Catch BAC Open Art Show during Aug. 20 Art Crawl

The Burke Arts Council Open Art Show, featuring work by local artists in a wide range of media, will be on display through Aug. 29.

The show includes painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, glass, photography, printmaking, jewelry, fiber, mixed media, and digital art.

During the opening reception, $2,000 in prizes were awarded. The awards were selected by juror Courtney Long, MFA, NBCT, an instructor of fine arts at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.

AWARD WINNERS

First place: “Now I Write Letters to You” (acrylic) by Karen Yost

Second place: Sapphire and diamond necklace by Julie Cioffoletti

Third place: “Textbook Paper Cowboys” (acrylic) by Isabella Gialluca

Honorable mentions:

• Cinnamin Herring — “8:16AM on West Union” (oil)
• Matt Hallyburton — Oak Hill Clay Wood Fired Jug
• Joey Martin — “Debbie was a Bull Frog” (oil)
• Diane Enger — “Under the Canopy” (fused glass)
• Jeannie Yount — “Siren of the Tides” (mixed media)

The arts council is at 506 S. Sterling St., and is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. BAC and the show will also be featured during downtown Morganton’s Third Thursday Art Crawl on Aug. 20, 5-7 p.m. Visit burkearts.org for more information.

Show sponsors: Stitching Chicks Needlepoint; International Moulding; West Union Art Studios; Paradise Custom Stained Glass; OSuzannah’s Yarn on Union; John Payne Photography.

— AKC