CAROLINA ARTIST GALLERY 814 Arendell St. Morehead City, NC 28557
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"We Bring Art to Life and Life to Art!"
In business for 24 years as a 501c3, we are an incubator with strong outreach programs to the community.
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We are the largest, constant physical art gallery in Carteret County and ​most likely  the first “ art museum”  experience very young members of
our community have ever seen. Local artists collaborate improving their own art while learning about the art business. 814 Arendell St. Located on the corner of 9th and Arendell in Morehead City, North Carolina two blocks from the Intracoastal Waterway.


                    Please Notice!!!
                                              
                                              Re-open January 7, 2021
                      
The effects of Covid 19 on our society may be sometimes hard to notice but they have been significant. Our gallery has managed to keep our doors open beginning with 3 days/week, then 4 days/week. Because of underlying conditions most of our membership have not been able to sit at the gallery. Keeping our doors open to the public has fallen to a few of us. 
 For that reason, the working members have been exhausted. They need a rest.  And so, we closed on 12/19, 2020 until 1/7/2021. If this has caught any customer by surprise, and you wish to get something from the gallery during this time, please call 978-692-0142 and we will open for you.
 Thank you to all the members who kept the gallery opened, to all our customers whose purchases have supported us, to all the show participants who have kept our artistic community going during this most difficult time.
 
We will be accepting entries for our first show of 2021, by 1/16, 2021.  
                                                         

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     Here's to a New Year Full of Promise
                                                     Starting with..................

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What's so Funny call for Artists
What's so Funny Entry form



                    Yaaahhhhoooo!!!!
                                                       SHAKE THOSE COVID COBWEBS LOOSE!!!!

1.Get ready for the first Gallery show of 2021-"What's so Funny?". Entries due January16, digital opening January 23. We are looking for original cartoons and anything else funny.
                                                            This show includes students.
2. First time ever-CAPTION CONTEST for our adorable M&M, Orange and Red.
​                                   Win $25 Gallery Gift Certificate!
3. Silent Auction for one or both our M&M friends.

                                                                              Time to have fun!!!

2. Caption Contest Details
3. Silent Auction Details
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                                                      Find our 2020 Show on our Show page

​                        FREE PRINTABLE COLORING BOOK PAGES BASED ON OUR ORIGINAL ARTWORK-
                                                                                            Go to Events- Classes

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                             Special thanks to our Community and our Membership
                    who are sticking with us as we mange through this pandemic!  
                               We cannot do without your continued support!!!
​                              Meanwhile, please wear a mask! Please!!!



Thank you to Morehead City Communications Director Alize Proisy, ​for spending time with us and making this video.  It will appear on the Morehead City Homepage, Facebook, Twitter and instagram accounts.  Thank you to Morehead City for caring about us! 

Carolina Artist Gallery Video
Morehead City
​In our effort to deal safely with the current situation, we will cautiously open the Gallery Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, 11-5 as safety and staffing allows.  Please be mindful of social distancing while visiting us. Please wear masks and gloves.  We depend on and thank you in advance for your patronage. If you have made a purchase and need to arrange for your curbside pick-up please call Marie 252-342-9528, or Lorraine 978-692-0142

                  Please wear a Mask!

                             For Us

            Handmad​e Masks for Sale
Our Gallery is now lucky enough to have three artists making washable face masks. Two of the three types are shown below.  The third type are made by Karen Van Gamper, are the pleated cotton type and can be  seen at our gallery.  

Chris Stetson has made these brightly colored cotton washable masks with pockets that can hold filters and are made exclusively for Carolina Artist Gallery by our local artists. All have over the ear elastic that can be changed easily to ties. Four sizes are available: men, women, child(6-12),child(2-5). Prices begin at $10 for adult size, $8 for child size. New colors arrive weekly.  Shipping cost additional.
​Please support our local artists with your purchase .

