If you are into art and history then this is the event for you. The 30th annual Frank Stick Memorial Art Show is taking place in the Outer Banks between January 26, 2008 and February 15, 2008. The show is on display at the Ghost Fleet Gallery in Nags Head.
At the show there will be a variety of work on display. Such styles of work include conceptual, realistic, sculpture, painting, drawing, fiber, pottery, and mixed media. All the works shown at the exhibit are made by local artists. The show is the longest running visual art display in Dare County. All of the works will be on display throughout the entire duration of the show.
The show is named after Frank Stick who received recognition working as an illustrator for magazines in the early 20th century. Some of those magazines include Collier’s, Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal, and Outdoor America. His love for the outdoors was shown through his hundreds of paintings of outdoor and adventure stories. Stick first came to the Outer Banks in the 1920’s on a surf-fishing trip. It was then he realized the enormous potential this area had as a tourist destination. One of Stick’s great accomplishments includes helping to establish the Cape Hatteras National Seashore as America’s first national seashore.
The show kicks off with an Opening Reception at the Ghost Fleet Gallery on January 26, 2008 at 7 PM.
For more information contact the Dare County Arts Council. Their address is 104 Sir Walter Raleigh Street, Manteo, NC 27954. You can reach them via telephone at (252) 473-5558.
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