Tag: Visual Art

The Art of Jubal & Kenly Strube

Written by Brian Perry on November 19, 2025.

Stanly Arts Guild is honored to present an exhibition of selected artwork by Jubal and Kenly Strube of Strube’s Creative Studio. Now available for viewing at the Stanly County Agri-Civic Center. We hope you are able to spend some time to enjoy their work. Jubal Strube: Born in Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina, Jubal Strube discovered a passion for the arts during middle school: a spark that grew into a lifelong dedication to creativity and expression. This early love for artistic exploration guided Jubal toward formal training in the visual arts, beginning with an Associate in Fine Arts in Visual...

Stanly Arts Guild Member’s Show

Written by Brian Perry on October 27, 2025.

This is a chance for our members to show off their amazing artistic talents. To enter this show you must be a member of the Stanly Arts Guild. (Yes, memberships are accepted during art take-in for the show!) Awarded prizes are 1st, 2nd & 3rd place, with honorable mention ribbons being handed out at the judge’s discretion. Our next Member’s Show will be January 14th thru February 7th, 2026. Art take-in will be January 9th & January 10th, 2026. All entries must not have previously won a ribbon in a Stanly Arts Guild show. Show information can be found on our website and membership applications...

Stanly Arts Guild offers Glass Stepping Stone Class

Written by Brian Perry on August 28, 2025.

As a former student of Craig Kennedy, Jessica has worked with glass off and on for over 20 years, and has taught others the art of working with glass. This stepping stone class is an introduction for students interested in glass. Skills explored: cutting straight lines in glass, use of glass grinder, molding a stepping stone.

The Stanly Arts Guild presents From Our Hands… Holiday Craft Show

Written by Brian Perry on August 28, 2025.

The Holiday Craft Show will feature locally made items for purchase. We are excited to bring more opportunities to Shop Local, Shop Small, and Give Handmade. Come by The Stanly Arts Guild for more information, or join our Stanly Arts Guild private group where Prospectuses can also be found.

The Stanly Arts Guild offers Barn Quilt Painting Class

Written by Brian Perry on August 28, 2025.

With over 30 years of experience as a quilter, a former teacher, and as a former student of Suzi Parron (author of Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement), Tiffany is excited to offer this popular class to our area. A Class Fee of $55 includes $30 for the cost of supplies, a 2’x2′ primed piece of outdoor grade sign wood and all paint needed to create your masterpiece. Students will need to bring: 1″ green painters’ tape a pencil and eraser a yardstick or long straight edge at least 24″ in length, and a hairdryer.

The Stanly Arts Guild presents The 17th Annual Ellen Cook Gaskin Nature At Its Best Art Competition and Show

Written by Brian Perry on August 28, 2025.

The “Nature at its Best” exhibition and competition was created by the Gaskin brothers, Jeff, Chuck, David, Bob and Paul, to promote the visual arts in Stanly County and the Uwharrie region of North Carolina. They also sponsor the show each year, providing all prize money for the winners, as well as funding for the show reception. These wonderful sons of Ellen Cook Gaskin and Dr. John S. Gaskin Jr. of Albemarle have made this show an annual event as a memorial to their mother. Ellen Cook Gaskin had a deep appreciation for both art and nature and she shared that love and appreciation with her...