Kristen Brogdon is Director of the Office of the Arts at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) in Wilmington, North Carolina

Visit: http://artsfriendly.com/conversationwithkristenbrogdon for details, photos, and links.

UNCW Office of the Arts:  uncw.edu/arts

Jodie Wrenn Rippy is a visual artist in Wilmington, North Carolina.  

Jodie Wrenn Rippy: jodiewrennrippy.com

Images from her studio:  artsfriendly.com/conversationwithjodierippy 

Sarah Bryan is Director of the North Carolina Folklife Institute, an arts nonprofit based in Durham, NC that documents expressive culture, traditional arts, and folklife in communities in North Carolina.  

North Carolina Folklife Institute:  https://www.ncfolk.org 

Janet Sessoms is a visual artist based in Wilmington, North Carolina.  You can find her studio at theArtWorks.  Visit her upcoming solo exhibition titled "Regional Experiences" at the Burgwin-Wright House & Gardens in historic downtown Wilmington (January 25 - February 16, 2019)

Janet Sessoms: https://janetbsessoms.com 

Burgwin-Wright House & Gardens: https://www.burgwinwrighthouse.com

theArtWorks: http://www.theartworks.co 

This is a conversation with Fabio Napoleoni.  Fabio is a visual artist based in Orlando, Florida.  He is visiting Wilmington, North Carolina on Saturday, January 19, 2019 for the Grand Re-Opening of The Gallery of Fine Art.   If you are in Wilmington, be sure and come out to meet Fabio and see the incredible new space The Gallery of Fine Art has created.  

Fabio Napoleoni: https://fabionapoleoni.com

The Gallery of Fine Art:  https://galleryoffineartnc.com 

Enjoy our conversation with Julianne Scott, Director of the Leland Cultural Arts Center in Leland, North Carolina.  If you live in the Wilmington region, make it a point to visit and find out what they have to offer.  If you are visiting, be sure and add it to your itinerary.

Leland Cultural Arts Center: townofleland.com/cultural-arts

LCAC Facebook:  facebook.com/lelandculturalartscenter

Enjoy our conversation with John Willse. John is the owner of Wilmington Wine in Wilmington, North Carolina. Wilmington Wine is Certified Arts Friendly and they are big supporters of the local arts community. If you are in Wilmington, be sure and visit them. If you are visiting Wilmington, make time to stop in. It is worth a visit.

Find Wilmington Wine at: https://www.facebook.com/WilmingtonWine

Discover Certified Arts Friendly businesses in Wilmington, North Carolina at: www.artsfriendly.com/certified

Susie Surkamer is Executive Director of South Arts, based in Atlanta, Georgia.  South Arts is one of six regional arts organizations established by the National Endowment for the Arts and state arts councils to help facilitate arts across state lines.  Their mission is powerful:  Advancing Southern vitality through the arts.

Visit South Arts at:  www.southarts.org  

See:  The South Arts Strategic Plan 2019 - 2023

Virginia Weir is Marketing Director at The Impractical Pig.  This online site is based in Wilmington, North Carolina (Castle Hayne, really!) and features whimsical toys and gadgets plus the work of local visual artists.  Find them at: www.theimpracticalpig.com

The Impractical Pig is Certified Arts Friendly.  

Our interview with Jan Newcomb, Director of the National Coalition of Arts Preparedness & Emergency Response.  This interview took place in October 2018 after Hurricane Florence had passed over Wilmington, North Carolina.