The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery, the CFCC Fine Arts Department, and the Wilson Center are thrilled to announce the exhibition schedule for the Spring 2023 semester, spanning January 2023 to April 2023. To see the full calendar of upcoming exhibitions, please visit WilmaDanielsGallery.com/calendar. All exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public.

2023 No Boundaries International Residency Exhibition

Exhibition: Jan. 21, 2023 – Mar. 14, 2023 (Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m.)

Receptions: Opening Jan. 21, 2023, from 6-9 p.m., Fourth Friday Jan. 27, 2023, from 6-9 p.m., Fourth Friday Feb. 25, 2023, from 6-9 p.m.

NO BOUNDARIES International presents an exhibition of art from the 2023 Artist’s Residency. The 2023 residency will take place on Bald Head Island, NC from Saturday, Jan. 7, through Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, where 10 local, regional, national, and international artists will gather for two weeks of uninterrupted communal art-making. The residency culminates in an exhibition at the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery and will feature painting, sculpture, ceramics, collages, and jewelry.

2023 CFCC Student Art Exhibition

Exhibition: March 24, 2023 – April 28, 2023 (Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m.)

Receptions: Fourth Friday Mar. 24, 2023, from 6-9 p.m., Fourth Friday Apr. 28, 2023, from 6-9 p.m.

The CFCC Fine Arts Department proudly announces the 2023 Student Art Exhibition at the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery on the downtown campus of Cape Fear Community College. The annual juried exhibition showcases works created by CFCC students across a variety of media categories.

The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of the 2022 CFCC Faculty Exhibition, presented by the Fine Arts Department of Cape Fear Community College. The exhibition is free and open to the public Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022 through Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. There is an opening reception on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and an Artist Talk on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. 

The exhibit showcases a diversity of recent works by faculty in the Fine Art and Graphic Design departments at the college. On view are works by Topher Alexander, Ben Billingsley, Geoff Calabrese, Rick Conn, Zak Duff, Cable Hardin, Jennifer Mace, Marsha Mills, Victoria Paige, Abby Spangel Perry, Deborah Quinn, Casey Scharling, Sharon Wozniak Spencer & Kirah Van Sickle.

The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. To see the full calendar of upcoming exhibitions and events, please visit WilmaDanielsGallery.com/calendar.

The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery, the CFCC Fine Arts Department, and the Wilson Center are thrilled to announce the exhibition schedule for the Fall 2022 semester, spanning July 2022 to January 2023. To see the full calendar of upcoming exhibitions and events, please visit WilmaDanielsGallery.com/calendar.

Eden Village: A Collective Exhibition
Exhibition: Jul. 15 – Sept. 2, 2022 (Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m.)
Receptions: Opening Jul. 22, 2022 from 6-9 p.m., Fourth Friday Aug. 26, 2022 from 6-9 p.m.

Eden Village: A Collective Exhibition is an art fundraiser show featuring several Cape Fear Community College artists that were inspired to support the endeavors of Eden Village of Wilmington, including Ben Billingsley, Geoff Calabrese, Jennifer Mace, and Sharon Wozniak-Spencer. Eden Village of Wilmington is a community model that builds tiny home communities for the disabled and chronically homeless. Wozniak-Spencer’s own work embodies “Friends in Need” as she thoughtfully refers to anyone but especially the homeless. She was inspired to want to give back with her own art, and care for those in need from her graduate work at the Academy of Art, San Francisco where she completed her MFA. There will be a silent auction on select pieces, with 100% of the proceeds going to Eden Village, that will run the length of the exhibit. Artists will also donate a portion of the proceeds from their artwork sales to Eden Village.

Acting Out: Visual Responses to a Changing World
Exhibition: Sept. 12 – Nov. 4, 2022 (Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m.)
Receptions: Opening Sept. 23, 2022 from 6-9 p.m., Fourth Friday Oct. 28, 2022 from 6-9 p.m.

