Sculptures, paintings and other forms of visual art will fill Landfall’s Dye Clubhouse during the 16th Annual Landfall Art Show and Sale, a three-day event Aug. 20-22 that will provide 100 emerging and established artists from North Carolina an opportunity to both display and sell their work.
All of the artists’ registration fees and 30 percent of the sale’s proceeds will benefit the Landfall Foundation, a charitable organization that helps fund area nonprofits.
Wilmington sculptor Matthew Leavell will exhibit eight pieces in the show that are botanically themed and inspired by nature.
“Most of them are made from recyclable materials,” he said.
One sculpture, called “Purplexed,” depicts large colorful flowers with intertwining stems. Other sculptures contain words, like a piece entitled “Hope.”
“It’s made of salvaged junk,” Leavell said. “It’s a nice philosophy using pieces that are discarded by society — broken things — to create the concept of hope.”
Another local sculpture artist, Erika Lawrence, will display two pieces, including a large female figure.
“I call her ‘Mother Earth,’” Lawrence said. “She’s holding the world in her hands.”
Lawrence will also display her oil paintings, which she said portray faces and iconic figures.
Show organizer Martha Edgerton said the event is usually a successful fundraiser.
“Last year, the foundation raised $303,000,” she said. “All of that went into grants for local nonprofits.”
An equally important goal for the Landfall Foundation is to give emerging artists an opportunity to show their work in a welcoming environment.
“It’s not a juried show,” Edgerton explained. “Anyone who would like to be in it can be in it. The only requirement is that the artists are from North Carolina. We just limit the number of participants because of limited space.”
Each registered artist is allowed to hang two paintings and display up to nine sculptures in the show. Registration fees are $40 per person to enter two-dimensional art and $65 per person for three-dimensional art.
The show will take place Aug. 20-22, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is free.
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