What's Happening
Join us at Hurricane Alley's to Celebrate Installation of the Venus Flytrap on Parade Statues
Come see the artist-painted Venus Flytrap statue sponsored by Hurricane Alley's.
This is the start of the Venus Flytrap On Parade for the CB100 Celebration.
Meet the Artist, Alan Boisvert and hear about his inspiration for the amazing statue.
Enjoy some refreshments and enter to win some super cool prizes!
Eight statues will be be appearing
Come see the artist-painted Venus Flytrap statue sponsored by Hurricane Alley's.
This is the start of the Venus Flytrap On Parade for the CB100 Celebration.
Meet the Artist, Alan Boisvert and hear about his inspiration for the amazing statue.
Enjoy some refreshments and enter to win some super cool prizes!
Eight statues will be be appearing around Carolina Beach from March to September. Each statue is hand-crafted by local artists.
The statues will be auctioned in October!
Thank you to Michelle Alberda, Hurricane Alley's, for being a CB100 Presenting Sponsor!
Afloat, the buoy project Workshops!!!
We are thrilled to introduce a new public art project, Afloat the buoy project!
This is a community participation project to create and display brightly colored buoys with inspirational words to lift up our island. From the floods to the lose of several long time Islanders, this project is designed to lift-up the island spirit and show our
We are thrilled to introduce a new public art project, Afloat the buoy project!
This is a community participation project to create and display brightly colored buoys with inspirational words to lift up our island. From the floods to the lose of several long time Islanders, this project is designed to lift-up the island spirit and show our strength through colors and encouragement.
Please click the button to learn more about this project and sign-up for a workshop to paint your special buoy!
We want to thank the New Hanover Arts Council for the New Hanover Community Endowment grant to support this public art project, and the Town of Carolina Beach.
We are pleased to be part of the CB100 Centennial Celebration.
March 6th at 6pm. Island Arts Poetry Thursdays
Call for Artists - Crush & Grind March 1 to May 1 2025
A new venture for the Island Arts Council celebrating the art of the written word. We welcome anyone who wants to read their own poetry through an open mic. We hope to support new and established poets to share their works. Those who just want to listen are welcome too!
Purchase wine, sparkling water or water Bring your own coffee and lig
A new venture for the Island Arts Council celebrating the art of the written word. We welcome anyone who wants to read their own poetry through an open mic. We hope to support new and established poets to share their works. Those who just want to listen are welcome too!
Purchase wine, sparkling water or water Bring your own coffee and light snacks
Please join us for a fun evening of poetry, friends and wine!
Bring your poem to share or just sit back and enjoy!
Call for Artists - Crush & Grind March 1 to May 1 2025
Maggie Sudek Exhibition at the Crush & Grind 12/4 to 2/17
Call for Artists - Crush & Grind March 1 to May 1 2025
We are preparing a new Rotating Exhibit with Crush & Grind.
This is a very successful venue and a wonderful way to show your beautiful artwork to locals and visitors.
Deadline for the application is Feb 20, 2025.
For more information email:
Maggie Sudek Exhibition at the Crush & Grind 12/4 to 2/17
Maggie Sudek Exhibition at the Crush & Grind 12/4 to 2/17
Maggie Sudek Exhibition at the Crush & Grind 12/4 to 2/17
Perfect timing for the holiday gift buying season.
Come meet Maggie, sip some fine coffee or wine and browse through her beautiful artwork.
Give the gift of art and support our local businesses and artists!
Happy Holidays.
february Featured artist
Leslie Santilli
Artist Statement
My work explores the intersection of emotion, nature,
and abstraction through the use of oils, acrylics and mixed
media, often incorporating collage elements. I am fascinated
by the ways in which feelings can be expressed
visually, and I seek to create pieces that evoke a sense of
depth.
Clouds, the ocean, animals and people serve as
central motifs, and allowing them to become more
symbolic representations of our emotional landscapes.
Each brushstroke layer, and fragment is a step
in an ongoing conversation between chaos and calm,
fluidity and form. I am to capture the dynamic interplay
between these elements, illustrating how we, too, are
shaped by the forces of nature and emotion.
In my mixed media work, I enjoy the tactile process of
combining materials, allowing texture and form to
contribute to the overall narrative. Through these layered
works, I hope to invite the viewer to reflect on their
own connection to the world around them–its unpredictability,
beauty, and infinite possibilities.
Leslie Santilli
About Island Arts Council
Thank you Lamar Advertising
Look up at the digital billboard as you cross the bridge to the Island and you will see this beautiful display. Lamar is providing this space to support our local artists and Rhonda Lee designs these amazing displays