2019 Publicity

Forum To Illuminate The Business Of Art

Greater Wilmington Business Journal-Feb 7, 2019

… Rhonda Bellamy, executive director of Arts Council of Wilmington & New … The event will provide information to artists on ways to market their work, have a … The Wilmington business community is impacted by artist-owned …

 

Gullah Geechee Heritage Program Ahead

Coastal Review Online-Jan 23, 2019

The two-day festival begins Friday with an exhibition at the Wilmington Arts Council. There will be lectures Saturday at University of North Carolina Wilmington …

 

Celebrated Wilmington Pianist Grenoldo Frazier Dies

Spectrum News-Dec 31, 2018

WILMINGTON, N.C. — A celebrated Wilmington pianist passed away on Sunday. … Rhonda Bellamy, director of the Arts Council of Wilmington and a close friend …

Forum To Illuminate The Business Of Art
Greater Wilmington Business Journal-Feb 7, 2019
… Rhonda Bellamy, executive director of Arts Council of Wilmington & New … The event will provide information to artists on ways to market their work, have a … The Wilmington business community is impacted by artist-owned …

Gullah Geechee Heritage Program Ahead
Coastal Review Online-Jan 23, 2019
The two-day festival begins Friday with an exhibition at the Wilmington Arts Council. There will be lectures Saturday at University of North Carolina Wilmington …

Celebrated Wilmington Pianist Grenoldo Frazier Dies
Spectrum News-Dec 31, 2018
WILMINGTON, N.C. — A celebrated Wilmington pianist passed away on Sunday. … Rhonda Bellamy, director of the Arts Council of Wilmington and a close friend …

Celebrated Wilmington pianist Grenoldo Frazier dies
StarNewsOnline.com-Dec 30, 2018
Celebrated Wilmington pianist Grenoldo Frazier dies …. Rhonda Bellamy, director of the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County.

Fourth Friday Gallery Nights in flux, but still vital
StarNewsOnline.com-Jan 10, 2019
MORE: Sign up for the free StarNews weekly entertainment newsletter right here: Register. WILMINGTON — Seven years ago, the Arts Council …

Gullah Geechee culture to be focus of weekend events
StarNewsOnline.com-Jan 23, 2019
The Wilmington chapter of The Links International, in cooperation with the ArtsCouncil of Wilmington and New Hanover County and the …

Gullah Geechee Heritage Program Ahead
Coastal Review Online-Jan 23, 2019

BETWEEN TWO ARTISTS: Barton Hatcher and Iris Simmons pair vivid …
encore Online-Jan 9, 2019
Mardi Gras is only a short month away but at ACES Gallery, run by The Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County, on Front Street, …

Renowned pianist Grenoldo Frazier dies
WECT-Dec 31, 2018
Rhonda Bellamy, who is the director of the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County and a close friend of Frazier’s, announced his …

LIVE LOCAL, LIVE SMALL: In memoriam to national music legend and …
encore Online-Jan 9, 2019
In 2014 he was inducted into the Wilmington Walk of Fame. … executive director of The Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County.

CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY: Local artist Bradley Carter talks …
encore Online-Dec 4, 2018
He has exhibited locally at the The Art Council of Wilmington and NHC, WHQR, Leland Cultural Arts Building, Landfall, Arboretum, and from …
Wilmington artists reflect on 2018, prep for 2019

StarNewsOnline.com-Dec 20, 2018
A partnership between The Wilson Center and The Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County, Broadway for a Better World is …

 

Retrospective celebrates Wilmington ceramicist Dina Wilde-Ramsing’s art, career StarNewsOnline.com

23, in coordination with Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, a monthly art walk organized by the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County. Wilde-Ramsing now suffers from dementia. She no longer works with clay, but she still creates. When I visited her home, she was sitting at a table in her studio, …

Plays and musicals in Wilmington, Feb. 21-March 14 StarNewsOnline.com

Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Star News Media and the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County present this event to promote local theater. Area groups will be on hand to talk about upcoming shows, events, auditions, classes and volunteer opportunities. It’s the second year …

 

9 ideas for your Wilmington weekend, March 9-11 StarNewsOnline.com

Thalian Hall, StarNews Media and the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County present this event to promote local theater. Area groups will be on hand to talk about upcoming shows, events, auditions, classes and volunteer opportunities. More than two dozen groups are scheduled to …

