The 2026 Membership Showcase got off to a rousing start at the reception on Saturday Sept 26th. The event was sponsored by Casey Elliott Attorney at Law by providing a sumptuous spread of delicacies and a nice assortment of libations including mimosas! Our own Stephen Grant embellished the groaning board with his fresh shrimp and smoked pork tenderloins. Our ACCC Board President, Melissa Kelley, provided a summary of the year's accomplishments and thanked the membership for

Artists paint some 3 x 3 mini canvases! The Arts Council of Carteret County will sell them in our Gallery during the holiday season and at the December Art Walk in Beaufort. All proceeds go to helping our school art teachers buy supplies for art projects. Pick up a bag of canvases at the Carolina Artist Gallery front desk. Please return canvases to the Arts Council at 1702 Arendell St, Morehead City by Saturday, November 7th.

September 12th at 1 p.m. Sandy Stewart Art presentation. Join us to hear about Sandy Stewart’s adventures in art! She was captivated by the shimmering magic of resin art and dove into experimentation, developing an openness to new techniques. Reception to follow at Spoondrift. Sponsored by the Friends of the Bogue Banks Library. Sandy Stewart Sandy Stewart is an abstract artist with a passion for exploring emotion, color, and movement through her work. Originally from Garlan

Our second to last show of the year is dedicated to all the people who support the Arts Council through their annual membership, and we want to include the art you make in our upcoming show. Do you paint? Make mixed media works? Craft sculpture? Work with fabric or paper mâché? Maybe you’re a wordsmith and have a poem we can display? A woodworker? Digital artist? Photographer? However you do art we want to showcase the unique ways our members create. While we do have some lim