The past few years have forced us to change—pivot, adapt, shift, evolve, accept, fight. Circumstances out of our control have challenged our normal experience and altered the world. We can’t help but react and act out in response. The Women’s Caucus for Art Carolinas invited members of the Women’s Caucus for Art to submit work that captured their personal responses to an ever-changing world.

2022 CFCC Faculty Art Show
Exhibition: Nov. 18, 2022 – Jan. 9, 2023 (Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m., dates/times may vary for holiday hours)
Reception dates to be announced

The CFCC Fine Arts Department is thrilled to continue the annual tradition of the CFCC Faculty Art Show. This exhibit features the recent works of art faculty at the college. Last year’s show featured the work of 14 of our tremendously talented faculty. A list of exhibitors for this year will be released closer to the opening.

WILMINGTON, NC – The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery, the CFCC Fine Arts Department, and the Wilson Center are pleased to announce the winner of this year’s juried show. Aaron Wilcox, Chair of Art & Art History at University of North Carolina Wilmington served as juror for this year’s exhibition. Award winners across ten categories, as well as the winner of Best In Show, were recognized at a reception held at the Gallery; their works remain on display through the end of the exhibition on May 6, 2022.

For those who wish to view the wonderful art created by CFCC students, the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery will be open from noon to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, throughout the course of this exhibition. Visitors are welcome; the gallery will be operating at full capacity, and following all local and state health and safety regulations.

WILMINGTON, NC – The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery, the CFCC Fine Arts Department, and the Wilson Center are thrilled to announce that the annual juried art exhibition featuring Cape Fear Community College student artists will return to the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery on the Downtown Campus of Cape Fear Community College. This exciting tradition returns to the Gallery with an opening on April 8, 2022. The exhibition will run through May 6, 2022.

Aaron Wilcox, Chair of Art & Art History at University of North Carolina Wilmington will serve as juror for this year’s exhibition. The annual show will feature artwork created by CFCC students judged across a variety of media categories. A reception will be held on Friday, April 22, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; the Awards Ceremony to recognize the winner in each category, as well as Best In Show, will be held that same evening at 7 p.m.

For those who wish to view the works on display, the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery will be open from noon to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, throughout the course of this exhibition. Visitors are welcome; the gallery will be operating at full capacity, and following all local and state health and safety regulations.

The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery, New Hanover County Schools, and the Wilson Center are thrilled to announce the return of the annual student art show, showcasing the work of student artists in the New Hanover County Schools. This popular exhibition returns to the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery this spring, and will feature the work of dozens of artists. The exhibition opens to the public today, March 11, 2022, and will run through April 1, 2022.

Throughout this school year, the New Hanover County Schools Arts programs have continued to support school communities by helping them find ways of being resilient through acts of artistic exploration and creation. The NHCS are happy to present the Best Foot Forward Art Exhibit to highlight some of the best and brightest visual artists in grades k-12 across the district. The exhibition will open with a reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., which will feature the Murrayville Elementary School Steel Drum Band.

For those who wish to view the works on display, the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery will be open from noon to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, with extended hours until 7 p.m. on Thursdays, during the course of this exhibition.

WILMINGTON, NC – The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of the Two Techs exhibition, presented by the Fine Arts Department of Cape Fear Community College. This exhibition showcases the recent work of two of our talented art department technicians. We are thrilled to share these artworks in an in-person setting at the gallery. The exhibition opens to the public on Monday, February 7, 2022, and will run through February 25, 2022.

This exhibition features the work of ceramics artist and department tech, Jacob Herrmann, as well as sculptor and art department tech, Charles Harlan.

The exhibition will also be part of the Fourth Fridays Gallery Nights and will host a closing reception on Friday, February 25th, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.  The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is open Monday- Friday, from noon to 5 p.m. To learn more about educational offerings and degree programs in the Fine Arts offered at Cape Fear Community College, visit https://cfcc.edu/division/fine-arts-film-design/.

