From location to artwork, what to know about Carolina Beach's final mural of 2024
The Carolina Beach Mural Project recently announced a request for proposals for its last mural of 2024.
Mural #20 will celebrate the natural beauty and wildlife of the Carolina Beach shoreline, according to a news release from the Carolina Beach Mural Project. The mural will be located at the Sea Colony, a condominium located at 1311 Lake Park Blvd. South.
The themes should be a realistic scene that one would see at the shoreline or in the dunes of Carolina Beach ― birds (American Oyster Catcher, Least Tern, Piping Plover, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, and Laughing Gull) and marine animals (Loggerhead, Leatherback or Green Sea Turtles or dolphins).
For more information about the selection process, budget, the site location, and submission requirements, visit https://carolinabeachmurals.org/artist-faqs.
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All artists interested in submitting a proposal can do so at info@carolinabeachmurals.org. The deadline for submittal will be July 1 with the winner being announced on July 15. Installation should begin around Sept. 20 and the mural must be completed by Oct. 1. Email your submission to info@carolinabeachmurals.org.
The winning artists for murals #17, #18 and #19 are Jill Webb, Nico Amortegui and Forrest Van Keuren.
Mural #17: "KRAKEN." This inspiration mural will be installed on three different walls of the Dry Dock Inn, 300 S. Lake Park Blvd. The mural celebrates the magical octopus. Octopuses are symbols of intelligence, flexibility, adaptability, illusion and evasion. The mural will be installed in April. "KRAKEN" is partially sponsored by Greg, Michelle and Sofia Ghia.
Webb was born in California and now lives in Wilmington with her husband and two children. She has also lived in Japan and Atlanta. She went to the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and has worked in the film business. Webb now works as a muralist and designer. One of Webb's most noteworthy works, the Terrazzo Loggerhead Labyrinth, was installed in the renovated Wilmington International Airport.
Mural #18: "Kite's Eye View." While the Project received 23 submissions, Amortegui captured the many magical moments that make Carolina Beach so special. The mural will be installed on the 125-foot-long Pavilion Avenue sidewalk located in the Boardwalk district. The mural is sponsored in part by Michelle Alberda and The Silver Dollar. Solar party lights and planters will be added to enhance the space further. Installation is planned for April 14-20.
Amortegui, a North Carolina-based artist, was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, having lived and worked in the United States since the late 1990s. Known for large-scale paintings and installations, his mural and sculpture works can be found in numerous cities throughout North Carolina as well as Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and Tel Aviv.
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Mural #19: "Catch of the Day." The beautiful Carolina coast is the inspiration for Van Keuren's artwork, the diversity of wildlife and breathtaking scenery provided him with a great deal of content. "Catch of the Day'' showcases fishing which is another pastime Van Keuren enjoys. “Catch of the Day" is a vinyl installation on the ice trailer that faces Stoked Restaurant and the newly renovated marina on Canal Drive. Funded in part by Shane Snow and the Carolina Beach Inlet Association, installation of this public art is planned for mid-April.
Since Van Keuren was a kid in grade school, drawing and painting have been his hobbies.
"Today I still lose myself in the process of creating my artwork," said Van Keuren, who lives in Carolina Beach. "The preferred medium for my paintings is acrylics. These tend to give me the control I desire to enhance the details of my subject matter."
This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: Here's where the next Carolina Beach mural will go
