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Gallery to present talk on 20th century art collection
When Larry Johnson purchased Sunset River Gallery last summer, he brought with him a collection of investment-grade 20th century and contemporary art that is now on display and for sale at the gallery in Calabash, NC. The works range from Wolf Kahn, known for his unique blend of realism combined with the formal discipline of color field painting to Hunt Slonem and his neo-expressionist oil paintings of birds, in which he uses repetition as a form of meditation.
On June 20 at 1 p.m., Johnson will present a gallery talk about the works, sharing the knowledge of why he selected the artists in the collection and how their individual artworks were chosen. The group will also tour works by Angel Botello (1913-1986), Wolf Kahn (1927-2020), Raimonds Staprans (1926), Vladimir Cora (1951), Hunt Slonem (1951), Betty Anglin Smith (1946), and sculptures by Glenna Goodacre (1939-2020) and Edward Francis McCartan (1879-1947), He and gallery director Samantha Spalti will be available to answer questions about the art works on display.
The event is free, but seating is limited. Reservations are requested. Call the gallery at 910.575.5999 during business hours, which are Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
About Sunset River Gallery
Located in coastal Brunswick County, 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 work by over 100 fine North and South Carolina artists, the gallery is well known in the area for its collection of oil paintings, watermedia, pastels, photography, hand-blown glass, fused glass, pottery, and clay sculptures, turned and carved wood, unique home décor items and artisan jewelry.
A selection of 20th century art features investment-grade fine and modern art, primarily impressionist and abstract. Artists represented include Wolf Kahn, Emile Gruppè, Angel Botello, Raimonds Staprans, Ed Mell, Vladimir Cora, Moses Soyer, Raphael Soyer, Tadashi Asoma, Hunt Slonem, Ida Kohlmeyer, Rolph Scarlett, Jean Xceron, folk artist Mose Tolliver, and sculptors Glenna Goodacre, Milton Hebald, and Edward Francis McCartan.
There are two onsite kilns and five wheels used by the gallery’s pottery students. Art classes and workshops are currently being offered on a limited basis. Current class listings and workshops are on the gallery website, with frequent updates on the gallery Facebook page.
The gallery address is: 10283 Beach Drive SW, Calabash, NC 28467. Hours are Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, call 910.575.5999 or visit the website at sunsetrivergallery.com. Daily updates are available on the gallery’s Facebook and Instagram pages
Gallery raises over $12,000 for Lower Cape Fear LifeCare
On Friday, June 2, Sunset River Gallery in Calabash, NC held its inaugural Hearts + Arts fundraiser. The event’s beneficiary was Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, a nonprofit provider of hospice, palliative, and grief care covering Brunswick, New Hanover, Columbus, Pender, Onslow, Robeson, Bladen, and Duplin Counties in North Carolina; and Horry, Georgetown, and Marion Counties in South Carolina.
The evening included live entertainment by After Hours Jazz Band, heavy hors d’oeuvres by local chef Philip Laura, and a silent auction featuring works by Marcus McClanahan (oil), Janet B. Sessoms (oil), Ginny Lassiter (acrylic), Chantal Tomiello (acrylic) Ruth Cox (acrylic), Rich Flanegan (oil), Diane Flanegan (stained glass), Vann Fine Art Portraits (photography); and potters, Jeffcoat Pottery, Brian Evans, and Betsy Sellers.
Sponsoring the event were: Gold Sponsors Victoria’s Ragpatch and Calabash Creamery; Silver Sponsors Studio 8 art group, Mike & Deb Hutchinson, Ginny & Joe Lassiter, Roseann Cutrone & Larry Johnson; Bronze Sponsors Crissy & Trey Maynard, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage; and Family Sponsors The Yardbird Emporium, Thomas Seashore Drugs, the Bendin Family, and Samantha Spalti & Paul Fowler.
Gallery director Samantha Spalti has announced that proceeds from the evening totaled $12,011 and were presented to Anne Hewett of Lower Cape Fear LifeCare at the gallery on Monday, June 5. Spalti said, “Many thanks are owed to our wonderful sponsors and all the artists who donated their work, time, and funding to this. Not only did the art elevate the event, but everyone’s involvement showed our commitment to the wellbeing and care of others.”
About Sunset River Gallery
Located in coastal Brunswick County, 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 work by over 100 fine North and South Carolina artists, the gallery is well known in the area for its collection of oil paintings, watermedia, pastels, photography, hand-blown glass, fused glass, pottery, and clay sculptures, turned and carved wood, unique home décor items and artisan jewelry.
