Inspired by the artist colony Sveti Joakim Osogovski in Kriva Palanka, Macedonia, NO BOUNDARIES INC. was founded in 1998 by Wilmington artists Pam Toll, Gayle Tustin and Dick Roberts. NO BOUNDARIES, a non-profit 501(c)3, sponsors an international artist colony for two weeks in November every two years in Wilmington and on Bald Head Island. Participating artists have come from many countries including Macedonia, Bulgaria, Canada, Holland, France, Scotland, Germany, Iraq, Switzerland, Turkey, Italy, Denmark, Austria, Serbia, Peru, Argentina, and Wilmington's Sister Cities in Barbados, China, and England. American artists participate on a rotating basis by invitation and application.
The cultural exchange is rich. The time together with a focus on making art is invaluable.
The 6th NBI International Artist Colony is scheduled for October 31 - November 14, 2008. Artists from Brazil, Italy, Spain, France, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Ghana, Macedonia and the USA will be participating. A Gala Reception exhibiting the artworks created at the colony will be held Saturday, November 15 at Acme Art Studios, 711 North Fifth Avenue, Wilmington, from 6 to 9 pm.
Mission Statement:
NO BOUNDARIES provides artists from around the world and the local community a forum for free expression and cross-cultural dialogue. We believe our projects contribute to the cultural health of the global community and its ability to imagine and realize a future filled with diverse voices that will be heard with empathy.
Exhibitions:
Among the venues that work from the NO BOUNDARIES collection have been exhibited are the Visual Art Exchange in Raleigh, The Fayetteville Museum of Art, UNC-Wilmington Library, The Shoals Club on Bald Head Island, the Alamance County Arts Coucil in Graham, the Winston-Salem Arts Council at Sawtooth, Gallery Theater in Ahoskie, Bottega Gallery and Acme Art Studios in Wilmington.
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