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It has been years since Katie Watkins created art, yet she holds on to an important role in the local art community.

For the last three years, she has planned the annual Landfall Foundation Art Show, providing local artists with an opportunity to showcase and sell their work.

“I haven’t picked up a paintbrush in probably 12 years. This is my hobby. I have a passion for it,” Watkins said.

Registration for artists begins May 1. All local artists are eligible to participate with priority given to Landfall residents.

Watkins said jewelry artists will not be accepted for the 2014 show due to space restraints.

Space also limits participants and the number of pieces they can exhibit. Only 100 artists will be accepted and allowed to exhibit four or five pieces each, depending on medium.

Many art shows require artists to submit work before exhibiting to be juried in, but the Landfall art show only requires titles and prices prior to the show.

Jurying in artists before the show is a lot of work, and Watkins said it can also lead to one aesthetic dominating the show.

“What a judge or jury likes, someone else might not. We get a lot of variety this way,” Watkins said.

A variety of prizes are awarded, including best in show and best in category for oil, pastel, acrylic, colored pencil, pottery, mixed media and more.

Best in show winners receive monetary awards totaling $500 for first place, $300 for second place and $100 for third place.

The show is also an opportunity for artists to sell their work.

“Selling work is common. … People coming over the drawbridge will see a sign for an art show and stop. It’s a good souvenir, and our artists are allowed bin work, so that’s a more cost-effective option for buying art,” Watkins said.

The Landfall Foundation takes a 30 percent commission for each sale. Proceeds from the event benefit a number of Wilmington nonprofits through the Landfall Foundation grants program.

Nicole White Kennedy is the judge for the 2014 show.

Kennedy lives and works in Raleigh but she is no stranger to the Wrightsville Beach art scene. She won national attention for her Beach People series, which featured Wrightsville beachgoers rendered in classical impressionist style.

Kennedy will judge work by classic criteria including creativity, composition, line, lighting, brushwork and overall impact. She is also looking for an inexplicable something to draw her in.

“Judging is a personal and intuitive process and each judge brings their own perspective,” Kennedy said.

She encouraged artists to participate for benefits other than recognition and prize money.

“Being part of an exhibit … gives an artist a goal to look forward to and often creates a challenge that results in better painting,” Kennedy said.

The 2014 Landfall Foundation Art Show will take place August 21–23 at the Landfall Dye Clubhouse.

For more information or to register as an artist, visit www.landfallfoundation.org

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