Cassandra Frye, standing near necklaces that she has created and are on display in the NPAC Gift Shop, is the ‘North Port Art Center Volunteer of the Month’ for March. Cassandra moved to North Port in 2002. Frye has been making jewelry for 1 1/2 years and hook rug designing & needlework in the past. She assisted with the Kids Summer Camp in July 2009, and now Cassandra hosts the building on Wednesdays and every third Saturday of the month so residents may view the Gallery Show, the Gift Shop items, take a tour of the NPAC, and sign up for classes, workshops, and NPAC memberships.
Members can now register for classes and workshops online!
March Volunteer of the Month is Cassandra Frye
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Cody LeVon’s Solo Show at North Port Art Center
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Cody LeVon is a North Port High School Senior in honors classes with a high GPA that has already accomplished much. His love for the visual arts started before he can even remember. In the Spring of 2009, he accompanied North Port High School art instructor Tiffany Jennings to France, to tour the Louvre and other art museums. Cody has completed an internship at the North Port Art Center, working side-by-side with the Art Center Director. Mr. LeVon continues to volunteer his talents and time at the center on a regular basis. He has worked in assisting many committees; including Gallery Exhibitions, Art-in-Public Places, assisting in teaching youth classes, fundraisers, community events, sales person in Artisans Port Gift Shop, data entry, taking people on tours of the facility, lending a hand in office administration and being a well rounded hands-on-guy. His volunteer service to the community has been outstanding.
North Port Art Center General Membership Meeting
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February 8th at 7:00 p.m. This month’s demonstration will be provided by award winning accomplished Nokomis Artist Joanna Coke. Come enjoy meeting members at the North Port Art Center, 5950 Sam Shapos Way, off North Port Blvd, near U.S.#41, and discover the exciting things we are doing this year. Come and see what mixed media can do over a single medium. This still life demo with show you how interesting your final painting can become. Public is invited.
At The Library
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Louise Hall, President of the North Port Art Center for 2010-2011 and an award winning Artist and former Dress Designer, has a second wall quilt hanging in the Lobby of the North Port Public Library, at So. Biscayne Drive & Tamiami Trail, which has been recently framed. “Racism Is Woven Throughout The Fabric Of Our Lives” was designed and constructed in July, 2000 by Louise Hall. It was shown with fifty-six other wall quilts as part
of the ‘Roots Of Racism: Ignorance & Fear’ display, on tour at prestigious shows around the U.S., for three years. It was then one of the wall quilts invited to be on display at the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan for three more years, through the Art in U.S. Embassies Program. All of the quilts had very strong messages decrying racism and the injustices associated with it. Louise attempts to convey through the “woven” design, that what has transpired in the past regarding racism, does affect us all, to some degree.
WCA Art Exhibition – North Port resident Ramona Mayer
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North Port resident and professional artist Ramona Mayer, a North Port Art Center & Women Contemporary Artists of Florida’s cultural coast member, won Third Place for her “Emergence” oil on canvas, exhibited at the State College of FL, until February 27th.
Call For Art
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The Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda and The Arts & Humanities Council of Charlotte County invite you to exhibit and sell your artwork at Centennial Bank during the monthly downtown Punta Gorda Third Thursday Gallery Walk, Jan. 21, Feb. 18 and Mar. 18. Time is 5-8 p.m. (But feel free to set up earlier or to use the bank’s space to paint or be creative for the day … inside or outside! Space is on a first come, first served basis.) There will be wine & cheese, live music by Paul Cottrell and a wonderful enter-to-win gift basket for the guests. Additionally, the trolley will be stopping at the corner where the bank is located, and signage will be in place advertising free parking for the evening in their huge parking lot. There is NO cost to you … just the opportunity to share your creations and meet new customers!!
Where: 401 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda
Contact: Teri Ashley- 347-3324, tashley@my100bank.com
Please let them know which months you will be participating. Centennial Bank will handle the media announcements and provide refreshments for the evening!
