* Jim Ruff:

(1) third place in photography- “Mill as Muse” Yates Mill contest

(2)  Capital City Camera Club, Photographer of the Year Honorable Mention Award

(3) Capital City Camera Club, December Photo of the Month Award

* Ann Howe:

(1) “Blue Glass” painting juried into Raleigh Fine Arts Society’s 2010 North Carolian Artists Exhibition.

(2) First Place in the Fine Arts League of Cary (FALC) Members Show.

* Diana Coidan:  

(1) two nautical pastels accepted into the North Ridge Country Club Juried Art Gala Exhibition.

(2) One piece juried into VAE’s Mosaic Show at Duke Health Raleigh Hospital

* Jill Pike: watercolor piece accepted in the juried art competition for the North Ridge Country Club Art Gala Exhibition

* Eric Saunders:

(1) Honorable Mention in VAE “Road Show” which was for the month of January and just ended.

(2) One piece accepted into Cary Photographic Artists 2nd Annual Juried Show

(3) Two pieces accepted into current show at Apex Halle Cultural Arts Center’s “A Sense of Place”

(4) One piece accepted into Durham Art Guild Annual Juried Show

(5) One piece accepted for VAE MOSAIC show at Duke Raleigh Hospital

* Betty Ann Packler: Watercolor Society of NC’s group show at Halle Cultural Arts Center in Apex

* Tesh Parekh:

(1) Two watercolor paintings juried into Halle Cultural Arts Center’s “A Sense of Place” exhibition

(2) Watercolor “Building Dreams” won the Parade of Homes 2010 Plan Book Magazine cover contest

(3) Plein Air painting “Yates Mill” won third place in Yates Mill “Mill as Muse” contest

(4) Two gouache paintings received honorable mention in Jerry’s Artarama’s Turner contest

(5) Watercolor of NC’s group show at Halle Cultural Arts Center in Apex

(6) Paint NC’s Plein Air show at Museum of Natural Sciences

* Jean Scholz: Paint NC’s Plein Air show at Museum of Natural Sciences

* Winnie Ferguson: Paint NC’s Plein Air show at Museum of Natural Sciences

* Patricia Pittman:

(1) Painting won second place in Halle Cultural Arts Center’s “A Sense of Place” exhibition

(2) Paint NC’s Plein Air show at Museum of Natural Sciences

Cary Gallery of Artists is located at: 200 S. Academy Street inside Ashworth Village. Visit us online at: www.carygalleryofartists.org

Be original, buy original!

NC Watercolor Society, Betty Brown

Don’t forget to visit the Town of Cary’s Heart of the Holiday’s Celebration this weekend! The Town facilities will not be open for the Art Loop this month but the shows will be available for viewing during normal operating hours.

Jordan Hall Arts Center, 908 N Harrison St

• Cary Photographic Artists
• Media: Photography
• Dates: Dec 1-Jan 30
• Reception: Dec 6, 2-4 p.m.

Cary Senior Center, 120 Maury O’Dell Pl

• Cary Photographic Artists 2nd Annual Open Juried Photography Exhibition
• Media: Photography
• Through Dec 18

• Crossing the Atlantic
• Media: Postcards & Letters
• Dates: Dec 21-Jan 22
• Reception: Jan 15, 3-6 p.m.

Herbert C. Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Ave

• Karim Shahin: Three Dimensional Old Houses
• Medium: Mixed
• Through Jan 11

Town Hall, 316 N Academy St

• The Artists Within: Town of Cary Employees
• Media: Mixed
• Through Jan 25
• Artists’ Reception: Dec 5, 3-5 p.m. in conjunction with Heart of the Holidays Celebration

• Featured FALC Showcase Artist
• Dan Kelley
• Through Dec

Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop

1st floor gallery

• A North Carolina Garden: Botanical Paper Sculpture by Marilyn Bass
• Media: Pencil & Cut Paper
• Dates: Dec 5-Jan 11
• Artist’s Reception: Dec 5, 4-6 p.m.

2nd floor gallery

• The 64th Annual Watercolor Society of NC Traveling Exhibition
• Medium: Watercolor
• Dates: Dec 5-Jan 11
• Artist’s Reception: Dec 5, 4-6 p.m.li>

Susanne Clawson: Serendipity
Media: Quilts
Location: Cary Senior Center, 120 Maury O’Dell Pl
Dates: Feb 16 – Mar 13
Reception: Mar 13, 6-8 p.m.
Artist Views Discussion: Mar 13, 5:30-6 p.m.
(Class #38631)

Susan LaMantia: A Look Inside
Media: Mixed
Location: Town Hall, 316 N. Academy St.
Dates: Jan 30 – Feb 23

Welcome to Spring: Cary and Western Wake Open Studio Tour 2009
Media: Mixed
Location: Town Hall, 316 N. Academy St.
Dates: Feb 26 – Mar 26

Bruce Roberts: Just Yesterday in NC: A Photojournalist’s Perspective
Medium: Photography
Location: Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 1st and 2nd Floor Gallery, 119 Ambassador Loop
Through Feb 25

Roxane Lessa: Art Tapestries: New & Recent Fiber Works
Medium: Fiber
Location: Herbert C. Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Ave
Dates: Jan 30 – Mar 23

Featured FALC Showcase Artist
Elaine Wood
Through Mar
Location: Town Hall, 316 N Academy St