The 23rd Voorhees Family Art Show and Sale will be held VIRTUALLY this year on Saturday, November 21, 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday, November 22, 10 am to 8 pm. Building on the home-style show you will be able to visit all of the artists through a series of live streaming studio tours, artist interviews and demonstrations. The schedule will be posted on our website along with links to each artist’s sales site. An online raffle will benefit We Give A Share. Everything will be easily accessible online through the website: www.voorheesfamilyart.com
This year’s annual event will feature new art work created by six Voorhees family members along with two guest artists. Building on our annual tradition but meeting the challenges of the covid epidemic this year’s event will be held virtually through a range of formats and platforms. Meet this extraordinary family of artists known throughout North Carolina and the Southeast. A special fundraiser raffle of a collection of the group’s artwork will be held to benefit We Give A Share whose mission is “To nourish the health and well-being of our community by championing food equity for all, financially sustaining local farms and producers, and incubating economically successful individuals through culinary and entrepreneurial training.” Raffle tickets and images of donated artwork are on the website.
The arts legacy began with Edwin Voorhees, (1919-1999) known for his NC coastal watercolor seascapes; and Mildred Voorhees and now their children and grandchildren. Mildred, (1924-2007) was best known for her colorful, patterned watercolors and rich oil still lifes and landscapes.
Edwin had long wanted to host a family art show as a way of gathering the clan and sharing the varied talents of those working in the arts. So, the first Voorhees Family Art Show was held in the family home in Morehead City in 1998. Edwin passed away the next year but the Voorhees Family Art Show continued in Morehead, moving to Asheville within a few years. It has been hosted in one of several Voorhees family homes in North Asheville through 2019. This year’s show celebrates the 23rd show virtually for the first time and continues the Voorhees Family legacy begun by Edwin back in 1998.
Three of Edwin and Mildred’s six children and two daughters-in-law will be showing their work at this event: Susan Voorhees, oil and pastel paintings; Jane Voorhees, watercolors, pastels, prints, cards and calendars; David Voorhees, wood-fired stoneware and porcelain pottery; David’s wife, Molly Sharp Voorhees, sterling silver and gold jewelry, some incorporating natural beach stones; and Amy Cusick Voorhees with oil paintings Also exhibiting are guest artists Chad Alice Hagen, felted art and handmade books and Cheryl Stippich, stained glass and polymer clay. Also, new this year is collabrative work between David and his son-in-law, James Becker; resin-glazed ceramic art.
For more information and event schedule visit www.voorheesfamilyart.com
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