We had a wait list for this last month, so here it is again! Join us (with Ginny at the helm) on Wednesday, August 9 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. to create this fun 3D sailboat painting – complete with sails made of colored tissue paper_ on a 16 x 20-inch canvas. Easy peasy and something different! Come with your besties or fly solo and make new friends. Bring your own snacks and beverage. Gallery supplies everything else! Let’s Paint & Party! $35 non-refundable.
Stained Glass Leaf Suncatcher Workshop with instructor Diane Flanegan. Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. Expect to learn fundamentals of design, safe tool usage, glass cutting, foiling and more as you complete one project in the color palette of your choice. Diane will demonstrate and provide hands-on assistance each step of the pay. Price includes all supplies, tool usage, and instruction. Registration is required. Minimum of six and maximum of 12 students. $60 non-refundable.
Join us for an evening of fine tunes and good company in the artistic atmosphere you can only experience here at Sunset River Gallery in Calabash, NC.
AfterHours is a local band of seasoned musicians – Jeff Norris on sax, Brian Selway on bass, Bobbi Bernstein on keys, and Bryan Hughes on vocals. The popular ensemble will bring their musical stylings to the gallery for two hours of standards and audience favorites.
Jazz Night is normally held from 5 to 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. Mark your calendars and plan to stop by! Sunset River Gallery is located at 10283 Beach Drive SW (NC179) in Calabash, NC. Telephone number is 910.575.5999. Updates on the gallery’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
Image: Detail from Yuriy Petrov painting, Cool Jazz.
Intro to Abstract /Instructor Samantha Spalti
If you’ve ever wanted to try painting an abstract, but were hesitant (or afraid, even) this is the class for you. In three hours, you’ll complete your own abstract work of art. We’ll approach it simply and easily, exploring the basics of design – lines, shapes, and color. We’ll cover form, value, space, and texture. You’ll have fun, but you’ll learn something, too.
This workshop is simple enough for novices but serves as a great refresher for someone with more experience. Samantha will take you through it step by step, helping you choose colors, create movement, and balance your elements.
Gallery provides all paint and materials and includes a hand-out on the Principles of Art & Design. $40 non-refundable. Call 910.575.5999 to sign up or register online.
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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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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Join us for an evening of fine tunes and good company in the artistic atmosphere you can only experience here at Sunset River Gallery in Calabash, NC.
AfterHours is a local band of seasoned musicians. The popular ensemble will bring their musical stylings to the gallery for two hours of standards and audience favorites. Sax player Jeff Norris performed with various musical groups in the Philadelphia area before relocating to Sunset Beach. Cip Garcia played rhythm guitar in a Chicago jazz duo. Drummer Mark St. Clair began his musical education in the Washington DC area. After playing for some time with a country band, he discovered an interest in jazz. Recently joining the band are Bobbi Bernstein on keyboard, Bill Selway on bass, and vocalist Brian Hughes.
Jazz Night is normally held from 5 to 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. Mark your calendars and plan to stop by! Sunset River Marketplace art gallery is located at 10283 Beach Drive SW (NC179) in Calabash, NC. Telephone number is 910.575.5999. Updates on the gallery’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
Image: Detail from Yuriy Petrov painting, Cool Jazz.
Sunset River Gallery in Calabash, NC will present a group show titled Setting the Mood, opening Saturday, April 1 and running through Saturday, May 13. The exhibition will feature large format art pieces ranging from 30 by 30 inches to 48 by 60 inches.
Gallery director Samantha Spalti said, “We’ve had a growing number of clients asking for large pieces to help them set the mood for a room, so this show is in direct response to that. A large painting is often a centerpiece – above a sofa, over a dining room table, anchoring a gallery wall. Indeed, it sets the mood. And with our 10,000 square foot space of fine regional art, Sunset River Gallery is in a unique position to showcase that art. The selection in this show offers a range of both media and style, all to help our clients ‘set the mood.’”
Featured in the show are works by fine regional oil painters, Betty Anglin Smith, Connie Winters, Pat Puckett, Ruth Cox, Rich Flanagan, Nancy McClure, Bayou Gray, Mary Welch Austin, Nancy Hughes Miller, Carol Iglesias; and acrylic artists, Ginny Lassiter, Cristiana Rioli, Roberta Rotunda, and Sterling Edwards.
Spalti adds, “The artists in the show represent a wonderful mix of style and genre – representational to abstract, traditional to contemporary. We think visitors will love this exhibit.”
About Sunset River Marketplace
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.
Upcoming Events
Call 910.575.5999 for details.
Exhibition: Setting the Mood
Group show
Saturday, April 1 – Saturday, May 13
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Free
Paint & Party – Colorful Cat (Sorry, full)
Wednesday, April 12
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
$35
Coffee With the Authors
Thursday, Apr. 13
11 a.m. – 12 noon
Johnny McWilliams (Intersection)
Free
Paint & Party – Impressionistic Floral (Sorry, full)
Wednesday, April 19
5:30-7:30 p.m.
$35
Third Thursday Jazz Night
April 20
5-7 p.m.
Free
Waterway Art Association Spring Show
Monday, April 24 – Saturday, April 29
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Free
Watercolor Batik Workshop (limited to nine participants)
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 (Happy Dog)
Wednesday, May 17
5:30 – 7:30
$35
Third Thursday Jazz Night
May 18
5 – 7 p.m.
Free
Hearts & Arts
Fundraiser for Lower Cape Fear LifeCare
With Jazz by AfterHours Band & silent auction
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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Cats rule! Come and paint this colorful feline with Samantha on April 12th! Paint & Party is where you can uncork your creativity without worrying about experience. No experience is necessary! This piece is acrylic on canvas. Bring your besties or come solo and make new friends. BYO beverage and snacks. Gallery provides everything else. $35 non-refundable
Paint & Party is where you can uncork your creativity without worrying about experience. No experience is necessary! This time we’re creating a brand new, beautiful beach scene! Acrylic on canvas. Bring your besties or come solo and make new friends. BYO beverage and snacks. Gallery provides everything else. $35 non-refundable