been juried into the CarteretCounty Arts and Crats Coalition andCarolina Artists Studio Gallery. Sheearned an honorable mention or herpottery at the Morehead City 150thcelebration in 2007, an Excellencein Art award rom the ACCC at the2008 Art From the Heart and anhonorable mention at the juried BigRock Art Show in 2008. She showsher work at Handscapes Gallery inBeauort, Nicole’s Studio in Raleigh,Carolina Artists Studio and Gallery inMorehead City, and in her home.
Dora Irving Jones
Dora is the Retired and SeniorVolunteer Program Director at CoastalCommunity Action, Inc. in Newport.She has served as 2008 Cochair o Leadership Carteret and serves on itsSteering Committee as well as also onthe Newport Community EmergencyResponse Teams (CERT). Dora isa native o Jones County, currentlyresides in Newport, and is married toRoger Jones.
Robin Koehler 
Robin has had a lietimeinvolvement with art, experimentingwith various mediums. Ater learningto quilt in 1998, Robin’s work becamecompletely consumed by abric andfbers and what could be accomplishedwith them.Her passion or painting andbeading has added new layers to herfber art. “It is a unique and excitingchallenge to fnd a way to mergethese mediums into something thatspeaks to people,” she says. “The goalis to manipulate the abric as muchas possible without losing the tactilequality that draws the viewer in andmakes them WANT to touch it.”
Meet the New ACCC Board Members
Sweetener for ACCC Memberships
After a long, hot summer, ACCC Membership Chair andBoard Member Carolyn Price (Beneath the Palms galleryowner) scooped up an idea to attract Council membershiprenewals as well as recruit newcomers: “Renew Your Membership, Recruit a Friend: A Sweet Treat to ShowOur Thanks.” The program encourages a Council member to take a friend to Baskin Robbins in Morehead City andbuy a single scoop ice cream cone or sundae that willyield a second one free. Baskin Robbins in Morehead City
is honoring the ACCC coupon in the fier, which is good
through Dec. 31, 2008.
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