Wilmington art events: Femme Fair, lectures and an airport art show StarNewsOnline.com

You won’t have to go through airport security to check out the opening reception of “Near and Far: A Solo Exhibition by Virginia Wright-Frierson,” the first solo exhibition to appear at the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County’s gallery in the Wilmington International Airport. Frierson, who is …

Cape Fear Faces: Remembering a longtime musical presence

StarNewsOnline.com-Nov 21, 2017

17, 2009, other StarNews archive photos will be featured in the “Through Our Eyes: Images from the StarNews Archives” at WHQR that starts Friday in coordination with Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, downtown’s monthly art walk organized by the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County.

 

CFCC Wilson Center to give away Broadway tickets

StarNewsOnline.com-Dec 7, 2017

The partnership between the Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover County, the Wilson Center and the Cape Fear Community College Foundation will provide free free tickets to PNC Broadway and Stars Series performances at the Wilson Center to area nonprofits that work with disadvantaged youth.

 

CFCC’s Wilson Center announces program to give underserved …

Port City Daily-Dec 8, 2017

WILMINGTON — The Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College and the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County are announcing a grant to make the performing arts accessible to underserved populations. The Broadway for a Better World grant will provide recipients with free tickets to …

 

LIVE LOCAL, LIVE SMALL: How business deals with downtown …

encore Online-Oct 24, 2017

The Downtown Business Alliance (DBA), Arts Council of Wilmington and NHC, other organizations, and individuals gave me practical advice and encouragement. I especially love the ocean, river and light in Wilmington. I also wanted to be closer to family in North Carolina. e: You renovated the building …

 

TRUTH-TELLING YOUTH: ‘The Diary Play’ makes public debut from …

encore Online-Nov 7, 2017

Winner of Wilmington Arts Council’s Grassroots Grant, Mouths of Babe will debut locally and publicly with Morehouse’s “The Diary Play,” as part of Cucalorus Stage. Though the show’s content may be centered on youth, it’s not without heavy-hitting merit. In fact, Morehouse’s original text has grown into …

 

Retrospective looks at impact Rick Mobbs made on Wilmington’s art …

StarNewsOnline.com-Jul 25, 2017

The “Rick Mobbs Retrospective” receives a public reception 6 to 9 p.m. July 28 at Acme Art Studios for Fourth Friday Gallery Nights. Fritzi Huber enters downtown Wilmington’s Acme Art Studios carrying a large staff draped with a rainbow of metal keys from a broken children’s glockenspiel. Ringing out with …

 

Holly Jolly Holiday Stroll this weekend

WECT-TV6-Dec 8, 2017

Bijou Park: Madafo, Roger Gause, Susan Savia, Snow Sisters (Elsa & Ana) and the Coastal Quartet from the Wilmington Youth Orchestra will shift to the lobby of the Arts Council at 221 N. Front Street. Post Office: Dahria Kianpour, Delia Stanley & Friends and Stay Local will perform inside on the stage at …

 

The Arts Council Awards $50,000 in grants to local arts organizations

The Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County has awarded $50,000 in grants to 22 local arts organizations.

PortCityDaily.com – 11/13/17

 

Exhibit celebrates photos from StarNews history StarNewsOnline.com

“Through Our Eyes: Images from the StarNews Archives” receives an opening reception 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, in coordination with Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, downtown’s monthly art walk organized by the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County. A closing reception is Jan. 26, 2018.

Cape Fear Faces: Remembering a longtime musical presence StarNewsOnline.com

… coordination with Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, downtown’s monthly art walk organized by the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County.

 

CFCC’s Wilson Center announces program to give underserved youth theater tickets

Port City Daily

WILMINGTON — The Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College and the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County are announcing a grant to make the performing arts accessible to underserved populations. The Broadway for a Better World grant will provide recipients with free tickets …

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 shows to see on the Jan. 26 Fourth Friday Gallery walk

StarNewsOnline.com

The self-guided tour of downtown-area galleries is coordinated by the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County. Here are five shows worth checking out. ‘Through Our Eyes’. Fourth Friday art walkers will receive one last chance to step back in time via the StarNews archives at the closing …

 

‘Broadway for a Better World’ initiative announced at CFCC’s Wilson Center WWAY NewsChannel 3

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A new program is opening up Broadway shows for those who otherwise may not get a chance to see a show up close and personal. Cape Fear Community College’s Wilson Center, the Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover County, and the Cape Fear Community …

CFCC announces Broadway for a Better World initiative – WECT TV6-WECT.com:News, weather … – WECT-TV6

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The Arts Council of Wilmington & NHC is pleased to have our Civic Development Partnership with the City of Wilmington featured in this video about the great strength of the city’s arts community.

