Dare County Arts Council was a full house on Saturday, January 27 with hundreds of people attending the opening reception of the 40th Annual Frank Stick Memorial Art Show.

Louisa, VA based artist Sharon Shapiro and a panel of judges from The Beach Book carefully selected the following award winners from 100 entries:

Eure Best in Show: Mike Bennett “Savannah” (oil on canvas)

Excellence Awards: Gretchen Hargis “Between the Drops” (acrylic), Peggy Saporito “Stars of Sprin