2026 Summer Regional Art Show

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The Associated Artists of Southport Present the

June 22 – July 18, 2026

The annual Summer Regional Art Show is Open and will continue until July 18

at Franklin Square Gallery.

The public is invited to attend the artists’ reception and awards ceremony on July 10th from 5:00-7:00pm, to meet the artists and enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres and wine.

Franklin Square Gallery

130 E. West St., Southport 28461.

Congratulations to All Awards Winners!

1st Place - Sydney Godwin
Quiet Sunset

2nd Place - Chris Kennedy
Time & Tide

3rd Place - Luanne Paisley
Reflections

1st Place - Marilyn Stover
From the Ashes

2nd Place - Carol Moore
Billie

3rd Place - Evelyn Fischer
Best Seat in the House

Merit Award "Ying and Yang" Artist: Lynn Olsen	Merit Award "Breaking Light" Artist: Susan Peyton	Merit Award "Rollin' in the Deep" Artist: Cate Miller
Merit Award "Ring Nebula" Artist: Oana Mendenhall	Merit Award "Blue Elegance" Artist: Katrina Shinn	Merit Award "CHRIST in HIS Name" Artist: Anthony Fotia
Honorable Mention "Red Sky at Night" Artist: Robert Barbieri	Honorable Mention "Crimson Harmony" Artist: Anne Viltoft	Honorable Mention "Dolce Far Niente" Artist: Caroline Brizzolara
Honorable Mention "The Serene Glider" Artist: Christel Hoard	Honorable Mention "Lady on the Moon" Artist: Karen Masterson	Eloise Randolph Memorial Award "Spoons" Sheri Sensabaugh
Jan Boland Memorial Award "Nature's Palette" Artist: Patricia Schiener	Dick Staat Memorial "Golden Soapy" Artist: Patti Resso	Ann Thompson Memorial Award "Houston, We Have No Problem" Artist: Alex J. Lombard
Dinah Snead Memorial Award "North Star" Artist: Gina Poppe	Shelley Lesher Memorial Award "Citrus and Sea" Artist: Elizabeth White	Donna Mandell Memorial Award "Alligator Raku Jar" Artist: Bev Haley
Nancy Knapp Memorial Award "Botanical" Artist: Cheryl Rogers	Eileen Gordon Memorial Award "How Great Thou Art" Artist: Kristine Koval	Sharon Vinciguerra Memorial Award "Where's #10" Artist: Linda Drye
Oak Island Art Guild Award "Wayfarers All" Artist: Robert Huntoon	Ampersand Award "the Secret Life of Apples" Marian MacKerer	Holbein Award "Southport Beach" Artist: Fern Frusti
Oak Island Art Guild Award "Lest We Forget" Artist: Merry Klinefelter	Laguna Clay Merit Award "Hoot" Artist: Jaqueline Greiner

2026 2D Summer Art Show Catalog

2026 3D Summer Art Show Catalog

CALENDAR 2026

June 10 Registration deadline

June 19 Work accepted at Franklin Square Gallery 10 am – 2 pm

June 22 Show opens

July 10 Reception 5 – 7 p.m.

July 19 Check out of artwork 1 - 3 pm

Prospectus

Huge Thanks to Our Judges!

Sabine Baeckmann 2D

Sabine Baeckmann is a seasoned artist and designer with over 40 years experience in medical and scientific illustration, pharmaceutical advertising, design and marketing, as well as in teaching and training in the fine art and digital art fields. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Applied Arts degree from Pace University, NY in Medical/Scientific Illustration, with minors in Pre-med and Psychology, and some

Masters coursework in Art/Art Therapy at NYU.

Over the next 40+years, she worked as an illustrator and creative director on numerous medical and pharmaceutical marketing projects. She has illustrated surgical guides for medical prosthetics manufacturers, worked as a designer and advertising manager for a medical products manufacturer, and was an art director on numerous pharmaceutical product launches over the course of her career.

More information about Sabine on her website!

Denise Jordan 3D

Denise Jordan was born in Roanoke Rapids and later raised in Raleigh. She attended ECU where she earned her BFA in Ceramics with a minor in Art Education. She shared her studio and learned from Ben Owen III during and after college while working in Seagrove.

For the last 35 years Denise has been a part-time potter and pottery instructor while working days in medical sales and later, teaching school. In 2019 she returned to live in her family home in Roanoke Rapids and pursue her pottery as a full-time venture. Denise’s primary inspiration is the water, as she has lived by the lake, the ocean, and the Intracoastal over the years. With roots in traditional pottery making, her work has become more sculptural over the years. The evolution continues!

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