links to organizations & institutions

Organizations

This set are formal organizations that support and guide visual art efforts in the region. They may be volunteer groupings of people, non-profits, for profits or governmental agencies. Many of these organizations will be duplicated in other sections such as education or galleries in that they have multiple functions.

Arts Council of Bladen County- Sherwin Rice: presidentElizabethtown, NC
Associated Artists of Southport – Southport, NC
Beach Border Quilters, Calabash, NC.
Brunswick Arts Council, Ocean Isle Beach, NC
Brunswick Quilters - Shallotte, North Carolina
Cape Fear Camera Club - Cape Fear Camera Club is an organization for photographers in the Cape Fear region and is nationally recognized.
Cape Fear Woodcrafters - Wilmington NC
Center for Wilmington Arts Education — Wilmington, NC
Coastal Carolina Artists and Crafters (CCAC) Guild
Coastal Carolina Clay Guild - Wilmington, NC
Columbus County Arts Council – Whiteville, NC
Creative Wilmington - Wilmington, NC
Duplin County Arts Council - Kenansville, NC
Greater Wilmington Arts and Cultural Alliance — Wilmington, NC
Longleaf Arts and Crafts Guild – Wallace, NC
No Boundaries, Inc. - Wilmington, NC
North Carolina Arts Association
Oak Island Art Guild – Oak Island, NC
Onslow Art Society, Artist Guild - Jacksonville, NC
Onslow County Council for the Arts - Jacksonville, NC
Pastel Society of North Carolina
Pender Arts Council- Lee Ann Bright Cloudman: executive director - Burgaw, NC
Sampson Arts Council- Lisa Turlinglon: director - Clinton, NC
Smith Island Art League - Located in Bald Head Island
Quilters by the Sea - Wilmington, NC
Waterway Art Association – Brunswick County, NC
Wilmington Art Association

Museums

Many types of museums support the visual arts with art items in their collections, educational outreach in art workshops and/or provision of research materials on the visual arts.

Bellamy Mansion—Museum of History and Design Arts - Wilmington, NC
Cameron Art Museum - Wilmington, NC
Cape Fear Museum - Wilmington, NC
Children’s Museum of Wilmington - Wilmington, NC
Harmony Hall Plantation - White Oak, NC
Latimer House - Wilmington, NC
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport - Southport, NC
Onslow County Museum - Richlands, NC
Pender County Museum - Burgaw, NC
Wilmington Railroad Museum - Wilmington, NC
Wrightsville Beach Museum of History - Wrightsville Beach, NC

Colleges and Universities

Please check the various college catalogs to determine courses and programs in visual arts. In addition, these institutions support research on the subject as well as programming related to visual arts.

Bladen Community College - Dublin, NC
Brunswick Community College - Bolivia, NC
Cape Fear Community College - Wilmington, NC
Coastal Carolina Community College - Jacksonville, NC
James Sprunt Community College - Kenansville, NC
Sampson Community College - Clinton, NC
Southeastern Community College - Whiteville, NC
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Wilmington, NC
- Ann Flack Boseman Gallery
- University Union Permanent Art Collection

Public K-12 Education

The visual arts are a systematic part of elementary school programs throughout the region and elective programs in middle and high schools. The Department of Public Instruction in North Carolina promulgates a NC Standard Course of Study. Visual Arts Education is one of the standards set.

The various weblinks provide access to the programming, curriculum and participants in middle and high schools. For more information on elementary and other programs contact the websites of the School Districts in each county. We have tried to provide a large sample of the various specialty webpages related to art in the public schools. We apologize if we missed any particular schools, just alert us and we will correct the omission.

Ashley High School - Wilmington, NC
Bladenboro Middle School- Art Class - Bladenboro, NC
East Columbus High School, Art Department - Lake Waccamaw, NC
Emsley A Laney High School; visual arts, photography and sculpture taught - Wilmington, NC
Jacksonville High School, Arts Department and Art Club- Jacksonville, NC
MCS Noble Middle School, Art club - Wilmington, NC
Murray Middle School- Wilmington, NC
Myrtle Grove Middle School- Wilmington, NC
New Bridge Middle School - Jacksonville, NC
New Hanover High School, Art Organization and Visual Arts taught - Wilmington, NC
North Duplin Junior/High School, Art Club and Department - Mount Olive, NC
Northside High School, Arts Department and Art Club - Jacksonville, NC
Northwoods Park Middle School - Jacksonville, NC
Pender High School, Fine Arts Department - Burgaw, N
Richlands High School, Art Department and Art Club - Richlands, NC
Snipes Academy of Arts and Design - Wilmington, NC
South Columbus High School, Visual Arts Department - Tabor City, NC
Southwest Onslow High School, Visual Art Department - Jacksonville, NC
Swansboro High School, Art Club and Department - Swansboro, NC
Tar Heel Middle School- Art Class- Tar Heel, NC
Warsaw Middle School- Art Class - Warsaw, NC
West Bladen High Schol, Art Department - Bladenboro, NC
West Columbus High School, Art Department - Cerro Gordo, NC
White Oak High School, Art Club and Department- Jacksonville, NC

Private Schools as well as commercial art courses and programs

Additional Sources: many galleries, continuing education programs of schools and colleges as well as individual artists offer instruction throughout the region.

A Place to Bead - Wilmington, NC
Cape Fear Academy, Visual Arts - Wilmington, NC
Chesterbrook Academy: After-school Enrichment Programs-Fine Arts Studio - Wilmington, NC
The Children’s Schoolhouse- Wilmington, NC
Creations by Justine - Wilmington, NC
Dreams: Center for Arts Education - Wilmington, NC
Ed Zirkle, local artist who provides classes - Wilmington, NC
Fat Cat Pottery - Wilmington, NC
Hampstead Arts - Hampstead, NC
Harrells Christian Academy - Harrells, NC
Longleaf Arts and Crafts Guild - Wallace, NC
Make Art - Wilmington, NC
No Sleeves Magic Art Camp - Wilmington, NC
Pancoe Art Education Center, Cameron Museum - Wilmington, NC
RDG Designs and Glassblowing Center - Wilmington, NC
Shelby’s Design Studio - Castle Hayne, NC
SOLA: School of Learning Arts - Wilmington, NC
Wilmington Academy of Arts and Science - Wilmington, NC

Public Libraries

These libraries usually have art to view as well as print and electronic sources in support of visual art research.

Principal Contributors to this Website

UNCW William Madison Randall Library - Wilmington, NC
Cameron Art Museum - Wilmington, NC
UNCW Watson School of Education - Wilmington, NC
UNCW Department of Art and Art History - Wilmington, NC
Council for the Arts, Onslow County - Jacksonville, NC
State Library of North Carolina - Raleigh, NC