No Boundaries International Art Colony & Acme Art Studios Present Collaborative Exhibition

The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is thrilled to announce a unique collaborative exhibition, Points In Common; No Boundaries Art Colony and Acme Art Studio, which draws on the work of 34 American artists who attended No Boundaries International Art Colony and worked at or collaborated with Acme Art Studios. The exhibition will open on Friday, December 3, 2021, with an opening reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and run through January 28, 2022. The exhibition will also be part of Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, and will host receptions on both December 17^th and January 28^th, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. each evening.

About Points In Common

Friendship between Gayle Tustin, Dick Roberts, Marshall Milton, Carol Collier and Pam Toll began in the early 1990’s when a group of artists found each other at Rick Mobb‘s Studio. Dick, Marshall, Pam, Carol and three other artists founded Acme Art Studios in 1991. Four Full Moon shows later, Pam, Gayle and Dick experienced living and working with international artists at St. Joakim Osogovski Monastery in Kriva Palanka, Macedonia. It was from the generosity of this experience that No Boundaries International Art Colony was born. Kent Mitchell, Bald Head Island and the community helped make a dream a reality. Twenty- three years later it’s hard to separate all the threads…

This exciting exhibition features the work of 70 artists, from 22 countries around the world – representing every continent except Antarctica — nearly three dozen of whom are American artists involved with both No Boundaries and Acme Art Studios. Their work, for the most part, was created this year especially for this exhibition. The work of the international artists is drawn from the No Boundaries and Bald Head Island Collections.

The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery  is pleased to announce the opening of 2021 Annual Faculty Art Show, presented by the Fine Arts Department of Cape Fear Community College. This exciting exhibition again showcases the recent work of our tremendously talented faculty. We are thrilled to share these unique pieces in an in-person setting; the CFCC faculty has not presented an in-person exhibition since the fall of 2019. This inspiring exhibition opens on Monday, October 11, 2021, and will run through Friday, November 12, 2021.

This year’s exhibition will feature the work of:

• Topher Alexander
• Ben Billingsley
• Geoff Calabrese
• Rick Conn
• Jessica Gaffney
• Brandon Guthrie
• Cable Hardin
• Jennifer Mace
• Victoria Paige
• Abby Spangel Perry
• Deborah Quinn
• Casey Scharling
• Sharon Wozniak Spencer
• Amber Watts

The exhibition will also be part of the Fourth Fridays Gallery Nights and will host a reception on October 22, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.  The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is open Monday- Friday, from noon to 5 p.m.

The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is thrilled to announce a unique collaborative exhibition, Flying While Falling, which merges powerful images with short fiction inspired by those photographs. This exciting exhibition features photographer Carolyn DeMeritt’s series of black and white photos of girls from 1986 through 1990, entitled “When I was Little … I Thought I Could Fly.” These stunning portraits are paired with flash-fiction pieces composed by Margo Williams; the series of very short, imaginative stories, entitled “Falling in Love Like Little Girls Fall in Love,” are directly inspired by the images created through DeMeritt’s lens.

Flying While Falling carries the tradition of ekphrasis – describing visual art work with vivid, often dramatic or poetic descriptions – into the modern era. According to Williams, “I found such freedom in creating 300- to 500-word pieces that reflect what I see in the photo images, some part of myself, and some mysterious process of the imagination from which creation comes. It is important that readers understand that the pieces are completely fabricated from my imagination, inspired by the beautiful photos, yet having no basis in the realities of these young girls, their families, or the women they have become.” When describing the photographs in this exhibition, DeMeritt explained, “From 1986 through 1990, I photographed ten young girls – shooting each girl several times each year – as they grew from late childhood into adolescence. These portraits attempt to celebrate this growth and examine the physical and emotional changes that occur in young women during this period of life, a period that can only be described as exhilarating and bewildering in the same breath.”

The exhibition will open on Friday, August 13, 2021, with an opening reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and will run through Friday, October 1, 2021. The exhibition will also be part of Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, and will host receptions on both August 23^rd and September 24^th, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. each night.