A selection of 20th century art features investment-grade fine and modern art, primarily impressionist and abstract. Artists represented include Wolf Kahn, Emile Gruppè, Angel Botello, Raimonds Staprans, Ed Mell, Vladimir Cora, Moses Soyer, Raphael Soyer, Tadashi Asoma, Hunt Slonem, Ida Kohlmeyer, Rolph Scarlett, Jean Xceron, folk artist Mose Tolliver, and sculptors Glenna Goodacre and Milton Hebald.
There are two onsite kilns and five wheels used by the gallery’s pottery students. Art classes and workshops are currently being offered on a limited basis. Current class listings are on the gallery website, with frequent updates on the gallery Facebook page.
The gallery address is: 10283 Beach Drive SW, Calabash, NC 28467. Hours are Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, call 910.575.5999 or visit the website at sunsetrivergallery.com. Daily updates are available on the gallery’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
The FrameCenter, located within the gallery, is open Wednesday through Friday, 12 noon – 5 p.m. and by appointment. Call master framer Louis Aliotta directly at 910.368.7351.
Photo: L-R, Sue Baird, Sunset River Gallery sales associate; Christiana Lehmann, digital content designer; Mona Bendin, office manager with Anne Hewett, senior fundraising executive at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare; and Samantha Spalti, gallery director at Sunset River Gallery.
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Grand Strand Magazine – June/July 2023
Gallery’s first Hearts + Arts fundraiser to benefit Lower Cape Fear LifeCare – June 2
Sunset River Gallery presents Hearts + Arts fundraiser for Lower Cape Fear LifeCare on June 2
Sunset River Gallery in Calabash, NC will host Hearts + Arts, the gallery’s first annual fundraiser, on June 2 from 5 – 7 p.m. This year’s beneficiary is Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, the area’s largest nonprofit provider of hospice, palliative, and grief care covering Brunswick, New Hanover, Columbus, Pender, Onslow, Robeson, Bladen, and Duplin Counties in North Carolina; and Horry, Georgetown, and Marion Counties in South Carolina.
Tickets are $20 per person. The evening will include entertainment by the AfterHours jazz ensemble, heavy hors d’oeuvres by local chef Philip Laura, complimentary wine bar and a fine art silent auction. One hundred percent of ticket and auction sales will go to Lower Cape Fear LifeCare.
Fine art pieces for the silent auction include works by some of the area’s most acclaimed artists. Marcus McClanahan’s “Two Boats” is an oil painting on board, which demonstrates McClanahan’s signature brushstrokes and broken color. Janet B. Sessoms, known for her mastery of light and shadow also donated an oil painting, “Toes in the Sand II.” The gallery’s former owner Ginny Lassiter donated a pair of her seemingly spontaneous acrylic abstracts titled “Day at the Beach I and II.” Raleigh, NC artist Chantal Tomiello’s offering is “La Vie En Rose,” a large acrylic still life in which she has deconstructed her realistic subject into abstraction. Ruth Cox, who teaches both acrylic and oil at the gallery, has donated her acrylic painting “Peaceful Moment” for the event. Rich Flanegan’s, “Dusk on the Coast,” is oil on canvas and depicts a coastal scene resplendent with white capped waves and moving clouds. From stained glass artists Diane Flanegan comes a 20- x 20-inch brilliantly colored floral panel. Also up for auction is a generous $1,000 gift certificate for a photo session with Vann Fine Art Portraits of Elizabethtown, NC.
Pottery lovers will not be disappointed. The grouping includes a surface-carved 15-inch cobalt platter from Jeffcoat Pottery. This came from the collection of Tonda Jeffcoat, whose husband and pottery-making partner Joe passed away in 2020. Wilmington, NC clay artist Brian Evans donated a tall (23-inch) faceted vessel for the auction. Betsy Sellers, whose father was served by Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, created her piece, “Remembering Daddy” in clay, especially for this event.
Tickets are available through the gallery, which is located at 10283 Beach Drive SW in Calabash, NC. Checks and cash are requested. For further information, call the gallery at 910.575.5999 or visit the website: sunsetrivergallery.com. Updates and images of the Fine Art Silent Auction pieces may be found on the gallery’s Facebook page.
The gallery wishes to thank the event’s generous sponsors: Gold: Victoria’s Ragpatch, Calabash Creamery; Silver: Studio 8, Mike & Deb Hutchinson, Ginny & Joe Lassiter, Roseann Cutrone & Larry Johnson;
Bronze: Crissy & Trey Maynard, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage; Family: The Yardbird Emporium, Thomas Seashore Drugs, The Bendin Family, Samantha Spalti & Paul Fowler
About Sunset River Gallery
Located in coastal Brunswick County, 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 work by over 100 fine North and South Carolina artists, the gallery is well known in the area for its collection of oil paintings, watermedia, pastels, photography, hand-blown glass, fused glass, pottery, and clay sculptures, turned and carved wood, unique home décor items and artisan jewelry.
