All of us at the Village Gallery are looking forward to seeing you soon and hope you are all well. 

Keeping with the phase one guidelines we will be opening on a limited basis for the month of May.

We will be open from 10 AM to 5 PM  Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays on the following dates:
May 14, 15, 16
May  21, 22, 23
May 28, 29, 30

Our gallery has been throughly cleaned and our artists will practice safety guidelines. We ask that when visiting us you join us in keeping everyone safe and wear a mask.
We will not be accepting cash. Credit Card only.



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The Village Gallery welcomes Jean Dexter as its featured artist in March.

​ Jean is a long-time Oriental resident and active member of the arts community in eastern North Carolina. She is 92, and still creating art.

This show began in Jean’s attic: “Every artist has an attic full of paintings.” As she and her daughter pulled works from the attic and lined them up, they realized it would make a retrospective display. Jean says as she looked at these paintings, it was like reading a journal. She could see what was happening in her life, what was important, and what piqued her curiosity at various points in time. Her style changed as she focused on shapes, then color, line… and back again. Her use of media also changed: collage, acrylics, and watercolors. Subject matter also varies from people, to birds, to flowers.

At 92, Jean now does most of her painting seated, resulting in a style she describes as tighter than her previous standing work. Reviewing her previous work has spurred a burst of creative energy. Jean continues to participate in the art community through exhibitions at Bank of the Arts, the Village Gallery, and a small critique group that often hangs their work at M&Ms.
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​The Village Gallery is a cooperative gallery featuring the works of more than 40 member and consigned artists.  The Gallery is staffed by its resident artists.
​ For more information about the Gallery, phone (252 249 0300) or visit during normal hours of operation from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM Wednesdays through Saturdays. 
​You may also visit the gallery website at villagegallerync.com.


​Come, relax, sit on our porch and enjoy 

The Village Gallery

​overlooking ​the Oriental Harbor.