Monthly Exhibits
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Visiting Artists
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January 13th – February 20, 2018
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“Cabin Fever” |
Various |
Open to the Public |
February 23rd – March 21, 2018
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Members’ Solo Show |
Pottery |
Guy Jencks |
March 23rd – April 20, 2018
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Alpha Romeo Tango “ART” |
Various |
Military Call for Art |
April 27th – June 19, 2018
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Members’ Anniversary Exhibit |
Various |
CFS Members |
June 22nd – July 24, 2018
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National 2D Competition |
Various 2D Art |
Open to the Public |
July 27 – August 21, 2018
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6-By Exhibit |
Multiple Mediums |
Open to the Public |
August 24 – September 25, 2018 |
Members’ Silent Auction |
Multiple Mediums |
CFS Members |
September 28 – October 23, 2018 |
PAQA-South Fiber Arts Exhibit |
Fiber Arts |
Profession Art Quilters Alliance South |
October 26 – November 20, 2018 |
Native American Exhibit |
Native American Artifacts |
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November 23 – January 8, 2019 |
Members’ Holiday Exhibit |
Multiple Mediums |
CFS Members |
January 11 – February 19, 2019 |
2019 Cabin Fever Exhibit |
Multiple Mediums |
Open to the Public |
February 22 – March 19, 2019 |
Alpha Romeo Tango |
Multiple Mediums
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Open to Military & Military Family Members
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March 22 – April 23, 2019 |
Ceramics |
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April 24 – June 25, 2019 |
Members’ Annual Anniversary Exhibit |
Multiple Mediums |
CFS Members |
June 28 – July 23, 2019 |
2019 Nellie Allen Smith National Pottery Competition |
Pottery |
Open to the Public |
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We’d like to invite you to come see our Annual Members’ Anniversary Exhibit for 2018 featuring the work of our exhibiting and supporting members.
This show will be from April 27 – June 22, 2018
Our opening Reception will be Friday, April 27, 2018 from 6 pm – 8:30 pm
2018 “Cabin Fever” Winner
 “Lust on the Prowl” by Damien Mathis – oil
Open Exhibit
Third annual multimedia exhibition of original artwork.
Opening January 13, 2018 from 2 until 4 pm.
Exhibit will be on display until February 20, 2018.
This is a non-juried exhibition and is open to all artists, 18 or older.
Cape Fear Studios will accept entries on:
January 6, 2018 from 10 until 4 and
January 8, 2018 from 11 until 5
A People’s Choice award will be presented.


Rick Berman is a studio potter, workshop leader, educator and ceramic historian. Rick has an affinity for those woodfired pots from the “Six Ancient Kilns” of Japan: Shigaraki, Tamba, Echizen, Tokoname, Seto, and Bizen, and he has perfected this technique throughout his career. We invite you to our gallery to see his work which we have for sale as well as signed books. On display October 27th – November 21, 2017.
Glass Exhibit
Featuring works from Rob Levine, Guerard, Judson, Kenny Pieper and John Geci.
Be our guest during our opening Reception on
Thursday, September 14th from 5:30-8:00pm
We will be giving a lucky winner a piece
from one of our visiting artists at
7:30pm.
First come first serve tickets will be given out.
Jewelry Exhibit
Handcraft jewelry by Amy Brandenburg, Jennie Lorette Keatts, Annie Williams and Maggie Joynt
July 28th – September 12, 2017

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“Cats, Dogs & Ewe”
When: March 24, 2017 @ 6:00 pm – April 24, 2017 @ 5:00 pm
Where: Cape Fear Studios, 148 Maxwell St, Fayetteville, NC 28301, USA
Portraits and work by Barry Gregg, Caroline Merino, Kitty Williamson, and Lyn Padrick. Focusing on animals and pets, this is an invitational exhibit of regional artists well-known for their work with animals.
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Art by Barry Gregg, Caroline Marino, Lyn Padrick and Kitty Williamson
“Skewed Reality”
Drawings by Steve Opet
Exhibit on Display: February 24 – March 22, s017
Location: Cape Fear Studios
Opening Reception: February 24, 2017 6 pm – 9 pm
Artist Statement: Steve Opet
My drawings are rendered in black and white primarily with ballpoint pen. I like contrast, line, form, and add a touch of color to highlight an aspect of the piece.
I use old photographs as reference, and search for photographs of children, their pets and men and women at work and at play – conventional subjects drawn in an unconventional way
Family albums are a primary source as well as magazines and books. The photographs reflect life in America, something most people can identify with.
The work is mixed media-pen and ink, pencil, charcoal, watercolors, and occasionally airbrush. My drawings are predominantly black and white with one or two colors appearing somewhere in each work.
I enjoy the fine line work I use in shading. I sometimes get abstract when rendering folds and various textures. I slightly “distort” the faces of my subjects. My people are all slightly quirky – exaggerated facial features, gangly legs and knobby knees, and grown-up heads on children’s’ bodies.
See more of Steve’s work at: http://www.capefearstudios.com/2015/03/17/steve-opet/#more-1089
2017 “Cabin Fever” Exhibition