A selection of 20th century art features investment-grade fine and modern art, primarily impressionist and abstract. Artists represented include Wolf Kahn, Emile Gruppè, Angel Botello, Raimonds Staprans, Ed Mell, Vladimir Cora, Moses Soyer, Raphael Soyer, Tadashi Asoma, Hunt Slonem, Ida Kohlmeyer, Rolph Scarlett, Jean Xceron, folk artist Mose Tolliver, and sculptors Glenna Goodacre and Milton Hebald.
There are two onsite kilns and five wheels used by the gallery’s pottery students. Art classes and workshops are currently being offered on a limited basis. Current class listings are on the gallery website, with frequent updates on the gallery Facebook page.
The gallery address is: 10283 Beach Drive SW, Calabash, NC 28467. Hours are Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, call 910.575.5999 or visit the website at sunsetrivergallery.com. Daily updates are available on the gallery’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
The FrameCenter, located within the gallery, is open Wednesday through Friday, 12 noon – 5 p.m. and by appointment. Call master framer Louis Aliotta directly at 910.368.7351.
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Studio 8 art show opens May 22; reception to be held June 16
Sunset River Gallery announces that Diversity by Studio 8 will open Monday, May 22 and run through Saturday, July 1. A reception to meet the artists is set for Friday, June 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. Studio 8 is a group of artists who paint together weekly at Sunset River Gallery. It includes Judi Moore, Brenda Riggins, Vicki Neilon, Linda Karaskevicus, Donn McCrary, Rachel Sunnell, Barbara Kohn, and Linda Hester.
Studio 8 formed early in 2020, evolving from another painting group at the gallery.
The show is a selection of new works in various styles and media. The pieces range from conceptual to traditional to contemporary. Viewers will see vibrant acrylic landscapes by Sunnell. She also created a conceptual piece for the show, which is titled “Who Do I Reflect?” It features a series of mirrors with faces superimposed on them. Riggins, who is known for her portraiture in watercolor, has also created a number of acrylic coastal scenes.
Judi Moore is working large for this show and will be showing a 36” by 36” hydrangea painting. Barbara Kohn began painting with watercolor, then switched to oil, and now loves the immediacy of soft pastels. Vicki Neilon works in both watercolor and acrylic, and currently enjoys combining abstract with representational, resulting in her distinctive stylized images. Linda Hester also paints in both acrylic and watercolor. She says, “I absolutely love the peace and calm that comes when I am working on a painting. Painting has allowed me to see my environment in a totally new way. It’s a joy to see ideas come to life on paper or canvas.” Linda Karaskevicus has recently found a passion for painting Carolina coastal scenes. She says acrylics allow her to work more quickly, resulting in a spontaneous brush or painting knife application. Her painting style is impressionistic realism.
Individually speaking, the talents of this group are impressive. Collectively, the artists pull from each other’s energy, humor, and love for diverse art styles. Says McCrary, who is known for his use of vibrant colors and simple designs and is the only male in the group, “These girls don’t hold back! Their critiques are direct and helpful.”
A strong supporter of both the Sunset River Gallery and the community, Studio 8 recently stepped up as a major sponsor for the Hearts + Arts fundraiser for Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, which will be held at the gallery on June 2. Tickets are available at the gallery.
About Sunset River Gallery
Located in coastal Brunswick County, 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 work by over 100 fine North and South Carolina artists, the gallery is well known in the area for its collection of oil paintings, watermedia, pastels, photography, hand-blown glass, fused glass, pottery, and clay sculptures, turned and carved wood, unique home décor items and artisan jewelry.
A selection of 20th century art features investment-grade fine and modern art, primarily impressionist and abstract. Artists represented include Wolf Kahn, Emile Gruppè, Angel Botello, Raimonds Staprans, Ed Mell, Vladimir Cora, Moses Soyer, Raphael Soyer, Tadashi Asoma, Hunt Slonem, Ida Kohlmeyer, Rolph Scarlett, Jean Xceron, folk artist Mose Tolliver, and sculptors Glenna Goodacre and Milton Hebald.
There are two onsite kilns and five wheels used by the gallery’s pottery students. Art classes and workshops are currently being offered on a limited basis. Current class listings are on the gallery website, with frequent updates on the gallery Facebook page.
The gallery address is: 10283 Beach Drive SW, Calabash, NC 28467. Hours are Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, call 910.575.5999 or visit the website at sunsetrivergallery.com. Daily updates are available on the gallery’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
The FrameCenter, located within the gallery, is open Wednesday through Friday, 12 noon – 5 p.m. and by appointment. Call master framer Louis Aliotta directly at 910.368.7351.
