Exhibits & More in 2025
Sunset River Gallery has a full calendar of very special art shows already and we will be adding information as we finalize details. Please add the dates to your own calendar! Sunset River Gallery is located at 10283 Beach Drive SW, Calabash, NC 28467. Telephone: 910.575.5999. Website: sunsetrivergallery.com . Email info@sunsetrivergallery.com .
Mood Indigo
Feb. 1 – March 8, 2025
Reception Feb. 1, 2-4 p.m.
This show of Sunset River Gallery artists explores the evocative power of indigo in its many forms – color, mood and metaphor.
Artist Spotlight
Debanjana Bhattacharjee
Feb. 1 – March 29, 2025
Born in Mumbai, India, Debanjana moved in Myrtle Beach in 2015. In 2020 she was the curator for the Postcard Art Exhibit and has earned numerous awards and honors including 2024 Artfields, 2023 Piccolo Spoleto, and third place in the 2022 Seacoast Artist Guild Fall Show.
Fired: Artistry in Clay
March 15 – April 19, 2025
Reception March 15, 2 -4 p.m.
Fired is a show and sale of all things ceramic. Clay is a material of infinite possibilities. This juried show explores what North and South Carolina artists are doing with it. Functional and non-functional pieces of art are represented, featuring traditional to contemporary techniques. Note: NC & SC clay artists interested in applying will find information on the CaFÉ website.
Artist Spotlight
RL Thomas
April 14 – June 14, 2025
R.L. worked in advertising as an illustrator and designer for many years. He founded his own ad agency in the 80s and finally began painting full-time after retirement. At the age of 69, he went back to graduate school at Radford University, studying watercolor under renowned artist Z.L. Feng. The eternal art student, R.L. has become collected and respected throughout the country.
Boundaries
April 26 – May 31, 2025
Reception April 26, 2-4 p.m.
This juried show of North and South Carolina artists explores the physical, emotional and conceptual limed that shape our lives. The work delves into themes of both connection and division, offering a poignant commentary on how we seek to both belong and stand apart. Note: NC & SC artists interested in applying will find information on the CaFÉ website.
Waterway Art Association
Spring Show
May 12 – 17, 2025
Reception May 16, 5 – 7 p.m.
This is always a popular event, featuring works in oil, pastel, mixed media, watercolor, acrylic, photography, and more – all by some of the most talented artists in the area. An especially exciting part of the Annual Spring Show & Sale is the Art Raffle where guests can purchase tickets to win original pieces donated especially for the Art Raffle.
Small Works
June 7 – July 19, 2025
Reception June 7, 5 – 7 p.m.
This invitational show of Sunset River Gallery artists features only small paintings and leads into the gallery’s Summer Art Market on July 18 & 19.
Works by Chantal Tomiello
Aug. 23 – Sept. 27, 2025
Reception Aug. 23, 5 – 7 p.m.
Chantal is a French-Canadian born artist who currently resides in Raleigh. Even as a young child, she always had a talent for drawing. Although her path did not lead her to be a full-time artist, she has always yearned to paint. Over the years, while living her traditional life, she has carved out time to paint…first with watercolors, then in oils and now acrylics.
Waterway Art Assoc. & Wildlife Artists of the Carolinas Joint Show
Oct. 6 – 11
Details to come.
Note: Scheduled events are subject to change.
About Sunset River Gallery
Located in coastal Brunswick County, NC, Sunset River Gallery caters to both area visitors and a growing local community of full-time residents seeking fine art for their homes and businesses. Featuring works by over 100 fine regional artists including Betty Anglin Smith, Marcus McClanahan, Janet Sessoms, and Richard Staat, among others, the gallery is well known in the area for its selection of oil paintings; watermedia; pastels; photography; hand-blown, stained, and fused glass; pottery and clay sculpture; turned and carved wood; unique home décor items; and artisan jewelry.
There are two onsite kilns and five wheels used by the gallery’s pottery students. The gallery also offers ongoing oil/acrylic and watercolor classes as well as workshops by nationally known instructors.
The gallery’s carefully curated selection of investment-grade 20th century fine art is one of the largest in the Carolinas. Current inventory can be found in the gallery website’s 20th Century Artists section. It includes works by Wolf Kahn (1927-2020), Raimonds Staprans (1926), Angel Botello (1913-1986), Vladimir Cora (1951), Fritz Scholder (1937-2005), Ginny Crouch Stanford (1950), and two bronze sculptures by Milton Hebald (1930 – 2010).
In 2023, Sunset River Gallery acquired Cordier Auctions, a premier auction house, which regularly holds estate and consignment auctions of fine and decorative art; coins, sterling, and fine jewelry; real estate; antiques, firearms and militaria, and more. Information about appraisal to auction can be obtained by emailing appraisal@sunsetrivergallery.com.
Sunset River Gallery is located at 10283 Beach Drive SW (NC179) in Calabash, NC. Telephone: 910.575.5999. Website: https://sunsetrivergallery.com .
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