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IAC Members Call for Artists
IAC Members Call for Artists
IAC Members Call for Artists
For Island Arts Council Members: Call for Artists!!!
We are so excited to announce 3 more sites for the Island Mosaic Totem Public Sculpture project!
Carolina Beach Marina, Carolina Beach Lake Park Rainbow Bridge, and Ft. Fisher Historic Site.
Six artists (2 for each site) will be selected to bring these totems to life! No prior mosaic
For Island Arts Council Members: Call for Artists!!!
We are so excited to announce 3 more sites for the Island Mosaic Totem Public Sculpture project!
Carolina Beach Marina, Carolina Beach Lake Park Rainbow Bridge, and Ft. Fisher Historic Site.
Six artists (2 for each site) will be selected to bring these totems to life! No prior mosaic experience necessary. This is a great opportunity to expand your portfolio, learn a beautiful new medium, and contribute to our island community. Selected artists will attend a free Artist Workshop to learn techniques, get a $300 stipend, receive the sculpture pole, and starter toolkit.
Solo or team of artists are welcome to apply.
Here is the link for more information and the application.
Mark Your Calendars!
IAC Members Call for Artists
IAC Members Call for Artists
Echoes of Place exhibition begins August 1st and goes through August 15th.
Come meet the artists at the Opening Reception August 1st from 4 to 7pm
This is the first large, juried art exhibition on our island and we want you To Be Part of the Arts!
Click below to take a peek at some of the art work.
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Poetry Thursdays
IAC Members Call for Artists
Poetry Thursdays
Plan to join us first Thursday of the month for an evening of poetry and comrodary!
Riverview Restaurant has beautiful views that stimulate creativity, delicious food and sprits!
Come listen or share with us!
Featured Artist of the month
Chris Higgins
Chris Higgins Artist Statement
Art was a constant thread throughout my life, even during my 30-year corporate career. I hold a BA in Business with an Art minor from East Carolina University, and an MBA in Marketing from the University of West Florida.
After decades as a senior executive in venture capital (bio-tech and information technology), internet medical publication companies, and global digital marketing agency, I left the corporate world in 2009 to pursue my creative passion full-time.
When I moved to Carolina Beach, I opened a gallery called Artful Living Group with two close friends, Mo Linquist and Janet Knott. Here, I set up Fishbone Designs studio and began my career in jewelry design and metalsmithing. I refined my craft skills at renowned institutions like Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, and Penland School of Craft in Bakersville, where I studied under three Japanese Masters.
I design and handcraft every piece in my collections. Each one-of-a-kind item is meticulously fabricated using sterling silver, brass, copper, and gold, creating rich metal textures that highlight unique gemstones sourced from around the world. My work directly reflects my mixed Japanese and Cherokee heritage, balancing colors and geometric shapes to create jewelry that is both simple and striking.
I particularly enjoy working with sterling silver because of its dynamic energy, which transforms alongside the design through varying textures and finishes. Complementing these metals are precious, semi-precious, and polished natural stones selected from lapidaries globally.
One of my favorite projects is to work with my customers to take old jewelry they have from special people in their lives and redesign into something they will wear again.
Deeply embedded in my work is the philosophy of Wabi-sabi—the appreciation of beauty within imperfection. To me, Wabi represents a rustic simplicity, freshness, and understated elegance, embracing the natural quirks and anomalies that arise during the construction process to give each piece its own identity. Sabi is the serenity that comes with age, where an object’s life and impermanence are beautifully evidenced through its patina and wear.
My work can be found in several galleries (Port City Pottery, Lantanas Gallery) and on my website.
fishbonedesigns.us info@fishbonedesigns.us
1003 Bennet Lane #5
Carolina Beach, NC
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