This is a non-juried exhibition open to all artists, 18 or older
The Exhibit will be on display from January 12, 2017 through February 21, 2017.
2017 People’s Choice Winner

“Daisy Krazy”
Acrylic by Marcus Ringl
2016 Cape Fear Studios Members’ Show
Are you looking for an original gift for that special person on your Christmas list? Come on down to Cape Fear Studios and see the artwork we have been creating for months. We have numerous original ornaments, paintings, jewelry, lampshades and a wide variety of pottery available for purchase.
Get the first pick of our work by attending our opening which will be November 25, 2016 from 6 until 8. This exhibit will be on display until January 10, 2017
Hope to see you there!
2016 Nellie Allen Smith Pottery Competition
 Loblolly Tea #1 by Elizabeth Keller
Sponsored by Grants from the
Arts Council of Fayetteville and Cumberland County
Cape Fear Studios has been holding the Nellie Allen Smith Pottery Competition for 20 years. Our goal was to give clay artists at first, locally and now nationally an opportunity to compete with their peers. We have been fortunate to have great community support and have been able to invite many accomplished potters to be our judge. Cape Fear Studios is pleased to have potter Simon Leach as our juror for the 2016th Nellie Allen Smith Pottery Competition. The following statement is an excerpt from his website, www.simonleachpottery.com.
“Look to combine beauty with function in a pot” —Bernard Leach
Growing up surrounded by a family of potters, I draw on those early influences: the work of my Father, (David Leach), and Grandfather, (Bernard Leach), Japanese and Korean art. I have assimilated my surroundings; therefore my work has become a natural expression of what is personal to me. I find the ongoing challenge of discovering my own visual language and voice as a potter both exciting and rewarding.
It is a lifetime journey. — SL
OPENING RECEPTION: October 28, 2016 from 6 until 8 pm
EXHIBIT SCHEDULE: October 28th – November 21, 2016
Click here for the 2016 prospectus:
2015 Nellie Allen Smith Pottery Competition
Best of Show
Lidded Jar by Stephen Heywood, Jacksonville, Florida
$200.00

