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Thanks To All For An Outstanding 22nd Annual Art From the Heart!
 Lena Ennis (l) accepts the People's Choice Award prize from Sandra Malone, Arts Council president.Thanks to all who made the Arts Council of Carteret County's 22nd Annual Art From the Heart art show an outstanding success--150 artists displaying 270 works of art (two and three-dimensional work and photography); record attendance from the general public; and another overflow crowd at the Chamber's Business After Hours event, which previewed the opening of the show. Thanks also to our registration volunteers and gallery sitters whose meet-and-greet help made Art From The Heart deserving of recognition as one of the region's largest art shows.
The People's Choice Award winner is based on the total votes from the public during the course of Art From The Heart. This year the award goes to Lena Ennis for her "Still Life," who is also an Award of Excellence winner. The list of award winners, and information about the show judge are shown below on this page.
 The Chamber's Business After Hours event drew overflow crowds to the Art From The Heart galleries.The 22nd Annual Art From the Heart show gallery is an exhibition and sale of original artwork created by artists from Carteret, Craven, Onslow and Pamlico counties, as well as other ACCC member artists from North Carolina and the Coastal Eastern Seaboard. Art From the Heart is a non-juried show featuring the creative talents of artists at all levels of expertise.
Two and three-dimensional artwork in all media including oils, acrylics, charcoals, pastels, watercolors, collage, photography, mixed media, pottery, woodturning, fiber art, jewelry and sculpture are exhibited in this show.
 Art From The Heart galleries displayed a wide variety of art in all media.
The following Awards of Excellence and Honorable Mentions have been conferred on two and three-dimensional artwork (non-photography) as well as photography in the 22nd Annual Art From the Heart show:
The 2012 Art From the Heart Winning Artists
Awards of Excellence 2012
Two and Three Dimensional work (non-photography)
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No.
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Title of Work
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Artist
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# 254
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“Alpha X Neutral”
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Georgia Mason
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# 13
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“Richard’s Favorite”
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Verena Murvin
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# 212
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“Blue Wave”
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Mark Golitz
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# 10
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“Spaulted Peach Hollow Form”
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Dick Wray
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# 51
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“Summertime”
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Lorraine McElroy
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# 183
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“Dancing on the Beach”
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Sandra Malone
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# 185
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“Shed at Gillikin Boatyard-Radio Island”
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Lynn Golitz
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# 1
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“Helen”
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Sally Anger
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# 46
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“Dawson Creek Oak”
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Susan Henry
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# 35
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“One Martini Dream”
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Susan Pelletier
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# 198
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“Sails on Pamlico”
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Sue Scoggins
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# 52
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“LuLu”
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Christina Berner
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# 232
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“22 Caliber Bouquet”
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Sue Lawrence
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Honorable Mention in Art 2012
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No.
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Title of Work
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Artist
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# 56
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“Still Life”
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Lena Ennis
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# 162
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“Morning Time”
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Eleanor McArver
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# 131
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“The Heist”
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Rick Hooper
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# 186
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“Porgies”
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Eileen Williams
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# 53
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“Choices”
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Christina Berner
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Awards of Excellence 2012
Photography
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No.
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Title of Work
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Photographer
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# 250
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“All Hands on Deck”
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Karen Mault
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# 259
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“Trending Now”
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Beth Kohutek
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# 65
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“Ireland Spirits”
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Andei Keough
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# 176
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“Ferries Passing in the Rain”
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Chuck Beckley
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Honorable Mention in Photography 2012
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No.
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Title of Work
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Photographer
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# 261
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“Laurel Mill”
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Lee Lumpkin
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# 216
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“Closed for the Season”
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Sophia McHarney
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# 100
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“Shuttered Window-Talmont, France”
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David Vogt
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The judge for Art From The Heart 2012 is Jill Eberle from New Bern, NC. Ms. Eberle has been Adjunct Professor since 2003 to the East Carolina University School of Art and Design, teaching drawing, figure drawing, painting, artistic anatomy, illustration, and design. She holds a bachelor of fine arts in theatrical design, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, and a master of fine arts in drawing and painting, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
Ms. Eberle has held numerous exhibitions of her work throughout North Carolina and has received a Merit Award from the Annual National Art Exhibition, Rocky Mount, NC, and a Best of Show award from the Raleigh Fine Arts Society Artist Exhibition, among many other honors. She has been principal artist/illustrator for commercial projects such as Disney Productions film “Oh, What A Day,” and promotional materials for Hatteras Yachts, Weyerhaeuser Real Estate, among others. |