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Wilmington Establishes Itself as an Artistic City
Our State magazine – January 2016

Arts Benefactor
Wilma Magazine-Jan 5, 2016
As executive director of the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County, RHONDA BELLAMY works in a variety of ways to support …

Clyde Edgerton to sign cups, sell art to benefit Wilmington Arts Council
StarNewsOnline.com-Dec 5, 2015
Where: Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County’s … Sales of prints and originals of Edgerton’s work will benefit the arts council.

Clyde Edgerton entertains Episcopalians
StarNewsOnline.com-Jan 8, 2016
(Edgerton, who chairs the local arts council, recently began painting … Edgerton has taught at the University of North Carolina Wilmington since …

2016 North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame Inductees announced
Mountain Xpress (blog)-Jan 12, 2016
… at the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities in Southern Pines. … He lives inWilmington, NC, with his wife, Kristina, and their children. … Humanities Council, and the North Carolina Collection of the Wilson Library …

Arts Council Listening Tour Aims to Gather Public Input for New …
WHQR-Oct 19, 2015
Here in the Cape Fear region, the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County is gathering public input during its Ears on the Arts …

Shop Til You Drop
Wilma Magazine-Dec 8, 2015
Partners in the event are the Downtown Business Alliance, Residents of Old Wilmington, Historic Wilmington Foundation, Arts Council of Wilmington and New …

For lantern exhibit, artists had to engineer functional beauty
StarNewsOnline.com-Dec 9, 2015
Turn a corner into the Brown Wing of the Cameron Art Museum to view … Rhonda Bellamy, the director of the Arts Council of Wilmington and …

The Scene: Have a ‘Holly Jolly’ walk through downtown Wilmington …
Port City Daily-Dec 9, 2015
The two-day event– a collaboration between the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County, Wilmington Downtown Incorporated, …

On the Next CoastLine: What’s the Story of Wilmington?
WHQR-Nov 12, 2015
Rhonda Bellamy is the Executive Director of the Arts Council of Wilmington. Bellamy cofounded Black Arts Alliance, Inc. and the North Carolina …

CONJURING IMAGINATION: Tri-State Sculptors Exhibition and …
encore Online-Sep 29, 2015
Richard Conn, an art instructor for CFCC, is one of the artists using … of Form” at the Arts Council of Wilmington’s ACES Gallery on Front Street.

Ashley students excel in the arts
Port City Daily-Oct 25, 2015
8 at the N.C. School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. … by theWilmington Arts Council, New Hanover County and Wilmington Art Association.

The Scene: European water circus returns to Wilmington
Port City Daily-Sep 23, 2015
Brunswick County · Burgaw · Carolina Beach · General Assembly … The Scene: European water circus returns to Wilmington … This irreverent and raunchy play won the Outstanding Musical award at the New York Fringe Festival, and … Spectrum Gallery stages a pop-up exhibit as part of the Arts Council of …

CoastLine: 27 Views of Wilmington: The Port City in Prose and Poetry
WHQR-Nov 19, 2015
Rhonda Bellamy is the Executive Director of the Arts Council inWilmington and New Hanover County. She co-founded the BlackArts Alliance …

Art show to benefit homeless cats, dogs
StarNewsOnline.com-Nov 19, 2015
Rhonda Schoolfield will be the featured artist at the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County, at a show slated for Nov. 27 through …

A master of painting with words, Clyde Edgerton is pretty good with …
StarNewsOnline.com-Nov 13, 2015
Where: Lobby of StarNews Media, 1003 S. 17th St., Wilmington … work will benefit theArts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County.