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Alpha Romeo Tango
 L’America Steve Opet
Military Art Exhibition open to all Active Duty, Reserve, and National Guard, and Retirees stationed at Fort Bragg (all Services).
No Entry Fee
People’s Choice Award ~ (gift basket comprised of items donated by downtown merchants)
Submission Deadline: 31 August, 2016
Opening Reception ~ 4th Friday, September 23
Show will be on display from September 23rd through October 22, 2016.
Military personnel and their dependents (18-years or older, and must be based at Fort Bragg) interested in entering, should submit digital images of their work to the Cape Fear Studio (artgallery@capefearstudios.com) no later than 31 August 2016. Military Retirees are also welcome and encouraged to enter their work. Art submissions are not limited to military subject(s). All styles and subject matter welcome for submission.
Click here for more information and prospectus:http://www.capefearstudios.com/competitions-and-call-for-entries/art-military-call-for-entry-sept-2016/
Cape Fear Studios Presents “Atmospheric” Wood Fired Ceramics by Stephen Heywood
Opening Reception at Cape Fear Studios: August 26, 2016 6 pm – 9 pm
Show on Display: August 26 through September 20, 2016
Stephen Heywood received his Bachelors of Science Degree in ceramics from Southern Utah University and his Masters of Fine Arts Degree in ceramics from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. He has been a visiting artist at a number of colleges and Universities throughout the country. Heywood Exhibits his work extensively and had been in over 200 national juried shows and invitationals. In 2004, Heywood was selected to represent the United States in the First International, Ceramics Journal Editors Symposium, Emerging Artist exhibition, in Xian China. In 2011, Heywood participated in and won the “Craft Award” in the Westmoreland Arts National in Westmoreland Pennsylvania. In 2013, he was awarded an honorable mention at the 8th Cheongju International Craft Biennale in Cheongju, Korea. He is a member of The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts and Florida Craft Art. Selected publications include: 500 Cups, 500 Bowls, The Best of 500 Ceramics, Image Transfer on Clay, Printing on Clay, and the Periodicals Clay Times and Ceramics Monthly. As an artist he is primarily interested in ceramic wheel-thrown vessels and hand-built mechanical forms that relate to function. His work is influenced by architectural structures including factories, silos and water towers. These vessels are often composed of many wheel-thrown and hand-built parts and take their shape as small “functional sculpture”. He is currently a Professor of Ceramics at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.
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BottleStephen HeywoodReduction Cooled Stoneware
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TeapotStephen Heywood Reduction Cooled, Wood Fired Stoneware
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Lidded BottleStephen Heywood Reduction Cooled Stoneware, Wood Fired
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Thermos FormStephen Heywood Reduction Cooled Stoneware, Wood Fired
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Thermos FormStephen Heywood Reduction Cooled Stoneware, Wood Fired
Cape Fear Studios Presents – En Plein Air: Of Light and Color
Paintings by PaintNC Members: Brenda Behr, Carole Bryant, Karen Crenshaw, Doug Hoppes, Sonia Kane, Rose Kennedy, Kim Maselli, Flora Pinkham and Vickie Wilson
PaintNC is a group of emerging and professional artists who meet regularly to paint “en plein air” (outside on location) within North Carolina.
This collection represents landscapes from the mountains to the sea, in beautiful, luscious strokes of light and color!
Opening Reception at Cape Fear Studios: July 22, 2016 – 6 pm until 9 pm
Show on Display: July 22 – August 22, 2016
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Morning at the Red Barn Sonia Kane
8 ” x 10″ – Oil
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Serpentine Splendor Rose Kennedy Oil – 16″ x 12″
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Brothers Barn Brenda Behr
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Roses as Sweet as Wine Karen Crenshaw 12″ x 16″ – Oil on Linen Panel
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Farm in Winter Flora Pinkham 8″ x 10″ – Oil
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Buckhorn Creek Vickie Wilson
Cape Fear Studios 2016 Annual National 2D Competition and Exhibit
Sponsored by Grants from the Arts Council of Fayetteville and Cumberland County
This is the 8th year for Cape Fear Studios Annual National 2D completion. We have been fortunate to have nationally known judges to jury our competition each year. Our juror this year Dan Beck, is the Gold Medal winner of the 2011 Oil Painters of America National Exhibition. Other awards include six awards of excellence with Oil Painters of America (three National and three Regional). He has won many other awards and has had his work featured in “American Art Collector”, “Southwest Art”, “American Artist”, “Art of the West” magazines and “Art Talk”. His paintings were selected for the covers of November 2008 “Southwest Art” and September 2011 “Art of the West”.
We are pleased to have entries from all over the United States. Each year our audience is enriched by being able to view the wide range of art produced by these artists.
Reception and Awards Ceremony: June 24, 2016 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
This show is on display until July 22, 2016.
To participate please click on the link below to download a prospectus. CFS 2D 2016 prospectus (1)
Cape Fear Studios 2016 Annual National 2 D Competition Winners
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SilhouetteDavid ShearAcrylic Best In Show – 2016 National 2D Competition
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Vibrant Field Karen Lee Crenshaw
Oil 1st Place – 2016 National 2D Competition
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Summer LightWilliam Burnham Acrylic 2nd Place – 2016 National 2D Competition
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ResmaLucia MottasilvaPencil, Charcoal & Acrylic Honorable Mention – 2016 National 2D Competition
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GrazingRose KennedyOil on Panel
12″ x 16″ Honorable Mention – 2016 National 2D Competition
Cape Fear Studios Presents Their 26th Annual Members Show
2016
 Cape Fear Studios 2016 Annual Members Show
Cape Fear Studios presents
States of Being, A Sculptural Clay Collection
Cape Fear Studios presents States of Being, a sculptural clay collection by Robin Teas, Fayetteville Technical Community College fine arts instructor. In this body of work, Robin is exploring various expressions and how they relate to our state of mind.
Opening Reception: Friday, March 25 2016, 6-8 pm
Exhibition Dates: March 25-April 18, 2016
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Grounded, State of LossRobin TeasCone 6 clay and glaze
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State of GraceRobin Teas Cone 6 clay and glaze
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Not-A-Mused-d, State of BoredomRobin Teas
Cape Fear Studios Presents
Chikyu no (of The Earth)
a dual member artist exhibit
Chikyu no (Of the Earth) is a dual member artist exhibit featuring the ceramic work of member artist Guy Jencks with oil paintings by member artist Annette Szczekutek. Their work will transform Cape Fear Studios Gallery into an Asian inspired tropical paradise. The majority of the work will be for sale to help give our guests an opportunity to transform their personal spaces into their own paradise. The gallery walls will have Annette’s large vibrant oil paintings setting a naturalistic background. While Guy’s work will include garden lanterns, totems, various birdhouses and bird feeders. He will have large bowls and vases, two mixed media water features and torch altars. The exhibit will be complete with a display using tropical plants, flowers and Asian music to help transform the studio into an Asian paradise.
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Vase Guy Jencks
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Rose Mallow Annette SzczekutekOil on Canvas36″x 48″
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Urn Guy Jencks
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Vessel Guy Jencks
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JewelAnnette Szczekutek 24″ x 36″ Oil
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Vase Guy Jencks
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Wine Jug Guy Jencks
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Poppy Annette SzczekutekOil on Canvas24″ x 30″SOLD
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Vessel Guy Jencks
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Urn Guy Jencks
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Red Canna Annette SzczekutekOil on Canvas24″ x 30″
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Candle Lantern Guy Jencks
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Vessel Guy Jencks
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Cactus Flower.Annette SzczekutekOil on Canvas24″ x 24″
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Bowl Guy Jencks
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Chikyu NoBowl Set – Door Prize Guy Jencks
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Bowl Guy Jencks
January 4th Friday Features “Cabin Fever”
Cape Fear Studios “Cabin Fever” Exhibition 2016
2015 Winner of the People’s Choice Award
 Julia Childs by Steve Opet
“Cabin Fever” is non-juried exhibition and is open to all artists, 18 or older. The Exhibit will be on display from January 22nd – February 22, 2016. A People’s Choice award will be presented.
October 4th Friday Features
The 2015 Nellie Allen Smith Pottery Competition
Cape Fear Studios has been holding the Nellie Allen Smith Pottery Competition for 20 years. Our goal was to give clay artists at first, locally and now nationally an opportunity to compete with their peers. We have been fortunate to have great community support and have been able to invite many accomplished potters to be our judge. This year’s competition was juried by Rick Berman, a nationally recognized potter from Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s competition winners are listed below. We hope you will take time to visit our exhibit.
Best of Show
Lidded Jar by Stephen Heywood, Jacksonville, Florida
$200.00

