Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/24/2021
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Art in Bloom Gallery
Categories
“Squirrel’s Nest” by Helen Mirkil & “Harbor Island” by Kelly Starbuck
Join us in the gallery from 6 until 9pm, in downtown Wilmington, as part of the Fourth Friday Gallery Night hosted by the Arts Council of Wilmington. Visit with the artists and purchase original art! Art in Bloom will host two new guests artists this month!
Birdsong features the work of artist, Helen Mirkil, alongside Kelly Starbuck‘s photographic works in Full Circle.
“Birdsong” is a continuing series of art by artist, Helen Mirkil. Birds can put a song in our hearts when there’s no song to be found. Each bird species is entirely different, and for Helen each journey into the world of birds is different too. She never quite knows where it’s leading her. It’s not unlike the life of following and listening to the music of the Holy Spirit.
Born in 1952, Helen Mirkil is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) Certificate and MFA programs, as well as the BFA program of the University of Pennsylvania (with studio classes at PAFA). Helen is also a poet. Her collection of poems entitled Sower on the Cliffs: poems and drawings was published in 2013 by BookArts Press. Helen’s home is in Wilmington, North Carolina. Along with a spacious studio across town, she is setting down roots, enjoying her children and grandchildren.
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Deeply inspired by memories, documentation and the feeling of a specific moment, Kelly’s personal work seeks to capture a sense of time and space by playing with light and shadow. Growing up in Wrightsville Beach, then experiencing the intensity of New York City, her latest collection honors her relationship with both nature and city life. “New York is where I became a photographer. This exhibit is all about utilizing the energy of the city, the bright lights and connecting it to where I am now, back at my roots, back at the beach,” explains Starbuck.
Kelly Starbuck, a native of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, moved to New York City where she resided for 14 years. During those years Kelly found her calling to become a photographer. Fernando Bengoechea, an international celebrity, interior and lifestyle photographer gave Kelly her start as his studio manager. She assisted on photo shoots and worked as a teaching assistant at The International Center of Photography. Kelly began her work as a photographer soon thereafter with a focus on portraiture, interior, product, travel and lifestyle projects as well as personal fine art projects. At the end of 2009, Kelly returned to Wilmington, NC to be near her family at the beach and to make Wilmington her home base for business. Starbuck made her mark in the Wilmington art community by curating fine art photography shows at her gallery, SALT Studio Photography, in the Brooklyn Arts District.
The exhibits open on Friday, September 24 and continues through November 7, 2021.
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Fourth Fridays Gallery Nights are an after-hours celebration of art and culture, which is held from 6 – 9 p.m. on the fourth Friday of each month. Art-savvy locals and visitors flock to downtown Wilmington galleries for a fun, free, family-friendly experience.
In accordance with CDC Guidelines, masks are required for all persons in all galleries, and we ask that all Fourth Friday participants comply with the rules of each exhibit they visit.
Stay tuned for more details on our featured artists and guests.