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 Established in 1991, Waterway Art Association is a non-profit organization of artists residing in southern Brunswick County, NC and northeastern Horry County, SC.  

Create! Collaborate! Celebrate!

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Collaborate!

Collaborate!

WAA provides weekly open studio sessions for members to create, collaborate and celebrate each other's endeavors.

Collaborate!

Collaborate!

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We offer a variety of affordable workshops featuring professional artists working in various media and subjects. 

Celebrate!

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Members can show and sell their work at the local libraries, in our annual show and here on our website. 

2025 WAA Workshops!

Painting Epic Waves with Sabine Baeckmann-Murray on June 16th and 17th

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Epic Waves and Water Detail Studio Class with Sabine Baeckmann-Murray on June 19th

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Resin Sun Catcher and Wall Art with Connie Shurtz on July 5th

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All Prima Oil Portraits with Amy Gibson on July 10th

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Glass Enamel Painting Class with Debbie Sullivan on July 24th

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Wednesday's Paint-ins!

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Plein Air Painting at Vereen Gardens on Thursdays!

Plein Air Painting at Vereen Gardens on Thursdays!

Plein Air Painting at Vereen Gardens on Thursdays!

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Thank you to all who participated in our Spring Show!

View photos and awards for our 34th Annual Spring Show here! 

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Welcome to our new 2024- 2025 Board of Directors

Susan Barnard, President

Tony Francisco, Recording Secretary

Diane White, Vice President

Susan Barnard arrived in North Carolina  via Maine, Connecticut and New York in 2023, seeking warm water and comfortable winters. She is a Registered Nurse and retired from her last career position  as a Nursing Consultant for a national nursing home company in 2020. She lives in Ocean Isle Beach with her husband and two English Setters.

 

Susan Barnard arrived in North Carolina  via Maine, Connecticut and New York in 2023, seeking warm water and comfortable winters. She is a Registered Nurse and retired from her last career position  as a Nursing Consultant for a national nursing home company in 2020. She lives in Ocean Isle Beach with her husband and two English Setters.

    She has spent many years rug hooking her original designs,  and continues to produce and sell rug hooking patterns. Due to some wrist issues, Susan returned to painting as a creative outlet, and has enjoyed creating art, and attending and contributing to gallery events in the area.  Her other passions include photography, birding and travel and any combination of them at one time is a bonus!  

Susan has not had any formal art training, so is enjoying being able to participate in classes and network with other artists  to learn and improve her work. 

Diane White, Vice President

Tony Francisco, Recording Secretary

Diane White, Vice President

Diane has been creating art in one form or another most of her life.  Once she discovered the rich buttery feel and texture of oils, she was hooked!  Her still lifes have been juried into national exhibitions with Oil Painters of America, American Women Artists, Salon International,  and many shows in the Pittsburgh, PA area.
After moving

Diane has been creating art in one form or another most of her life.  Once she discovered the rich buttery feel and texture of oils, she was hooked!  Her still lifes have been juried into national exhibitions with Oil Painters of America, American Women Artists, Salon International,  and many shows in the Pittsburgh, PA area.
After moving to Little River, SC in 2022, she discovered the beauty of the marshes in the area and began trying to get out plein air painting weekly.  She goes to Vereen Gardens on Thursdays as much as possible.   She is happy to find a great group of artists in the Waterway Art League.

Tony Francisco, Recording Secretary

Tony Francisco, Recording Secretary

Tony Francisco, Recording Secretary

After retiring from Mars Corporation in New Jersey, Tony Francisco has spent roughly a decade exploring impressionistic, portrait, abstract and figurative paintings in acrylics and watercolors. 

Randy Brubaker, Treasurer

Tony Francisco, Recording Secretary

Tony Francisco, Recording Secretary

Randy and his wife, Christine, moved to Sunset Beach in 2021.   Christine is an established oil painter and an active member of Waterway Art Association.   After retiring from Microsoft, Randy started up a successful small business which he sold in 2017.   Randy spends his time managing the business and technology aspects of Christine’s c

Randy and his wife, Christine, moved to Sunset Beach in 2021.   Christine is an established oil painter and an active member of Waterway Art Association.   After retiring from Microsoft, Randy started up a successful small business which he sold in 2017.   Randy spends his time managing the business and technology aspects of Christine’s company, Cinnabar Artistry, where she sells her paintings, prints, and various products with her painting printed. 

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We are located at Bellinger Art Works

Waterway Art Association 

283B Koolabrew Drive NW

Calabash, NC 28467

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