Juried ceramics show opens March 15

Fired: Artistry in Clay is a juried show and sale of all things ceramic. Running from March 15 through April 19, it includes functional stoneware, raku art pieces, sculpture, sgraffito, wall pieces and more. All participating artists are from North and South Carolina. A Best in Show honor will be awarded at the opening reception on Saturday, March 15 between 2 and 4 p.m. A People’s Choice award will also be given at the show’s end.

The exhibition includes a striking wall piece by Hannah Fridholm. According to the artist, “The Crossing captures the fragile boundary between life and death, with a bird’s wings unfurled in flight, symbolizing transcendence and freedom.”

Betsy Parker, who has two entries in the show, says her piece titled Dancing with the Moon is a celebration. “We are living components of the world, spiritual by nature, connected by design. How can you not join the dance?”

The show, which consists of 23 pieces, also includes sgraffito by Raine Middleton and sculptures by Marilyn Kearney. Gallery hours are Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

SHOWN: Betsy Parker, Dancing with the Moon (detail), Raku

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, Debanjana Bhattacharjee, 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 well-known instructors.

The gallery’s carefully curated selection of investment-grade 20^th century fine art is one of the largest in the Carolinas. Current inventory can be found in the gallery website’s 20^th 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).

Sunset River Gallery is located at 10283 Beach Drive SW (NC 179) in Calabash, NC 28467. Telephone: 910.575.5999. Website: sunsetrivergallery.com

Sunset River Gallery