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2005 'Mollies' Awarded!
The Dare County Arts Council announced the award winners of the 8th Annual Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show at the show's opening reception, Sunday, May 1 at the Gallery at Roanoke Island Festival Park. Judges Daphne Holmes, Curator of Education from the Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum, and Scott Eagle, Assistant Professor at the School of Art at East Carolina University, had the difficult job of selecting only 8 recipients for the coveted awards.
The show is in honor of one of the founding members of the Dare County Arts Council and one of the community's finest leaders, Mollie Fearing. The Dare County Arts Council celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year all because of Mollie and a group of Dare county residents met at the home of Mollie Fearing back in 1975 where they set about founding an organization that would introduce thousands of school children and adults to music, dance, theatre, painting, sculpture, poetry and literature.
Best in Show Award sponsored by Kinnakeet Shores Resort, Kitty Hawk Carpets and Pegasus Resources was given to:
Alla Rossow - "Dance of the Wings", paper collage
Excellence Awards sponsored by Ace Hardware, Bear Drugs, Complete Business Services, Culpepper & Associates, Florez & Florez Designers, Frank Mangum Realty, Jim Perry, Margarete Peterson, Moore Vacation Rentals, Roanoke Island Festival Park, Wachovia Bank and White Doe Inn were given to:
1. George Cheeseman - "Relaxing on the Roanoke", watercolor
2. Joy Hannan-Copanezos - "First the Necklace, then the Dress", sterling, gold, tanzanite, kunzite, amethyst, peridot
3. James Melvin - "Checkers", acrylic
4. John Silver - "Sunflowers", oil
Honorable Mention Awards sponsored by Coastal Impressions, Manteo Furniture, Outer Banks Furniture, Owens Motel & Restaurant, Professional Floors, Sam & Omie's, The Inn at Kimbeeba and Twiford's Funeral Home were given to:
1. Ben Morris - "Night Eye", acrylic and glue
2. Rosanna Gusler - "Carribean Flotsam", kiln formed glass
3. Pat Hayward - "Water Abstraction", photography
People's Choice Award sponsored by Grizelle Fearing and Tom McDonald was awarded to:
Nolie Rose - "Flaming Flamingo", mixed media
Over 300 artists, members and guests attended the opening reception in honor of the late Mollie Fearing. Mollie's daughter, Grizelle Fearing and Tom McDonald, generously sponsored this year's reception catered by Kelly's Restaurant. The Dare County Arts Council extends a BIG THANK YOU to Grizelle and Tom, Roanoke Island Festival Park, our generous sponsors, and volunteers for all of their support in keeping Mollie's memory alive and the arts flourishing in Dare County!
The Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show will be on exhibit through Friday, May 27 at the Gallery at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo.
Gallery hours are Mon-Fri 9-5 and Sat and Sun 12-4.
For more information, please call the Dare County Arts Council at 473-5558.
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