Arts Council Listening Tour Aims to Gather Public Input for New …
WHQR-Oct 19, 2015
Here in the Cape Fear region, the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County is gathering public input during its Ears on the Arts …

RAISING THE CURTAIN: Artsplosion! opens the new CFCC …
encore Online-Oct 7, 2015
The Cape Fear Community College Humanities & Fine Arts Center, also …. include the Arts Council of New Hanover County andWilmington, …

Sculpture conference features 6 exhibits around town
StarNewsOnline.com-Sep 29, 2015
A ceramic sculpture by Wilmington artist Maria Borghoff spirals on display at … Sponsored by the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover …

Wire animal sculptures are really on the go
StarNewsOnline.com-Oct 19, 2015
Van Hout’s galimoto sculptures are on display at ACME Art Studios as part … art galleries organized by the Arts Council of Wilmington and New ..

Women to Watch Finalists – Business Category
Wilma Magazine-Oct 1, 2015
Since moving to Wilmington, she has incorporated her background into work with local nonprofits. She chaired The Arts Council of Wilmington and NHC’s first …

Clyde Edgerton to sign cups, sell art to benefit Wilmington Arts Council
Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 10:20 by John Staton

Arts Council Listening Tour Aims to Gather Public Input
WHQR – October 19, 2015

Local nonprofits receive funds from City Council
Lumina News-Aug 19, 2015
The Arts Council of Wilmington and Wilmington Downtown Incorporated are among six organizations benefitting from funding designed to …

City of Wilmington awards six local organizations $167000
Port City Daily-Aug 22, 2015
Council members approved $167,000 to help fund the Arts Council of Wilmington, the Jewish Film Festival, Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, …

City of Wilmington Promoting Economic Development Through …
TWC News-Aug 24, 2015
WILMINGTON – The city of Wilmington is promoting economic development through cultural arts. Council members recently approved $167,000 …

2 intrepid writers take on 14 galleries in three hours
StarNewsOnline.com-Aug 25, 2015
Since 2012 the art crawl has been organized by the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County. It’s now a 14-stop showcase of …

Fourth Friday Gallery Nights attract tourists, locals
Lumina News-Aug 26, 2015
On the fourth Friday of each month, art enthusiasts — both well-versed and … organized by the Arts Council of Wilmington in local art galleries.

Arts Council grant helps metalsmith learn from expert
StarNewsOnline.com-Jul 31, 2015
That’s where Wilmington’s Arts Council comes in. The cost of the workshop was beyond Manley’s budget. The Arts Council offers grants for this …

Groups receive $50000 in arts grants
StarNewsOnline.com-Aug 7, 2015
Twenty-two Wilmington arts groups have been awarded a total of $50,000 in grants through the North Carolina Arts Council’s Grassroots Arts …

Art Council Taking Applications for Grants
Wilma Magazine-Aug 5, 2014
For the second year, THE ARTS COUNCIL OF WILMINGTON & NHC will give … Council of Wilmington & NHC officials, who added that the local arts councils …

City Council to discuss funding study to move rail lines, add trolley
Port City Daily-Aug 17, 2015
Council members will discuss a resolution to allocate over $100,000 in city … arts with funding slated to include The Arts Council of Wilmington, …

Military personnel asked to write
Jacksonville Daily News-Aug 10, 2015
Area veterans are invited to participate in a Wilmington-based project … The fiscal sponsor for the project is The Arts Council of Wilmington and …

Artist’s abstract works inspired by African masks
StarNewsOnline.com-Jul 21, 2015
Wilmington artist Dallas Thomas stands between two of his paintings … galleries and studios coordinated by the Arts Council of Wilmington and …

Drawn back in: Mother, grandmother rediscover art through child’s …
Port City Daily-Aug 16, 2015
Drawn back in: Mother, grandmother rediscover art through child’s … “A Family of Dreams,” now on display at the Arts Council of Wilmington …

Arts Council taking grant applications
Lumina News-Jun 12, 2015
Monday, June 15, is the last day to submit applications to the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County for North Carolina Arts …

Edgerton’s Raney to Make Stage Debut
UNCW News-May 6, 2015
… will benefit the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County. … Edgerton was the featured artist for the 2015 N.C. Azalea Festival.

