Arts Council Celebrates Black History Month

The Bertie County Arts Council held its monthly open house last night, and used the occassion to recognize two great local artists. They are Viola Veale of Lewiston Woodville and Erskine Spruill of Plymouth.




As usual the crowd was large and enthusiastic at the open house (shown above). The theme for the month celebrates Black History. Viola Veale (show below with some of her work) uses a personal theme for her work of History Preserved, perfectly in tune with the Arts Council focus.




Erskine Spruill (show below with some of his work) often uses the many rivers in our area as a part of his paintings, frequently including the Roanoke near Plymouth and the Alligator near Columbia.




One of Mr. Spruill's special paintings to me includes the twin towers from 9/11 in New York, a history that will forever touch all Americans.




Visitors at the open house included Reverend Hoyt Cooper (above on left), Windsor Town Manager Allen Castelloe (above on right), and (below starting on left) Representative Ann Mobley , Nancy Adams, Ray Stephens and Chairman Norman Cherry .




The Bertie County Arts Council open houses always feature great food, and this month that included some crab balls and spiced shrimp that were simply delicious.

The paintings of these two great artists, along with many others, will be on display at the Bertie County Arts Council Gallery in the David O. Overton Building at 124 South King Street, Windsor, NC 27983. You can call the Council at (252) 794-9402 or email them at bertiearts@earthlink.net