“You may not be surrounded by mountains filled with snow, but winter nonetheless has something whimsical to offer no matter where you are. Wintry weather brings people together, we yearn for warmth, love, and connection” (Wanderlust)

Get ready for the Cape Fear Studios and Gallery Cabin Fever Exhibition. The Cape Fear Studios Cabin Fever Exhibit will be presented  Feb. 28 to March 25 at Cape Fear Studios, 148 Maxwell Street. The exhibit will be available to the public Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Opening Reception will be February 28 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. General admission is free. For more information visit the Cape Fear Studios and Gallery website at www.capefearstudios.com.

Cape Fear Studios and Gallery’s mission is to “Involve educate, enrich Cumberland County and surrounding areas with the opportunity to create and view art.” (Cape Fear Website) 

Cabin Fever is a community art show. Community Art shows are “providing a space for people of all backgrounds to come together and create something beautiful. (University of Greater Manchester).

The Cabin Fever Exhibit features emerging and professional artists working in acrylics, oil, watercolor, paintings, hand-crafted wood art, jewelry, photography, pottery, glassworks, mixed-media, and decoupage. 

Pandy Autry, Cape Fear Studios and Gallery Board President said, “We had our first Cabin Fever exhibition in 2015. We wanted to have an annual exhibit where members of the community, both professional and amateur, can display their work. For quite a few of our participants, this is the first time putting their artwork out for the public to see. We always enjoy the enthusiasm this show brings.”

Emerging and professional artists are encouraged to submit any and all art mediums and originals to the Cape Fear Studios and Gallery Cabin Fever Exhibit. 

According to the Cape Fear Studios Facebook page, each entry must be accompanied by a signed entry form. The entry fee is $15 for one piece and $25 for two pieces. All submissions must be completed in the last two years and not previously exhibited in Cumberland County. The entry fee is non-refundable. Entries will be accepted on Thursday, Feb. 20, and Friday, Feb. 21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Only in-person deliveries will be accepted. This is open to all artists, 18 years or older. No late entries will be accepted.