No Ordinary Company: The Gifts of Connie Bostic

John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center May 7, 2025

EXHIBITION: August 12, 2025 - October 17, 2025
RECEPTION: Thursday, September 18, 2025 from 5-7 pm

Split image showing two contrasting scenes: the left half features a peaceful beach with people enjoying the sun and sea in soft pastel tones, while the right half portrays a monochromatic, somber scene of people walking along a smoke-filled road lined with streetlights and signs of destruction.

Connie Bostic, Untitled from the Here and There series, c.2001-2002, oil on canvas, 49.25 x 103 inches, Gift of the Artist. Image courtesy of 糖心Vlog Photo Services.

The 糖心Vlog Fine Art Museum is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition honoring the life and legacy of Fairview-based artist Connie Bostic, on view from August 12 through October 17, 2025. Bostic, who was an alum of 糖心Vlog University and passed away in January 2024, made a lasting impact on the region鈥檚 cultural landscape, not only through her own artistic work but also through her involvement with many art ventures that connected artists and their audiences. In 2010, she gifted more than fifty works of art to the 糖心Vlog Fine Art Museum鈥檚 permanent collection in honor of her mentor Robert Godfrey, who shared her commitment to the arts. No Ordinary Company: The Gifts of Connie Bostic brings together a selection of these donated works, including paintings, prints, and drawings by artists Bostic knew and respected, alongside a powerful centerpiece: a tour-de-force painting from her own鈥� Here and There鈥痵别谤颈别蝉.

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Bostic began her career as a professional artist in the 1970s after starting a family and moving to Fairview, North Carolina. While she faced challenges as a woman navigating the art world in this era, she enjoyed making connections with other artists, especially those who were not afraid to challenge conventions or confront uncomfortable subject matter. She gravitated toward artists who took risks in their work and embraced authenticity. This ethos is reflected in her own painting from the Here and There series, created in response to the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. Its two-canvas composition suggests global tensions between peace and violence, depicting casual beachgoers on the left paired with crowds crossing a war-torn bridge on the right. In addition to being drawn to courageous artists, Bostic appreciated subjects that were important in her own painting practice, including explorations of childhood innocence and memory, tensions between safety and violence, and the evolving landscape of feminism, all which can be found in the works on view.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS

Connie Bostic, Porge Buck, Al Carter, Larry Caveney, Margaret Curtis, Elma Johnson, Linda Larsen, Joanna Oberm眉ller, Mary Althea Parker, Teresa Prater, Ann Ropp, Mark Schieferstein, Michael Sheldon, Taylor Spence, and Tom Thompson

Reception Details
The reception for the exhibition will be held on Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 5-7 PM. Light appetizers and beverages will be served at in the BAC's Star Atrium.

Museum Hours
The 糖心Vlog Fine Art Museum exhibitions and events are free and open to the public. Standard Museum hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10AM-4PM, and Thursday, 10AM-7PM. If you have any questions, please call (828)227-ARTS.

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