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Gallery adds to investment-grade 20th century art
Sunset River Gallery in Calabash, NC has recently added to its offering of fine 20th century art with two new pieces each by Raimonds Staprans (1926) and Wolf Kahn (1927 – 2020).
Staprans is a Latvian American artist and playwright. He immigrated to the US in 1947. One of the artists he studied under was Hans Hofmann. Staprans, who is still living but no longer paints, was known for examining the architecture of everyday objects using color and flattened compositions. His subject matter was always an important component of his work where he explored the formal devices of abstract expressionism.
The two new pieces at Sunset River Gallery are both early examples of his work and depict bustling city scenes. Unlike his later paintings these two are highly textured but employ his distinctive simplicity of shape (noted particularly in both his trees and structures in these cityscapes). Typically, Staprans’ earlier pieces command lower prices, so, according to gallery director Samantha Spalti, these are ideal for entry level collectors. Chinatown, oil on canvas, 20” x 16” and Cathedral, oil on canvas 25 ¼” x 22 ¼”, were both painted in the 1950s.
German-born Wolf Kahn also studied under Hans Hofmann and later became his assistant. He immigrated to the U.S. by way of England. After enrolling in the University of Chicago, he completed his degree in a single year and established, with other Hofmann students, the Hansa Gallery in CITY. Kahn received numerous awards including the Fulbright Scholarship, a John Simson Guggenheim Fellowship, an Award in Art from the Academy of Arts and Letters, and a Medal of Arts from the U.S. State Department.
His work was a unique blend of realism combined with the formal discipline of color field painting. The fusion of color, spontaneity, and representation produced a rich and expressive body of work.
The two new pieces include Fall Maples, oil, 18 ¼” x 44 ¼” (1986) and Near the Potomac in Spring, oil on canvas, 28” x 66” (1987).
Spalti says that Sunset River Gallery is in a unique position to offer clients rare and high-quality investment-grade art at better-than-expected pricing due to the gallery’s cost-efficient location and the gallery owner’s buying expertise. “If we were located in a busy metropolitan area, it just wouldn’t be possible,” she adds. “We hope art lovers, collectors, and students will all take advantage of the opportunity to view this museum-quality art right here in Calabash or at sunsetrivergallery.com.”
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, Pat Puckett, and Angie Sinclair, 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 on Artsy and the gallery website’s 20th Century Artists section. It includes works by Wolf Kahn (1927-2020), Ed Mell (1942), Raimonds Staprans (1926), Angell Botello (1913-1986), Jean Xceron (1890-1967), Emile Gruppe (1896-1998), identical twins Raphael Soyer (1899 -1987) and Moses Soyer (1899 – 1974), Rolph Scarlett (1889 – 1984), Vladimir Cora (1951), Hunt Slonam (1951), Ginny Crouch Stanford (1950), Tadashi Asoma (1923 – 2017), Robert Natkin (1930 – 2010), and Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer (1912 – 1997). Also included are two folk art pieces by Mose Tolliver (1925 – 2006), a bronze sculpture by Glenna GoodAcre (1939 – 2020) and two bronzes by Millton Hebald (1930 – 2010).
Upcoming Events
Call 910.575.5999 for details.
Waterway Art Association Spring Show
Monday, April 24 – Saturday, April 29
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Free
Watercolor Batik Workshop
Instructor Ryan Fox
May 6 – 8
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
$300
Coffee With the Authors
Thursday, May 11
11 a.m. – 12 noon
Sean Keefer (The Code)
Free
Paint & Party – Great Blue Heron
Wednesday, May 17
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
$35
Third Thursday Jazz Night
May 18
5 – 7 p.m.
Free
Mimic the Masters – Picasso
Saturday, May 20
1 – 4 p.m.
$65
Studio 8 Group Show
May 22 – July 1
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Reception Friday, June 16, 5 – 7 p.m.
Free
Hearts & Arts
Fundraiser for Lower Cape Fear LifeCare
With Jazz by AfterHours Band
Friday, June 2
5 – 7 p.m.
$20
Coffee With the Authors
Thursday, June 8
11 a.m. – 12 noon
Nick Vance (The Lone Stranger: Revisiting the Myth of the Voodoo Healer)
Free
Third Thursday Jazz Night
June 15
5 – 7 p.m.
Free
Coffee With the Authors
Thursday, July 13
11 a.m. – 12 noon
Caleb Wygal (Death on the Golden Mile)
Free
Coffee With the Authors
Thursday, August 10
11 a.m. – 12 noon
Denny Hamann
Cryin’s For Hungry Babies
Free
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