‘Raney’ one of 3 productions set to open this week
StarNewsOnline.com-May 7, 2015
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Mobile app showcases Wilmington’s walk-around art scene
Lumina News-May 20, 2015
A free smart phone app, released by the Arts Council of Wilmington, includes … ACES Gallery, the New Hanover County Public Library and Thalian Hall. … “It’s an organization, a nonprofit, for sculptors inNorth Carolina, South …

Theater review – ‘Raney’ explores marital mishaps
StarNewsOnline.com-May 13, 2015
… $68, which include a $30 donation to the Wilmington Arts Council. … Charles is from Atlanta, while Raney is from rural North Carolina, where the play is based. … She’s known as a musical theater performer in Wilmington, and has …. New Hanover CountySheriff’s Office, Wilmington Police Department…

Arts Council Launches Mobile Tour Of Downtown
Greater Wilmington Business Journal-Jun 8, 2015
The Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County recently launched a mobile app, which works on any Internet-connected device.

To get in ‘If it Fits,’ the art had to get through the mail
StarNewsOnline.com-Jun 23, 2015
Wilmington artist Nicolle X Nicolle managed to get a men’s dress … studios and galleries coordinated by the Arts Council of Wilmington and …

Amid the blur, old-timers share graduation memories
StarNewsOnline.com-Jun 12, 2015
“I used to remember something,” said Wilmington author Clyde Edgerton, … said Rhonda Bellamy, director of the Arts Council of Wilmington.

Justin Lacy and the Swimming Machine re-emerge
StarNewsOnline.com-Jun 1, 2015
Last fall, Lacy received a regional artist grant from the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County to help with putting out a new …

Grants available for local nonprofit art programs
StarNewsOnline.com-May 3, 2015
WILMINGTON | Local nonprofits that need a financial boost to develop … are administered by the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover …

Pedestrian Art brings new sculptures downtown
StarNewsOnline.com-Apr 22, 2015
Greensboro sculptor Eric Isbanioly’s “Humpty Dumpty” is one of 12 large-scale public sculptures the Arts Council of Wilmington and New …

News & Notes – Chorale receives grant; seminar; MS walk
StarNewsOnline.com-Apr 13, 2015
WILMINGTON | Cape Fear Chorale has received a $4,000 Grassroots Grant from theArts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County to …

Trolley tours take in Pedestrian Art pieces
Lumina News-Apr 20, 2015
The sculptures are part of the Pedestrian Art program and were installed last month by the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County …

What’s the story behind the statue near 2nd and Market?
StarNewsOnline.com-Apr 20, 2015
It is one of a dozen sculptures installed at the end of March by the Arts Council ofWilmington and New Hanover County. The sculptures are part …

Pedestrian Art Program Brings 12 New Sculptures to Downtown …
TWC News-Apr 5, 2015
The 12 new sculptures are part of the Pedestrian Art Program, sponsored by The Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover County, …

New “Pedestrian Art” sculptures downtown are part of Tri-State …
StarNewsOnline.com (blog)-Apr 1, 2015
Jim Gallucci’s sculpture “Immigrant Gate” is one of 12 new sculptures on display as part of the Wilmington arts council’sPedestrian Art …

Wilmington Fashion Week: an outlet for talent
Lumina News-Apr 8, 2015
Jessie Penner models an ensemble by Aqua Fedora at Wilmington … director of the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County.

Showcasing Youth: 30 under 30 Opens Friday at Acme Studios
Encore Online.com
March 24, 2015

ACME Art has a show for the ‘Under 30’ crowd
StarNewsOnline.com-Mar 23, 2015
A detail from Wilmington artist Maria Borghoff’s sculpture “Pathways of … Wilmington coordinated by the Arts Council of Wilmington and New …

Clothesline connects culture to community
Lumina News-Mar 25, 2015
Asante uses visual art, such as colored tissue paper, to represent laundry … The artwork will be displayed in the Wilmington Art Council’s ACES …

IN ARTS, WE’RE ONE: RHONDA BELLAMY DETAILS ARTS …
encore Online-Jan 13, 2015
Thus in July 2012, after acting as interim director for the newly minted Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County, it only made sense …

SALT Studio owner turns eye on own photos
StarNewsOnline.com-Jan 21, 2015
Fourth Friday is organized by the Arts Council of Wilmington and New HanoverCounty. “It’s interesting to see how just starting this business, …

Fourth Friday: ‘Wintersongs’ at New Elements Gallery
StarNewsOnline.com (blog)-Jan 20, 2015Share
New Elements Gallery, 201 Princess St., presents “Wintersongs,” a collection of … by the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County.