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

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,

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


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