First Place Functional
Mike Stumbras, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
$185.00

Second Place Functional
Marion Angelica, Minneapolis, Minnesota
$175.00

Third Place Functional
Lou Raye Nichol, Cary, North Carolina
$125.00

The First Place Functional Prize was not awarded due to the artists decision to withdraw his piece.
Second Place Non Functional
Mark Gordon, Wilson, North Carolina
$175.00

3rd Place Non Functional
Geoff Calabrese, Wilmington, North Carolina
$125.00

September 4th Friday Features 2015
Cape Fear Studios New Members
Cape Fear Studios September Fourth Friday exhibit features the works of our new members. The studio is fortunate to be able to add the following artists to our membership: Gail Ferguson, jeweler; Guy Jencks, potter; John Fisher, 2D artist, Steve Opett, 2D artist, Larkin Pfeffer, jeweler; Sook Sienkiewicz, 2D artist; and 2D artist,Joanna Yarian. Examples of some of their work is displayed below.
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“Sail Fish” Aquatint Print by John Fisher
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Have a Grape DayWatercolor
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“Powder-Monkey” Mixed Media by Steve Opet
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Lamp work beaded bracelet by Larkin Pfeffer
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Inlay Butterfly Gail Ferguson
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The Saint Colored Pencil with Gold Acrylic 16″ x 20″
July and August 4th Friday 2015
Cape Fear Studios Presents Glass Artist Ben Greene-Colonnese

