RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS
Above: Dion Burroughs shares insight about his creations with the community during the Q&A Session from opening night of his 2022 solo exhibition, “The Creative Art of Diversity by Artist Dion Burroughs”
WHAT CAN BCAC DO FOR YOU?
The Bertie County Arts Council is a nonprofit organization encouraging all artistic disciplines, including visual art, music, dance, fiber/textile art, theater, literary arts and others. The arts are at the core of the creative economy of our community and county, and should be nurtured and encouraged by all of us in every way possible. The BCAC strives to connect people to the arts in a meaningful manner, by incorporating art into county events and by helping educate our Bertie children as we partner with our schools and provide classes, seminars, and activities for people of all ages.
BCAC is here to work for you as an artist. We can help you promote your work through our gallery sales and art exhibitions. We also need your ideas, inspiration, imagination, and your volunteer time -- that includes serving as committee chairs, administrators, donors, and as workers at events.
Please use this website to find out more how to get involved with Bertie Arts and learn more about our programs and events. We also encourage you to join the mailing list for our monthly email newsletter and to keep up with us on social media.
CALL TO ARTISTS: UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES
calendar fundraiser details
BCAC is excited to announce we are accepting submissions for a 2025 wall calendar. This calendar will be sold as a fundraiser for BCAC. Our goal is to publish it by the end of September of this year.
The specs are as follows:
Orientation: Landscape only
Dimensions: 11.5” x 9” (Please be aware that the actual pages of the calendar will be 11” x 8/5”.)
Any 2D medium is acceptable
·A 300 dpi photo or scan of your work is required
Please send your camera-ready image to bertiecountyartscouncil@gmail.com by 9/6/24. Please include with your image your name, phone number, title of your image, and medium you used to create it. Please use CONSIDER FOR CALENDAR in the subject line.
If you need help photographing your art, please contact Kate Jordan, who has graciously volunteered to take photos of art for this project. Kate would appreciate at a text at 252-339-9298 to make arrangements.
We will select 1 image each from 14 different artists for the calendar (13 months, plus the cover).
The BCAC Board will judge the submissions anonymously and notify those whose work is selected by 9/12/24.
Artists whose work is chosen for the calendar will be asked to provide answers to a few standard questions – this info (name and basic biographical details) will be included with each image on the calendar.
Artists whose art is selected will retain full ownership and intellectual property rights to their images – although photos of/from the calendar may be used for marketing purposes.
Artists whose art is selected will receive no financial remuneration for the inclusion of their art in this calendar, but they will be able to purchase up to 4 copies of the calendar for a 50% discount off the sales price.
PAPERCRAFT PANORAMA: The Art of Paper
Our next show will be the Paper Show we've been hinting at, the opening of which is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. The show is titled Papercraft Panorama: The Art of Paper.
If you're a paper artist, you are invited to submit up to five pieces of your work for this show. Paper Show means that the medium is paper. We're looking for works that are comprised at least 85% (in other words, the vast majority) from paper. Formats might include but are not limited to: cut paper collage, quilling, origami, papier mâché, paper sculpture, handmade paper, paper flowers, book arts, mobiles, paper jewelry, pop-up cards, paper embroidery, hand-cut typography, and/or kites.
Work must be delivered to the gallery the week of September 16, as the show will be hung Monday or Tuesday of the following week.
Please feel free to invite any artist you know whose work falls into this category. The only condition is that they are/become a BCAC member at the time they submit their work. As is customary, BCAC will retain a 30 percent commission of all works displayed in the show that are offered for sale.
If you have questions about this show, please contact Laura Orsini at 602-518-5376.
2024 PECAN PICKLING FILM FESTIVAL
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!
Your stories are a one of a kind miracle of sorts! There is no other story like yours - it is a genuinely amazing construct created to leave your unique mark! As a new kid on the festival block - second year - Pecan Pickling Film Festival is proud to celebrate short to feature filmmakers like you! Our mission is to feature films that elevate, celebrate and inspire great stories and challenge you, as FILMMAKERS to LEAP - the exhilaration of taking a LEAP of faith - stories of hope and persistence; a journey toward innovation, progress and transformation; determination to overcome obstacles and break through limitations. We welcome experienced and emerging filmmakers and student filmmakers as well, to showcase talent, vision, and creativity in a unique location in northeastern North Carolina. The Festival includes a red carpet reception, a variety of workshops, short-film to feature film screenings, and awards and recognition ceremonies.
Awards & Prizes
AWARD CATEGORIES
A Pecan Pickling Film Festival Awards Best Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Comedic Short, Best Family Short, Best Music Video, Best Animated Short, Best Episodic Content Short, Best Student Short and select few feature/full length films (40-90 minutes or longer).
OTHER AWARDS
1. Best Homegrown Short (eastern/northeastern NC)
2. Best NC Filmmaker Award
3. Emerging Filmmaker Award
4. Community Choice Award
5. The Inaugural Hybrid and Project Innovation Award
