Held the last weekend of January every year, the Frank Stick Memorial Art Show is one of the must see and do events on the Outer Banks.
The 2020 show marks the 42nd annual Frank Stick Show and for some time it was held at Glenn Eure's Ghost Fleet Gallery in Nags Head. But the show kept getting bigger and a few years ago it was moved to the Dare County Arts Council Gallery in Manteo.
Good thing it had moved, too.
With 122 artist bringing their work to the Gallery this year, it was the largest ever.
What makes the Frank Stick Show so wonderful is how diverse the representation of art is. There is mixed media, sculptures, paintings, photography. It makes for a marvelous representation of the creative scope of local artists.
Another feature of the show that sets it apart is that it is a non-juried show. Another words, a show committee doesn't sit and decide who's in and who's not before the show. The show is open to any member of the DCAC who wishes to show their work.
Because of that, over the years, quite a number of young artists have gotten their start at the Frank Stick Show.
The Saturday evening opening reception is always very well attended and this year more so than ever. It's difficult to say just how many people were there but that upstairs gallery was packed.
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