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The Wilmington area is expected to fully develop a local arts council by the end of 2011. Its predecessor, the Arts Council of Lower Cape Fear, was forced to close its doors in 2002 due to financial difficulties.
Nevertheless, a steering committee in collaboration with staff of the N.C. Arts Council has released a report that details the steps left to take to make a council a reality. Financial backers seem optimistic about the plans.
“We have so many people here who are passionate about their art, but there is no real channel for their creativity. It needs to be fostered,” said Kim Adams, of Wilmington’s Development Services department and a steering committee member.
No Boundaries Inc. was founded in 1998 by Wilmington artists Pam Toll, Gayle Tustin and Dick Roberts to gather local artists with those from around the world to participate in an international artist colony for two weeks in November every two years in Wilmington and on Bald Head Island.
Previous participating artists have come from many countries including Macedonia, Bulgaria, Canada, Holland, France, Scotland, Germany, Iraq, Switzerland, Turkey, Italy, Denmark, Austria, Serbia, Peru, Argentina, and Wilmington’s Sister Cities in Barbados, China and England.
This year, the organization will host a 12-year retrospective showcase of the colony’s work at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
The following video showcases artwork that was produced in the colony in 2008.
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