Cape Fear Studios is pleased to present the work of glass artist Ben Greene-Colonnese throughout our July and August 4th Friday exhibits. You will be able to view a variety of glass works from unique sculptural pieces to functional glass pieces, Ben explains his unique process in his artist statement below.
In the medium of glass, I have discovered my real passion. I find glass to be physically demanding and tactile, yet also emotionally transformative. I enjoy striving to overcome the obstacles inherent in the physical process of firing and cooling this fragile and recalcitrant material—for so in doing I find myself exploring my own reactions to the natural word and to the lovely, primary forms found there. These days, as I mold, cast, and grind glass objects, I often find myself seeing the natural world as glass and through glass, and I am brought ever closer to an understanding of my own aesthetic responses. In my recent work, I have often used found objects, mainly of these naturally polished or uniquely shaped stones. I often join such natural objects, usually collected locally from streams and abandoned quarries, and national parks with cast and cold-worked glass pieces that are themselves shaped and polished in such a way as to aesthetically compliment or echo those naturally-occurring forms; in hopes not to compete with, but to synchronize with the natural asthetic as an ode to something larger.
For me, nature is a neo-religious force that provides inspiration and creates awe and wonder. The natural world is my cathedral and, I believe, calls all of us to our higher selves. Moreover, nature provides many truths, both historical and eternal. It is also important to me that I continue to find ways to express the natural world with glass.
June’s 4th Friday features Cape Fear Studios Annual 2015 2D Juried Competition
Cape Fear Studios’ Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibit features 2D artists from throughout the United States.
Sponsored by Grants from the Arts Council of Fayetteville and Cumberland County
This is the 7th year for Cape Fear Studios Annual National 2D completion. We have been fortunate to have nationally known judges to jury our competition each year. Our juror this year is Dee Beard Dean a passionate and prolific artist who has studied with many renowned artists and is nationally recognized for her painterly landscapes and her expertise in many media including pastels, watercolors, and oil. We have been pleased to have entries from all over the United States. Each year our audience is enriched by being able to view the wide range of art produced by these artists.
2015 Winners of Cape Fear Studios
Annual National Juried 2D Competition
Best of Show
Which Point of View by Evelien Bachrach

First Place
AEFS #11 by Bradley Carter
Second Place
Dance Butterflies

Third Place
Pepsi Challenge by Patricia O’Brien

Honorable Mention Southern Gothic by Elaine Dowling

Honorable Mention Quicksilver by Paul Hitchen
May 4th Friday 2015 features Wood Artist Andy Bates and the Things I’ve Made with Wood
Cape Fear Studios presents, Andy Bates and The Things I’ve Made with Wood””, on May Fourth Friday, May 22, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. Wood artist, Andy Bates, an instructor in East Carolina University’s English department, will present a show of exquisite furniture and other wood works. Sales of Andy’s specially crafted shadow boxes will benefit the Fort Bragg Area Community Foundation, providing help for Military families with documented dire need. Examples of Andy’s beautiful work is shown below.
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Bench by Andy Bates
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Ribbon by Andy Bates
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Table by Andy Bates
April’s Fourth Friday 2015 is Cape Fear Studios 25th Anniversary Member Exhibit
Cape Fear Studios is celebrating our 25th Anniversary by presenting an exhibit of original work by our exhibiting and supporting members. Our artists have enjoyed sharing their love of art with the Fayetteville and Cumberland County community for the last 25 years and are looking forward to carrying on this tradition with our community in the future. We are looking forward to all of the new work from our artists and our supporting artists. Please come and help Cape Fear Studios celebrate 25 years of presenting new and exciting exhibits as we provide a place to create art, educate the public and support our local artists today and those in the future.
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Peppers by Sook Sienkiewcz
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Tea Time with Camillias by Rose Kennedy
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1.5 inch Ocean with Dome Kalidescope by Linda Sue Barnes
March’s Fourth Friday 2015 Event is Works by Regional Faculty/Student “Mentor” Exhibit
Cape Fear Studios presents an exhibition featuring the work of professors from local universities. Each professor will present work of one student that they mentor. The March Fourth Friday, March 27, 2015, is our opportunity to support our local art faculties and encourage future artists in our community. A sample of the work being presented is listed below
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Work by Barton Lange, Professor from Barton College
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Amber Baker student of Professor Barton Lange from Barton College
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Muse 5 byMonica Griffin student of Soccorro Hernandez-Hinek from Fayetteville State University
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Scott Ziegler/Assistant Professor, UNC Pembroke
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Dream Within a Dream, Total Recall
by Brandon Sanderson, Professor/UNCPl
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. Who are Really the Monsters by Jada Jaackson student of Brandon Sanderson from UNC Pembroke
Cape Fear Studios was honored to display the work from the following
North Carolina University’s art departments.
Barton College: Mark Gordon, Faculty Mentor Students :Gerard Lange, Kimberly Hennes and Amber Baker
Fayetteville State University: Socorro Hernandez-Hinek, Faculty Mentor Student: Monica Griffin
Fayetteville State University: Soni Martin, Faculty Mentor Student: Martha Sisk
Fayetteville State University: Shane Booth, Faculty Mentor Student: Amber Bullock
Pembroke State University: Brandon Sanderson, Faculty Mentor Student: Jada Jackson
Pembroke State University: John Labadie, Facuty Mentor Student: Chelsey Parsons
Pembroke State University: Tulla Lightfoot, Faculty Mentor Student: Jessica Scott
Pembroke State University: Scott Ziegler, Faculty Mentor Student: Jai Woods
Meredity College: Warner Hyde, Faculty Mentor Students: Lindsay Stimpson and Isabel Benson
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