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Wednesday, 04 May 2016 17:38

Enfield to showcase its artisans next weekend

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The Downtown Enfield Restoration & Preservation Association and the Halifax County Arts Council is sponsoring Enfield’s first sidewalk art show and sale with pop-up shopping featuring local stores, designers and artisans.

The Bless Your Art Sidewalk Show, on Saturday, May 14, begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. – rain or shine.

The outdoor art show will showcase local artists, artisans and pop-up stores. Visitors can meet and talk with exhibiting artists and artisans along Whitfield Street.

The artists include:

Napoleon Hill — famous for his large murals and distinctive Rockfish sculptures that grace many town halls and businesses in Halifax County. He was recently featured on public television’s My Home, NC.

Joyce Ross — a graduate of Meredith College and a native of North Carolina, maintains studios in Enfield and Swansboro. Having traveled, taught art and studied with well-known artists, such as Charles Sharpe, Becky Patman and Tony Couch, Ross continues to capture a sense of time and place in her work.

Myra Williamson Wirtz — a native of Louisiana but now calls Enfield her home. Her work has been exhibited at major galleries in New Orleans as well as at the Mims Gallery at Wesleyan College.

In addition to the art show on May 14, a preview party featuring the works of Hill, Ross and Wirtz, will be held Friday, May 13, at Jennie’s Beans & Buns.

Tickets, which cost $20, may be urchased at the door for the 7 p.m. event which will showcase private collections as well as art for sale.

Live music and dinner are included in the admission price.

Meanwhile, another development in town is Enfield will introduce its very own Street Piano – dedicated to the memory of Mattie Anderson Bishop – on Saturday.

Musicians will be on board to try it out, but the public is encouraged to sit down and play – regardless of skill or talent.

All of Saturday’s events are free.

The Downtown Enfield Restoration and Preservation Association is a non- profit membership organization comprised of business owners and citizens to strengthen and support downtown revitalization.

The organization’s primary focus is stabilization of existing infrastructure, revitalization of abandoned properties through redevelopment, promote Enfield’s natural economic and agricultural tourism opportunities, and to develop and publish resources and economic incentives to attract and retain business in Downtown Enfield.

For more information about DERP, visit www.derpserves.org or contact Jennifer Locke-McCann at 919-412-4225.

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