"Connecting culture to environment through art since 1994" |
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About Us
In the riverside
hamlet of Columbia on the Scuppernong, there is a renaissance of art
and
culture shaping up on Main Street. One block from the Town Dock, aromas
of jasmine and rosemary mingle together in Shoe String Alley, the
brick-lined path to Pocosin Arts.
In the Main Street Gallery, fine art and folk craft are sold, the hand-made work of students, teachers and mentors. In the studio, exposed brick walls and high ceilings are the stage set for a hive of creativity. Wheels are turning — potters wheels and spinning wheels. Hands are muddied and moist with native Tyrrell County clay. Heads are bent over quilted squares, embellishing, in whispers, and hand-carved white cedar walking canes tap out the stories, today's and yesterday's, told by the people of the pocosin wetland region about the pocosin way of life. Pocosin Arts collects these folkways by connecting this indigenous culture to its natural environment through the interdisciplinary arts process, glorifying the rich cultural heritage found in eastern North Carolina. Throughout the year classes, workshops and residencies are held in pottery, metalsmithing & jewelry-making, carving, book-making, weaving, spinning, quilting, embellishing, soap making, glass slumping and fusing, blacksmithing, pit firing, story telling, dancing and roots music. We invite you to tour our site, learn more about our activities and get involved.
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| Pocosin Arts is
sustained by
earned income and grants from government agencies, private foundations
and individual donors. All contributions are tax deductible. Click here to contribute your time, talent, or treasure. Since incorporation in 1995, funders include: |
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| Pocosin
Arts Board of Directors: Celia A. Hewett-Hook President Tom McDonald Vice President Cheryl Phillips Secretary James C. Hook Treasurer Arthur H. Keeney, III Ex Officio Martha Burdette Beatriz Calderon Edith Deltgen David Gadd Rhonda Gregory W. Rand Hodges Larry (Chip) Jones Allen Lee Cheryl Novak Raymond Pate Jana Rawls Barbara Spencer Buck Spruill Laura B. Trotman Rhett White |
Pocosin
Arts Staff:
Feather Phillips Executive Director Karen Clough Associate Development Director Carol Soo Lee Resident Potter Hilary Anderson Administrative Assistant Wanda Cherry Studio Assistant |
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| POCOSIN ARTS P.O. Box 690 Columbia, NC 27925 phone (252) 796-2787 · fax (252) 796-1685 info@pocosinarts.org · http://www.pocosinarts.org |
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