Southport Open Your Doors - Artist Reception

223 East Bay Street,Southport NC 28461

25 October, 2021

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You are invited to a reception on Monday, October 25, to meet the artists participating in the “Southport, Open Your Doors" art project A Community Art ProjectUp Your Arts and the Southport Historical Society invited local artists in April to envision a post-pandemic world that draws strength from Southport’s people and its history. A quote from Maya Angelou provided the overriding theme: “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style.” A juried selection process chose ten solo artists and two collaborating teams to decorate one of 12 doors using whatever mediums they preferred. The results will be on stunning display during the October reception, as a prelude to sending the doors on parade throughout the city for the next couple of months before they are auctioned off at a gala event in March 2022. Join Us At the UnveilingThe October reception will showcase the artists and their completed artwork during an early evening of live jazz, hors d’oeuvres, wine, and beer. The $20 cost at the door includes food and one drink ticket (more tickets are available for sale). The event is limited to the first 200 people, reservations only. Attendees will have an opportunity to choose their favorite doors by purchasing tickets to vote for as many as they like, as often as they like. The top People’s Choice Award winners will be live auctioned at the upcoming March gala, along with all the other doors in a silent auction. Proceeds will be used to support Up Your Arts’ efforts to turn the Old Brunswick County Courthouse into a community-based center for creative and performing arts.