2021

North Carolina 

Artists Exhibition

April 17 through July 17, 2021

VIRTUAL

2021 RFAS NC Artists Exhibition:

A Virtual Retrospective - 

New Work by 2018-2020 Juried Artists 

About the NC Artists Exhibition

From a small exhibition in 1964, RFAS North Carolina Artists Exhibition has evolved to become the largest annual all media juried exhibition in the state. It offers artists an opportunity to present their works before a renowned art professional. 

In past years, a total of four prizes have been awarded. The Joyce Wilkins Pope Grand Prize awards $3,000 to the first place winner. The first Betsy Sykes Award in 2020 provided $1,000 to the second place winner; with two additional Juror’s Choice Awards at $1,000 each. 

Due to COVID, this year‘s exhibition is a VIRTUAL retrospective show from the past three years juried artists featuring new works. A link to our 2021 North Carolina Artists Exhibition will be available on RFAS website beginning April 17 through July 17, 2021. We encourage you to share the link on social media, as well as with family and friends! Those interested in purchasing artwork may do so by contacting the artists. All proceeds from sales go directly to the artists. 

Exploring the Virtual Format

RFAS has partnered with Lingar to format our show. Lingar is a company that provides a software program and mobile phone applications serving museums and cultural institutions. Working with Lingar and using the Lingar app gives us an opportunity to produce a more interactive show.

In addition to the photo-graphic images, the Lingar program offers audio and video, which provides lay-ers of information about the artists and their work. The free Lingar mobile phone app. broadens our reach and provides easy access to the show. RFAS members, artists and art enthusiasts in Virginia, North Carolina or South Carolina can view the show via the Lingar mobile app. 

Artist Spotlight: Betty Haskin

Elizabeth (Betty) Haskin is one of the talented, featured artists for this year's virtual exhibition. Betty has worked as a professional artist for over 30 years and has been involved in all phases of presenting and exhibiting the visual arts. She holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Fine Arts from Western Michigan University.

Haskin began painting and teaching professionally when she moved to North Carolina’s Outer Banks in the 1970’s. She taught college-level art history and studio art for ten years before entering the field of arts in healthcare. Along with her creative work, Haskin administered an arts in healthcare program for the Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center for seventeen years. 

Haskin’s work is in many private, public and corporate collections. She has won awards in both regional and national juried exhibitions. Since 2014 she has been dedicated solely to art-making and traveling. She lives with her husband in Chapel Hill, NC.

Pictured below is her piece, Aegean Blues, page 6. This collage is mounted on shoji screen material and is 12.5" x 16.25" x 2.0". This beautiful piece of work is a single page of a unique artist made book.

Collages and envelope pockets were created from collected papers and travel ephemera. The single sheet Coptic stitch binds 22 pages and covers.

Please check out more of Betty's art (including an exquisite video) in our immersive virtual exhibition on the Lingar app. 

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