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Chris Stetson modeling one of Penny Evans hand painted masks at our sidewalk sales.
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Handmade Face Masks for Adults
Handmade Masks for Child
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               New, additional hand painted  by
             Penny Evans  

        

         Early 2020 Shows and Past events -Wonderful time was had by all!!! 

                     Proud to have had this interesting show
           Folly- Art for the Fun of it!!!!!

                                                And the Winners are!!!!

Karen van Gamper as the Folly Director reports  the notes from our Judge, as follows: Lou, from Arts and Things really took time and did an excellent job judging a complicated and complex group of entries in many different mediums.  Her choice for First Place was Marguerite Juner for her watercolor "Net Gain".  This was the beautiful mermaid in a gold frame.  Next, she awarded Neil Stetson Second Place for his photograph "Floating Dock."  I was really delighted that this unusual photograph was recognized.  Lou chose Richard Von Hoorn's Assemblage "Man Smoking Pipe", certainly an unusual image, as Third place winner.  Lorraine McElroy received an Honorable Mention for "Bloomin Folly".  Her magnificent and complicated ceramic floral creation certainly deserved an award.  And, finally, my own painting "Spirit Walker" received an Honorable Mention."   Sincerely,  Karen Van Gamper  Thank you Lou arts-things.com
​Please enjoy seeing all the Folly original artwork as follows on our website.  All artwork can be purchased on line.  Curbside pick up at the gallery can be arranged by appointment.  Shipping can also be arranged.  Shipping cost is additional.  Send us an email, or call the gallery and we will assist in your purchase                                      
                                        
 

Folly !
Art For the Fun of It!


Folly!
Artists, Feel Liberated!  
Art that is out-of-the box, whimsical, outlandish, for no practical purposes!
Make your best art using your chosen medium for the pleasure of doing and making.  Delight in the process and be bold, be fanciful and feel joyful in your ability! 
Show us your best!
Folly Call for Artist
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by Richard Wray

Our first attempt at a Virtual Art Show-"FOLLY!!!"
Enjoy these images but know these images are only a shadow of the real thing! All artwork is for sale!         

        Watch our website as we build our on line library of current artwork.    
              
We will begin this effort, improve our photo quality adding prices sizes and medium as we go.

                              Thanks to all the fantastic local artists who are showing their work with us.
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​SeaJane McConlogue Meets Burka Lady!
Our founding member SeaJane posed for the artist who made "My Sister, How are You?'' when the sculpture was made over ten years ago!                                
                                        

          Parks and Recreation Campers
     Still have some of these beautiful masks ready for pick up at Parks & Recreation Art Room
                                                                     

             Morehead City Parks and Recreation Summer Campers & Carolina Artist Gallery 

Mask Makers- 10-12 year old campers used ceramic clay and glazes to make colorful expressive masks that are on display in the gallery until August 25.  Parents and family have been invited to a reception on that date, 12-4, in their child's honor.  At that time the young artist can take their work home. 

Treasure Hunt is an age appropriate way for children to look around the gallery methodically by using the icon on the page to find the actual piece of art.  Writing down the information on the label brings them closer to understanding that what they are looking at is actually made by someone.
Carolina Artists Gallery invites any group to go on this "Treasure Hunt" simply by calling the gallery to arrange a time.

      Treasure Hunt 2, August 9th, 2019   


     Morehead City Parks & Recreation Summer Campers


                   


                      Mug Mugs!!!
                                                                  Third Session
                                Special Hands Students from Station Club are working hard!!!

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             Finished for the Summer!!!
                                                          Excellent work done by everyone!!!

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Thank you to our Sponsors

Sponsor donations have been essential to our being able to award prizes. It is a generous way to support artists from the community while advertising sponsor businesses. If you have donated in the past, please consider donating again. Any amount helps!!!! Thanks to all listed below.



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814 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
On the Corner of 9th and Arendell between the Salvation Army and First United Methodist Church

Phone: 252-726-7550
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