Category Archives: Art
Brunswick Arts Council Fall Art Show
Brunswick Arts Council will present its 22nd Annual Fall Art Show and Sale from Sept. 26 through Oct. 8 at the Leland Cultural Arts Center (LCAC). The show will be on display in the multi-purpose/exhibition space of the center, 1212
Plein Air Fest 2021
Up Your Arts and the City of Southport are eager to welcome artists back to our beautiful town for the 2021 Southport Plein Air Festival June 18-19. Registrants have two full days this year to set up their easels and
Artist Shares His Love In The Classroom
Born on the Italian Riviera in Imperia, Italy in 1956, local artist and Brunswick Community College painting instructor Joseph Bardani Gargagliano has had a life-long love for all forms of art. As young children, Joseph and his brother Franco lived
Perfectly Unique
It’s not hard for me to express how much I admire Joyce Grazetti. Not only is she an amazing artist, but she is also a good friend and someone I have often looked to for advice. Her artwork stands on
For the Love of Paint
Anne Trombetta gives us rich lush color Story and photos By Carla Edstrom Teaching pottery to many retired people, I often hear a lot of my students say that they are busier now than when they were working in their
Getting Her Hands Dirty
Award Winning Artist Kim Caroon teaches pottery at BCC Story by Carla Edstrom Southport has a little secret on Lord Street. It is the Southport campus of Brunswick Community College. They offer mostly creative adult education art classes from
Art of the Needle
Art of the Needle Smocking: sewing art form of the past Story & Photos by Carla Edstrom Once a necessity in everyday work clothing before the invention of elastic, smocking is making resurgence from its historic roots, and is now
Art Newton
A look back at Southport’s Art Legend Story by Kass Fincher Native son Art Newton is arguably the most well-known artist that Southport has ever produced. He was an accomplished photographer who, in the 1940s and 1950s, catalogued the changing
Nautically Inspired
Ami Brown showcases her Ocean & Nautically inspired art at the Wine Rack. story by Carla Edstrom I am thrilled this month to be writing about my multi talented artist friend and editor of Southport and Leland Magazines, Ami Brown.
Ugly Faces Anyone?
Ugly Faces Anyone? Artists workshop creates unique sculptures Story & photos by Carla Edstrom On April 13th through the 15th, 2018 several local potters, including myself, embarked on a fun and somewhat scary voyage into the abysses of our souls
