Gallery to present Small Works group show; opening reception June 14

Beach Bird 1 by Rachel Sunnell

Sunset River Gallery in Calabash, NC announces a new Small Works exhibition opening in June, just in time for the busy summer season, The group show will feature beachscapes,

Afternoon Refresh by Brenda Riggins

wildlife scenes, waterway paintings and more in a range of media – all measuring12 by 12 inches or smaller. Small Works is set to run from Friday, June 14 through Saturday, July 20.

Gallery director Samantha Spalti said, “Our visitors come from near and far to experience all that the gallery offers. Locals count on us for fine art for their homes and businesses. Visitors often seek local work that commemorates their trip here – especially if it travels easily. Sunset River Gallery offers a wonderfully eclectic mix. The Small Works show is ideal for any art lover who wants to take a small piece of the Carolina coast home with them. We invite everyone to come out for the opening reception on Friday, June 14 from 5 – 7 p.m. Enjoy some refreshments and meet the artists.”

Participating artists include Barbara Kohn (oil), Gary Baird (photography), Brenda Riggins (acrylic),  Janet Sessoms (oil), Becky Steele (acrylic), Ophelia Staton (acrylic), Roseann Bellinger (acrylic), Clay Johnson (oil), Vicki Neilon (acrylic) Ruth Cox (oil), Kari Feuer (acrylic), Ortrud Tyler (oil), Rich Flanegan (oil), Abby Warman (oil), Rachel Jones (watercolor), Ginny Lassiter (acrylic), Diane White (oil), Debanjana Bhattacharjee (oil), Beryl Kirkpatrick (alcohol ink on tile), Vicki Neilon (acrylic), Judi Moore (acrylic), Linda Karaskevicus (acrylic), Donn McCrary (acrylic), Susan Nern (pastel), Nancy Hughes Miller (oil), Linda Thomas (mixed media), Janet Boschker (oil and cold wax), and Linda Hester (acrylic).

About Sunset River Gallery

Peaceful by Vicki Neilon
Falling Ice Cubes by Donn McCrary

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 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), Angell Botello (1913-1986), Vladimir Cora (1951), Hunt Slonam (1951), Ginny Crouch Stanford (1950), and two bronze sculptures by Millton Hebald (1930 – 2010).

Upcoming Events

(Free unless noted)

Memorial Day

Monday, May 29

CLOSED

Form: Sculptural & Functional

Juried 3D show

Through Saturday, June 8

11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Coffee With the Authors

Joshua McSwain (“The Misty Effect”)

Thursday, June 13

11 a.m – 12 noon

Pottery Workshop

Instructor Jamie Futera

Friday, June 14

10 a.m. – 1 p.m

$45

Pottery workshop

Instructor Jamie Futera

Friday, June 14

1:30  – 4:30 p.m.

$45

Opening Reception

Small Works Show

Friday, June 14

5 – 7 p.m.

Small Works Show

Friday, June 14 – July 20

11 a.m. – 5 p.m (regular hours)

Paint & Party

Beach Diptych

Wednesday, June 19

5:30 – 7:30

$35

Third Thursday Jazz

AfterHours Band

Thursday, June 20

5 – 7 p.m.

Independence Day

Thursday, July 4

CLOSED

Abstract Workshop

Instructor Ginny Lassiter

Saturday, July 13

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

$95

Summer Art Market

Artists on site, live demos, refreshments, gift certificate drawings

July 20 & 21

11 a.m.- 5 p.m

Opening Reception

Southern Comfort: Collages by Eric McRay

Friday, July 26

5 – 7 p.m.

Southern Comfort: Collages by Eric McRay

Friday, July 26 – Saturday, August 31

11 a.m. – 5 p.m.  (regular hours)







  • Vicki Neilon

    Very excited to see all the very special small art works that visitors to the gallery will enjoy!!